The Squad planning thread

[Zenmanc]

Time to ditch the inverted full-backs tactic.

Pretty sure if we are trying the tactic with players actually capable it's worked pretty well for us.

 

[bugsyblue]

This is the side I’m now dreaming of for next season:

Costa

Wesley Stones Dias Gvardiol

Rodri

Wirtz Foden

Rodrygo Doku

Haaland

 

[K-Bo]

i think the ins are almost less important than the outs. Certain players simply have to go, and if they dont they will drag us down next year too.

 

[Zenmanc]

This is the side I’m now dreaming of for next season:

Costa

Wesley Stones Dias Gvardiol

Rodri

Wirtz Foden

Rodrygo Doku

Haaland

Surely Marmoush in that lineup over Doku.

 

[Semper aggressus]

This is the side I’m now dreaming of for next season:

Costa

Wesley Stones Dias Gvardiol

Rodri

Wirtz Foden

Rodrygo Doku

Haaland

Change Doku for Reijnders and you’re spot on.

 

[Semper aggressus]

i think the ins are almost less important than the outs. Certain players simply have to go, and if they dont they will drag us down next year too.

Bernardo, McAtee, Lewis, Gundo, KDB.

 

[Zenmanc]

Change Doku for Reijnders and you’re spot on.

Rudolph doesn't play LW

 

[Zenmanc]

Bernardo, McAtee, Lewis, Gundo, KDB.

No way Grealish comes back.

 

[K-Bo]

Bernardo, McAtee, Lewis, Gundo, KDB.

Bernardo leaving is the most crucial thing I think. No disrespect but he's symbolic of our problems and the root cause of a lot of the issues we have with lack of penetration and impotent possession. If he stays, he'll start over new signings too.

Has to go.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

This is the side I’m now dreaming of for next season:

Costa

Wesley Stones Dias Gvardiol

Rodri

Wirtz Foden

Rodrygo Doku

Haaland

I’d prefer to see Gvardiol at centre back and a genuine left back brought in. I’d also give Marmoush the nod over Doku and Foden at present.

 

[bugsyblue]

I’d prefer to see Gvardiol at centre back and a genuine left back brought in. I’d also give Marmoush the nod over Doku and Foden at present.

We need fast and direct wingers IMO to get the best out of Haaland and that setup. However, if we bought in a rapid, attacking LB as you wish then definitely Doku could be dropped for Marmoush

 

[Zenmanc]

We need fast and direct wingers IMO to get the best out of Haaland and that setup. However, if we bought in a rapid, attacking LB as you wish then definitely Doku could be dropped for Marmoush

We need capable wingers who can actually deliver a final pass and occasionally hit the net vs. screwing wild shots onto the upper stadium stanchion.

 

[Gabriel]

Savona
Hato
Wirtz
Cherki

 

[handsofstone]

This ain't gonna happen but I'd just go F*** everyone were gonna go balls out

£120mil - Wirtz
£120mil - Rodrygo
£60mil - Reijnders
£40mil - Kerkez (Robinson)
£60mil - Livramento (Vanderson)

That's 3 world class players and 2 of the best young full backs in the country

Won't happen but one can dream

Ederson
Livramento - Dias - Gvardiol - Kerkez
Rodri - Reijnders
Rodrygo - Wirtz - Marmoush
Haaland

 

[Gumzy97]

Target elite players , players that Madrid,Bayern,PSG would target not the shit we’ve been targeting. Sign mediocrity you become mediocre

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

Players we bring in always fizzle out and never make as big of an impact as they are expected to...

Phillips
Gonzalez
Nunes
Grealish
only these are from recent times

You can guarantee if we brought someone in like Bowen, GibbsWhite, Reijnders, they'd never make as big of an impact as you'd expect them to for that kind of money

Can’t be writing Nico off yet. He’s only just joined and played just over a handful of games.

 

[bugsyblue]

We need capable wingers who can actually deliver a final pass and occasionally hit the net vs. screwing wild shots onto the upper stadium stanchion.

So who are you swapping doku for then because Marmoush isn’t a winger?

 

[Mad 4 It]

Players we bring in always fizzle out and never make as big of an impact as they are expected to...

Phillips
Gonzalez
Nunes
Grealish
only these are from recent times

You can guarantee if we brought someone in like Bowen, GibbsWhite, Reijnders, they'd never make as big of an impact as you'd expect them to for that kind of money

Gonzalez hardly plays

 

[richards30]

Players we bring in always fizzle out and never make as big of an impact as they are expected to...

Phillips
Gonzalez
Nunes
Grealish
only these are from recent times

You can guarantee if we brought someone in like Bowen, GibbsWhite, Reijnders, they'd never make as big of an impact as you'd expect them to for that kind of money

Nico Gonzalez is one of the best young DM in Europe? Did you watch him against Newcastle and Palace at home?

 

[Zenmanc]

Players we bring in always fizzle out and never make as big of an impact as they are expected to...

Always?

Kun, DSilva, Vinny, Fern, Rodri, KDB, Bernie, Gundo 1.0 all disagree to name a handful.

If alway our players fizzled we wouldn't have posted some of the greatest football in our lifetime over the last decade plus.