Current Squad - cut or keep?

Prestwich_Blue said:
Easier said than done.

Under UEFA rules we currently have 18 Foreign players if Bravo is fit and we’re only allowed 17. And that’s not counting Mangala. Muric will become a homegrown player at the end of next season whereas Zinchenko won’t ever be classed as homegrown, as he misses the cut-off date by about 2 weeks. So I’d keep Muric and make him number 2 but get rid of Bravo & Zinchenko. Kompany has to go to make way for someone so that frees up 2 Foreign slots, which means we can bring in someone like Ghoulam as left-back and Ndombele as a replacement for Fernandinho. Or 2 other foreign players.

We’ve got the maximum 4 association trained players (Walker, Sterling, Stones & Delph) so if we want someone like Chilwell then one of those has to go. Personally I’d be looking at Delph as back-up for the DM position longer term but of the Association-trained four he’s probably the most likely to go if we bring in another English player.

I’m going to get pelters for this but I really think we’ve had the best out of Aguero and probably Otamendi as well. If push came to shove I’d sell those two this summer unless Sergio really steps up in the second half of the season, as long as we could get a good replacement for him and a young centre-back. We’ve got to start being ruthless and getting rid of anyone not delivering 100%.

But you’ve got to ask why the Academy hasn’t delivered as yet. There’s only Foden (I don’t think Diaz is good enough) and Sancho has gone. We’ve got to get a couple more players through in the next two seasons otherwise we may as well shut it down.
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I kinda agree with the academy point but a lot of it is psychological. We just need one player to successfully become a first teamer and play every week to open the routes up.
 
Pingu the Penguin said:
I kinda agree with the academy point but a lot of it is psychological. We just need one player to successfully become a first teamer and play every week to open the routes up.
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It’s not psychological in my opinion. It’s a process that trains players to make the leap from the Academy into the first team and we just don’t do it well enough.
 
Lots of love for Walker on here - which is just fine - but IMHO his principal asset is speed which is only going to deteriorate as time goes on - I think hes a good player ish but I cant remember his last really good game for us - and he does suffer from lapses of concentration

as I said cut is on the assumption of being replaced with someone better
 
For me we've got to be ruthless.

Obviously I'm straying into Football Manager territory but Otamendi, Bravo, Kompany, Delph, Mendy and Zinchenko need to go.

Otamendi for me is far too reckless on the big occasions.

Bravo has never really worked.

Kompany is just physically gone.

Delph is good but isn't a LB and isn't good enough at CM.

Mendy can't ever stay fit and clearly has an issue with Pep.

Zinchenko could be a great player but the fee we could get would tempt me to a sale.
 
Ban-jani said:
He’s the first one to go for me.

Absolutely shite.
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First to go have to be Delph and Zinchenko
Both stepped up fantastically last season but they've now both been found out
If they can't play left back then there's nowhere in the squad for them
Sad but a fact

Walker's been playing whilst being injured for the last month
 
dickie davies said:
First to go have to be Delph and Zinchenko
Both stepped up fantastically last season but they've now both been found out
If they can't play left back then there's nowhere in the squad for them
Sad but a fact

Walker's been playing whilst being injured for the last month
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They’re both not good enough and neither is Walker.

Difference is he’s a first team player apparently on some of the bigger wages.

He’s out the door as soon as we can replace him in my opinion.
 
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