guess next season's squad

Realistic and quite good. Switch Isco for Cutihno and you have a proper team. Then add Laporte.
Yeah good shout that with Isco, because I was trying particularly to remember and consider old links and rumours - weird how often those deals come alive again or it turns out you've been talking a couple of years.
 
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Hart
Gunn
Victor Valdes

Zabaleta
Mario Gaspar

Kompany
Otamendi
Mangala
Denayer
Stones

Clichy
Gaya

Gundogan
Fernandinho
Fernando
Nasri
Delph

Silva
Sterling
De Bruyne

Aguero
Iheanacho
Cavani
 
This thread makes me laugh nobody is strengthening where we are weakest ...
The fullback area should be priority
Can't agree though Clichy has played great recently and Sagna has been as good as anyone in our squad overall this season. Yes we need backup, yes they need to be replaced in a season or so due to age but this season our centre mid, centre backs and back up striker have been much bigger issues
 
a lot of centre backs
Have a feeling that Guardiola will try and use 3 at the back, in terms of Sagna being left out it could be anyone really, if there is really going to be a cull of players, he can only have 25 and 8 need to be home grown, so if he is intent on bringing in his own players that will mean a few leave, it was just a matter age and style, having said that though I could see Guardiola using Sagna as his Abidal at City.
 
Hart
Ter Stegen
Gunn

Stones
Sagna

Clichy
Angelino

Kompany
Otamendi
Laporte
Denayer

Fernandinho
Gundogan
Fernando
Delph

Sterling
De Bruyne
Nasri
Isco
Toure

Aguero
Iheanacho
Morata
 
Hart
Ter Stegen
Gunn

Sagna
Denayer

Clichy
Angelino

Kompany
Otamendi
Laporte
Stones

Fernandinho
Fernando
Delph
Gundogan

Sterling
Navas
Dembele

Silva
DeBryune
Isco


Aguero
Iheanacho
 
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Hart
Ter Stegen
Gunn

Sagna

Clichy


Kompany
Otamendi
Laporte

Denayer
Stones


Fernandinho
Gundogan
Kross

Delph
Busquets or Xhaka

Sterling
De Bruyne
Nasri or Silva
Chamberlain

Aguero
Iheanacho
 
Ter Stegen
Hart
Gunn

Carvajal
Sagna
Smith-Brown

Kompany
Otamendi
Stones
Laporte
Humphreys

Clichy
Angelino

Fernandinho
Gündogan
Delph
Aleix Garcia

De Bruyne
Silva
Nasri
Navas
Sterling
Dilrosun

Agüero
Iheanacho
 
Hart
Ter Stegen
Wright

Sagna
Denayer

Clichy
Ricardo Rodriguez

Kompany
Otamendi
Laporte
Stones

Pogba
Gundogan
Kroos
Fernandinho
Delph

De Bruyne
Silva
Sterling
Sane
Nasri

Aguero
Iheanacho
 
hart ?
sagna clichy ? ?
kompany mangala otamendi ?
Fernandinho fernando ? ?
nasri kdb silva sterling navas ?
aguero kelechi

6 7 players in.
 
Hart
Ter stegen
Gunn
Sagna
Carvajal
Kompany
Stones
Otamendi
Denayer
Clichy
Alex Sandro
Delph
Dinho
Pogba
Gundogan
Ox chamberlain
De Bruyne
Sterling
Nacho
Aguero
Lewandoski
 
Joe Hart
Marc-Andre ter Stegen
Angus Gunn

Bacary Sagna
Pablo Maffeo
Vincent Kompany
Nicolas Otamendi
Eliaquim Mangala
Aymeric Laporte
Jason Denayer
Gael Clichy
Angelino

Ilkay Gundogan
Granit Xhaka
Fernandinho
Fabian Delph
Aleix Garcia
Kevin de Bruyne
David Silva
Samir Nasri
Manuel Garcia
James Horsfield

Sergio Aguero
Raheem Sterling
Kelechi Iheanacho
Ousmane Dembele
 
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GK: Hart, Caballero, Wright
LB: Clichy, Angelino
RB: Sagna, Denayer, Maffeo
CB: Kompany, Otamendi, Laporte, Mangala
CM: Gundogan, Koke, Fernandinho, Fernando, Delph, Manu Garcia
LW: Sterling, Nasri
CAM: De Bruyne, Silva
RW: Griezmann, Navas
ST: Aguero, Iheanacho, (Griezmann), (Sterling)
 
GK- Hart, Stegen

LB- Clichy
RB- Sagna, Stones
CB- Kompany, Laporte, Otamendi, Denayer

CM- Gundogan, Fernandinho, Xhaka, Coric, Fernando, Delph, A.Garcia

AM- Sterling, Silva, De Bruyne, Navas, Nasri

St- Aguero, Griezmann, Iheanacho

On second thoughts, I wouldn't mind Stones as he can play RB and CB, same goes for Laporte on the other side of defence. I think this is Pep's plan, to buy defenders who can play along the defence and offer more versatility when we get injuries.

Think Pogba will be too expensive so I would be happy with Xhaka or Thiago instead.

Shocked to see people only having 2 strikers in the squad, if Aguero gets injured which is more than likely throughout the season surely Iheanacho can't be expected to lead the line for us? He's still only a kid. Griezmann is an absolute necessity for me as he can play as a lone striker and as a forward/winger. Amazing player.
 
This thread makes me laugh nobody is strengthening where we are weakest ...
The fullback area should be priority

I personally think Laporte and Stones can be used there when we have injuries. I personally would like Ricardo Rodriguez for left back, but would rather prioritise getting a player like Griezmann to team up with Aguero. Would be unstoppable.

Plus seeing as Sterling has proved not good enough so far, when Aguero is injured Griezmann can play as a lone striker and can also play as an inside forward as well which would suit Pep's philosophy perfectly. Kill 2 birds with one stone with the Griezmann signing.
 
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