No not at all. The context however was squad size over the length of a season, and Palmer is already here sharing that load. Maybe shares more, maybe not. While at it, I'll say quality too is a consideration too, Palmer's and even Grealish's based on last season, in comparison to Sterling's, is for me a big drop (leaving gabi out of it, as assuming for arguements' sake Alvarez will cover that). But then we have signed Haaland, who will bring a whole new level to the team. As above, not convinced yet, but open minded.
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No not at all. The context however was squad size over the length of a season, and Palmer is already here sharing that load. Maybe shares more, maybe not. While at it, I'll say quality too is a consideration too, Palmer's and even Grealish's based on last season, in comparison to Sterling's, is for me a big drop (leaving gabi out of it, as assuming for arguements' sake Alvarez will cover that). But then we have signed Haaland, who will bring a whole new level to the team. As above, not convinced yet, but open minded.
kun
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The original post wasn’t directly at you, more you and others. A general flappy atmosphere amongst many.I’m not in anyway panicked I’m just merely pointing out lack of options last season effectively cost us 2 final places. The 3 paragraphs was more of a reflection of my boredom than anything else.
Football is cyclical we can’t become complacent and at times I think we rely on peps brilliance to paper over some cracks I.e no left back and no striker last season yet we still won the league. We also didn’t replace kompany and as a result we suffered in the league. The club is run amazingly well but they are not infallible.
To compete in the 4 competitions (which is obviously our aim) I think we do need more numbers.
The second post was though and most of your reasoning here is pretty fair. I just feel the club deserves trust that even if they don’t do all the necessary business immediately it will get don’t in time and it will get done right.
the mad, crazy cyclistThink we are gonna get a contract extension everyday?
Foden, Mahrez, who else needs extending?
HalfwayUpTheKippax
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Just to add it's only perhaps 3 seasons ago we only really had the 21 registered players no club trained and the u 21s we had weren't really first team players. So even if we go with 20 registered plus Foden and Palmer we are better off than then, and they are all top level players, I think that's what I mean by saying the squad isn't particularly shallow.
3 seasons ago? That's when we last lost the title.
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Or Trafford.Why is it wonderkids only ever come from Brazil or Argentina.
Fred has to be on the short list for ballon d'or big man, they have me worried already, can see them winning the lot.Or Trafford.
foggy1974
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Said similar in the Cucurella threadSince last summer we have lost:
Fern, Torres, Sterling, Jesus, steffen, mendy
We have so far signed:
Phillips, haaland, Alvarez, Ortega
squad as it stands:
Ederson, ortega
Walker, cancelo
dias, stones
laporte ake
zinchenko
rodri phillips
gundogan kdb
bernardo foden
grealish, mcatee
haaland Alvarez
mahrez Palmer
Can’t help but feel the squad is too small as it stands and doesn’t have the same quality of depth as past seasons. Concerned with the reports from Pol and Sam that cucurella is being put on the back burner to see what happens with ake. We need 4 full backs so surely the ake situation is separate.
Will be pretty frustrated if we neglect the full back position again this summer especially after what happened in the champions league. We have sold Sterling and are seemingly not replacing him so surely that money could be used to sign a full back.
Ake can cover both lcb & cb & is supposedly interested in more game time at Chelsea. If we sign Cucurella 1st, who is mainly a lb or left wingback, then Ake or Pep & City decide that its to good a deal to refuse, it makes it harder to bring in a replacement for Nathan with even less game time.
We should give Chelsea an ultimatum, sign Nathan before 1st August or the fee goes up £20m
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foggy1974
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They are wonder why they signed kidsOr Trafford.