kun
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Honestly I doubt it. He needs minutes and being "a big bull in a china shop" isn't really much of a plan b anymore now plan a is Haaland.
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It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread
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Honestly I doubt it. He needs minutes and being "a big bull in a china shop" isn't really much of a plan b anymore now plan a is Haaland.
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Played 28 times in what was basically a year when you factor in the time he was out with his injuries, he played more than enough for it to be noticeable purely as a body if we don't replace him.But apart from filling in up front he didn’t play.
The only area it can be suggested that we are lighter (assuming we do sign a left back although cancelo, ake and Laporte can all play there) is on the wing. Even there we have Bernardo, Foden, grealish and Mahrez who can all play there with palmer in the wings who you clearly rate.
Also think it needs to be said there’s only 16/17 league games until January rather than the usual 20/21
I don't see the last part as relevant, It's very rare we do business in January other than opportunistic buys and forward planning, it's a hell of a lot harder to buy in January, almost impossible from a team doing well and we won't be anticipating doing business in January. we're not so poorly run that we'll be thinking we can just buy in January if the squads lacking depth, we arm Pep each summer with all the tools needed for the whole season.
Not sure if just badly worded or plain wrong. You can have a squad of 25 club trained players if you choose to do so
Poorly worded. I think most people understood what I meant but you are correct, it should be 4 permitted club trained spots.
If we get Cucurella, I'd argue we've got the most balanced squad we've had under Pep.Get in Cucurella or another LB and I don't think we're imbalanced at all. Maybe room for another addition, but I do genuinely believe Palmer and McAtee will feature this year, with Palmer becoming a steady 1st teamer.
With Zinny (sadly) leaving I'd wager Cucurella is probably all but done at this point. Even though half of the Brighton fanbase seems to think a guy whos been there 10 months and 30 odd appearances is some sort of untouchable club legend by which we've committed a crime against humanity by negotiating over.
Fixed it for youI thought we have been:
Grealish replaces Aguero
Alvarez replaces Torres
Phillps replaces Fernandinho
Zinchenko? Cucurella
Jesus? Haaland
Sterling? Cole Palmer
He who cannot be named hasn’t been replaced.
Maybe I’m misreading things.
We will start the season with a 22 man squad that in reality will be short of a left back and have 3 keepersNot sure what you're trying to claim is wrong. It's simple numbers and the numbers are correct so no it's not wrong.
I've no idea why you would name the same player as options for multiple positions when they cannot play 2 positions at once.
You're completely ignoring the fact we sold Torres in January without bringing in a replacement so we've only been this light as a squad for 6 months
Ederson, Ortega, Carson
Walker, Cancelo
Dias, stones
Laporte, Ake
Cucurella
Rodri, Phillips
DeBruyne, Gundogan
Bernardo, Mactee
Mahrez, Palmer
Foden, Grealish
Haaland, Alvarez
kun
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We will start the season with a 22 man squad that in reality will be short of a left back and have 3 keepers
Ederson, Ortega, Carson
Walker, Cancelo
Dias, stones
Laporte, Ake
Cucurella, Wilson-Esbrand?
Rodri, Phillips
DeBruyne, Gundogan
Bernardo, Mactee
Mahrez, Palmer
Foden, Grealish
Haaland, Alvarez
If we had that squad, another left back wouldn't even get a game.We will start the season with a 22 man squad that in reality will be short of a left back and have 3 keepers
Ederson, Ortega, Carson
Walker, Cancelo
Dias, stones
Laporte, Ake
Cucurella
Rodri, Phillips
DeBruyne, Gundogan
Bernardo, Mactee
Mahrez, Palmer
Foden, Grealish
Haaland, Alvarez
That’s probably the most likely outcome, if we have as good a season as we expect then we could be looking at Foden, Palmer, Mactee & Wilson-Esbrand as club trained first team players, actually filling the 4 spaces for the first time since probably 2007.
Other than Cucurella we do have that squad!If we had that squad, another left back wouldn't even get a game.