It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[leo_city]

Do we need one?
Can we play a back 3 and sod the rest.

Yes we do, absolutely. 2 senior fullbacks in the squad is worrying, especially considering both are right backs, and we've lost depth on left in Zinchenko.

 

[PragueBlue]

Normally yes, but we have 5, count them, 5 healthy senior backs to open the season.

There are plenty of guys who are up to it to serve as cover.
This idea that every player we sign must be some kind of superstar is crazy.

Meanwhile, if someone gets hurt or even goes into a 5 day protocol by testing positive for CV19 we are in jeopardy of relying on academy players to start and be backed up by midfielders and even younger players down in the order. How is this a good thing? We may be able to wait for a legit guy that could even start on the left, but meanwhile it wouldn't kill us to bring in a competent pro at 10 to 15 mil to provide immediate cover and add depth for the season.

While I agree that we don't need superstars in every position, I don't think we just want to bring stop-gap/competent pros in either, otherwise you can be stuck with them taking up a squad place at a later date. It looks very much to me that we would prefer a smaller squad of higher quality players.

Anyway, the club will decide what we do from here. Maybe they feel we have enough players that could do a short-term job in that position, whether first teamers or younger players.

 

[leo_city]

Depth is more necessary than any season this year.

Games every 3 days, world cup, then a similar schedule.

16 league games, CL group stage, people are undermining the importance of quality in depth. Injuries are a part of it, one injury to either Cancelo or Walker and it will start looking really funny at the back. Not to mention Laporte is already out till September, Dias yet to reach full fitness, and Stones being injury prone.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

We should have kept one of our young right backs we’ve got on our books so Cancelo goes to LB permanently with Wilson-Esbrand as cover.

 

[CWMCFC]

We should have kept one of our young right backs we’ve got on our books so Cancelo goes to LB permanently with Wilson-Esbrand as cover.

I don't think Kabore has gone anywhere yet and is probably the highest rated of the lot.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

I don't think Kabore has gone anywhere yet and is probably the highest rated of the lot.

Loan renewed at Troyes.

 

[Cricket Blue]

Yes we do, absolutely. 2 senior fullbacks in the squad is worrying, especially considering both are right backs, and we've lost depth on left in Zinchenko.

I think were in for a transition season to be honest looking at what happened on Saturday and the players we have sold.

 

[leo_city]

I think were in for a transition season to be honest looking at what happened on Saturday and the players we have sold.

Remains to be seen I guess. I would like for us to push for 3 in a row still.

 

[samuelyeboah]

I remember how much everyone including myself lost their minds when we didn't land a striker last summer. baffling decision, amateur, unserious. Turned out fine. Let's see what happens here but I think we'll be just fine

 

[St.Pauli support]

Remains to be seen I guess. I would like for us to push for 3 in a row still.

Changing our (complicated) system on top of integrating 3 new players would be mental.
I don't even think Pep has room for 3 CBs in his philosophy.