It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

Bluemoon has risen said:
I can understand people having concerns about the size of the squad. We are a few serious injuries away from a nightmare scenario in some positions (altough that can be said of any side) but at the same time we have a young, hungry, flexible and exciting squad this season.

If you look through the squad there are a few specialists in certain positions but most of our players can play several positions and that's what Pep will like about it. We have upgraded I would say overall on the quality of the squad based on the incoming and outgoings.

If you look through the squad, barring the goalkeepers, Dias and Haaland (who are specialists) every single player can cover 2 or more positions and that gives Pep the option he needs:

Ederson (GK)
Ortega (GK)
Carson (GK)
Walker (RB, CB)
Cancelo (RB, LB - he could probably play midfield too)
Stones (CB, RB)
Dias (CB)
Laporte (CB, LB)
Ake (CB, LB, DM)
Gomez (LB, CM, LW, RW)
Rodri (DM, CM, CB)
Phillips (DM, CM, CB)
KDB (CM, RW, CF, false 9)
Bernardo (CM, LW, RW, false 9)
Gundagon (CM, false 9)
Foden (LW, RW, CM, CF)
Grealish (LW, CM)
Mahrez (RW, LW, CM)
Palmer (RW, LW, CM)
Alvarez (LW, RW, CF)
Haaland (CF)

You can then add in some younger players aswell if needed to bulk the squad a bit.

I'd like another couple of players personally, but if Pep is content with what we have then we'll make it work. With the world cup in the middle of the season, it means we'll play less games between now the winter market so the club can always reassess and buy then if they feel they're short.
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Id be fine with a small squad, if there were no injury issues with players. Realistically a group of players in that squad have fitness issues. Most the problems are in defence, with the amount of games next season Cup competitions internationals, World Cup it's a major worry with our squad and some members

KDB ankle issues will he be fine at the world cup / after or is he over that now

Phillips brought his injury issues from Leeds over little niggles he had at Leeds last season and now he has them again . Last season showed he couldn't stay fit

Laporte knee issues already out and we've seen how bad knee recovery can be

Stones can't stay fit for a whole season

Ake injury issues through his career was injured last season multiple times

Gundogan back issues has he got over them and can he stay fit for a season

Palmer young talent but was injured the majority of last season, now injured again which is annoying as he's a talent

We would have to hope/ be lucky that certain players are over their injury issues otherwise we could be in the second end of the season. With an even smaller squad and a crisis in certain areas of pitch.
 
Our bench makes me nervous for the long run. It makes me even more nervous that we might still sell Bernardo!!

I wonder at what point those that don’t think we need more players will change their mind?
 
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