Not sure why there’s so much crying in here. Pep has always said he likes playing with a small squad and v last season we’ve got -
Gundogan
Mahrez
Laporte
Replaced with
Kovacic
Gvardiol
Doku
I still think Nunes will come in this week. So basically that’s 1 more senior player, with the obvious downside that KDB is injured for a few months but on the upside Palmer looks capable of delivering more than last season, and MacAtee is available and capable. Cancelo I don’t count as he wasn’t here for the second half of last season.
Also the upsides of keeping Kyle, Bernardo and Ortega, who all looked like they were leaving at one stage, is huge.
Not getting the same despondent feelings as so many in here.