The Squad planning thread

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Rodrygo for instance makes no difference whatsoever to that performance yesterday or the result - not one bit

Nail fucking head.
We'd have ended up with 1 more "shit out" on the pitch

 

[celf]

Nail fucking head.
We'd have ended up with 1 more "shit out" on the pitch

I actually think savinho would of been useful v Spursy

 

[King Jay]

I actually think savinho would of been useful v Spursy

The biggest difference between him and Bobb will always be pace. The wolves game won’t change my opinion and the spurs game made it clear. Bobb is very technical but doesn’t have the pace to get away from his opposition. Relying on him only is crazy and arrogant - same with us not taking matters into our own hands and not getting an RB and relying on only one true fullback in the whole squad

 

[Haaland94]

The biggest difference between him and Bobb will always be pace. The wolves game won’t change my opinion and the spurs game made it clear. Bobb is very technical but doesn’t have the pace to get away from his opposition. Relying on him only is crazy and arrogant - same with us not taking matters into our own hands and not getting an RB and relying on only one true fullback in the whole squad

Careful, if you don't consider Oscar world-class after good 5 minutes against Newcastle you are in for trouble. Let's just give the starting 11 spot to a totally untested academy player. He is good, he is talented, but it's arrogant and not very smart.

 

[bhayes]

Unless we want to rely on Kovacic or Nunes we need another 8. Maybe Paqueta interest will become firm, I’d rather have Wharton as a 6 and move Gonzalez into the 8 position

Wharton isn't going anywhere this transfer window.

 

[himalayan_blues]

You are missing Ortega Akanji and Gundogan.

Thats the problem.

 

[himalayan_blues]

Wharton isn't going anywhere this transfer window.

He is our target next season. We have been following him for ages....

 

[himalayan_blues]

Ederson,Trafford, Betinelli, Ortega

Khusanov, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol, Ake, Ait Nouri, Akanji

Lewis, Nuñes, Rodri, González, Reinjders, Bernardo, O'Reilly, GUndo

Cherki, Foden, Savinho, Doku, Bobb

Haaland, Marmoush

26 players 19 NHG
Gundo and Akanji highly unlikely to leave (Why would they?)
Savinho wants out, Rodrigo too little time to persue.
STILL needs 3 non home grown players to leave, Otherwise they would be a bad apple in a sac.
Stones is integral. He is probably the best CB if fully fit.
It might be better to keep ederson than but Dunna. Because if he leaves than both Donna and Trafford would not have ball playing skills. Trafford is as good a shot stopper as Donna but with less experience.

TOO many new faces... We need time to jell.
THIS IS A TRANSITION SEASON FOR US.
The positive is... EVEN LIverpool (5 new players) and Arsenal (4/5 new players) our main title rivals made the season transition by buying too many players.

 

[St.Pauli support]

*** UPDATE *** :

Where should we expect contract news?
---> TO DO list:

Permanent outgoings:
- McAtee -> Forest! - DONE
- Doyle -> Wrexham! - DONE
- Ederson -> Galatasaray ?
- Ortega -
- Akanji -> Leverkusen ?
- Gündogan -
- Savinho -> Tottenham ?


Loans:
- Reis -> Girona loan! - DONE
- Echeverri -> Leverkusen loan! - DONE
- Grealish -> Everton loan! - DONE
- Nypan -> Boro loan! - DONE
- Alleyne (new, 2030?) -> Watford loan! - DONE
- Phillips
- Kaboré
- Wilson-Esbrand
- Breckin
- Grant
- Katongo
- Susoho


IF Ederson, Ortega, Akanji, Gundo and Savinho all leave
AND Donnarumma came in,

we had 2 open spots on the 17 free spots
and 1 open spot on the 4 academy trained HG.

Make of that what you will... ;)

 

[Father Paul]

I don't know. Rodrygo might convert some of the chances we create.

Right back should be an easy fix but a new midfielder is going to be tough. Who realistically is there that's available and better than what we have?

The entire Spuds midfield on the evidence of Saturday. Right back clearly is not an easy fix although one would think it should be easy to find someone superior to Lewis but maybe not if the player has to be able to do what Pep wants. We need to acccept we are in a sticky transition period during an era when football style may be moving in a different direction than the one we have mastered in the recent past. Where will we be this time next year?

 

[Father Paul]

I actually think savinho would of been useful v Spursy

Sterling or Grealish would have been useful given the low bar set. Indeed maybe New Everton Grealish would have won us the match.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Sterling or Grealish would have been useful given the low bar set. Indeed maybe New Everton Grealish would have won us the match.

there is no new grealish only now hes being allowed freedom and told to attack and run at players

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Totally predictable musings from the media.

 

[blueparrot]

there is no new grealish only now hes being allowed freedom and told to attack and run at players

Was always allowed freedom like many City players have and do.

 

[chiswick blue]

Wharton isn't going anywhere this transfer window.

Shame, would be a good signing for us

 

[bhayes]

He is our target next season. We have been following him for ages....

We'll see but I doubt we will even go for him next window

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

You could argue we’ve actually made too many signings and there’s been too much change. Now the team is unsettled and because of the squad size there is too much rotation.

It feels like a transition season.

 

[City_Sean]

I have to say I find the strategy around the goalkeepers absolutely bizarre.

It seems for all the world we want Donnarumma in, but that's after spending £30m on Trafford and with us still being in talks with Galatasaray over Ederson and with us still having Ortega on the books. I also think that when there is literally not a single right back in the squad, the idea of spending £60m on two goalkeepers in one summer to be absolutely mad.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I have to say I find the strategy around the goalkeepers absolutely bizarre.

It seems for all the world we want Donnarumma in, but that's after spending £30m on Trafford and with us still being in talks with Galatasaray over Ederson and Ortega. I also think that when there is literally not a single right back in the squad, the idea of spending £60m on two goalkeepers in one summer to be absolutely mad.

I agree. I think it might actually be unsettling the defence and team in general. We’ve got goalkeepers who don’t know if there on the bench or playing each week.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

The 'Squad Planning Thread' is great.
Cos since the CWC I don't see that we've planned our transfer business that well.

We're overstocked with CBs.
Short of a right back.
Short in midfield, have a goalkeeper we don't need and one who doesn't appear to want to be here!