The Squad planning thread

[Saxmundham Blue]

Leao as in Rafael Leao? He’s shite.

You are being overly generous. Saw him play against Genoa earlier this season and in almost 50 years of watching live games I have never seen anyone who looked so out of place.

We were watching him in the warmup - he couldn't hit the target to save his life. Unbelievably he got worse when the game started combining ineptitude with lazyness. The crowd were booing him. No idea how he stayed on the pitch. He scored a last minute equaliser when a deflected cross hit him on the head, wrongfooting the keeper and looped in to the corner of the net. He knew nothing about it.

Easily the most overrated player in the world

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Is there anyone prepared to pay that for Savinho? And you're losing a winger that then probably needs to be replaced.
If the mummified is going to include 3 new signngs than the likes of Reijnders, Nico G, Marmoush are more in the firing line.

I would suggest there are many clubs who if they had the money would pay that for him. Look back through the transfer threads and look at some of the names mentioned for us and the comments of pay whatever it takes. For what it's worth, I think Savinho is a lot better than many give him credit for but only time will tell on that front.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

I would suggest there are many clubs who if they had the money would pay that for him. Look back through the transfer threads and look at some of the names mentioned for us and the comments of pay whatever it takes. For what it's worth, I think Savinho is a lot better than many give him credit for but only time will tell on that front.

Id like to keep him and spurs seem to be the only bidders. The problem as you correctly say is that very few club's have that money available to spend on Savinho.
The only negative is that "fans" are so down on him and I am guessing he knows that. His confidence must be low.
I wouldn't be averse to keeping Mubama with the squad this year as a direct back up to Haaland.
Not as mobile as Marmoush but a better alternative if Haaland needs a rest/ injured.
I'm not sure is there much, if any, difference in Lewis and Kabore.
If we need to keep one, I'd sell Lewis to free up money. Probability both will go though.

 

[WRicko]

How would we fit a MGW, or Roger’s in with a Foden Cherki or Reijnders ?

 

[Mad 4 It]

How would we fit a MGW, or Roger’s in with a Foden Cherki or Reijnders ?

Reijnders goes and Foden moves to the wing

 

[Skrastins]

In :

Anderson
Maza
Diomande/Barcola/Kroupi/Leao
New no 2 keeper
Reis

Out :

Bernardo
Kovacic
Phillips
Stones
Ake
Grealish
Gonzalez
Marmoush?
Reijnders?
Trafford

HUGE wages savings on the outgoing players?!

Leao is a LW/ST, I don't think we need him

I would be content with RW like Akliouche, Kubo, Bowen or Ndiaye

 

[blueparrot]

Reijnders goes and Foden moves to the wing

Foden isnt a winger, if anything his best games in the last couple of seasons have been deeper more an 8

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Reijnders goes and Foden moves to the wing

Why Foden on the wing?
We've been down that road before.

"madness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome"

 

[richards30]

Why Foden on the wing?
We've been down that road before.

"madness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome"

Because he isn’t as good as Cherki?

 

[richards30]

Leao is a LW/ST, I don't think we need him

I would be content with RW like Akliouche, Kubo, Bowen or Ndiaye

Athletic saying Ndiaye is available for £70m

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Because he isn’t as good as Cherki?

He'll just have to fall behind Cherki so.
At best he is a back up when Doku or Semenyo are injured.
Foden needs to get back to his best and challenge in the position he is most suited.

 

[Delboy352]

He'll just have to fall behind Cherki so.
At best he is a back up when Doku or Semenyo are injured.
Foden needs to get back to his best and challenge in the position he is most suited.

He needs a few meals of pudding, chips, peas and gravy inside him to fill him out…

 

[Xhavenjoe]

He needs a few meals of pudding, chips, peas and gravy inside him to fill him out…

And a few pints of best bitter to wash it all down.

 

[blueparrot]

He'll just have to fall behind Cherki so.
At best he is a back up when Doku or Semenyo are injured.
Foden needs to get back to his best and challenge in the position he is most suited.

Foden and Cherki are very different 10s and would be suitable for different oppositions, Foden can also play deeper if needed,where Cherki is far more likely to be used wide right if needed than Foden is.
We need 6 midfielders,assuming 4 will be Rodri, Anderson,Cherki and Foden.That leaves Reijnders,Gonzalez and Kovacic. My guess is 2 of those go and we bring in one.Who that is from those linked no idea but would depend which ones leave.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Foden and Cherki are very different 10s and would be suitable for different oppositions, Foden can also play deeper if needed,where Cherki is far more likely to be used wide right if needed than Foden is.

True.
Foden on the wing is not a good option. Its been tried before.

 

[Dubciteh]

True.
Foden on the wing is not a good option. Its been tried before.

Didnt we get to a champions league final with him on the wing during covid?

 

[Skrastins]

Athletic saying Ndiaye is available for £70m

quite expensive tbh

id imagine he would cost at best Semenyo money - 50-60mil

 

[bumbleblue]

If Rodri did decide to go, who is available who could do a job ? Gonzales? Who else?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Didnt we get to a champions league final with him on the wing during covid?

Yes.
But that doesn't mean its his best position now.

 

[Skrastins]

If Rodri did decide to go, who is available who could do a job ? Gonzales? Who else?

I think Maresca will ship Nico off, at very least would give him a season, maybe

from the looks of things City are looking at different options