26/27 squad. More technical quality. More football.
Open to Ndiaye/Leao as LW options (Vini/Barcola would be the dream).
Rice moved as 1st choice 6 in a 433. Zubi can be his backup. MLS 1st choice LCM.
Wharton/MLS as double pivot partner for Rice if we persist with the 4231.
@ctt_carys We've done well to get this title over the line but the squad is in a worse state than people realise. One position we don't have to worry about though is the 10.
@ctt_carys Satisfying all of Øde, Eze, Dowman, Nwaneri + the Quintero twins coming by the start of next year will already prove difficult. With Rogers it's practically impossible.
@ctt_carys What we need is an out and out winger who consistently offers danger, creates chances and who can operate against settled defences. Rogers is a good player no doubt, he's just not the right fit atm.
@ctt_carys I want somenone i can rely on game after game over the course of a whole season, not a guy who will score a banger but struggles to break down a deep block (we are statistically the team that faces the deepest lines itl)
@ctt_carys So a strong dribbler/carrier in central areas? Which we have in abundance in Eze/Rice/MLS/Dowman/Saka?
£80m for a player in an already crowded position in our squad, with the intention of playing him in a position that isn't his, hoping for some moments of brilliance
My dream transfer window:
Vinícius Júnior - £120m
Adam Wharton - £60m
Junior Kroupi - £70m
A world class left winger, a midfielder who is phenomenal on the ball and a striker who is great at linking play and finishing.
All 3 will walk into our starting 11.
@Vamoos910@DaRealDonreal Black players have been part of the european football landscape for a long time and are generaly more accepted than north africans, especially in their birth countries (france/belgium for example) where they are often dubbed as unserious/lazy
@DaRealDonreal Difference is Cherki was put in that box in france because of the media's prejudice towards players of north african descent + his slightly pudgy build. Leao has been in the game for almost a decade and most Milan fans will tell you the criticism towards his attitude is warranted
@ctt_carys We've done well to get this title over the line but the squad is in a worse state than people realise. One position we don't have to worry about though is the 10.
@ctt_carys Satisfying all of Øde, Eze, Dowman, Nwaneri + the Quintero twins coming by the start of next year will already prove difficult. With Rogers it's practically impossible.
@DetectiveTak He's a massive improvement but he wants to play transition ball and carry over distance. He's a turnover machine (not in the good way) and he has no way of breaking down deep blocks besides wacking it from 30 yards (useful). That's the team you were towards the end of the season
@the_saeef@cmbftbl The postion is already very crowded and keeping everyone satisfied minute-wise will be difficult. One more player and its basically impossible.
@the_saeef@cmbftbl Ø is the captain and best creator, Nwaneri has shown to be dependable last season when called upon whether at 10 or RW, Dowman has already contributed this season and is bound to have even more minutes next. Quinteros are an unknown quantity but we have more than enough options