The Italian Job wrote:It's about time ladies & gentlemen.
Last season we filled 24 spots in the Premier League, including Nimely & Boyata. Likewise in the Champions League, including Johansen & Boyata. That's more or less a 22-man squad, respectively.
So far, our squad looks like this (Mangala included):
Premier League
17 Non-HG: Caballero, Zabaleta, Sagna, Kompany, Mangala, Demichelis, Kolarov, García, Fernando, Fernandinho, Touré, Silva, Navas, Nasri, Agüero, Jovetić, Džeko, Negredo (18 total)
8 HG: Hart, Wright, Boyata, Clichy, Richards, Rodwell, Milner, Sinclair, Guidetti (9 total)
U21: Nastasić, Rekik, Zuculini, Huws et al.
Champions League
16 Non-HG: Caballero, Zabaleta, Sagna, Kompany, Mangala, Demichelis, Kolarov, García, Fernando, Fernandinho, Zuculini, Touré, Silva, Navas, Nasri, Agüero, Jovetić, Džeko, Negredo (19 total)
5 HG: Hart, Wright, Boyata, Clichy, Richards, Rodwell, Milner, Sinclair, Guidetti (9 total)
B List: Nastasić, Rekik, Huws et al.
Some trimming is required of course, but surprisingly mostly in the homegrown department, who'd thunk it! I expect García to leave with Fernando being his like for like replacement. If Zuculini stays, he will most likely be left out of the CL squad.
That would leave us with one surplus non-homegrown player in the CL squad. Yes, we could always sell a player (Navas? Demichelis?), but I think registering Demichelis or Negredo (due to injury) only for the Premiere League is also a possibility, at least during the group stage. Nastasić moving to list B helps us a gret deal.
I expect a minimum of one player out of Richards, Rodwell, Sinclair & Guidetti to leave. Even if all of them left we should be fine as we seem to have adequate cover for any of their positions. Any of those staying will be left out of the CL squad, naturally.
Thoughts?
PrezIke wrote:you have to figure zuculini is not going to make the champions league roster (unless...his being under 21 is relevant to not being counted?)
even so, that counts as 17 players (assuming nasti is sold or does not count as an under 21 as well).
seems garcia may very well be needed to be shipped out.
Wonderwall wrote:Cheers for this, I expect Richards and Sinclair to leave, maybe Guidetti on loan again, but to somewhere that will give him a game, possibly Huws as well to continue his development, but this time to a prem club, maybe southampton or swansea.
I think Zuculini is a cert to be loaned and also Rekik again. apart from that i think once we get Mangala, we are good.
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