We have in the squad 3 types now, ones with zero future, ones who can be part of what we build upon, and ones who depending on other factors either we need to move in or could be part of the short or longer term future.
No Future.
Coleman - a year older and in sharp decline, makes too many major errors and as he slows more that will increase, can only play on heart so long before it's not enough
Gomes - lacks everything we need in cm, massive wages, can't do the basics we need
Delph good enough but massively injury prone and high wages
Rondon - not good enough and in decline
Kenny - simply not good enough being versatile only matters if it's not being bad at multiple things.
Townsend - little end product, bad injury and ageing.
Iceland - need to say nothing it's obvious
Ones to keep
Pickford - best keeper we've had since Martyn, kept us up
Mykolenko young and starting to adjust to the league and already looks good enough.
Patterson the future at RB needs to be trusted now
Gordon amazing upside and has the qualities we need in the team, needs to work on end product
DCL only natural striker we have,
Richy only natural top class and reliable out field player we have
Ones to be decided
Begovic - backup keeper worth keeping one season
Mina,, Keane, Holgate and Godfrey - all of these depend on who we bring in at CB as each has some strengths and some weaknesses, so depending what any new cb/cbs qualities are, then it massively effects each of these players role and or future.
Mina is simply can we keep him fit, Keane is about can we bring in a partner who keeps his head together, same for Holgate and Godfrey, with Holgate it's simplest of the four - he's the most dependable currently, Godfrey is about if we can iron out his flaws and utilize his strengths, - the most upside of the four.
Braithwaite needs experience to see if he can progress
Deli, Dacoure & Allan - all three of these massively depend on who we bring into cm as to if they have a future, with the right couple of players then each of them could be important due to what their strengths and weaknesses are, similarly all three could prove as not fitting and need to be shifted.
Davies - one season 'experienced' cover - squad depth
Dobbin needs to get games to see if there's a player there
Simms - needs to get games this season for us to see if he's got a long term future.
Gray - winger with little end product - need to replace with someone who has more - short term it's if we can or if that's something for this season we go with.
Iwobi - needs to maintain and continue on his improvement under Lampard, if he regresses then need to get rid otherwise can become a part of the future.
Long winded post I know, but shows just what a rebuild job we have here.
