I think that 's probably a good analysis of our central midfield.
Personally I'd sell Gomes but I think that that is highly unlikely.
I'd definately want to move Sigurdsson and Delph on ( easier said than done on their wages ) and if that can be done would expect us to bring in 2 central midfielders especially as we also got rid of Schneiderlin.
The wide areas are a problem.I'd be more than happy to let Walcott , Iwobi and Bernard go and start again but it doesn't work like that.
WE're not going to fix this whole thing in one summer. I think any reasonable observer can see that.
My tuppence worth
Goalkeepers
We'll have 3 on the books in PIckford, Lossl and Virgina. Virgina was useless at Reading, so I don't think he's going to play any role. Lossl is a fan favourite at Huddersfield, so I'm not sure he's any good and Pickford has been woefully out of form for 2 years now. I still don't think we'll actively try to cash in on Pickford. He's a current English international who (if he ever plays well again) can shore up a place in a team and take a registration place for 10 years. Next season is make or break for him.
Fullbacks
Ideally I'd want two for each position, a clear first choice and an understudy. We'll have that on the left whether Baines stays or not. On the right, I'm no way paying 16m for Sidibe in this climate and Coleman is clearly on the wane. A lot depends on whether Kenny is deemed up to snuff. I would be comfortable if not ecstatic at going in to next season with Coleman and Kenny, if only because it keeps funds available for other areas.
Centre backs
Thank god for Jarrod Branthwaite. I still think we need to add quality to that back four, but I'd always want to have 4 defenders in the squad. Holgate is a given (and who thought we'd be saying that a year ago?), Branthwaite would be my 4th choice to get some game time and learn. The other two... Are both limited. I'm not going to get on Yerry Mina because he looks funny when he runs because who cares? He is however, injury prone. But on his day, he's a very good defender and probably, after Holgate, the best of our defenders with the ball. Keane has looked great after lockdown, very solid sitting deeper but he has confidence issues and is not a ball playing defender. I would move one on depending where the interest was but I'd lean towards Mina because we need 8 English players on the books.
Centre Mid
Pick the bones out of this... Without dissecting everybody's failings all over again we need to bring in one and, if we can shift another, maybe two. For the record
Gomes-Stay
Gbamin- Stay
Davies- Stay for cover and registration
Delph- Sell if you can
Sigurdsson- Load in a cannon and fire into the sun.
If Adenerin and Baningime haven't made even a minute on the field in the current situation then Carlo either doesn't rate them or wants the other three to take some responsibility for what happens on the pitch.
Wingers
In my view, we don't have a single consistent Premier league quality winger. Walcott is Walcott and sooner or later physical decline will set in. Bernard, we can see his limitations. Iwobi isn't a winger and I'm not pinning all my hopes on Anthony Gordon aged 19 although I do think he'll be first choice on the left next season. If Iwobi can play back up there (a very well paid back up who I;m keeping around for homegrown places and because I don't think anyone will be in for him) then the left can stay like that. I definitely want to see a first choice addition on the right.
Forwards
Carlo clearly rates DCL and Richarlison, they stay (unless we can get absolutely mad money for Richarlison, like wipe out last years accounting loss mad). Kean he has already said will be here next year, send Tosun to whoever will have him, happy days.
DG's ins: one CB, one or 2 CMs, one RW everything else is gravy.
