I know everyone has a love/ hate relationship with formations lol
But listing the u20s around the first team actually mirrors where were incredibly weak in the squad.
343 formation
Virginia
??? Gibson Branthwaite
??? ??? ??? Nkounkou
??? Kean Gordon
Left side: Incredibly dangerous with depth.
Right side: Weve got Coleman/James who have zero competition in the squad.
Midfield: Yes weve signed Allan + Doucoure but they have no competition whatsoever (perhaps Gbamin if he comes back well).
Defence: Two defenders without real pace in Gibson/Branthwaite (Mina/Keane) and another player needed with recovery pace (aside from holgate we have no one).
In terms of the outfield, just a join the dot exercise shows us what we need to do...
RB + RF + CB + CM
All need to be strengthened over the next couple of windows.
Whichever positions we can fill this window are a bonus.