Goats squad analysis thread 2020/21

[Brownie]

Manager : Carlo Ancelotti

GK
Jordan Pickford (HG) - £20m
João Virginia
Jonas Lössl

RB
Séamus Coleman
Jonjoe Kenny (HG) - £8m

LB
Lucas Digne

CB
Yerry Mina - £12m
Michael Keane (HG) - £18m
Mason Holgate (HG)
Jarrad Branthwaite
Lewis Gibson - £6m
Matthew Pennington (HG)

DM/CM/AM
André Gomes
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Gylfi Sigurðsson (HG) - £6m
Tom Davies (HG) - £8m
Fabian Delph (HG) - £2m
Muhamed Bešić
Kieran Dowell (HG) - £6m
Beni Baningime (HG)
Callum Connolly (HG)

Widers
Bernard - £5m
Theo Walcott (HG)
Alex Iwobi (HG) - £14m
Anthony Gordon
Yannick Bolasie - £1m
Josh Bowler (HG) - £3m

ST
Richarlison
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (HG)
Moise Kean
Cenk Tosun - £4m
Sandro Ramírez - £1m

Total players: 32

Players culled so far:7
Schneiderlin, Stekelenburg(OOC), Martina(OOC), Garbutt(OOC), Feeney(OOC), Niasse(OOC), Baines(Retired)

Players purchased so far: 0

Homegrown players: 15

I'm going to have some great fun and attach possible transfer values to players I think we could sell.

Grand total of £114m for 15 players.

 

[Oasis1878]

I do think Aaron Hickey can be the next big thing out of Scotland. LB.

No brainer for me.

Not seen him play if I’m honest. We do have Niels Nkounkou in the ranks now though. Be interesting to see how he develops

 

[Sweverton]

I'm going to have some great fun and attach possible transfer values to players I think we could sell.

Grand total of £114m for 15 players.

That would be ffp losses on gylfi, delph, sandro and cenk right?

 

[jazzy]

GK: Recoup the money spent on Pickford, Stekelenberg leaving, Virginia as back up, recall Lössl. New starter needed.

RB: Coleman not good enough going forward, Kenny is back up for now. Sidibe not the answer. New starter needed.

LB: Digne is quality; Nkoulou as backup. Position sorted.

CB: Holgate first choice starter, not convinced by either Keane or Mina; sell one & keep one as backup along with Branthwaite. New starter needed.

CM: Where do you start with this? Delph, Davies, Sigurdsson, Baningime all not good enough; sell the lot. Gomes looks a shadow of his former self but there’s a top player in there so he stays. Gbamin: still undecided. Two new starters needed.

W: Walcott, Iwobi, Bernard all not good enough. Can’t sell everybody though, so one (probably Iwobi) stays. Gordon a highlight of the season for me, but still raw. Two new starters needed.

ST: Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin have had excellent seasons overall and Kean looked good against Bournemouth. Still need an extra body in there though if we’re playing two up top and / or DCL goes on another barren run. First team quality player needed.

All other returning loan players should be either sold or loaned out again.

The overhaul needed to improve this squad is frightening; the only positive is that there is still a bit of value in the players that we need to get rid of (Pickford, Davies, Sigurdsson, etc) which should help us balance the books.

I think that is a reasonable analysis..
Based on that we need to get rid of what ....9 players and you haven't even mentioned the likes of Pennington , Bowler etc
And we need to bring in 8 starters and 1 back up.
Don't disagree , but isn't going to happen.

 

[messymascot]

I think that is a reasonable analysis..
Based on that we need to get rid of what ....9 players and you haven't even mentioned the likes of Pennington , Bowler etc
And we need to bring in 8 starters and 1 back up.
Don't disagree , but isn't going to happen.

Personally I think we need 5 starters and 3 back ups. Hopefully we at least get the 5.

 

[hktoffee]

Personally I think we need 5 starters and 3 back ups. Hopefully we at least get the 5.

Will be doing great if we get 1cb 1 rb 2cm 1rm all starters.

 

[orly]

Manager : Carlo Ancelotti

GK
Jordan Pickford (HG)
João Virginia
Jonas Lössl

RB
Séamus Coleman
Jonjoe Kenny (HG)

LB
Lucas Digne

CB
Yerry Mina
Michael Keane (HG)
Mason Holgate (HG)
Jarrad Branthwaite
Lewis Gibson
Matthew Pennington (HG)

DM/CM/AM
André Gomes
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Gylfi Sigurðsson (HG)
Tom Davies (HG)
Fabian Delph (HG)
Muhamed Bešić
Kieran Dowell (HG)
Beni Baningime (HG)
Callum Connolly (HG)

Widers
Bernard
Theo Walcott (HG)
Alex Iwobi (HG)
Anthony Gordon
Yannick Bolasie
Josh Bowler (HG)

ST
Richarlison
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (HG)
Moise Kean
Cenk Tosun
Sandro Ramírez

Total players: 32

Players culled so far:7
Schneiderlin, Stekelenburg(OOC), Martina(OOC), Garbutt(OOC), Feeney(OOC), Niasse(OOC), Baines(Retired)

Players purchased so far: 0

Homegrown players: 15

We are in big, big trouble.

 

[messymascot]

Will be doing great if we get 1cb 1 rb 2cm 1rm all starters.

They are exactly what I think we need. 3 Back ups are another CB and RM and obviously a LB now Baines has retired.

 

[Paul Rideout]

Will be doing great if we get 1cb 1 rb 2cm 1rm all starters.

Time to brush off the ‘Loanerton’ or ‘Everloan’ tactics if we’re gonna achieve the required ins

 

[blulouie]

Manager : Carlo Ancelotti

GK
Jordan Pickford (HG)
João Virginia
Jonas Lössl

RB
Séamus Coleman
Jonjoe Kenny (HG)

LB
Lucas Digne

CB
Yerry Mina
Michael Keane (HG)
Mason Holgate (HG)
Jarrad Branthwaite
Lewis Gibson
Matthew Pennington (HG)

DM/CM/AM
André Gomes
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Gylfi Sigurðsson (HG)
Tom Davies (HG)
Fabian Delph (HG)
Muhamed Bešić
Kieran Dowell (HG)
Beni Baningime (HG)
Callum Connolly (HG)

Widers
Bernard
Theo Walcott (HG)
Alex Iwobi (HG)
Anthony Gordon
Yannick Bolasie
Josh Bowler (HG)

ST
Richarlison
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (HG)
Moise Kean
Cenk Tosun
Sandro Ramírez

Total players: 32

Players culled so far:7
Schneiderlin, Stekelenburg(OOC), Martina(OOC), Garbutt(OOC), Feeney(OOC), Niasse(OOC), Baines(Retired)

Players purchased so far: 0

Homegrown players: 15

Some task that

Lossl
Penno
Besic
Dowell
Beni
Connolly
Bolasie
Bowler
Tosun
Sandro
Not part of 1st team=10

Siggy
Delph ?
Bernie
Theo ?
Kenny
Davies ?
Possible sales/loans = 6

Total of 16 from 32

16 /19 ? 1st team players.

And some think it will be 2 or 3 players coming in !?!?!

Mammoth task for Brands this.

 

[jazzy]

Some task that

Lossl
Penno
Besic
Dowell
Beni
Connolly
Bolasie
Bowler
Tosun
Sandro
Not part of 1st team=10

Siggy
Delph ?
Bernie
Theo ?
Kenny
Davies ?
Possible sales/loans = 6

Total of 16 from 32

16 /19 ? 1st team players.

And some think it will be 2 or 3 players coming in !?!?!

Mammoth task for Brands this.

Yep it's crazy.

But even crazier , he's right that we need ( wont though ) to get rid of 16/19 from the squad.

Thanks Walsh and Brands.

 

[Zatara]

Some task that

Lossl
Penno
Besic
Dowell
Beni
Connolly
Bolasie
Bowler
Tosun
Sandro
Not part of 1st team=10

Siggy
Delph ?
Bernie
Theo ?
Kenny
Davies ?
Possible sales/loans = 6

Total of 16 from 32

16 /19 ? 1st team players.

And some think it will be 2 or 3 players coming in !?!?!

Mammoth task for Brands this.

Ive posted also that if 16 go out then we only need 3 or 4 top players in and we immediately look far superior.

Add in 3 u21s to fill the squad and were set.

 

[jazzy]

Ive posted also that if 16 go out then we only need 3 or 4 top players in and we immediately look far superior.

Add in 3 u21s to fill the squad and were set.

Inconceivable that we will shift 16 players in 1 window. Even the great Architect can't do that.

 

[Zatara]

Inconceivable that we will shift 16 players in 1 window. Even the great Architect can't do that.

11 who were on loan last season + 5 in the first team.

 

[jazzy]

11 who were on loan last season + 5 in the first team.

So what - it won't happen.