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18 Sep 2024 15:01:36
We have 12 attacking players for 4 places.
Who would you start, who would you sub on and who is for the squad?
I have no idea. So, am going on PL track record, then goals last year. Would love your thoughts.
START
Cornet, Lallana, Dibling, Diaz
SUB
Fraser, Fernandes, Armstrong, Archer
SQUAD
Sulemana, Stewart, Onuachu, Ameyaw
Or a curveball comeback story:
Sulemana. Dibling Ameyaw Onuachu
15 Sep 2024 08:14:57
I propose we seriously shake it up against Everton and experiment. It's a free roll of the dice.
Ramsdale
KWP. ABK. THB. Taylor
Downes. Ugochukwu
Sugawara Dibling. Ameyaw
Onuachu
SUBS
Fernandes for Ugochukwu
Lallana for Dibling
Cornet/Fraser for Ameyaw
Armstrong for Sugawara
Stewart/Diaz for Onuachu
Two young CBs but Ramsdale, KWP and Taylor add experience around them. Two solid DMs.
Sugawara, Dibling and Ameyaw have been the players to get me on the edge of my seat, so let's throw the kitchen sink and experiment.
Diaz, AA, Archer and Stewart have fallen short so let's give Onuachu a go and get balls in the box.
14 Sep 2024 14:41:51
Frustrating result and penalty miss but I saw three big positives.
1. Better Starting 11. Managed to get Fernandes, Ugochukwu and Dibling in the side
2. Standout Performers - Thought Dibling, Ramsdale and Sugawara were excellent.
3. Positive Tweaks - No suicidal passes, we took players on and Stewart gave us a target man.
We need to improve our mentality, physicality and finishing. I would also like to see ABK given a shot and a 4 2 3 1.
Poor result but a step in the right direction overall and glad RM showed some flexibility.
29 Aug 2024 14:05:47
A starting 11 of
Ramsdale
Kwp, abk, bellis, bednarek, sugarawa
Fernandes, ugachukwu, downes
Diaz, archer/alberto
Maybe enough to be competitive but obviously dependant on how fernandes, ugachukwu and possibly alberto would adapt against actual prem quality. But would give me hope and positivity!
Unfortunately I don't think abk gets near the starting 11 for whatever Martins reasons maybe. I also fear he is overly loyal to smallbone, Stephens and AA who for me will never be prem standard. Most worryingly if any of that back 5 were to be long term injured we are in a world of trouble. Wood, Edwards, bree (screamer aside lol) would get absolutely destroyed in the prem and struggled to even cope with Cardiff reserves. If we can keep that 11 fit with likes of dibling, edozie, amo etc on bench I think we have a shout. So pray for injury gods to be kind and martin to occasionally mix it up (we can hope) and let's have a go at staying in the promised land!
21 Aug 2024 12:11:10
Now Fernandes is confirmed, I don't believe we are now strongly linked with any incomings at this moment in time. Assuming our chest is empty, and we need to sell to buy (as was said before we just spent £30m!), I'm expecting the following departures.
- Mara is gone for £10m - that'll cover Fernandes
- Bree I can't see playing for us, can we get £2m for him?
- Alcaraz I'd like to keep if we can't get £18m+ for him, but that could help fund a replacement (don't know who tho)
- Larios is off on loan or possibly permanently apparently
- Lis nearly out the door for £3m or so. Also Lumley? Martin clearly isn't going to play him except in an emergency.
- Edozie, does he have a future with us? If not, at a big loss granted, could we get £4-6m to get rid?
- Then there's Tall Paul. If we could get him sold for £8m or so, take it - hopefully a deal that comes through on or near deadline day.
- only other one is Sulemana. I like a bit of an X factor but he is so frustrating. World beater in our final game before relegation but nothing since. Who knows. I'd like to keep him.
Those departures would trim our squad to a sensible size of about 25 as we'd want, and we obviously need a goalie coming in.
The deadwood going could raise £20m or so, maybe nearer £35m if Charly goes.
A proper keeper will cost us £10m if we were to look overseas, or nearer £20m for someone in the PL. That then leaves one chunk for one quality player. And I think that depends on Alcaraz. If he goes, there may just be enough if they really do want O'Riley.
If not, I think and hope that just a keeper remains to be found, as it'll be deemed we have sufficient cover elsewhere.
Deep down, I fear that Martin is going to stick with McCarthy - his third choice in the championship last season - and that will make survival even tougher.
16 Jul 2024 08:19:38
I asked Chat GPT to pick our new team, based on our squad and transfer rumours.
What do you think?
ChatGPT
Goalkeeper:
Aaron Ramsdale
Defenders (3):
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Jan Bednarek
Jack Stephens
Midfielders (5):
Yukinari Sugawara (Right Wing-Back)
Flynn Downes (Defensive Midfield)
Matt O'Riley (Central Midfield)
Carlos Alcaraz (Central Midfield)
Ryan Manning (Left Wing-Back)
Forwards (2):
Ben Brereton Díaz
Adam Armstrong
Key Bench Options:
Gavin Bazunu (GK)
Charlie Taylor (Defender)
Nathan Wood. (Defender)
Ronnie Edwards (Defender)
Adam Lallana (Midfielder)
Joe Aribo (Midfielder)
Ryan Fraser (Winger)
Kamaldeen Sulemana (Forward)
Jack Clarke (Winger/Forward)
20 Apr 2024 10:20:34
Plotted up at the Village Hotel in Cardiff looking forward to the first of our 'cup finals'.
I'm guessing his starting team will be:
Alex
KWP, Bednarek, THB, Manning
Brooks, Downes, Stuart Armstrong, Aribo
Adams, Adam Armstrong
It's hard not to go with that but I do feel Fraser will be needed at some point.
Any thoughts on this?
24 Sep 2023 11:10:10
Apparently RM not playing Alcaraz because he doesn't trust him! GREAT.
24 Sep 2023 08:44:38
I am wondering if a formation change can get us out the rut
Go 4 4 2 - let Stu, Edozie and Sulemana run at them with Charles adding protection. Get some width and pace down the channels, if Adams is misfiring even put Alcaraz or Sulemana up top to get our best players on the pitch. Stu as captain.
KWP. THB/Stephens Bednarek Manning
Sulemana. Charles. Stu. Edozie
Alcaraz. Adams/Armstrong
I am clutching at straws. Let me know your thoughts.
13 Sep 2023 14:15:20
Team to play Leicester city
Bazunu
KWP HB Bedrenek Holgate Larois
Alcaraz, Charles Downes
Frazer Adams Sulemana