With Aguerd likely coming in, I'd be happy with Diop leaving. I wouldn't be happy with any of the others leaving right now.
You'd be happy if Masuaku wasn't upgraded on?
That’s not what I said. I wouldn’t be happy with Masuaku leaving right now, because we have Cresswell and nothing else at left back. I wouldn’t be happy with Diop leaving, but it seems we already have a replacement.
I definitely don’t think all of the players Luke mentioned should be replaced this summer, because of the reasons I said.
I agree that having too many coming in is far from ideal, but Masuaku surely has nothing left to offer; he looked a liability whenever he played this season.
I doubt Benrahma will go, despite not seeming to be one that Moyes is overly keen on, although Vlasic showed little in his few opportunities; if a big enough offer came in it wouldn't be dreadful to move him on, but with as many as we already need to come in I suspect he'll be given a full pre-season and maybe will be given another season.
We need a new LB although Aguerd can play LFB I believe if needs be. If Diop goes & Ogbonna leaves does that mean another CH? CDM, CAM plus two strikers, one of whom needs to be a proper CF whilst the other one could be someone who is able to play across the frontline. Not extensive but it would be great if we invested in some real money in quality additions in one or two of those purchases.
I would definitely keep Benni. He has not realised his potential with us quite just yet but he is a good player and brings creativity which can be very difficult to find. I think he needs work on his final ball/decision making and find some consistency, but he is definitely a highly talented player.
Diop and Masuaku can leave in my view, whilst Vlasic I am happy to let leave if we are not going to play him in a more central position, although I do believe he hasmore to give than we have seen so far.
Personally, I feel Benrahma is a player where the stats make him look better than he actually is. His goals/assists this season actually look quite promising but I actually feel his all round performance levels are down on the 2020/21 season. I am happy for him to stay but wouldn’t be shocked to see him move on. There are so many moments in games where he just isn’t quite good enough (possession, decision-making, pass, execution). Considering where we want to be (pushing the top four potentially), I am not sure he’s a part of that.
Feel sorry for Vlasic. If Moyes doesn’t play him in the correct position he’s never likely to be impressive. He’ll probably go to get more playing time, but just hope signings this summer are bought to play in their best position(s), ideally.
What could've been, looked perfect for the Prem but didn't develop fully, never quite had the game intelligence for the CB role despite having all the physical tools
There are some reports that we might either hang onto Diop as there are concerns about Oggy's fitness or we will let him go if a decent offer is submitted which will probably result in a cheaper CH being sourced as cover. Of course if Ogbonna recovers fully then it's back to Plan A.
There are some reports that we might either hang onto Diop as there are concerns about Oggy's fitness or we will let him go if a decent offer is submitted which will probably result in a cheaper CH being sourced as cover. Of course if Ogbonna recovers fully then it's back to Plan A.
Hmmmm ….. We might let him go or hang on to him. I think that covers all choices
Sonny Pekrins apparently going to run his contract down as we can't agree terms
Obviously youth often don't turn out....but it is worrying how we've let it get to this position...hes been amazing for the U23 this season and has been highly rated in the academy
Sonny Pekrins apparently going to run his contract down as we can't agree terms
Obviously youth often don't turn out....but it is worrying how we've let it get to this position...hes been amazing for the U23 this season and has been highly rated in the academy
Really disappointed in this situation
If we can’t agree terms I can only assume he’s got unreasonable demands. We’ve learned what can happen with too much too soon in the past, and I’m ok with us learning from that.
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Think that, unless we can recoup £20mil or more for either Vlasic or Bennie they should stay
Gk: Arreola, Fab, Randolph
FB: Coufal, Cresswell, Johnson, New LB
CB: Zouma, Aguerd, Dawson, Diop/Oggy
CM: Rice, Soucek, Lanzini, New CM
AM: Bowen, Fornals, Bennie, Vlasic, New AM
CF: Antonio, New CF
Aguerd and arreola would be a great start two very good additions who go into the first XI
New LB, CM and CF still on the agenda....and I hope that for all 3 positions we target someone who comes in directly as a starter
Think a new attacking mid/winger would also be good to have, someone on the left that can do what Bowen does on the right
#Push pineapple shake the tree
Thats for me omitting to see the cornetto before I posted it
I definitely don’t think all of the players Luke mentioned should be replaced this summer, because of the reasons I said.
I doubt Benrahma will go, despite not seeming to be one that Moyes is overly keen on, although Vlasic showed little in his few opportunities; if a big enough offer came in it wouldn't be dreadful to move him on, but with as many as we already need to come in I suspect he'll be given a full pre-season and maybe will be given another season.
Diop and Masuaku can leave in my view, whilst Vlasic I am happy to let leave if we are not going to play him in a more central position, although I do believe he hasmore to give than we have seen so far.
Feel sorry for Vlasic. If Moyes doesn’t play him in the correct position he’s never likely to be impressive. He’ll probably go to get more playing time, but just hope signings this summer are bought to play in their best position(s), ideally.
Think Zinchenko gets exposed as a LB when he's at a team that can't control games like City do.....
Ake I think is a top defender, but he is a CB not a LB
Ake IMO an improvement on Diop
What could've been, looked perfect for the Prem but didn't develop fully, never quite had the game intelligence for the CB role despite having all the physical tools
Think £10m-£12m is about what we could hope for
I think that covers all choices
Obviously youth often don't turn out....but it is worrying how we've let it get to this position...hes been amazing for the U23 this season and has been highly rated in the academy
Really disappointed in this situation