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This is not a thread to debate which players to sign – there’s a perfectly good Transfer section for that – but it is a thread to look at the current squad options, and the constraints on Poch to change the playing staff (like most managers)
With the first PL match 2 weeks away, its certainly time to see how the squad is shaping up (I've assumed that either N'Koudou arrives with N'Jie leaving or that N'Jie stays).
Our squad (with youngsters on Australia tour in brackets) :
GK (2) - Lloris, Vorm, (plus McGee, Glover)
FB (5) Walker (A), Rose (C), Davies (A), Yedlin, Tripper, (plus Walker-Peters)
CB (3) Vertonghen, Alerweireld, Wimmer, (plus Carter-Vickers, Ball, Walkes)
CM (5) Dier, Wanyama, Dembele, Mason (C), Carroll (C), (Plus Winks, Amos)
AM (7) Lamela, Chadli, Eriksen, Alli (u21), Onomah (u21), Son, N’Koudou (u21)/Njie, (Plus Edwards, Miller)
FWD (2) Kane (C), Janssen, (Plus Harrison)
Total – 24 players (Plus 11 players in brackets)
Others : Fazio, Bentaleb (u21), Pritchard (C)
Squad Composition :
Club trained (Rose, Mason, Carroll, Kane) = 4
Other FA Club Trained (Walker, Davies, Trippier) = 3
Overseas Trained (Lloris, Vorm, Yedlin, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Dier, Wimmer, Wanyama, Dembele, Lamela, Chadli, Eriksen, Son, Janssen) = 14
Under 21’s (Onomah, Alli, N'Koudou) = 3
All 11 of the younger players in brackets who were included on the Australia tour 2016 count as u21 players, and in time would count as ‘Club Trained’
With Poch being on record that Bentaleb, Pritchard and Fazio being on his list of players to leave, no point in debating these further, but it does mean that we have only 4 Club Trained players over the age of 21 and its therefore probably unlikely any of these will leave this season in order to bring in an overseas trained player – although with a number of u21 players who would be Club Trained once they get to age 21 the club is well placed for the long term.
Overall seems Poch has a pretty complete squad with any weaknesses covered by the youngsters who were on the Australian tour and being auditioned by Poch for possible first team action.
With the first PL match 2 weeks away, its certainly time to see how the squad is shaping up (I've assumed that either N'Koudou arrives with N'Jie leaving or that N'Jie stays).
Our squad (with youngsters on Australia tour in brackets) :
GK (2) - Lloris, Vorm, (plus McGee, Glover)
FB (5) Walker (A), Rose (C), Davies (A), Yedlin, Tripper, (plus Walker-Peters)
CB (3) Vertonghen, Alerweireld, Wimmer, (plus Carter-Vickers, Ball, Walkes)
CM (5) Dier, Wanyama, Dembele, Mason (C), Carroll (C), (Plus Winks, Amos)
AM (7) Lamela, Chadli, Eriksen, Alli (u21), Onomah (u21), Son, N’Koudou (u21)/Njie, (Plus Edwards, Miller)
FWD (2) Kane (C), Janssen, (Plus Harrison)
Total – 24 players (Plus 11 players in brackets)
Others : Fazio, Bentaleb (u21), Pritchard (C)
Squad Composition :
Club trained (Rose, Mason, Carroll, Kane) = 4
Other FA Club Trained (Walker, Davies, Trippier) = 3
Overseas Trained (Lloris, Vorm, Yedlin, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Dier, Wimmer, Wanyama, Dembele, Lamela, Chadli, Eriksen, Son, Janssen) = 14
Under 21’s (Onomah, Alli, N'Koudou) = 3
All 11 of the younger players in brackets who were included on the Australia tour 2016 count as u21 players, and in time would count as ‘Club Trained’
With Poch being on record that Bentaleb, Pritchard and Fazio being on his list of players to leave, no point in debating these further, but it does mean that we have only 4 Club Trained players over the age of 21 and its therefore probably unlikely any of these will leave this season in order to bring in an overseas trained player – although with a number of u21 players who would be Club Trained once they get to age 21 the club is well placed for the long term.
Overall seems Poch has a pretty complete squad with any weaknesses covered by the youngsters who were on the Australian tour and being auditioned by Poch for possible first team action.
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