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If we're talking first team, if picked as we all would like to see, then on paper yes.
But in reality we all know things can be different. Paulinho could end up a Juan Seba Veron. Soldado a Moritentes, Chadli a Marin etc.. We just don't know.
Losing Bale though, would be a huge loss because I feel he will knit the new players together as he is such a driving force. All these potential changes to players and system could actually destabilise us - not make us better.
In the last 6 seasons we have only won our opening game once, that's a joke and shows up a real issue with the way in which we prepare. I can't help but feel, even despite breaking transfer records, we are currently massively destabilised.
I agree, it's just hard to know at this stage. The biggest shame has been to be able to try and gel this team together with any pre season games. Ok, Soldado only just signed but it's unfortunate that we haven't been able to get Sandro to work with Dembele and Paulinho/Parker for instance in the midfield 3 with Chadli and Lennon out wide plus whatever striker we have available. Then it would just be a case of slotting a few players into a system we've already become a bit accustomed to.
It's annoying because we've made some great acquisitions and it feels like we have such a good squad of players yet for whatever reason we haven't got all those players out on the pitch in this pre season.