Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
Is Anderson an 8? He's been lots of things so far - I'm not sure what his best position is?
Current state of the squad
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robboisagenius
Youth Team
Think he said his preferred position was a 10, but he was also comfortable playing an 8 or out on the left. Very useful addition with lots of potential.
Collymore!
Grenville Morris
From what I’ve read in most places, his pre-season, and from a geordie supporting mate, he’s preferably an 8.
Doesn’t matter anyway, point was a squad number 10 would be a position we could utilise if someone became available.
Doesn’t matter anyway, point was a squad number 10 would be a position we could utilise if someone became available.
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
Sheff Utd created chances though - they were an attacking side.
If you want to go all statistics then Brereton actually underachieved his predicted xG last season. I just don't think he brings anything to the table for us, and back to my original point that I made first - he has consistently got the hump when he's been a backup.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
Yeah that's a fair one. Like most players he'll be happier playing - perhaps that's why folk expect us to go big on a striker? I still don't, and while I don't see us getting Brereton I wouldn't be at all surprised to see us in for Akpom again...
It's Baggio
John Robertson
Considering he was playing in a terrible team (comfortably bottom in pretty much every attacking metric), Brereton's 'data' stacks up pretty well from last season. Not sure he's someone we should be looking at though unless we get towards the bottom of the barrel.
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Deleted member 4346
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8 seems his best fit for me.
Probably not quite got the spark for 10, not enough of a disrupter at 6 and lacks the pace/directness to play on the wing.
At 8 he provides a bit of everything.
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Yep.
He’s far from clinical. He’s not scaring any PL defence.
He can ‘do a job’. That’s all
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
I hope this is as accurate your Murillo sale talk.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
I haven't been blown away by what I've seen so far, though he works very hard and looks to get on the front foot. So far he reminds me a little of a more attack minded and technical Yates. No bad thing, though I expected to see more of him running at/committing people based on the bits I'd read.
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I’d place him a couple of levels above Yates. As you say he’s much better technically and wants to receive and move on the ball in tighter areas.
He’s a tidy player with a great workrate.
I think if Sangare can be what we hope he is then either Anderson or Danillo will work well alongside him.
SouthManchesterTree
Viv Anderson
So do I!
Delighted Murillo appears to be staying, and hope Taiwo stays injury free all season. We can’t assume this will happen though, so another striker is needed IMO
valspoodle
Ian Bowyer
Agree, the need for a striker grows ever more inportant. Not only because we look toothless, but because, although there is time to go, the window is not open for ever and as yet there appears no target on the horizon.
We've already tried that one and decided not to play him.
I'm not Chelsea will be in a rush to loan us someone else this summer.
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That's on cooper.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
4231 squad:
GK: Selz, Miguel
RB: Williams, Moreira
RCB: Milenkovic, Boly
LCB: Murillo, Omobamidele
LB: Aina, Toffolo
RCM: Sangare, Yates
LCM: Danilo, Dominguez
RW: Elanga, ???
AM: MGW, Anderson
LW: CHO, ???
ST: ???, Awoniyi, Wood
Potentially losing 2 (Selz and Omobamidele), and needing to buy anywhere between 3 and 5 new players.
3412 squad:
GK: Selz, Miguel
RCB: Omobamidele, ???
CB: Milenkovic, Boly
LCB: Murillo, ???
RWB: Willaims, Aina
RCM: Sangare, Yates
LCM: Danilo, Dominguez
LWB: ???, ???
AM: MGW, Anderson
STR: Awoniyi, Wood
STL: ???, ???
Potentially losing 2 (Selz and Omobamidele), and needing to buy anywhere between 6 and 8 new players.
Based on that I'd be really surprised if we lined up in a three at the back this year, there's just too much work to do in the market to close the gaps we have. Much easier to just buy one good winger (on the right, if Anderson can deputise on the left) and a striker - that'd be enough to go into the new season with if we're going 4-2-3-1, maybe pickup another winger in the loan market.
GK: Selz, Miguel
RB: Williams, Moreira
RCB: Milenkovic, Boly
LCB: Murillo, Omobamidele
LB: Aina, Toffolo
RCM: Sangare, Yates
LCM: Danilo, Dominguez
RW: Elanga, ???
AM: MGW, Anderson
LW: CHO, ???
ST: ???, Awoniyi, Wood
Potentially losing 2 (Selz and Omobamidele), and needing to buy anywhere between 3 and 5 new players.
3412 squad:
GK: Selz, Miguel
RCB: Omobamidele, ???
CB: Milenkovic, Boly
LCB: Murillo, ???
RWB: Willaims, Aina
RCM: Sangare, Yates
LCM: Danilo, Dominguez
LWB: ???, ???
AM: MGW, Anderson
STR: Awoniyi, Wood
STL: ???, ???
Potentially losing 2 (Selz and Omobamidele), and needing to buy anywhere between 6 and 8 new players.
Based on that I'd be really surprised if we lined up in a three at the back this year, there's just too much work to do in the market to close the gaps we have. Much easier to just buy one good winger (on the right, if Anderson can deputise on the left) and a striker - that'd be enough to go into the new season with if we're going 4-2-3-1, maybe pickup another winger in the loan market.
Monkman
Jack Burkitt
Agree Maxi that we're much closer to a back 4 squad than a back 3 squad. But it's Sels, not Selz 
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
It's the z in his first name that gets me every time.Agree Maxi that we're much closer to a back 4 squad than a back 3 squad. But it's Sels, not Selz
I suspect I'll carry on being ignorant in a sort of Ben Osbourjne nostalgia.
valspoodle
Ian Bowyer
Once upon a time, naming our sports stars was easy. It was all John Smith and Harry Bloggs stuff, now it's all over the place. Sometimes wondering if they are playing jokes on us!
Major Oak Morgan
Viv Anderson
Why might we be losing Omo? Have I missed something?
Red Ray's Redlist
Viv Anderson
And Sels?
We need to concentrate on the areas we desperately need. A promising striker, a promising right winger, a first choice left footed left back and a left centre back as cover for Murillo.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
Just an opinion that he might end up being loaned out, depends on FFP wiggle room and whether we identify anyone else.
Indored
First Team Squad
We need to make sure the midfielders start to all chip in with a few goals, some long range shots would help. The talent is there, just need to use it properly.
If we can do this we will not be so reliant on the guys up front, of course they can carry on hitting the back of the net too.
Think we tend to dither too long on chances instead of concentrating on hitting the target straight away, many deflections go in every week, but only if you get the shot off
If we can do this we will not be so reliant on the guys up front, of course they can carry on hitting the back of the net too.
Think we tend to dither too long on chances instead of concentrating on hitting the target straight away, many deflections go in every week, but only if you get the shot off