25 Man Squad, 13/14 Season. Manager: Mourinho. GK: Cech, Hilario, Turnbull. RB: Azpilicueta, Ferreira. CB: Terry, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Hutchinson. LB: A.Cole, Bertrand. CM: Lampard, Ramires, Mikel, Fellaini, De Bruyne, Essien. AM: Mata, Oscar, Hazard, Moses, Marin. ST: Cavani, Demba Ba. 1st Team: Cech, Azpiliceuta, Ivanovic, Terry, A.Cole, Fellaini, Luiz, Hazard, Mata, Oscar, Cavani. Subs: Turnbull, Cahill, Lampard, Ramires, De Bruyne, Moses, Demba Ba. - Loan Out - Courtois, Blackman, Kalas, Chalobah, McEachran, Thorgan Hazard, Piazon, Bamford, Lukaku. Sell - Romeu, Malouda, Kakuta, Benayoun, Torres. Sign - Cavani, Fellaini, Mourinho. ( Hutchinson, Essien, De Bruyne return from loan ) Thoughts?
I think we'll sign another CB. Plus we need 3 strikers, we can't do another season with just 2 again, ideally I want Lukaku to be used.
I believe Turnbull,Hillario,Hutchinson and Ferriera are all out of contract. We have signed Wallace a rb. Petr Cech (30) - June 2016 Branislav Ivanovic (28) - June 2016 Ashley Cole (32) - June 2014 David Luiz (25) - June 2017 Oriol Romeu (21) - June 2015 Ramires (25) - June 2017 Frank Lampard (34) - June 2014 Fernando Torres (28) - June 2016 Juan Mata (24) - June 2016 Oscar (21) - June 2017 John Obi Mikel (25) - June 2017 Victor Moses (22) - June 2017 Florent Malouda (32) - June 2013 OUT Eden Hazard (22) - June 2017 Paulo Ferreira (34) - June 2013 OUT Marko Marin (23) - June 2017 Ross Turnbull (28) - June 2013 OUT Gary Cahill (27) - June 2017 John Terry (32) - June 2014 Cesar Azpilicueta (23) - June 2017 Demba Ba (27) - June 2016 Yossi Benayoun (32) - June 2013 OUT Ryan Bertrand (23) - June 2017 Henrique Hilario (37) - June 2013 OUT Nathan Ake (17) - June 2015 Michael Essien (30) - June 2015 Kevin de Bruyne (21) - June 2017 Romelu Lukaku (19) - June 2016 Josh McEachran (19) - June 2016 Lucas Piazon (19) - June 2017 Thibaut Courtois (20) - June 2016 Nathaniel Chalobah (18) - June 2014 Tomas Kalas (19) - June 2014 Gael Kakuta (21) - June 2015 Jeffrey Bruma (20) - June 2014 Patrick van Aanholt (22) - June 2015 Kenneth Omeruo (19) - June 2017 Thorgan Hazard (19) - June 2016
Not bitching but why do you have to be realistic? You do have a lot of money to spend...very few players are not affordable for you. Like I said... I ain't complaining or bitching...you lot were a decent team winning trophies before the money rolled in and it's your money so you can spend it on who you like.
I think we will lose Hilario or Turnbull, Ferriera, Essien, Malouda ,Benayoun, Demba Ba, and Terry. Don't think we'll get Fellaini, or Cavani. De Bruyne depends on deal with his Loan club for striker, and he might be loaned as part of deal. Chalobah and Lukaku to return and hopefully Piazon. We need 1 x Striker 2 x CDs 1 x controlling midfielder.
No way will Terry leave! Ferreira & Essien may go but if Mourinho is coming in I think he'll want them in the squad, only for some back up and experience. By realistic I mean what people think the squad honestly might be.
We'll see. Don't think Jose will keep players just because they did the business for him 6 years ago. He might be a great manager but even he cannot put life back into worn out bodies. Ashley Cole, Petr Cech and Lampard are the only 3 of the "old Guard" still playing at a consistent level, and all 3 have had contract extensions.
If you want a realistic squad, then only Malouda, Benayoun, Ferriera, Turnbull and Hilario are out. Torres will not leave, and to be honest, I believe Ba is far more likely to leave. I reckon Essien will be a squaddy next year. If I could predict a squad for next year perhaps I'd go with (ignoring major signings apart from the probably certain Schurle deal): Torres Hazard Mata Schurle Oscar Romeu Azpi Luiz Ivan Cole Cech Subs - Blackman, Cahill, Terry, Lampard, Ramires, De Bruyne, Lukaku. I don't think Cavani is realistic. Fellaini perhaps? Though I'm not convinced.
