Transfer Rumours Summer '23 Transfer Thread

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I've wondered if because of the attacking capabilities of Christie and Vinagre, we would be better suited playing 5 at the back with the emphasis on C & V bombing forward
GK
Jones Mcloughlin Greaves
Christie_________________________Vinagre
Seri Slater
Traore
Delap_________Estupinan

In fact, I've just given myself a bonk on looking at this!!!!​

This is a good first team, but would need an increase in squad depth to work. Those 3 CBs aren't going to go a full season without injury/suspension, so then you are bringing in Smith and have no other back ups.

You might as well sign a couple more wingers and then you can stick to the system Rosie has been preparing.
 
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This is a good first team, but would need an increase in squad depth to work. Those 3 CBs aren't going to go a full season without injury/suspension, so then you are bringing in Smith and have no other back ups.

You might as well sign a couple more wingers and then you can stick to the system Rosie has been preparing.
You can always be more flexible and switch to back 4 if one centre back is missing
 
You can always be more flexible and switch to back 4 if one centre back is missing

You can, but then squad availability defines your tactics, which I don't think is a good place to be.

If we were to play a back three I'd want 5 experienced CBs so that a change in system only comes about when there is a serious suspension/injury problem or you want to play differently because of the opposition.

When Steve Bruce used a back three we had McShane, Faye, Hobbs, Chester, Bruce and we used all of them regularly.
 
You can, but then squad availability defines your tactics, which I don't think is a good place to be.

If we were to play a back three I'd want 5 experienced CBs so that a change in system only comes about when there is a serious suspension/injury problem or you want to play differently because of the opposition.

When Steve Bruce used a back three we had McShane, Faye, Hobbs, Chester, Bruce and we used all of them regularly.
Can we afford 5 experienced centre backs even if they would come as backups?
 
So far it feels to me that we've just thrown the dice with our signings.

Liam Delap - Everyone seems to talk him up but he ain't scored many goals.
Jason Lokilo - A wandering minstrel. Can we get a tune out of him?
Rúben Vinagre - Potential good signing so long as you don't talk to any Everton fans about him, or HFFP.
Aaron Connolly - No explanation needed.


Remains to be seen whether we can get Yahtzee or not.
FTFY Ernie
 
Coyle can use his left and right foot on crosses
Christie seems to hop around to get comfortable

Think they're both pretty two footed to be fair. Both scored goals for us with their left feet which must be unusual for right backs.