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Agree thats pretty well rounded in attributes, not sure how quick Alderete is, but if we play deep shouldnt too much of a worry

Really nice to see Reinildo at LB on Saturday could be a steal on a Free

Taking everything into consideration, fee/wages/experience, he's probably my favourite signing so far ...

... if CIrkin gets his act together we're covered in that area.
 
Not worried about the lack of pace in defence. Teams like Brentford and Everton have managed alright without it over the years.

Only becomes a problem if you want to play a high aggressive line, which we probably won't the vast majority of the time
Ballard and Alderete are made for games like City/Liverpool where they will barely touch the ball unless its to head/kick it away
 
Do you reckon, given we have gone quite cheap on this CB, there might be another one coming.

I really want a statement of intent in a defensive signing and I haven't seen it yet like I have in the midfield.
Yep i think we will be after a real quality CB to go alongside him - bade been strongly linked still and he's a different level.

I think we will go big on 2 more signings at least then use a loan on another forward option
 
Taking everything into consideration, fee/wages/experience, he's probably my favourite signing so far ...

... if CIrkin gets his act together we're covered in that area.

The signings in that position have intrigued me. Yes we needed cover with Cirkin and all others who can cover there injured so Reinildo made sense but then signing Masuaku was the one that threw me. Is Cirkin further away from being fully fit than we thought? Bringing another LB in then allows him to get up to speed with no pressure (which makes sense) but what happens when he's fit? Is it between him, Masuaku or Reinildo who plays? Is there no agreement on a new contract with Cirkin and this is in preparation for when he leaves? I noticed Masuaku can play left midfield - is he cover forthere when required? All this thinking is doing my head in - I'll just leave it to RLB and see what happens
 
So with a week to go I make the squad

Goalkeepers
Roef, Patto, Moore

Right Back
Hume, Huggins

Centre Back
Ballard, Alderete, 09, Seelt, Alese, Hjelde, Johnson, Triantis

Left Back
Mandava, Masuaku, Cirkin

Right Wing
Talbi, Roberts

Centre Midfield
Xhaka, Diarra, Sadiki, Le Fee, Rigg, Neil, H Jones, Browne

Left Wing
Adingra, Mundle

Forwards
Mayenda, Isidor, Guiu, Abdullahi
 
The signings in that position have intrigued me. Yes we needed cover with Cirkin and all others who can cover there injured so Reinildo made sense but then signing Masuaku was the one that threw me. Is Cirkin further away from being fully fit than we thought? Bringing another LB in then allows him to get up to speed with no pressure (which makes sense) but what happens when he's fit? Is it between him, Masuaku or Reinildo who plays? Is there no agreement on a new contract with Cirkin and this is in preparation for when he leaves? I noticed Masuaku can play left midfield - is he cover forthere when required? All this thinking is doing my head in - I'll just leave it to RLB and see what happens

It's impossible to work out what plans RLB has until the end of the window.

We could see almost a team full of players leave, sold or on loan, so we've currently no idea if we're being honest.

There's quite a few players on that thin line between stay or go ...

... one thing's sure, we're bringing in players who can comfortably play in two or more positions.

Whether that's by detailed design or good fortune is difficult to work out.
 
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