Goats squad analysis thread 2025/6

And here we go, The rebuild starts here.

Manager : David Moyes

Goalkeepers (1)
Jordan Pickford (HG)

Right Backs (1)
Nathan Patterson

Left Backs (1)
Vitaliy Mykolenko

Centre Backs (3)
Jarrad Branthwaite (HG)
James Tarkowski (HG)
Jake O'Brien

Midfield (4)
James Garner (HG)
Tim Iroegbunam (UA)
Iliman Ndiaye (HG)
Harrison Armstrong (UA)

Wide Forwards (1)
Dwight McNeil (HG)

Strikers (2)
Beto
Youssef Chermiti (UA)

Total players: 13

Players purchased so far:

Players culled so far: 15

Virginia(OOC), Begovic(OOC), Coleman(OOC), Young(OOC),Keane(OOC),Gueye(OOC),Doucs(OOC),DCL(OOC),Holgate(OOC), Maupay?,
Alcaraz(LR),Harrison(LR),Lindstrom(LR),Broja(LR),Mangala(LR)


Non-HG players: 3
Home-grown players: 6
Under-age players : 4


Well that's just terrifying really isn't it.
Tim no longer UA
 

Hi Goat. Big fan of your work!

For my OCD - would you consider changing N’Diaye to a wide forward? He’s much more a forward than a midfielder.

Thanks muchly.

Just can second that, maybe it would be an idea to split the category midfield into defensive and attacking.

I think Moyes stays with 4-2-3-1 for the majority.
 
Tim no longer UA
Manager : David Moyes

Goalkeepers (1)
Jordan Pickford (HG)

Right Backs (1)
Nathan Patterson

Left Backs (1)
Vitaliy Mykolenko

Centre Backs (3)
Jarrad Branthwaite (HG)
James Tarkowski (HG)
Jake O'Brien

Midfield (3)
James Garner (HG)
Tim Iroegbunam (HG)
Harrison Armstrong (UA)

Forwards (2)
Dwight McNeil (HG)
Iliman Ndiaye (HG)

Strikers (2)
Beto
Youssef Chermiti (UA)

Total players: 13

Players purchased so far:

Players culled so far: 15

Virginia(OOC), Begovic(OOC), Coleman(OOC), Young(OOC),Keane(OOC),Gueye(OOC),Doucs(OOC),DCL(OOC),Holgate(OOC), Maupay?,
Alcaraz(LR),Harrison(LR),Lindstrom(LR),Broja(LR),Mangala(LR)


Non-HG players: 4
Home-grown players: 7
Under-age players : 2
 
What is James Garner? Armstrong? Tim?

All quite young lads, but are they 8s or 6s?

Yeah, for now, its midfield.

Garner can cover multiple positions, but I think we should keep it simple and put main position, and this is 6 or 8s for them surely. For me it didn't fit to put Ndiaye in the same category as the others, as he's clearly a 10 or winger.

I think now you put him wide, it fits better.
 

Feels like we're putting a lot of stock in Armstrong?

Don't get me wrong I hope he's great but are we going to be relying on him to provide significant contributions in the PL next year?
 
And here we go, The rebuild starts here.

Well that's just terrifying really isn't it.
Because we have so many OOC, they have the right to expect a signing on bonus, from anyone, including us, as their book value is added to the 'going concern' of product on whichever clubs roster of assets they transfer to. Even if they stay here, we'd have to sweeten the signing on.

Sound scary? It is, it'd cost us millions to keep the 10 ooc we're about to lose.

Even free transfers get a sweetener. We are so knackered. And a lot of us are taking Gana staying on as a given.

Knackered.
 
Feels like we're putting a lot of stock in Armstrong?

Don't get me wrong I hope he's great but are we going to be relying on him to provide significant contributions in the PL next year?
I fully expect him to go back on loan again next season, unless things go really badly in the window or hes more along than I think.

So personally, im not.
 
I fully expect him to go back on loan again next season, unless things go really badly in the window or hes more along than I think.

So personally, im not.
Be nice if we could use the PSV connection to put a couple of players into pressure situations near the top of a top european league. PSV will be defending champions. I acknowledge we are not exactly drowning in top potential youngsters gasping for regular first team football.
 

Manager : David Moyes

Goalkeepers (1)
Jordan Pickford (HG)

Right Backs (1)
Nathan Patterson

Left Backs (1)
Vitaliy Mykolenko

Centre Backs (3)
Jarrad Branthwaite (HG)
James Tarkowski (HG)
Jake O'Brien

Midfield (3)
James Garner (HG)
Tim Iroegbunam (HG)
Harrison Armstrong (UA)

Forwards (2)
Dwight McNeil (HG)
Iliman Ndiaye (HG)

Strikers (2)
Beto
Youssef Chermiti (UA)

Total players: 13

Players purchased so far:

Players culled so far: 15

Virginia(OOC), Begovic(OOC), Coleman(OOC), Young(OOC),Keane(OOC),Gueye(OOC),Doucs(OOC),DCL(OOC),Holgate(OOC), Maupay?,
Alcaraz(LR),Harrison(LR),Lindstrom(LR),Broja(LR),Mangala(LR)


Non-HG players: 4
Home-grown players: 7
Under-age players : 2
Full backs are scarily bad, same with centre mid and to a lesser extent strikers.

Massive summer of recruitment. Would have felt better if Thelwell was still here.

Hopefully Moyes finds a few diamonds - fear he will go for older, established players rather than younger players that Brentford, Brighton and Bournemouth sign and develop
 
…popping this in here, and this stat was ahead of today’s win. It might just explain why contracts are being offered to players, Moyes getting a tune out of this squad;

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