Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
After Lukaku 'demanding' that he wants Champions League, I was thinking "how far are we from a Champions league side?"
If we use the current 4-3-2-1 system, then add in the players from our current squad who could get us there next season...where do we actually need to strengthen at a minimum?
.................................GK
Coleman.....Williams.......LCB...........LB
..........RCM...........Gana.....Schneiderlin
.......................Barkley......AM
..............................Lukaku
Rotation
Robles GK
Holgate RB/RCB
Galloway LB/LCB
Baines LB
McCarthy DM
Davies CM
Besic CM
Lookman AM
Deulofeu AM
Bolasie AM
Calvert-Lewin FW
I feel that we need to ideally have 2 teams to make up the squad and we are quite close to having a very good 1st eleven and also players to come in on a rotation basis.
GK -- Robles has done very well but top keepers win leagues. See the difference in quality between Robles and Martyn/Southall.
LCB -- I think Williams is a better player than he has shown for us this season. Could it be that when played with Jags(past it), Mori(erratic) and Holgate(young) hes not showing his quality? Time to bring in a top LCB or move Williams there (where he plays for Wales) and bring in a RCB.
LB - Ive been in awe of Baines and was delighted when we signed him from Wigan. It appears that age has caught him up as well as niggling fitness issues. We need a younger version with Baines mentoring him.
RCM - I'm big on youth but feel that we need a superstar in central midfield. Davies can rotate in/out but i think we need a true powerhouse central midfielder.
AM - Basically, we need a superstar attacking midfielder/second striker/support forward to link with Barkley and Lukaku.
CF - Obviously we need someone who can rotate or back up Lukaku.
I dont think were far off now. 6 players more as a minimim and I think we have a Champions League quality side.
With TV money/player sales(see below) we could do it...now over to Walsh!
Outs
Jagielka
Kone
Mirallas
Lennon
Barry
Valencia
Stekelenburg
Mori
Garbutt
How far off do you think we are?
If we use the current 4-3-2-1 system, then add in the players from our current squad who could get us there next season...where do we actually need to strengthen at a minimum?
.................................GK
Coleman.....Williams.......LCB...........LB
..........RCM...........Gana.....Schneiderlin
.......................Barkley......AM
..............................Lukaku
Rotation
Robles GK
Holgate RB/RCB
Galloway LB/LCB
Baines LB
McCarthy DM
Davies CM
Besic CM
Lookman AM
Deulofeu AM
Bolasie AM
Calvert-Lewin FW
I feel that we need to ideally have 2 teams to make up the squad and we are quite close to having a very good 1st eleven and also players to come in on a rotation basis.
GK -- Robles has done very well but top keepers win leagues. See the difference in quality between Robles and Martyn/Southall.
LCB -- I think Williams is a better player than he has shown for us this season. Could it be that when played with Jags(past it), Mori(erratic) and Holgate(young) hes not showing his quality? Time to bring in a top LCB or move Williams there (where he plays for Wales) and bring in a RCB.
LB - Ive been in awe of Baines and was delighted when we signed him from Wigan. It appears that age has caught him up as well as niggling fitness issues. We need a younger version with Baines mentoring him.
RCM - I'm big on youth but feel that we need a superstar in central midfield. Davies can rotate in/out but i think we need a true powerhouse central midfielder.
AM - Basically, we need a superstar attacking midfielder/second striker/support forward to link with Barkley and Lukaku.
CF - Obviously we need someone who can rotate or back up Lukaku.
I dont think were far off now. 6 players more as a minimim and I think we have a Champions League quality side.
With TV money/player sales(see below) we could do it...now over to Walsh!
Outs
Jagielka
Kone
Mirallas
Lennon
Barry
Valencia
Stekelenburg
Mori
Garbutt
How far off do you think we are?