Wouldn't argue with that at all.
My argument is that we currently have an imbalanced squad. We have Gana, Schneids, Davies, Barry and McCarthy competing for 2 positions, or sometimes 3 when we play a different system when we can also add Barkley to the equation. We have Besic coming back from injury who should be fully ready for next season, at which stage we will also have Walsh ready to step up from the academy.
We only have Barkley who can be considered a genuine attacking midfielder, but I wouldn't mind seeing Davies given a go at some stage in that role. We have little or no creativity whenever Barkley has a poor game or is not in the starting XI.
Going forward, I can see McCarthy being, at best, 4th choice for the 2 CM positions, which will mean little game time unless we have a lot of injuries. That's a waste of our resources and also the player himself won't be happy. He is also probably the most saleable of the group who could be considered second string. For that reason I would sell him in he summer and put the proceeds towards our budget for players in positions where we have a greater need.
That's in no way dissing Macca; we just have 3 very good players who are ahead of him in that position.
