Eggs made the point regarding signing better than what we currently have and I'd agree totally. I'm sure Koeman is looking at which first team players need replacing with improvements, asumming no departures our bets 11 is currently probably something like
Robles
Coleman
Williams
Funes Mori
Baines
Gueye
Scheiderlin
Davies
Barkley
Rom
Mirallas
of those you'd have to say Robles, Funes Mori and Mirallas are the obvious ones whose places are under threat. Signing a new keeper is going to be very difficult, if we can't get a significant improvement on Robles then I'd like someone like Pickford who has experience and can come in to compete, not necessarily take over straight way. A bit like Buckland did at Stock while Begovic was still there.
Replacing Funes Mori shouln't be a challenge, Keane is the obvious choice with VVD, Manalos or Stefan de Vrij perhaps longer shots. We need at least two defenders I'd say as Jags is on his last legs which leaves current cover as Holgate, Galloway and Pennington.
Mirallas is a decent player but not consistent enough and I'm not sure the likes of Calvert Lewin and Lookman are quite there to be regular first choice starters. Sigurdsson has mentioned numerous times but my concern with that is would we be lacking pace to support Rom? I'd prefer someone like Mané. Maybe take a chance on the lad Grey from Leicester, can't think of any obvious choices in the Premier League (I'd like to have seen Redmond signed before he went to Southampton) so it might be a case of casting our net wider.
Beyond the first 11 we definately need cover in both full back positions unless one of the younger players stakes a claim over the next couple of months. Centre midfield looks well stocked at first glance but I can't see Barry playing much next year and McCarthy and Besic both have injury problems. Up front we definetly need some back up, an experienced striker would be a decent option assuming Rom sticks around to give Calvert Lewin a chance to develop. Looking at how Defoe has done he would be a decent option and could work with Rom.
Robles
Coleman
Williams
Funes Mori
Baines
Gueye
Scheiderlin
Davies
Barkley
Rom
Mirallas
of those you'd have to say Robles, Funes Mori and Mirallas are the obvious ones whose places are under threat. Signing a new keeper is going to be very difficult, if we can't get a significant improvement on Robles then I'd like someone like Pickford who has experience and can come in to compete, not necessarily take over straight way. A bit like Buckland did at Stock while Begovic was still there.
Replacing Funes Mori shouln't be a challenge, Keane is the obvious choice with VVD, Manalos or Stefan de Vrij perhaps longer shots. We need at least two defenders I'd say as Jags is on his last legs which leaves current cover as Holgate, Galloway and Pennington.
Mirallas is a decent player but not consistent enough and I'm not sure the likes of Calvert Lewin and Lookman are quite there to be regular first choice starters. Sigurdsson has mentioned numerous times but my concern with that is would we be lacking pace to support Rom? I'd prefer someone like Mané. Maybe take a chance on the lad Grey from Leicester, can't think of any obvious choices in the Premier League (I'd like to have seen Redmond signed before he went to Southampton) so it might be a case of casting our net wider.
Beyond the first 11 we definately need cover in both full back positions unless one of the younger players stakes a claim over the next couple of months. Centre midfield looks well stocked at first glance but I can't see Barry playing much next year and McCarthy and Besic both have injury problems. Up front we definetly need some back up, an experienced striker would be a decent option assuming Rom sticks around to give Calvert Lewin a chance to develop. Looking at how Defoe has done he would be a decent option and could work with Rom.
