Pickford
Coleman Holgate Zouma Digne
Gana
Davies Sigurdsson
Walcott Tosun Richarlison
I’d go with that today, but TBF I’d like to see more of what some of these players are capable of under Silva, rather than judge them on last season.
Main areas in question for me :
Holding - If Schneiderlin can find his 1st season form/attitude, then he’s fine. Gana is better for his energy & ball winning & he’s wasted going forward.
Striker - If we’re going to create loads of chances in the box, Tosun could score 20. Unfortunately, I don’t think he offers much in a team that’s not creating chances. DCL may not have Tosun’s finishing, but he’d create more for Richarlison/Walcott/Bernard.
Attacking MF - Equal to our pathetic defending, this was our biggest problem last year. Converting all our effort & field position into chances. I’ve never seen Gomes or Bernard play (apart from a few clips), but hoping they can do the business. Maybe even Lookman if he stays?
Can’t feel 100% enthusiasm yet, because Koeman killed my love of the game. Think I’m in footy PTSD. Quietly confident there’s something building though.
COYB!!!!!