1.) 19 Jan 2018
19 Jan 2018 15:02:23
unfortunately Henderson’s availability last few seasons means you should not have him as a starter.

Not convinced by the Croatian RB either for that matter.

Also very harsh on OX who is starting to look decent.


2.) 19 Jan 2018
19 Jan 2018 15:30:22
Triangle it was just an example mate. I highly doubt Reina, Alisson, Vrsaljko or Lemar will join, and I actually agree with you that Ox will be a starter next season in midfield, probably in place of Henderson if he can't get his injury's sorted out.

I was just explaining what i think the make-up of a good squad is. I think you should focus your quality into the 11 on the pitch and the 3-5 players who will regularly come on as a sub (depending on what the game needs), rather than try and spread your resources too thin across a 25 man squad. Is it better to have two good XI's? Or is it better to have 1 world class XI and a support cast? I'd opt for the latter. What is the point if being consistently not quite top class?

Additionally, we will never find a player who is as good as Salah (for example) who will happily sit on the bench. So for me, if you can make a change without weakening your team at all, it isn't because your back ups are good, it is because your player in the starting XI isn't good enough.


3.) 19 Jan 2018
19 Jan 2018 15:41:34
My team will play 4-4-2

GK-Alisson/ Karius
RB-Gomez/ A. Arnold
RCB-Koulibally/ Matip
LCB-VanDijk/ Klavan
LB-Robertson/ Moreno
RM-Mane/ Ox
RCM-Milankovic-Savic/ Henderson
LCM-Keita/ Wijnaldum
LM-Lemar/ Lallana
RFW-Salah/ Belotti
LFW-Firmino/ Solanke

Sell: Mignolet, Bogdan, Ward, Lovren, Markovic, Milner, Can, Sturridge, Ings.

Buy: Alisson, Koulibally, Milankovic-Savic, Lemar, Belotti.


4.) 19 Jan 2018
19 Jan 2018 15:54:21
Buy Alisson and Draxler (both affordable and at half the price of Oblak, Lemar)

GK: Alisson, Karius
LB: Moreno, Robertson
RB: Gomez, TAA
RCB: Lovren, Matip
LCB: VVD, Klavan
CM: Can, Hendo
RCM: OX, Gini
LCM: Keita, Lallana, Draxler
LF: Mane, Draxler
RF: Salah, Draxler, Ojo
CF: Firmino, Solanke, Brewster

In the summer, we could have 3 top class players joining (Draxler, Alisson, Keita) and we get rid of a lot of over paid and sporadically used squad players like Sturridge, Migs, Ward, Ings, Kent, Clyne, Milner, Chirivella, Wilson etc.

That gives us a squad of 23 players comprising both top class players and youngsters ready to step up into the first team without breaking the bank or inflating our wage budget.