Yeah, for being 3/4th defender I would happily take all four, even someone like Guehi/Bella-Kotchap etc from a side potentially getting relegated I'd also take as they have upside to them.
Not to knock Maguires performance, as he was fine last night, but we should be moving him and his wages on this summer, not only for us but also his career.
I’m not on the boat “he has a good game keep him” or “ he is shit sell him”. I don’t think we are at a position of strength to be discarding guys like Maguire, Fred and Martial. Come end of next season, after the additions of this summer, it’ll make sense.
We have a player here that is already working under this manager and according to the manager he progressed into his playing philosophy. Ideally, I’d want us to kick on from our current position and not taking backward steps. Bringing in new players are not always smooth sailing. A better player can come in next season and hit the ground running or needing 3+ month to get going. That’s a gamble I am not comfortable with in a season, we are expected to kick on.
There is nothing stopping us from signing the right players for the squad but we don’t have to rid to create room for guys we’ve not seen in this environment yet.
I understand people are not comfortable with the club captain being on the bench. This I find ridiculous because players should only be on the pitch when their form is right or needed for that particular game.