For 2/3 months we looked like we had the spine for a title challenge but the squad is massively light you only compete or win by having the best players in each position and then a back up that that would probably get into another top 4 team. Currently we have one Left back who would start for city, one wide left striker and at a push a CDM but probably a top 4 starter like Bruno, Varane and Martinez and a young superstar coming through. That’s 7 players at best that are capable, you can carry maybe 2 or 3 more in the squad who have the potential to improve like AWB, D Dalot and Antony/Sancho. We need an awful lot to challenge consistently through a long season with the game changing so much now with the use of 5 Subs and 9 named Subs. Let’s remember City sold Zincenko, Jesus and Stirling cast them away without so much as of dithering thought for £140m and replaced them with better players that improved the squad depth and squad dynamics.
This Squad Challenges or Wins an EPL;
Goalkeepers -
(Mike Maignan, D De Gea, T Heaton) cost £65m
Defenders - (D DumFries, D Dalot, AWB, KMJ, R Varane, L Martinez, M Ghuei, L Shaw, Alphonso Davies) Cost £150m
Midfielders - (Casemeiro, M Caciedo, Ericsen, Bruno, FDJ, J Ramsey, E Le Fey)
Cost £180m
Attackers - (Rashford, V Oshimen, O Dembele, Antony, Ganaucho, R Hojlund, J Sancho, M Thurham. Cost £205m Squad has 8 HG players
We would sell D Henderson, B Williams, V Lindelof, E Bailey, A Teles, H Maguire, DVB, Fred, S Mctominay, A Martial, A Elanga Total £150-200m
The cost is £600m - £150/200m so £450/500m net spend which is what incidentally the Glazers think as they play with other peoples money as rumours are they can spend £400-500m after a mass sale of players!
They have apparently informed SJ and SJR which is crazy as they intend to sign off a huge spend then leave or worse go upstairs in the background with 20% minority shares! we need to look at HG talent much earlier as well !
This Squad Challenges or Wins an EPL;
Goalkeepers -
(Mike Maignan, D De Gea, T Heaton) cost £65m
Defenders - (D DumFries, D Dalot, AWB, KMJ, R Varane, L Martinez, M Ghuei, L Shaw, Alphonso Davies) Cost £150m
Midfielders - (Casemeiro, M Caciedo, Ericsen, Bruno, FDJ, J Ramsey, E Le Fey)
Cost £180m
Attackers - (Rashford, V Oshimen, O Dembele, Antony, Ganaucho, R Hojlund, J Sancho, M Thurham. Cost £205m Squad has 8 HG players
We would sell D Henderson, B Williams, V Lindelof, E Bailey, A Teles, H Maguire, DVB, Fred, S Mctominay, A Martial, A Elanga Total £150-200m
The cost is £600m - £150/200m so £450/500m net spend which is what incidentally the Glazers think as they play with other peoples money as rumours are they can spend £400-500m after a mass sale of players!
They have apparently informed SJ and SJR which is crazy as they intend to sign off a huge spend then leave or worse go upstairs in the background with 20% minority shares! we need to look at HG talent much earlier as well !