Clubs use on average around 26-27 players over a season in the league. Looking back on the last 5 seasons the highest number is 33 (Sheffield and Forest this season) and the lowest 20 (Wolves pre-covid).
It whets my appetite thinking about how we have an opportunity to seriously trim the squad and bolster it with younger players. Our squad currently consists of 26 players, including Amad, Kambwala, and the on-loan Amrabat.
We have 9 defenders with the average age of 30.4. We have 6 midfielders (excluding Amrabat) with the average age of 27. And in attack we have 5 players (excluding Martial) with the average age of 22. All taken together excluding the GKs, Amrabat and Martial the squad's average age is 26.
I do hope those on gardening leave are busy at work, with the players likely to leave (who contribute too little) we lack numbers in a variety of positions.
Still think there is space available there for Mejbri in our squad next season. Will be interesting to see if Amass will get a chance as we already have to sort out midfield and centre of defense and another striker.
5-6 in, 7-8 out is my bet.
It whets my appetite thinking about how we have an opportunity to seriously trim the squad and bolster it with younger players. Our squad currently consists of 26 players, including Amad, Kambwala, and the on-loan Amrabat.
We have 9 defenders with the average age of 30.4. We have 6 midfielders (excluding Amrabat) with the average age of 27. And in attack we have 5 players (excluding Martial) with the average age of 22. All taken together excluding the GKs, Amrabat and Martial the squad's average age is 26.
I do hope those on gardening leave are busy at work, with the players likely to leave (who contribute too little) we lack numbers in a variety of positions.
Still think there is space available there for Mejbri in our squad next season. Will be interesting to see if Amass will get a chance as we already have to sort out midfield and centre of defense and another striker.
5-6 in, 7-8 out is my bet.
