Div 2 roundup for this season below, (in no particular order). I will hold off on the Leeds and Spurst writeups until after the Southend voting is complete. Once that is done I will review the remaining team.
P.s. excuse any spelling mistakes or poor grammar.
AFC Bournemouth
Sanchez
(28 / 90)
Kadioglu Stanisic Hincapie Mendy
(26 / 90) (26 / 91) (24 / 91) (30 / 89)
Mac Allister Guimaraes
(27 / 94)
️ (38 / 93)
Raphinha Trossard Neymar
(29 / 94) (31 / 91) (34 / 90)
Gonzalez
(28 / 90)
The Frank Review:
Some glittering players in the team, with some rises and drops foreseeable in the near future. A couple of talents in the youth ranks, with Chavez my personal favourite. I do wonder where the overall depth is as time moves on and players either age or fall off the pace but there is still a bit of time to deal with that, nothing urgent or drastic required yet.
Hereford
Raya
(30 / 92)
Garcia Cubarsi Kim Kerkez
( 25 / 89) (19 / 91) (29 / 92) (22 / 89)
Thuram Gallagher
(25 / 90) (26 / 90)
Olise Moleiro Kulusevski
(24 / 94) (22 / 90) (26 / 91)
Haaland
(25 / 96)
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The Frank Review: Well, well, well. This is a relegated team that I would never have expected to be relegated and one that I fully expect to bounce straight back up. The potential for goals is huge, but the game engine does give us some surprising seasons. I worry for the Spurs players but other than that the first team is solid. There are plenty of players in the second string due for rises so the drops for Kulu and Gallagher will not be too much of a worry. The youth team looks to have a few gems as well. I am particularly interested in Ibra, Godts and Echeverri.
Bristol City
Sa
(33 / 87)
Dumfries Romero Danso Guerreiro
(30 / 92) (28 / 92) (27 / 89) (32 / 90)
Tielemans Gomes
(28 / 92) (25 / 89)
Semenyo Reijnders McTomminay
(26 / 91) (27 / 92) (29 / 92)
Martinez
(28 / 94)
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The Frank Review: I would say the most obvious thing about this team is to get a keeper. There are some keepers that are better rated out there, heck, I am looking to move Meret on, so hit me up if you want a discussion (I won’t hold you to ransom). Other than that the midfield and the forward positions are great, but the defence is where more consideration is needed. Slightly ageing as well as a couple of Spurs players that are not necessarily going to hold ratings and there is not much readily available backup. Some good young players Garnacho (if he can pull his attitude back) and Obi, if he can stay level headed.
Bury
Lammens
(23 / 88)
James Veiga Ordonez Cancelo
(26 / 92) (22 / 89) (22 / 88) (31 / 91)
Luiz Karl
(27 / 89) (18 / 88)
Saka Kudus Estevao
(21 / 94)
️ (25 / 90) (19 / 90)
Retegui
(27 / 91)
The Frank Review: Initially you look at this squad and see some areas that are a bit deficient, but I think after the next review cycle it will be fine. Lammens (who I personally do not rate, so if you want to sell him to me I will take him off your hands) must get a rise....and Karl will also be getting his rise too. Estevao will offset a potential Kudus drop and Sesko is great cover for Retegui. There will be a call to make as concerns start in the striker position, but that won’t be hard to make a call on. Defence will probably need a boost at some point, but the amount of younger players with potential for a rise is quite incredible here for a Div 2 side. From a your perspective, some exiting potentials but nothing jumping out quite yet, Maza maybe, but beyond that I look forward to watching. I have to say one of the better squad builders I have seen. Keep up the good work!
Arsenal
Moraes
(32 / 92)
Henrichs Lukeba Baleba Ake
(29 / 89) (23 / 90) (22 / 89) (31 / 91)
Kamarra Fernandes
(26 / 91) (31 / 94)
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Elanga Frattesi Ramsey
(24 / 89) (26 / 90) (24 / 89)
Embolo
(29 / 89)
The Frank Review: Struggled to work through this team and where I would place players. You could easily swap Fernandes and Fratessi around depending on your opponent and the tactics you will employ, (attacking versus defensive). In terms of depth there is not much to play with when injuries happen, so hope noone sets up like Liverpool used to. A few players on the outskirts of performances and teams, so I am not too hopeful of many rises, there are a few but not many.
Sheffield United
Kobel
(28 / 91)
Lewis Colwill Bissek Ait-Nouri
(21 / 88) (23 / 90) (25 / 89) (24 / 89)
Scalvini Ricci
(22 / 90) (24 / 89)
Conceisao Olmo Sudakov
(23 / 90) (27 / 92)
️ (23 / 89)
Vlahovic
(26 / 91)
The Frank Review: Defence is a tiny bit weak but again this is another team where a review cycle will shore it up quickly, so I have no real issues here as it is a young defence with time to improve. Midfield and Attack is quite solid for Div 2 and has a good chance of score a few. Depth is okay and there are definitely a few rises incoming. Loads of your potential but only time will tell with them. I personally like Warhurst and Ben Seghir, the latter who is very promising.
