Mikky

You can’t get rid of this guy - he offers so much - allows us to play Tino as LB and offers good all round cover if anyone leaves it’s Matt Targett

Yeah he has - zero chance I’d be surprised if we haven’t taken a look at Johan Bakayoko

Possibly back for Liverpool I reckon

Maybe it’s a PL league rule whereby if a player returns from injury another must be sacrificed? Thought it was a bit weird that Burn - Longstaff and Wilson returned and we didn’t nominate 3 players to get injured

What a great squad player

We overplayed Schar he should never have played today

He was gone after 40mims

Schar has been overplayed sadly so there is no surprise he’s injured or majorly fatigued Time for the Geordie Maldini

He isn’t totally one footed tbh - has 3 assists with his right foot - your typical left footed player who loves a finesse curl into the far corner In addition to what’s been quoted his crossing is better than Miggy - tends to cut in and whip the ball - good ability to play through balls He is very raw - the season on loan and European football will do wonders for him - we are very lucky we got him on loan to such a good club He alone isn’t an answer to our RW - but I’d be shocked if him an another RW aren’t in our squad next season

How the hell has he suffered a setback??? Just like Willock - WTF is going on Added to this they bought Murphy back early - amateur hour

I honestly don’t think we are far away - these next 2 windows should be used to propel us - make 2 XI worthy signings - 2 good squad signings and we are cooking

This is Brighton’s feeder club so I don’t think we are getting him

He should in theory mature in the next 2/3 years to be able to play all 3 roles - 6 - 8 and in a 2 - I see him as an all round midfielder

To mitigate Miggy slightly - he looks spent - Miggy when 100% is a decent player It’s obvious we need an upgrade though if we are to progress as a club

Yeah - can’t really work on that too much just yet as he is probably still growing - once this stops then bulk him up

I just can’t get over the fact he’s 17 - it’s a freaking joke - he defo suits the right side - once everything settles down a bit (ie fixtures) I think he will really begin to grow with more time on the training pitch with EH

I really hope we go for someone like a Bakayoko as RW - ticks all the boxes for me - him and Minteh together competing and playing together on occasions would be very exciting

Honestly the fact we couldn’t call upon so many players hurt us massively - and they are all big players for us who can take the burden from the current XI Its a great experience for us - so much to analyse and process - a great indicator of where we stand, what we need, what can we do better - for next time, whatever European competition it is, we have something to fall back on. I honestly don’t think it’s a case of we weren’t prepared or ready - during the campaign we have had so many players missing - that’s just bad luck and I think that’s the most disappointing thing for me - we didn’t get to have a proper go at it. I can’t wait for our next phase of development - its damn exciting.

I don’t think we will sign a 10 in the summer unless we sign a forward that has a similar playing style to Joao Felix I’ll settle for CB - CM - RW - CF you then add Tonali and Minteh and the squad is already looking healthier The likes of Miggy - Targett - Dummett - Ritchie - Manquillo all surplus to requirements

I do think a lack of experience played its part - something we can definitely work on - Howe will learn massively, it’s been a great experience for him Not having to call upon Botman - Willock - Tonali - Murphy - Anderson and Barnes for literally the entire campaign hurt us Lack of quality in certain areas of the field - the RW is one such area - not having a 10 either really hurts as the flat 3 in midfield can be overrun Squad depth - we just weren’t ready - it’s taken a massive toll - again we will learn from this Not all doom and gloom - win our next 3 league matches and we are back up and running - my major concern is fatigue - the players are goosed and with no let up in the schedule it’s going to take a huge effort

I am fully on board the Johan Bakayoko train - he’s the one I want - together with Minteh that’s the next 10 years sorted J Murphy then becomes our wing cover on both sides Barnes <> Gordon Bakayoko <> Minteh Murphy cover

Ideally any form of European football will do me so a win tomorrow is everything (I’d prefer CL obviously, especially after we were screwed out of a win in Paris)

Very good

My take on it is that it’s an extra body until the end of season - we desperately need players - then by all means review in the summer

Yep totally agree - hopefully Howe can bring the best out of him