Squad & tactics (2025/26)

[STM]

Squad options, including duplicates:

 

(GK) Pope, New GK, New reserve GK, Gillespie.

Out: Dubravka, Ruddy.

 

(RB) Tino, Trippier, Krafth.

Out: Harrison Ashby.

 

(LB) Hall, Tino, Trippier, Burn .

Out: Targett, Lewis.

 

(CB) New CB, Botman, Schar, Burn, Krafth.

Out: Lascelles.

 

(CM) Tonali, Bruno, Joelinton, Miley, Willock, New CM.

Out: Longstaff.

 

(RW) Murphy, New RW, Osula.

 

(LW) Gordon, Barnes, Osula, Joelinton, Willock.

 

(ST) Isak, New CF, Osula

 

 

So for me, it's 5 signings, CF, RW, CB, GK, CM.

 

My guess is that the club will be looking at versatility. Can we find a RW that can play CF? (Mbuemo), or an attacking player that can fill various roles (Cunha) or even a CB who can play fullback (Thiaw).

 

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 17:15 by STM

[jcat]

I’d say that’s pretty much spot on. Only tweak would be to add someone like walker-peters to cover right and left FB as we do look a bit a thin there. 

 

After that there so many possibilities that could be done to strengthen the overall squad. 

Could sell willock as well and gamble with 5 CM till January if it helped us afford better quality players now. (Could always go to 2 man midfield with either 3 at back or a no.10 if we hit an injury crisis). 

Selling Murphy while his value is high might be the sensible thing to do. 

Selling barnes and bringing in Wissa as cover LW/CF is an alternative to the standard RW/CF combo people keep talking about. (Better CF than Mbuemo and a lot cheaper). 

 

A big window ahead with loads of options. Whatever they end up doing, I’m pretty comfortable that we’ll likely start next season with our strongest team/squad in my lifetime. 🤞