The spine of the team


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Is solid already, only really need to strengthen the wide positions and hopefully add another creative midfielder and we are well on the way.

Allardyce left us with solid foundations and Moyes has proven he can build on that.

Should be a decent season :cool:
 
Is solid already, only really need to strengthen the wide positions and hopefully add another creative midfielder and we are well on the way.

Allardyce left us with solid foundations and Moyes has proven he can build on that.

Should be a decent season :cool:


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There is always the chance Moyes could do an O'Neil but I agree.
 
Is solid already, only really need to strengthen the wide positions and hopefully add another creative midfielder and we are well on the way.

Allardyce left us with solid foundations and Moyes has proven he can build on that.

Should be a decent season :cool:

Aye im buzzing going into the new season with Kirchoff, Rodwell, Larsson & Cattermole.

If Kaboul or Kone got injured we would have JOS at the heart of defence again, If we had two injured it would be Rodwell/Beadling with O'Shea.

Billy Jones is cack, We dont have cover at left back.

We only have Defoe uptop whos capable of scoring enough goals to keep us up. We need to strengthen everywhere.
 
There is always the chance Moyes could do an O'Neil but I agree.

Maybe but I think the 4 yr contract says come hell or high water you are staying and I'm (Ellis) right behind you for the foreseeable future.

Something tells me that Moyes will be totally different (relationship with Ellis) to all the other managers we've had in the past bar Sam.

There are going to be a lot of downs but lets get behind him from the off but more importantly stick with him .....!
 
Is solid already, only really need to strengthen the wide positions and hopefully add another creative midfielder and we are well on the way.

Allardyce left us with solid foundations and Moyes has proven he can build on that.

Should be a decent season :cool:
Define 'spine' for us, so we can try and understand where you're coming from.
 
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Through the middle we have:

Vito

RB Kone Kaboul LB

Kirchhoff Cattermole

RW ?Borini/Khazri? LW

Defoe

Not too bad, but that is moving Borini or Khazri into the creative midfielder/just behind the striker role. Personally I think he is better there than wide. That leaves us needing someone new wide right. The problems are Cattermole, Kirchhoff and Defoe, which makes up half of the outfield spine.

Cattermole keeps improving and suddenly started playing quality balls forward at the end of last season, but has his limitations too. I'd much rather see him on the bench with M'Villa in the team. Kirchhoff is absolute quality but has had injury problems before he came to us. With his pre-season injury (I'm hoping taking him off was a precaution) and lack of pre-season game time, I don't think we will get a full 38 games out of him. Defoe was brilliant last season, but 38 full games.

Move Borini inside and sort out the right, that is a team that will hold it's head above relegation but a couple of injuries and suspensions and we will struggle.
 
Aye im buzzing going into the new season with Kirchoff, Rodwell, Larsson & Cattermole.

If Kaboul or Kone got injured we would have JOS at the heart of defence again, If we had two injured it would be Rodwell/Beadling with O'Shea.

Billy Jones is cack, We dont have cover at left back.

We only have Defoe uptop whos capable of scoring enough goals to keep us up. We need to strengthen everywhere.

Had the team (main eleven) that finished the season started it we would have been comfortable IMO.

The strength in depth is an issue. But it is for the majority of teams tbf.

It's the last place we need to strengthen marra.......there's 4 (5 if Zog signs) vying for two starting places.

I'm more than happy with the staring two centre halves and we won't get much better than Mvila and Kirchhoff in midfield.

The likes of Jones and PVA aren't good enough full backs and the likes of Nzogbia and Khazri are poor IMO.

I do concede the strength in depth isn't there but I was on about starting XI
 
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