The spine of the team


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only decent players we have are kone
As has been said, decent spine if every one is fit.

Desperate for some competition.
decent? we have 4 decent players imo, kone kaboul kirchoff and defoe and 2 of them are injury prone.....mind they do form the spine but the supporting cast need to improve/be improved
 
We do have a decent spine but need cover signing urgently as evidenced by Defoe and Kirchoff being injured

First team wise we only need a winger/number 10 and a right back, for me.

MVila would be a bonus but I'm starting to doubt we'll get him before January.

Striker, Winger, CM, CB and a fullback needed. Iirc. Have we got the resources and even the time to get 5 quality players in? I predict we'll get 3 at the most. Although if the fullback can cover CB and the winger can play up front, I suppose 3 would be good enough?

To be fair to Sam, MVila, Sakho and Debuchy probably would have seen us safe
 
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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.

Ffs man. Cattermole is poor.
 
In theory yes but a couple of injuries and we are up shit creek
Yes and we have zillions just rotting in the bank account waiting to sign 'just in case' players.

We do have a decent spine but need cover signing urgently as evidenced by Defoe and Kirchoff being injured

First team wise we only need a winger/number 10 and a right back, for me.

MVila would be a bonus but I'm starting to doubt we'll get him before January.

Striker, Winger, CM, CB and a fullback needed. Iirc. Have we got the resources and even the time to get 5 quality players in? I predict we'll get 3 at the most. Although if the fullback can cover CB and the winger can play up front, I suppose 3 would be good enough?

To be fair to Sam, MVila, Sakho and Debuchy probably would have seen us safe
You have no idea re the extent of their injuries.
Defoe may miss first game. Kirchoff was a precautionary measure.
People expecting big money signings for players unlikely to be more than bit part are deluded.
 
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