....which players would you keep for next season?
I don't actually think there are that many that are Premier quality....
Definites:
Tanaka
Ampadu
James
Largie
Gnonto
Maybe's:
Meslier
Bogle
Rodon
Struijk
Byram
Joseph
Piroe
Gruev
Joseph
Harrison
Outs:
Firpo
Bamford
Geldhart
Wober
Aaronson
As much as I love how we're playing and the position we're in, this is a realistic post rather than a negative one....the Prem is just different quality and we don't want to be in a relegation battle!
We know what happened before in the Prem and I just don't think some of the players will be able to step up or be any better than last time around....
IF we played 3/5 at the back then I think that Bogle/Firpo/Harrison can actually step up as they're better going forward than defending. Again, Rodon and Struijk could step up with a TOP sweeper/CB being bought. They wouldn't be good enough in a 4....
Hopefully we'll buy 2/3 Prem quality players in January so it's not a total overhaul at the same time in the summer....
Tin hat on and ready for abuse and a fight....
I have faith in Struijk/Rodon and we know Wober can do it - he was one of our better players when we went down. The rest are right I reckon.
TBH if we just swapped out 10 players we'd lose a huge amount of the spirit and teamwork Farke has built up and that could be fatal. Better to keep a strong and young nucleus.
If we sign a proper striker/No 10 and a proper LB we'll survive.
I think you are pretty much spot on for once TC.
It's pretty scary to think that we probably don't have a single defender that is a definite.
Struijk and Rodon could do a job, a just about less than average job.
Aaronson can go for me, he had his chance and failed. He doesn't go down not injured as much as he did but his end product with the ball is usually very disappointing.