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Post by Andy K on Jun 27, 2022 10:48:32 GMT
Sure we will be OK but its gone from a few fresh faces to wholesale squad changes. But it hasn't been. The vast majority of the squad from last season are here this upcoming season.
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Post by toothman on Jun 27, 2022 11:02:15 GMT
The key to our success last season was the bench being like for like cover for the starting 11 - so with a fit squad it didn’t really matter with the Players coming on being equally strong. How will 8 new players be integrated to keep running for 90 minutes , High press and track back and be as good in attack as when needed to defend - which with our low procession figures - was needed a lot . We were so good when we didn’t have the ball.
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Post by Del on Jun 27, 2022 11:26:35 GMT
Probably our biggest loss so far has been David Ajiboye. Everyone else we have lost is easily replaceable and i'm hoping we will end up with a stronger squad than last season.
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Post by halftimet on Jun 27, 2022 11:44:54 GMT
Sure we will be OK but its gone from a few fresh faces to wholesale squad changes. But it hasn't been. The vast majority of the squad from last season are here this upcoming season. I would say 8 from 23 (circa 34%) is significant.
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Post by halftimet on Jun 27, 2022 11:47:36 GMT
The key to our success last season was the bench being like for like cover for the starting 11 - so with a fit squad it didn’t really matter with the Players coming on being equally strong. How will 8 new players be integrated to keep running for 90 minutes , High press and track back and be as good in attack as when needed to defend - which with our low procession figures - was needed a lot . We were so good when we didn’t have the ball. At least one of our forward pair were swapped almost without exception on 70 minutes.
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Post by Andy K on Jun 27, 2022 12:47:39 GMT
But it hasn't been. The vast majority of the squad from last season are here this upcoming season. I would say 8 from 23 (circa 34%) is significant. Or 2 out of a regular starting XI. Only 2 of those players no longer at the club started more than half of the league games this season. Bouzanis and Ajiboye started 86 league games between them last season. The other 6 started 70 between them. If you take out Olaofe (who was a loan player and only a Sutton player until the end of the season), those 5 (Korboa, Bennett, Davis, Wyatt and Nelson) that goes down to 52. So on average just over 10 starts each. Bennett is top of that list with 22 starts. So that means 30 starts with 4 players. All of a sudden these players have started on average a fifth of league games this season. If you want to suggest that "8 out of 23" means all players are equal, you're free to do so, but really this isn't anything that's especially unusual or unexpected. Therefore it means it can be planned for. I have no hesitation in thinking that Matt, Terry et all have planned for this.
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Post by halftimet on Jun 27, 2022 13:34:57 GMT
I am sure everything will be fine if not even better but as you have alluded to this is a squad game particularly with 5 subs now permitted. Everyone of the 23 are important.
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Post by is4 on Jun 27, 2022 13:41:00 GMT
I agree with you Halfimet. This is what I have been trying to say in previous posts etc.
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Post by sol on Jun 27, 2022 13:47:00 GMT
I only have one wish - I wish there was one thread for this subject matter instead of the two currently in operation.
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Long live MATT.
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Post by localboy86 on Jun 27, 2022 14:05:51 GMT
Deano has joined Reading on a 3-year deal
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Post by Andy K on Jun 27, 2022 14:08:22 GMT
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Post by bailo on Jun 27, 2022 14:09:21 GMT
I only have one wish - I wish there was one thread for this subject matter instead of the two currently in operation. 🎈⚽️ Long live MATT. I'm just looking forward to the change in mood from "we don't have a squad" to "who on earth are these players we've signed"...
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Post by davep on Jun 27, 2022 14:18:04 GMT
Matt will obviously have his own ideas about what he intends to do regarding the goalkeeping position - but Premiership and Championship clubs are often keen to allow good young goalkeepers on their books to go out to a lower league club on a season long loan to get experience. If we could pick up someone as good as Nick Tsanev, I for one would be more than happy.
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Post by localboy86 on Jun 27, 2022 14:24:09 GMT
Just so we’re all up-to-date:
Olaofe (loan return to Millwall) Iwumene (joined Southampton academy) Nelson (released) Davis (released) Korboa (released) Ajiboye (joined Peterborough £) Bennett (joined Barrow £) Bouzanis (out of contract) Wyatt (out of contract)
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Post by berkshiresutt on Jun 27, 2022 15:52:55 GMT
I went and looked at last years thread regarding playing squad. No information about signings until 1st July when we announced Kizzi, Korboa and Smith in one announcement. I expect the same to happen this year once players become free agents at the end of their contracts.
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