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Scott "Rufio" Feather
The fact that he can’t get two consistent performances out of the team is awful. But I think the roster is toxic. Need a mass exodus.
Our best XI is probably
Pickford
Kenny-Keane-Zouma-Digne
Davies-Gana-Gomes
Lookman-DCL-Richarlison
Sigurdsson, Bernard, Mina, Baningime, Vlasic worth keeping around.
The rest can go:
Holgate, Baines, Jags, Bolasie, Sandro, Walcott, Tosun, Martina, McCarthy, Schneiderlin, Niasse, Besic, Stekelenburg, Coleman, Mirallas, Williams.
That’s so much dead weight. I’d be fine getting rid of Marco and going for Arteta. He’s gotten Pep tutelage, he’s a club legend. Give Brands a lot of power, let him unload the ridiculous roster bloat, and get some more young talent in. I have a hard time getting too upset week to week given what a hole we’ve dug ourselves into with the last few recruitment periods.
Something I was thinking about this weekend watching that excellent Spurs-Leicester match was how I’d trade our roster for Leicester’s roster in a heartbeat. Their recruitment has been terrific. I feel like Maddison, Ricardo, Tielemans, Chilwell, Ndidi, Maguire, and Gray could all be on top 4 teams. Shame they have such a dud manager. He can’t seem to figure out how to put that young team together every week.
When did we last have a cohesive XI? It's so much fun to watch sides (City, for example, or Pool) that enjoy playing together. The football is always better, too, even on teams with lesser talent.