Saint Garrett Posted 29 May, 2013 Share Posted 29 May, 2013 (edited) Under Pochettino, we started very brightly, pressing and harrassing teams into making mistakes, and playing some brilliant stuff. There was also a number of 'tired' looking performances under him So how big will our squad need to be next season. Can our team play week in week out all season with the system that Pochettino wants to play? For me this system requires 2 players per position who are more than capable, and then a couple of others who can do versitile jobs. Also I would say that 3 subs will be used in more or less every game next season as players look knackered by around the hour mark. Hopefully they'll be looking to build up their stamina over the summer so they can play at their best for longer. The games at the end of the season, we were starting to look evidently shattered and the players deserve a break now. So looking at the current squad (missing out the ones I would expect to leave) GK: Boruc/Gazza (Davis) RB: Clyne, ?, (Chambers) LB: Shaw, ?, (Targett) CB: ?, Forren, Yoshi, Fonte CM: Morgan, Cork, ?, JWP RW/LW/AM: Gaston, Davis, Puncheon, Lallana, J-Rod, ? (Guly) ST: ?, Lambert, (Mayuka) So for me thats 5 necessity's, possibly 3/4 depending on how good Chambers and Targett are? Ones in brackets I would expect to be 'extras' filling in gaps when needed. Edited 29 May, 2013 by Saint Garrett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 29 May, 2013 Share Posted 29 May, 2013 So looking at the current squad (missing out the ones I would expect to leave) GK: Boruc/Gazza I doubt Kelvin Davis is going to leave this summer, he signed a new deal until 2016 recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O_RLY Posted 29 May, 2013 Share Posted 29 May, 2013 RB: Clyne, Sebastian Jung, (Chambers) ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 29 May, 2013 Share Posted 29 May, 2013 Remember that Davis and Ward-Prowse can both play in holding or offensive roles. Our style requires a high level of fitness so I'd expect the squad to be a bit deeper, but in honesty the only player I regularly see fading off towards the ends of games is Lambert. He's fitter than he's ever been but that's where we might need someone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kwsaint Posted 29 May, 2013 Share Posted 29 May, 2013 I doubt Kelvin Davis is going to leave this summer, he signed a new deal until 2016 recently. I reckon he was more signed as a goal keeping coach rather than a player. His ability is definitely premier league just age has got the better of him imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 29 May, 2013 Share Posted 29 May, 2013 I reckon he was more signed as a goal keeping coach rather than a player. His ability is definitely premier league just age has got the better of him imo. We already have keeper coaches for the senior team, development squad and under 18's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 29 May, 2013 Author Share Posted 29 May, 2013 Kelvin was more to do with rewarding loyalty IMO, deserves to see out his career with us, and will eventually go into coaching. Everyone knows he's never going to be our #1 again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwsaint Posted 29 May, 2013 Share Posted 29 May, 2013 We already have keeper coaches for the senior team, development squad and under 18's. True but I still can't see him getting much game time, can you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Turkish Posted 29 May, 2013 Share Posted 29 May, 2013 20-22 good players, 4-5 good youth players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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