Daweii Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 minute ago, jacketspuds said: I do wonder if our transfer plans will be slightly different now that we’ve qualified for Europe. I imagine our plans will be the same, we'll just have an easier time landing some of the more ambitious names now that those players won't be giving up European football to join us. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: I do wonder if our transfer plans will be slightly different now that we’ve qualified for Europe. Send the extra Euro shillings to Asensio lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 22 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Now the real fun begins!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viivvaa66 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, Daweii said: I imagine our plans will be the same, we'll just have an easier time landing some of the more ambitious names now that those players won't be giving up European football to join us. If we progress in Conferences League, we would play more games, and need a larger squad. Maybe we buy one or two more players than if we hadn’t qualified for Europe. Also if do progress next season, and qualify for EL or CL, we need to be ready for that. Then again we would never know, since the club would not go out and say that if it wasn’t for Conference League, we wouldn’t have signed player X, but signed Y instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 I think with the more fixtures next season because of Europe and the fact Emery will take it seriously you would think we would probably need a larger squad. Certainly today I looked at the bench and winced a little, goes to show what a job he has done though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 We have to be smart here, we need to keep Archer and other youth players and we need to get a couple of top championship players for squad positions and competition. we need 1-2 big signings of genuine quality. we need depth, we have the quality in some good areas. They cannot play all the games we will have next year. Rotation will be significant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 and the great thing is that we don't need to sell that many as we need a big squad now with more games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Personally, I think the major improvement we need is being more clinical and ruthless in our finishing. So excited to see the talent and quality we will add to what is, under Unai, an excellent base and foundation of a team & squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Just now, Jas10 said: Personally, I think the major improvement we need is being more clinical and ruthless in our finishing. So excited to see the talent and quality we will add to what is, under Unai, an excellent base and foundation of a team & squad. Those defeats against Liverpool and Leicester still rankle because of all the missed chances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: Those defeats against Liverpool and Leicester still rankle because of all the missed chances. Yep. It’s crazy how easy we’ve found it to create chances (but I still want improvement) since Unai arrived whereas we were clueless under the previous incumbent (idiot). Even today, we should have put that game to bed but just didn’t have that ruthlessness and clinical finishing. Made it more difficult than it needed to be but… job done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) I’m sure there will be many higher suitors, but Xavi Simons (yes I know PSG have buy back) should be so high up our list. Edited May 28, 2023 by mikeyp102 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 First signing Guendouzi you feel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 minute ago, The_Steve said: First signing Guendouzi you feel A midfield three of Guendouzi, Kamara and Luiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 We could potentially play an extra fifteen games next season in Europe and on top of that will be hoping to go much further in the domestic cups. So going to need a bigger squad, can only name twenty-five over 21, so to boost options might have to sign more younger players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 The real joy of being in Europe is that we’ll have more games to keep a bigger squad in minutes! Hopefully see Archer, Ramsey (junior) and Tim join up with the first team! But I can’t wait for the signings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 2 hours ago, kidlewis said: We have to be smart here, we need to keep Archer and other youth players and we need to get a couple of top championship players for squad positions and competition. we need 1-2 big signings of genuine quality. we need depth, we have the quality in some good areas. They cannot play all the games we will have next year. Rotation will be significant. We all (no offence to you) think we know what we should and shouldn't do for each situation/outcome but, if we signed nobody between now and the start of the season and Unai presented a polished turd as our new start centre forward for the next season I'd still be expecting 15+ goals from it next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 40 minutes ago, useless said: We could potentially play an extra fifteen games next season in Europe and on top of that will be hoping to go much further in the domestic cups. So going to need a bigger squad, can only name twenty-five over 21, so to boost options might have to sign more younger players. Archer, Tim, Ramsey are already considered as new signings. If we get a winger, midfielder, center back and a striker (someone better than Watkins otherwise would be pointless). Then I think we’d have a great squad. Having Bailey, Buendia, McGinn, Ramsey, Traore, Dinge as squad players would be a real upgrade. We also can easily give them game time and rotate them with league games. You’d have the three youngsters aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Jas10 said: Yep. It’s crazy how easy we’ve found it to create chances (but I still want improvement) since Unai arrived whereas we were clueless under the previous incumbent (idiot). Even today, we should have put that game to bed but just didn’t have that ruthlessness and clinical finishing. Made it more difficult than it needed to be but… job done We definitely need 15-20 goals more next season, you can see it in the league table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, paul514 said: We definitely need 15-20 goals more next season, you can see it in the league table. 1.6 goals per game under Emery is 17.6 goals in the 11 games under Gerrard. We only scored 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 15 minutes ago, paul514 said: We definitely need 15-20 goals more next season, you can see it in the league table. A Pedro Goncalves or Xavi Simons should fix that right up. That and Asensio at RW/SS. Not much to ask is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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