Yeah I think at this stage Allen should be at best 3rd choice for any position in the middle. Floating is a good way to describe it, don't mind him staying around for experience and continuity but realistically he should be playing as little as possible if we want promotion.
Fair
I think a realistic chart right now looks like:
GK Collins/Wilson
LB Bidwell/Dasilva
CB Kitching/*
CB Thomas/Lati
RB MVE/Burroughs
CM Sheaf/Allen
CM Eccles/Torp
CAM Palmer/*
LW Wright/EMC
RW Saka/Raphael
ST Simms/Tavares
I'm sure Godden will leave and we'll bring in a CB and CAM.
Yet another reason why a good start is crucial next season. If we have 20k+ ST holders and we're in and around the top 6 from the get go we could sell out every week.
Yeah, people are forgetting that in the period between switching to 433 and Saka's injury we were comfortably top 3/4 form wise.
Play that from the start of the season, and with more cover out wide (which we already have) and we should be significantly improved.
And for all the moaning about...
I don't think it's as much as 6. Stamenic would probably take our spending to around level with what we received last year.
I suspect any more significant purchases will have to be funded by a sale, or Vik moving (which currently looks unlikely).
They’re also taking Camavinga, Tchouameni, Rabiot, Zaire Emery and Fofana for the CM spots… that is stacked.
Saliba won’t even start for them after being one of the best centre backs in the prem last season. And I haven’t even mentioned Mbappe.
I’ve reread the source and you’re right yeah, they took 750k off the price but didn’t give us the option.
Mad that a L1 club essentially paid 750k for 6 months of one player.