Sheffield United 2021/22

[YorkBlade]

Sheffield United 21/22

GK Ramsdale/Verrips
RWB Bogle/Baldock
LWB Norrington-Davies/Stevens
RCB Basham
CB Egan
LCB JOC/Robinson
RCM Berge/Brunt
CM Coulibaly/Norwood
LCM Fleck/Osborn
STR Jebbison/Sharp
STR Didzy/Brewster

That still leaves

Ndiaye
Maguire
Seriki
Hackford
Neal
Slater
Lowe
Boyes
Ayari
Osula
Burke
Moose
McBurnie
Bryan (if deal renewed)

Not to mention: Moore, Dewhurst, Foderingham and Amissah as other keeper options

Minimal signings needed unless Jokanovic wishes to trim this squad down significantly.

 

[SufcBilly]

Sheffield United 21/22

GK Ramsdale/Verrips
RWB Bogle/Baldock
LWB Norrington-Davies/Stevens
RCB Basham
CB Egan
LCB JOC/Robinson
RCM Berge/Brunt
CM Coulibaly/Norwood
LCM Fleck/Osborn
STR Jebbison/Sharp
STR Didzy/Brewster

That still leaves

Ndiaye
Maguire
Seriki
Hackford
Neal
Slater
Lowe
Boyes
Ayari
Osula
Burke
Moose
McBurnie
Bryan (if deal renewed)

Not to mention: Moore, Dewhurst, Foderingham and Amissah as other keeper options

Minimal signings needed unless Jokanovic wishes to trim this squad down significantly.

Berge won’t be here, Coulibaly will be in Belgium, McBurnie will start alongside Brewster (unless sold) and I anticipate Didzy to be a permanent 10 rather than drifting into that space. So by my estimates we need a back up RCM and a RCB/CB

 

[jono_t2000]

Sheffield United 21/22

GK Ramsdale/Verrips
RWB Bogle/Baldock
LWB Norrington-Davies/Stevens
RCB Basham
CB Egan
LCB JOC/Robinson
RCM Berge/Brunt
CM Coulibaly/Norwood
LCM Fleck/Osborn
STR Jebbison/Sharp
STR Didzy/Brewster

That still leaves

Ndiaye
Maguire
Seriki
Hackford
Neal
Slater
Lowe
Boyes
Ayari
Osula
Burke
Moose
McBurnie
Bryan (if deal renewed)

Not to mention: Moore, Dewhurst, Foderingham and Amissah as other keeper options

Minimal signings needed unless Jokanovic wishes to trim this squad down significantly.

Assuming we sticking with 3-5-2 obviously

 

[JJBlade]

I wish there was a way to swing it so that Coulibaly could come back to us.

I just get this feeling he's going to have his head turned by a big European club and want to go without even making an appearance for us.

 

[YorkBlade]

I wish there was a way to swing it so that Coulibaly could come back to us.

I just get this feeling he's going to have his head turned by a big European club and want to go without even making an appearance for us.

From what I've been told we have rejected 3 bids for him all over £11m, the Prince clearly wants him to either play in S2 one day or he's gambling on getting more cash for him.

Jan van Winkel has done well with Coulibaly and Berge, both will have huge resale value. From the reviews that Verrips has been getting we could also make a profit on him too (another van Winkel signing).

 

[jono_t2000]

I wish there was a way to swing it so that Coulibaly could come back to us.

I just get this feeling he's going to have his head turned by a big European club and want to go without even making an appearance for us.

He still has 3 years left on contract (probably+1 on top of that) we own him, we not in position where desperately needing to sell him and his value isn't going to decrease playing a season for us in championship based on how long he has left on contract.

Dont think he is going anywhere just yet to be honest with ya.

 

[SufcBilly]

He still has 3 years left on contract (probably+1 on top of that) we own him, we not in position where desperately needing to sell him and his value isn't going to decrease playing a season for us in championship based on how long he has left on contract.

Dont think he is going anywhere just yet to be honest with ya.

At what stage is it worth a sale? If we can make an £18 mill profit on a player that’s never played a game for us, is it worth selling? That could be the difference between us having to sell a first team regular. I think £20 mill bid and calls start getting made to see if anyone will match it.

 

[JJBlade]

He still has 3 years left on contract (probably+1 on top of that) we own him, we not in position where desperately needing to sell him and his value isn't going to decrease playing a season for us in championship based on how long he has left on contract.

Dont think he is going anywhere just yet to be honest with ya.

Yes
But if Coulibaly tells the Prince that he wants to go to AC Milan or Galatasary there isn't much we can do about it.

With a normal player we can try to talk him into staying, give him the role he wants, the responsibility, the near certainty of first team action.

But the way things are at the moment we can't offer him anything

 

[Frank the tank]

Yes
But if Coulibaly tells the Prince that he wants to go to AC Milan or Galatasary there isn't much we can do about it.

With a normal player we can try to talk him into staying, give him the role he wants, the responsibility, the near certainty of first team action.

But the way things are at the moment we can't offer him anything

He's under contract to us

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

RND shouldn’t be discounted from LCB if we stick with 3 at the back.
That midfield lacks the depth and quality if SJ is to play how he has in every other English team he’s managed.

I reckon 7 in.

 

[JJBlade]

He's under contract to us

And ?

The point I am making is
Beerschott for another 12 months on loan
Or AC Milan / Galatasaray in the Champions League

If he wants to go, we can't really stop him, contract or not

 

[Booker4]

From what I've been told we have rejected 3 bids for him all over £11m, the Prince clearly wants him to either play in S2 one day or he's gambling on getting more cash for him.

Jan van Winkel has done well with Coulibaly and Berge, both will have huge resale value. From the reviews that Verrips has been getting we could also make a profit on him too (another van Winkel signing).

That bit on Verrips (another Van Winckel signing) is interesting. So there were some players that were brought in by him, obviously Coulibaly and Berge, but presumably Wilder agreed to Berge as he did play. He never played Verrips but then again we always had Hendo and presumably he wanted a more proven option after Hendo left, but I would have liked to have seen more of Verrips, he seemed decent in his very brief outing against Fleetwood. Post Brexit it will be harder to bring in a player like Verrips, but it'll be interesting to see who comes in from now on.

 

[YorkBlade]

That bit on Verrips (another Van Winckel signing) is interesting. So there were some players that were brought in by him, obviously Coulibaly and Berge, but presumably Wilder agreed to Berge as he did play. He never played Verrips but then again we always had Hendo and presumably he wanted a more proven option after Hendo left, but I would have liked to have seen more of Verrips, he seemed decent in his very brief outing against Fleetwood. Post Brexit it will be harder to bring in a player like Verrips, but it'll be interesting to see who comes in from now on.

I believe that Verrips was promised he would get a chance to prove himself and at least play the cup games for Sheffield United. I can understand why he wanted to seek a loan move to show what he could do, which he has certainly done at FC Emmen.

 

[Frank the tank]

And ?

The point I am making is
Beerschott for another 12 months on loan
Or AC Milan / Galatasaray in the Champions League

If he wants to go, we can't really stop him, contract or not

Well actually we can

 

[Houston_Blade]

Berge and Coulibaly. Probably the best 2 midfielders in world football at the moment. So scared we’ll lose them with both having had such a massive impact on our team the past season.

 

[Frank the tank]

Berge and Coulibaly. Probably the best 2 midfielders in world football at the moment. So scared we’ll lose them with both having had such a massive impact on our team the past season.

 

[Bladesman]

I think Slav might switch to 4-3-3 if he can get the players he wants in.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Berge and Coulibaly. Probably the best 2 midfielders in world football at the moment. So scared we’ll lose them with both having had such a massive impact on our team the past season.

It’s the ultimate price of relegation.

 

[AnstonBlade1]

Assuming we sticking with 3-5-2 obviously

Doesn’t Slav play 4-3-3?

 

[AnstonBlade1]

Sheffield United 21/22

GK Ramsdale/Verrips
RWB Bogle/Baldock
LWB Norrington-Davies/Stevens
RCB Basham
CB Egan
LCB JOC/Robinson
RCM Berge/Brunt
CM Coulibaly/Norwood
LCM Fleck/Osborn
STR Jebbison/Sharp
STR Didzy/Brewster

That still leaves

Ndiaye
Maguire
Seriki
Hackford
Neal
Slater
Lowe
Boyes
Ayari
Osula
Burke
Moose
McBurnie
Bryan (if deal renewed)

Not to mention: Moore, Dewhurst, Foderingham and Amissah as other keeper options

Minimal signings needed unless Jokanovic wishes to trim this squad down significantly.

That midfield needs replacing, we need to get away from the same slow Fleck and Norwood

 

[jono_t2000]

Doesn’t Slav play 4-3-3?

It's formation most commonly known when people think of Slav although he has played 3-5-2 in the past.

If we stick to 3-5-2 then minimal signings required, if we change it up more needed. Midfield needs a good looking at regardless as we all know.

 

[Carlton Blade]

Some managers look at the players they have, add a few players they like and build a formation around the things they all do well. Then sometimes if the opposition adapt or the players are struggling they change they style and formation to suit the situation.

I know it's an alien concept but it does happen

 

[JJBlade]

Berge and Coulibaly. Probably the best 2 midfielders in world football at the moment. So scared we’ll lose them with both having had such a massive impact on our team the past season.

Yes, and Barcelona have probably got the next twelve year Messi and the next eight year old Messi already tucked away some where.

But hey, give them away because they had no impact last season.

 

[Houston_Blade]

Yes, and Barcelona have probably got the next twelve year Messi and the next eight year old Messi already tucked away some where.

But hey, give them away because they had no impact last season.

It would be nice to keep Berge and bring Coulibaly into the fold, the financial reality of being a Championship club without a rich owner will mean that we won’t be able to.

We’re back to being ‘little old Sheffield United’ again having had a play with the big boys for a couple of seasons.

 

[jono_t2000]

Yes, and Barcelona have probably got the next twelve year Messi and the next eight year old Messi already tucked away some where.

But hey, give them away because they had no impact last season.

Wait i thought we had the next 12 year old Messi. At least that's what YouTube dubbed him back then

 

[Snowflake]

It's formation most commonly known when people think of Slav although he has played 3-5-2 in the past.

If we stick to 3-5-2 then minimal signings required, if we change it up more needed. Midfield needs a good looking at regardless as we all know.

Don’t we hope that this manager has the ability to be flexible with formations both from match to match and during matches ?

 

[Scarebus]

Don’t we hope that this manager has the ability to be flexible with formations both from match to match and during matches ?

No. I like my managers to stick rigidly to underwhelming tactics for as loooooong as possible.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

It would be nice to keep Berge and bring Coulibaly into the fold, the financial reality of being a Championship club without a rich owner will mean that we won’t be able to.

We’re back to being ‘little old Sheffield United’ again having had a play with the big boys for a couple of seasons.

A fair point based on historic truths, however we have just appointed the highest paid manager in the division so maybe, to quote Uncle Bob, “The times they are a’changing”.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Don’t we hope that this manager has the ability to be flexible with formations both from match to match and during matches ?

The fact is 3-5-2 can be very flexible with the right personnel, we just didn’t have them.
It can become 3-4-3 if you push your number 10 on, or get them to sit behind to become 3-4-1-2, or invert that if you have a target man who holds up the ball, 3-4-2-1.
If your on the back foot you can pull the midfielder deeper and look to hit out more on the break, or even retain position in midfield if you want to see the game out 3-2-3-2 or the 3-5-2 we’ve been playing with a flat 3.
All the above can be done without needing subs should you wish.
Also if you have the centre halves (which we don’t currently) you can make a single sub to switch to 4 at the back and the million combinations that would give you.
I think 3 at the back gives you the greatest flexibility with the right player with the right intelligence and fits the squad we have most comfortably with the minimum amount of overhaul. We could always look to build 2 better centre halves should we be successful and implement the 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 4-2-1-3 the following year.

 

[Frank the tank]

The fact is 3-5-2 can be very flexible with the right personnel, we just didn’t have them.
It can become 3-4-3 if you push your number 10 on, or get them to sit behind to become 3-4-1-2, or invert that if you have a target man who holds up the ball, 3-4-2-1.
If your on the back foot you can pull the midfielder deeper and look to hit out more on the break, or even retain position in midfield if you want to see the game out 3-2-3-2 or the 3-5-2 we’ve been playing with a flat 3.
All the above can be done without needing subs should you wish.
Also if you have the centre halves (which we don’t currently) you can make a single sub to switch to 4 at the back and the million combinations that would give you.
I think 3 at the back gives you the greatest flexibility with the right player with the right intelligence and fits the squad we have most comfortably with the minimum amount of overhaul. We could always look to build 2 better centre halves should we be successful and implement the 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 4-2-1-3 the following year.

This was the way I hoped wilder would take us but it never materialised
Instead we just looked like a basic 5-3-2 and the overloads and fluidity and rotational movement of players just stopped dead