What’s our best XI?

[Champagneblade]

There is talk of few transfers this summer and the squad has been reduced by 10:

Tom Davies, Danny Ings, Ben Mee, Jairo Riedewald, Leo Hjelde, Tyler Bindon, Ki-Jana Hoever, Djibril Soumaré, Chiedozie Ogbene, Kalvin Phillips.

Based on those that remain, what would be your chosen XI and formation?

For me:
Cooper
Seriki Tanganga McGuinness McCallum
Arblaster Peck
Brooks O’Hare Hamer
Bamford

It does show the obvious weakness in central defence and central midfield.

Next best I could come up with was the below:

Cooper
Tanganga McGuinness McCallum
Seriki Brooks Arblaster Peck Burrows
Hamer
Bamford

Desperately need a proper defensive foil and centre back in the loan window and we seem weak at right back cover too.

It does also illustrate the gulf between the 2nd and 3rd tier. I remember the other lot thinking McGuinness was a legend when he was on loan at their place yet he looks very limited with us and useful in the more physical type games such as Stoke but not many more.

 

[1066blade]

All I'll say to that is, if that's the case our best eleven will be nowhere good enough .

 

[DifferentClass]

Think Blaster should be loaned out to an L1 club, at least while January.

 

[calcalcal]

2x defender 2x holding midfielder, an athletic attacking player and a physical striker
6 must haves to get anywhere near top 8

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

All I'll say to that is, if that's the case our best eleven will be nowhere good enough .

If we really going to be limited on what we bring in then we will have to rely on Wilder to do what he has done before and get the best out of what he has got.

 

[Aston max]

2x defender 2x holding midfielder, an athletic attacking player and a physical striker
6 must haves to get anywhere near top 8

Centre halves
Walker,Souttar ( I'd be pushing on these 2 )
CDM
Phillips ( if he gets a full pre season) ,
bissoma ( just left spuds ,put a contract under his nose and leave it there !!!
Gueye ( just left Everton but my mate says a lot of fans are baffled why they've let him go )
ATM
There's a lot of good young players available on loan Who've got things to prove.
And yes I know the 2 lads from spurs and Everton are over 30 but we need some experience in the squad with sydie and ollie.

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[dellasthunderbolt]

Will any of the youngsters be around the squad for the season (One, Marsh, Blacker, Sasnauskas, Baptiste)

 

[Champagneblade]

Interesting article on Sheff Utd Way.

Has the 5 signings as Souttar, Phillips, Neal, Dobbin and Ross Stewart.

That would be 2 frees, 2 loans and then whether Souttar would be realistic as a buy or have to be a late loan.

How would folk feel about a line up that included those?

 

[DifferentClass]

Think Dobbin might turn out a bit of a donkey...

 

[Gin&Juice]

Think Blaster should be loaned out to an L1 club, at least while January.

Tough him up

 

[Dan Emery]

Think Blaster should be loaned out to an L1 club, at least while January.

Why don't we at least give him a full pre-season eh?

 

[jt64]

All I'll say to that is, if that's the case our best eleven will be nowhere good enough .

Good enough to do what?

 

[1066blade]

Challenge for promotion obvs.