Can I play the opposing DOF offering cold water?
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How’s the homegrown numbers looking?
Sell -
Foyth, Dier, KWP, Aurier, Lamela (70m)
Buy - 170m
Eze (20m, 150m left)
Godfrey (40m, 110m left)
Atal (40m, 70m left)
Zakaria (50m, 20m left)
Osimhen loan (15m for the season, pay an additional 30m to make the transfer permanent at the end of the season)
Nathan Ferguson (free but we’d owe some kind of compensation at a tribunal due to his age, so 5m left to cover any of that)
Foyth, Dier, KWP, Aurier, Lamela (70m)
Buy - 170m
Eze (20m, 150m left)
Godfrey (40m, 110m left)
Atal (40m, 70m left)
Zakaria (50m, 20m left)
Osimhen loan (15m for the season, pay an additional 30m to make the transfer permanent at the end of the season)
Nathan Ferguson (free but we’d owe some kind of compensation at a tribunal due to his age, so 5m left to cover any of that)
Jeez mate, you must be a blast at parties...
Even though you’re probably right we need something to keep us entertained and I think this is a good thread to get us thinking...
I personally think it could/should go something like this...
Out:
-KWP
-Jan
-Foyth (think it would be a huge mistake but Mourinho clearly doesn’t rate him whatsoever)
-Rose
-Dier
In:
-Aarons
-Ubamecano
-Soumare
-Giroud (Don’t want this but could see it happening easily)
-Willian (Again, wouldn’t want this prick near the club but would be a classic Mourinho move and reckon it probably has legs)
Would leave us with...
GK: Hugo/Gazza
RB: Aarons/Aurier
CB: Toby/Sanchez/Ubamecano/Tanganga
LB: Davies/Sessengnon
DM: Soumare/Skipp/Winks
CM: Ndombele/Winks/Gedson/Sissoko
AM: Lo Celso/Dele
WG: Son/Bergwijn/Lucas/Lamela/Willian
ST: Kane/ Giroud/ Parrott
Like I said a lot of this is what I think will happen rather than what I think should happen, for example I think we need a new left back badly but Mourinho seems to like Davies and the club evidently signed Sess as the future left back, and I’d like to see us move on from players like Lamela and Sissoko this Summer but again, extremely unlikely to happen.
Be interested to hear other opinions.
OK, can someone
Spursidol
? remind me how the HG rule works, so I can amend accordingly?
Spursidol
? remind me how the HG rule works, so I can amend accordingly?Winks was 50m when I did this yesterday?
Either way, I think as a HG 24yo Eng Int 40m is more realistic than 25m for a 31yo non HG donkey.
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Easiest summary is probably :
- Maximum squad size is 25 (over 21's, unlimited extra under 21)
- Maximum 17 overseas trained players.
- Minimum 4 club trained players, if not reduce squad size by the shortfall
- Minimum 8 HG players (including club trained), if not reduce squad size by the shortfall (but eliminate any double count shortfall on club trained).
- Unlimited qualifying u21 players in addition to up to 25 over 21's
You're home safe, even though I don't think Parrott has earned his HG status yet
Someone's been watching some Schalke. That's two I would think about as well.
They are actually outnumbered by the three AZ players. But yes, I find Schalke interesting despite their boring attacking players. I can't quite make my mind up about Suat Serdar
As shown above :
14 Overseas trained players
3 Club trained
1 Trained at club affiliated to the FA
4 u21's
So yes no problem with the 22 man squad, might be one or two players too small in practice ?
Terminology
- HG is used in PL regulations to mean any players trained by a club affiliated with The FA, they don't hve a separate category of 'Club trained' players.
- In UEFA regulations there are 2 categories 'Club trained' and 'trained at club affiliated with The FA.
In practice I doubt Spurs being able to bring in 7 overseas trained players, existing players won't want to move on - my strong suspicion is that coronavirus will hit GDP worldwide meaning all clubs want to reduce wages but players on 5 years terms will refuse to reduce wages and refuse transfers to clubs playing lower wages.
So I'd guess we'll be lucky to bring in more than say 3 overseas trained players, but could bring in probably 2 other players trained by clubs affiliated with The FA (incl. Eze) assuming Dele stays in addition.
Current Team:
Funds from sales: 333M
Funds provided: 100M - 30M for Jose's pension fund = 70M
# of remaining contracted players: 12
# of CT players: 3
# of HG players: 5 (PL), 4 (Europe)
New Team: -20M compensation to RBL for Julian Nagelsmann
Total fund for Window: 333M (sales) + 100M (sweaty, cobwebby Levy pounds) = 433M Squids
Total cost of incomings and compensation: 50M for managers + 283.5 = 333.5 *This can also be worked by flip-flopping Sonny for Harry with a 10M buffer but this is a tactical choice.
99.5M leftover for the further rebuild in the next windows.
# of incoming players: 15
#CT players: 5
#HG players: 10 (PL), 9 (Europe)^
Team of pressing monsters able to hold possession or quickly strike but more in line with his Hoffenheim team that he crafted over 4 years rather than his RBL team he inherited with that line-fluffing, pace merchant hurensohn Werner. Make or break on Dier and Davies but both would help transition and possibly be better in an expected 3ATB. Team's all about rotation, athleticism, technique, and tactical flexibility. And I have money in the bank and roster spots available with a few more expected the next year.
Gonna go with a 3-1-4-2 from the Hoffenheim days of intense pressing but this team can play about any formation:
[FORMATION=3142, Cillessen, Dier, Tah, N'Dicka, Zakaria, Smith, Ndombele, GLC, Lewis, Thuram, Sonny,[/FORMATION][/FORMATION]
| GK | DF | MF | FW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloris 18m | Sanchez 35m | Skipp 15m | Sessegnon 25m |
| Gazzaniga 5m | Alderwiereld 15m | Ndombele 50m | Alli 55m |
| Vorm 0m | Vertonghen 0m | Lo Celso 50m | Son 60m |
| Foyth 15m | Winks 40m | Bergwijn 30m | |
| Tanganga 10m | Sissoko 15m | Moura 25m | |
| Davies 15m | Lamela 15m | ||
| Aurier 15m | Kane 150m | ||
| KWP 10m | |||
| Dier 25m |
Funds from sales: 333M
Funds provided: 100M - 30M for Jose's pension fund = 70M
# of remaining contracted players: 12
# of CT players: 3
# of HG players: 5 (PL), 4 (Europe)
New Team: -20M compensation to RBL for Julian Nagelsmann
| GK | DF | MF | FW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cillessen 18M* | Dier 25m | Lo Celso 50m | Son 60m |
| Meslier 5M | Sessegnon 25m (U21) | Ndombele 50m | Bergwijn 30m |
| Button 1.5M | Davies 15m^ | Winks 40m | Moura 25m |
| Tanganga 10m (U21) | Skipp 15m (U21) | Thuram 28M | |
| Tah 35M | Lamela 15M | Chouiar 8M | |
| N'Dicka 25M | Zakaria 45M | Bailey 37M | |
| Fofana 6M | Phillips 15M | Mavididi 4M | |
| Lewis 12M | Guimaraes 35M | ||
| Smith 9M | |||
| *poss. Hradecky | *poss. Bogle 9M or wait |
Total cost of incomings and compensation: 50M for managers + 283.5 = 333.5 *This can also be worked by flip-flopping Sonny for Harry with a 10M buffer but this is a tactical choice.
99.5M leftover for the further rebuild in the next windows.
# of incoming players: 15
#CT players: 5
#HG players: 10 (PL), 9 (Europe)^
Team of pressing monsters able to hold possession or quickly strike but more in line with his Hoffenheim team that he crafted over 4 years rather than his RBL team he inherited with that line-fluffing, pace merchant hurensohn Werner. Make or break on Dier and Davies but both would help transition and possibly be better in an expected 3ATB. Team's all about rotation, athleticism, technique, and tactical flexibility. And I have money in the bank and roster spots available with a few more expected the next year.
Gonna go with a 3-1-4-2 from the Hoffenheim days of intense pressing but this team can play about any formation:
[FORMATION=3142, Cillessen, Dier, Tah, N'Dicka, Zakaria, Smith, Ndombele, GLC, Lewis, Thuram, Sonny,[/FORMATION][/FORMATION]
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Dunno. I'm not following them closely. I don't think their attacking firepower is worth too much, Burgstaller, Raman, Kutucu and Matondo. Every time I watch them, there seems to be a lot of changes to both personnel and tactics. Don't know if it's injuries or Wagner who's just looking for answers. The tall defender, Sane, has been out for a while and there's been some noise around Nübel. But yeah, my guess would be, they need more quality up top
No I’m not.
He caught my eye earlier in the season when Schalke beat RBL in Leipzig. I am having a jolly good look at him now in the reverse fixture, and what I will say is that he makes me want to throw dinner plates at a wall. Doesn't want the ball under pressure, so he is of no little to no use with respect to build-up play. And when he gets it, his lack of imagination/vision is another negative. His attitude towards the defensive side of the game is nothing short of disgraceful; scandalous lack of urgency and positional sense. His best moments tend to come during attacking transitions, where he will occasionally do something constructive. On the basis of everything that I have seen of him, I would say that games largely pass him by. He is handsome, however. I know all of that probably sounds harsh, but I only want the best for my club. Houssem Aouar, please.
No. Nagelsmann.