Summer Targets

[NewquayFox]

Interested in Fleetwood Towns U/21 star Stuart Parkin, highly rated apparently.... 

[foxes21]

In: Tierney, Tielemans, McGregor, Roberts, Adams

 

All of these are quite realistic imo and bar Adams they’ve all played under Rodgers. Forget Ziyech, Wilson and all that nonsense. 

 

Out: Simpson, Morgan, Fuchs, James, King, Silva, Mendy, Diabate, Ghezzal, Kapustka, Slimani, Okazaki

 

Reason for Mendy - Last year of his contract and I prefer Ndidi/Choudhury competing for the DM position. 

 

Reason for Ghezzal - Needs to go before it’s another ‘oh he needs another year to settle!!’.. Year goes by and he’s still average. 

 

Final 25 man squad (main formation, 4-3-3):

 

GK: Schmeichel, Ward, Jakupovic

RB: Pereira, Amartey

CB: Maguire, Benkovic, Evans, Soyuncu

LB: Chilwell, Tierney

RCM: Tielemans, McGregor

DM: Ndidi, Choudhury

LCM: Maddison, Tavares

RW: Roberts, Gray, Ndukwu

LW: Barnes, Albrighton

CF: Vardy, Adams, Iheanacho

 

The Youth additions: 

 

Filip Benkovic - Obvious addition to the squad.

 

Layton Ndukwu - We can integrate him into the squad this season imo.

 

Sidnei Tavares - Watched the U18s game the other day and i’m convinced he’d probs be the 2nd/3rd most technically gifted CM for our first team. He’s honestly got a bit of Tielemans about him, the way he can pick out a pass, keep possesion and drive with the ball. 

 

 

Edited 2 March 2019 by foxes21

[Nicolo Barella]

4 hours ago, foxes21 said:

In: Tierney, Tielemans, McGregor, Roberts, Adams

 

All of these are quite realistic imo and bar Adams they’ve all played under Rodgers. Forget Ziyech, Wilson and all that nonsense. 

 

Out: Simpson, Morgan, Fuchs, James, King, Silva, Mendy, Diabate, Ghezzal, Kapustka, Slimani, Okazaki

 

Reason for Mendy - Last year of his contract and I prefer Ndidi/Choudhury competing for the DM position. 

 

Reason for Ghezzal - Needs to go before it’s another ‘oh he needs another year to settle!!’.. Year goes by and he’s still average. 

 

Final 25 man squad (main formation, 4-3-3):

 

GK: Schmeichel, Ward, Jakupovic

RB: Pereira, Amartey

CB: Maguire, Benkovic, Evans, Soyuncu

LB: Chilwell, Tierney

RCM: Tielemans, McGregor

DM: Ndidi, Choudhury

LCM: Maddison, Tavares

RW: Roberts, Gray, Ndukwu

LW: Barnes, Albrighton

CF: Vardy, Adams, Iheanacho

 

The Youth additions: 

 

Filip Benkovic - Obvious addition to the squad.

 

Layton Ndukwu - We can integrate him into the squad this season imo.

 

Sidnei Tavares - Watched the U18s game the other day and i’m convinced he’d probs be the 2nd/3rd most technically gifted CM for our first team. He’s honestly got a bit of Tielemans about him, the way he can pick out a pass, keep possesion and drive with the ball. 

 

 

Tierney is good enough to be the starting LB at pretty much any club I  the PL, he's not coming here for 40 million pounds to sit on the bench. Roberts would be a lot of money for someone who really is no longer much of a prospect and has suffered several injuries.  

 

I'm not sure why you want to sell off half the squad, either. Ghezzal, Diabaté, and Mendy staying makes sense so we don't uproot too much of the squad and make things difficult (Roberts won't be much better than them either). Especially Mendy, he's one of our only "old heads" in the squad, and is a very useful swuad player who is probably cheaper to keep than buying McGregor.

[rachhere]

6 hours ago, foxes21 said:

In: Tierney, Tielemans, McGregor, Roberts, Adams

 

All of these are quite realistic imo and bar Adams they’ve all played under Rodgers. Forget Ziyech, Wilson and all that nonsense. 

 

Out: Simpson, Morgan, Fuchs, James, King, Silva, Mendy, Diabate, Ghezzal, Kapustka, Slimani, Okazaki

 

Reason for Mendy - Last year of his contract and I prefer Ndidi/Choudhury competing for the DM position. 

 

Reason for Ghezzal - Needs to go before it’s another ‘oh he needs another year to settle!!’.. Year goes by and he’s still average. 

 

Final 25 man squad (main formation, 4-3-3):

 

GK: Schmeichel, Ward, Jakupovic

RB: Pereira, Amartey

CB: Maguire, Benkovic, Evans, Soyuncu

LB: Chilwell, Tierney

RCM: Tielemans, McGregor

DM: Ndidi, Choudhury

LCM: Maddison, Tavares

RW: Roberts, Gray, Ndukwu

LW: Barnes, Albrighton

CF: Vardy, Adams, Iheanacho

 

The Youth additions: 

 

Filip Benkovic - Obvious addition to the squad.

 

Layton Ndukwu - We can integrate him into the squad this season imo.

 

Sidnei Tavares - Watched the U18s game the other day and i’m convinced he’d probs be the 2nd/3rd most technically gifted CM for our first team. He’s honestly got a bit of Tielemans about him, the way he can pick out a pass, keep possesion and drive with the ball. 

 

 

Has Mendy only a year to go ? Interesting it’s not been extended. I wonder if that’s his choice or the clubs.

[shailen]

Antonio Valencia anyone? Think he's a solid player - strong, quick and a greater crosser of the ball. Him and Ricardo would be frightening on the right 

[Nicolo Barella]

1 hour ago, shailen said:

Antonio Valencia anyone? Think he's a solid player - strong, quick and a greater crosser of the ball. Him and Ricardo would be frightening on the right 

 He's been a goner for a while. And at the moment at Utd, he hasn't played on the wing for ages, and is apparently known for getting into a crossing position and then just passing backward.

[Chico1958]

I don't mind who we sign as long as they improve the squad, in BR I trust.

 

Until he loses 6 on the trot that is  

Edited 2 March 2019 by Chico1958

[BKLFox]

7 hours ago, Nicolo Barella said:

Tierney is good enough to be the starting LB at pretty much any club I  the PL, he's not coming here for 40 million pounds to sit on the bench. Roberts would be a lot of money for someone who really is no longer much of a prospect and has suffered several injuries.  

 

I'm not sure why you want to sell off half the squad, either. Ghezzal, Diabaté, and Mendy staying makes sense so we don't uproot too much of the squad and make things difficult (Roberts won't be much better than them either). Especially Mendy, he's one of our only "old heads" in the squad, and is a very useful swuad player who is probably cheaper to keep than buying McGregor.

Agree Tierney not moving unless he 1st choice LB and not sure he'll leave anyway, I know everyone has a price but he is Celtic thru and thru.

As for McGregor he is a much better player than Mendy is, I like Mendy but McGregor has more in his locker. He can do the dirty stuff in CM and has covered in that position for Brown this season and done very well but he also drives Celtic forward with most of their play going through him he's like a hybrid of Mendy/Ndidi, Tielemans and Maddison would definitely look to buy and he doesn't have that history with Celtic like Tierney it was Rodgers that brought him on.

[Gerard]

1 hour ago, BKLFox said:

Agree Tierney not moving unless he 1st choice LB and not sure he'll leave anyway, I know everyone has a price but he is Celtic thru and thru.

As for McGregor he is a much better player than Mendy is, I like Mendy but McGregor has more in his locker. He can do the dirty stuff in CM and has covered in that position for Brown this season and done very well but he also drives Celtic forward with most of their play going through him he's like a hybrid of Mendy/Ndidi, Tielemans and Maddison would definitely look to buy and he doesn't have that history with Celtic like Tierney it was Rodgers that brought him on.

 

We know if we sign any Celtic player then BR knows them inside and out and better than what he has seen at Leicester. 

[Blue ROI]

20 hours ago, foxes21 said:

In: Tierney, Tielemans, McGregor, Roberts, Adams

 

All of these are quite realistic imo and bar Adams they’ve all played under Rodgers. Forget Ziyech, Wilson and all that nonsense. 

 

Out: Simpson, Morgan, Fuchs, James, King, Silva, Mendy, Diabate, Ghezzal, Kapustka, Slimani, Okazaki

 

Reason for Mendy - Last year of his contract and I prefer Ndidi/Choudhury competing for the DM position. 

 

Reason for Ghezzal - Needs to go before it’s another ‘oh he needs another year to settle!!’.. Year goes by and he’s still average. 

 

Final 25 man squad (main formation, 4-3-3):

 

GK: Schmeichel, Ward, Jakupovic

RB: Pereira, Amartey

CB: Maguire, Benkovic, Evans, Soyuncu

LB: Chilwell, Tierney

RCM: Tielemans, McGregor

DM: Ndidi, Choudhury

LCM: Maddison, Tavares

RW: Roberts, Gray, Ndukwu

LW: Barnes, Albrighton

CF: Vardy, Adams, Iheanacho

 

The Youth additions: 

 

Filip Benkovic - Obvious addition to the squad.

 

Layton Ndukwu - We can integrate him into the squad this season imo.

 

Sidnei Tavares - Watched the U18s game the other day and i’m convinced he’d probs be the 2nd/3rd most technically gifted CM for our first team. He’s honestly got a bit of Tielemans about him, the way he can pick out a pass, keep possesion and drive with the ball. 

 

 

You'd have to be prepared for any of Maguire, Chilwell or Maddison to sign for another club too.

 

We've lost one of the starting XI every summer since we were champions.

[Ric Flair]

Jarrod Bowen is on fire again this season. Left footed right winger who shits goals, we could do with one of those again.

[Tielemans63]

26 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Jarrod Bowen is on fire again this season. Left footed right winger who shits goals, we could do with one of those again.

100%. This kid is class. Bowen and Che Adams from Birmingham. Yes please 

[Jazzy_Jeff]

Ryan sessegnon to provide back up at LB and to push for a start on the wing (start 2 from him, Barnes and Gray ?) 

 

Sign tielemans on a permanent deal (Silva + £). Then sign one other CM of an attacking/creative nature. I like Ndidi/Tielemans/Maddison as a three but don’t seem to have anyone who can compete with/replace Tielemans or Maddison. Plenty of DM options to cover Ndidi.

 

Then two strikers. One as a long term replacement for Vardy and one as more physical threat as an option. My knowledge of the foreign leagues isn’t what it used to be but from England I’d take any from Wilson, Mitrovic, Rondon and Austin.

 

Then sell/release Simpson, Morgan, Fuchs (?) King, James, Ghezzal and Slimani 

 

 

[frany104]

Doucore. He’s exactly what we need in the middle of the park. Good defensively and on the ball. He’s a beast and wins everything. Massive upgrade on Ndidi.

[Dr Marco]

we need to get rid of Okazaki+Slimani+Ihenacho

 

and sign two center forwards

[lcfc sheff]

If Real Madrid don’t want him I’d take him, looks to have finally found his feet.

 

i know it’s the Dutch league, but similarly to Ziyech his talents are translatable to any top league and I don’t feel he’d flop at all.

 

[Guest SO1]

On 02/03/2019 at 00:29, Nicolo Barella said:

Tierney is good enough to be the starting LB at pretty much any club I  the PL, he's not coming here for 40 million pounds to sit on the bench. Roberts would be a lot of money for someone who really is no longer much of a prospect and has suffered several injuries.  

 

I'm not sure why you want to sell off half the squad, either. Ghezzal, Diabaté, and Mendy staying makes sense so we don't uproot too much of the squad and make things difficult (Roberts won't be much better than them either). Especially Mendy, he's one of our only "old heads" in the squad, and is a very useful swuad player who is probably cheaper to keep than buying McGregor.

Tierney 40 million pounds? Don't get me wrong I love Kieran. Crazy work rate but that's not enough to warrant that kind of money. He's just been through some kind of weird hip injury and that sets off all kinds of alarm bells for me. Left and right back for me are the most physically demanding positions on the pitch. Box to box insanity in a Rodgers team. Any hint of health issues would send me running.

Just saw 21.9 for Pereira. He oozes class. That's where we should be looking. Tell Celtic to go do one.

[Nicolo Barella]

21 hours ago, SO1 said:

Tierney 40 million pounds? Don't get me wrong I love Kieran. Crazy work rate but that's not enough to warrant that kind of money. He's just been through some kind of weird hip injury and that sets off all kinds of alarm bells for me. Left and right back for me are the most physically demanding positions on the pitch. Box to box insanity in a Rodgers team. Any hint of health issues would send me running.

Just saw 21.9 for Pereira. He oozes class. That's where we should be looking. Tell Celtic to go do one.

 Which Pereira is this?

[Bluearmyfox28]

Personally can see Rodgers making more signings than we expect I would like this personally:

 

back up left back - Tyrone Mings

Box to box midfielder - John Mcginn

Creative centre mid - Youri Tielemans

Attacking Midfielder - Brais Mendez

Striker - Che Adams

 

 

[Dusty]

CM: Tielemans for definite, then one of: cyprien, mooy, grealish, eze & sangare

 

Winger: Kalu, Thuram or Watkins 

 

Striker: Mitrovic and Adams

 

If chilly leaves Tierney is an obvious replacement.

 

If Maguire leaves, could go for Tarkowski? 

[Bluearmyfox28]

1 minute ago, Dusty said:

CM: Tielemans for definite, then one of: cyprien, mooy, grealish, eze & sangare

 

Winger: Kalu, Thuram or Watkins 

 

Striker: Mitrovic and Adams

 

If chilly leaves Tierney is an obvious replacement.

 

If Maguire leaves, could go for Tarkowski? 

No need for a maguire replacement imo with Benkovic coming back in the summer will be like a new signing

[Dusty]

But Morgan’s not up to the standard anymore, Evans already in his 30’s and soyuncu has been far from convincing imo (I believe he will be a decent player, but don’t have the confidence that he can play regularly and be successful next season) 

[Deeg67]

Yep, Morgan is the guy you need to replace, whether Maguire goes or not.  Doesn't have to be an expensive guy who expects to start every week, just a dependable veteran presence.

[les-tah]

On 03/03/2019 at 12:50, frany104 said:

Doucore. He’s exactly what we need in the middle of the park. Good defensively and on the ball. He’s a beast and wins everything. Massive upgrade on Ndidi.

He also 4/5 years older than Ndidi.. I still have faith Ndidi will be incredible as he reaches his peak next to someone like tielemans regularly... he has beeny held back playing next to someone who is so defensive like Mendy this season.

Edited 7 March 2019 by les-tah

[RumbleFox]

I still don't think we are too far away.  If we could sign Tielemans, a top class winger and back up striker we are good to go.  X