Soccer

Out players i'd agree bar Agger, Still think he has a lot to offer and at worst a place on the bench could minimise injuries..would he be happy with
that more so than not...would any player for that matter..

I think all players on the bench should be able to contest and get a starting berth anytime otherwise we become to shallow, sort of like we are now.

----- Original Message -----
From: Colin Rowlands
To: lfc@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [lfc] Re: EW

>2 or 3 players in the off season seems a bit light, more like 5 or 6 players to to cover those likely to be shown the door, we will be pushing for top 4 next season and look what happened v Tottenham and Villa...Kenny will try to overt that happen again but not only end season so we need to strengthen out wide and at the back with 1 more Striker as well.
>

When people are saying 2 or 3 players, most tend to mean 2 or 3 new starters and not just squad players who will be added depending on sales and/or progress of youth players.

If we have a serious clear out and manage to move on even those with big contracts like cole then we would need a few more than 3.

Looking at our squad though we could readily remove 8-10 players and not need anywhere near that many brought in.

We could get rid of the following:

Jones - have had young keepers on bench for most of kenny's stay.
Konchesky - nuff said
Soto - Carra should probably have transitioned to senior reserve by end of next season
Agger - he would need to be replaced by a new starter of similar quality if we decided injuries were too much.
Degen - nuff said
Poulsen - nuff said
Aurelio - would be useful backup if fit, but never is.
Insua - would prefer to bring him back, but out of our hands now.
Aqualani - would be asset if he stayed or should pay for replacement if he is sold
El Zhar - nuff said
Jova - done little at club, but would make us back a fee.
Cole - tough to move on due to wages, but would still draw some interest if he doesn't just settle for our bench.
N'Gog - shows promise at start of season and then vanishes a couple of months in, 4th choice striker should be youngster coming through or kuyt if we make a big signing up front.

Signings for next season should be:

Starting leftback - backup options aren't too bad now, but we need a starter

Starting central defender - only needed this summer if we decide agger is simply too fragile to depend on

Attacking players - whether they are out and out strikers or wider players we need a couple of these and their arrival would also strengthen squad depth by pushing the likes of maxi and kuyt to the bench.

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