Tea & Busquets
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Joint lowest first team squad size in the league. Doesn’t help that we’re not giving many youngsters chances. Curious how Robins will fix this.
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Hobo
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Well he obviously wanted a couple more. Only time will tell and injuries if and when we get them will dictate.
Although we are a couple down on last year I think there is more flexibility and options within the current squad.
Last year we were blighted not just with injuries but most of them involved lengthy recovery times.
I think what slowed recruitment this summer is we were focused on permanent deal rather than than the quick fix season long loan. Which should put us in a better place next summer.
Although we are a couple down on last year I think there is more flexibility and options within the current squad.
Last year we were blighted not just with injuries but most of them involved lengthy recovery times.
I think what slowed recruitment this summer is we were focused on permanent deal rather than than the quick fix season long loan. Which should put us in a better place next summer.
SkyblueDad
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It is a bit of fingers crossed on injuries, as said above we had a lot of long term injuries at the same time which didn’t help.
Difference this season come January Robins will be able to bring players in loan or permanent if needed, last January he wasn’t allowed , just Maguire wasn’t it ?
Difference this season come January Robins will be able to bring players in loan or permanent if needed, last January he wasn’t allowed , just Maguire wasn’t it ?
Our depth up front seems like the biggest problem. I doubt we can maintain a two-striker system with Wright, Simms, Godden and Tavares, considering the injury records of the latter two. We seem to be inviting a change to a lone striker formation, which seems a waste when you’ve invested so much in getting Wright and Simms to play together.
Kilclines curly mullet
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Chill
We have so much more quality across the squad than last season.
The likes of Kane / Walker / Dabo / Waghorn / Taveres / Ohare made the squad larger in numbers last year but between all 6 contributed next to nothing
Top 10 finish this season and then go again next summer and I’ll be chuffed
We have so much more quality across the squad than last season.
The likes of Kane / Walker / Dabo / Waghorn / Taveres / Ohare made the squad larger in numbers last year but between all 6 contributed next to nothing
Top 10 finish this season and then go again next summer and I’ll be chuffed
skybluegod
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No he brought in McNally, Norton-cuffy and wilson-esbrand.
Well it’s a waste if we have to spend time and energy working on a different system just because we don’t have a fourth striker capable of slotting into the system we’ve spent all summer (and >£10 million in new forwards) on shifting to.
Even without injuries, it’s asking a lot to rebuild the formation around two expensive new strikers and then only have one real option to rotate in and out.
Well we’d only need one of our three strikers to get injured, and then you’re making it very hard to play 90 minutes every week with two up front.
Assuming that playing with two strikers is our best formation, that’s a problem. And if playing with one striker turns out to be our best formation, that’s a different kind of problem.
Vik was unusually resilient and you’re asking two different players to repeat the trick - it’s definitely not ideal.
edgy
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After a balloon.
skybluecam
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As others have said, last year our depth was the likes of Waghorn, Kane and Walker. If it gets to that point we'd probably do as well to run down the local park and hand out a few short term contracts.
Brylowes
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As many have already pointed out, the quality we now have on the bench is something we haven’t seen at City for many many years, remember ‘we used to think Robins was averse to changing things due to his reluctance to use his substitutes, he’s showing no such reluctance so far this season.
In fact I think the 3 changes he made in one go at Leicester probably cost us a point.
In fact I think the 3 changes he made in one go at Leicester probably cost us a point.
Alan Dugdales Moustache
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Is that the entire football league or our current league ?
Tea & Busquets
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Champo but I'm sure we're down there in the EFL.
SkyblueDad
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A number of our squad are okay in different positions so it’s fingers crossed we don’t get an extensive injury list, we can add more January.
They will get their chance when they show they are good enough.
shmmeee
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Not sure you can argue the subs didn’t change the game last night…
oscillatewildly
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That's right - It's the length of the contract.