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Will the real Sham please sing up. 🙂

If I've written my post in such a way as to allow it to be understood I would choose to leave both Enzo and Badi out then I should have worded it differently. Under no circumstances would I consider that. My priority additions to the CL list are Mudryck and Badiashile. Thereafter I would select Ezno, leaving Felix off the list. If, however, the situation you speculated about was in force, and it was contractually necessary to select Felix, then I would choose to omit Enzo instead. In all cases three of the four make the squad, and two of the three are Badiashile and Mudryck.

My reasoning is I take my chances against BVB, then put faith in getting Kante back to reduce the loss of Enzo to a small degree at least. It's clearly a massive risk, and a million kilometres away from where we'd want to be, but the limitations force hard decisions. I agree with all you say, but this is the risk I would choose to take.

I think, if used correctly, Mudryck offers something unique within this squad, so I would certainly want him in the CL list. As for the cost of Felix, I'd treat it as a nil item. Unless there are specific clauses we will probably never learn about, his fee and wages have to be paid whether he features in the CL or not, so that shouldn't be a consideration when selecting the squad. Ditto Mudryck costs. This part of your comment is seven words too long.

I don't rule out Europa league qualification. Should be possible.

That's possible I'm sure but, if so, then M&M or Enzo had to be sacrificed. This would have been Enzo for me but I know virtually no one will agree with me about that. 🙂

Leaving Benoit out was a ludicrous decision which can't help but hurt us. He should have been selected ahead of Felix in my view. He should definitely have been in ahead of one of the new boys for sure.

He has quality and quickness. Let's give him a chance to see what he can do with them.

DDF has quality and quickness. Let's give him a chance to see what he can do with them.

What time is the squad deadline? GP has to have seen that Badi cannot be left out.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/R4P9vx7d4bxqXxCo8 Something interesting at last

Yes, including Felix was predictable. Just not what I would have done. 🙂

So, despite all of the problems, and the poor start to the group stage, here we are in the last sixteen. The first order of business is to decide which of the January signings makes the CL squad for the knockout round(s). We can add up to three of the new boys. Two of them will fill empty slots from the group stage squad, but including a third newcomer means dropping one player from the original squad. Who would you like to add to the squad and, if you are adding three, who are you leaving out to accommodate the third newbie? My selection - IN: Mudryck Enzo Badiashile OUT: Bettinelli (Lucas Bergstrom can be added to List B as third choice keeper.) Omitting Joao Felix is controversial I know, and may even be contrary to what he was promised when joining, but I reckon we are more likely to suffer from Badiashile's absence than from Felix's. There are more, and better, alternatives to Felix than there are to Badiashile.

A successor to Thiago?

Two equally effective players of the right quality is a big advantage I reckon. Let's get into the squad management through rotation habit. Let's enable the manager to rest players as he sees fit without having to risk jeopardising results to do it. For example, what a luxury it would be not to have to play Reece twice in Champions League weeks? This is not just good for individuals, but it's great for squad bonding. Everyone is involved, everyone is contributing.

Hoping DDF will make the bench again, at least. The lad has quality, it's just a question of how it stacks up at this higher level. If it does stack up then the bigger question will be whether he can overcome the major doubt expressed about him; his supposed selfishness.

Those Vikings got everywhere!

No need to imagine. Regular occurrence around here. 🙂

Guess again. 🙂

It seems that PSG's appeal on the Ziyech move has been turned down so that leaves GP with a decision to make.

Three keepers are required but one can be list B, as you suggested, according to regulation 45:12. Leaving Marcus out is an option but, last I heard, it is still possible that Hakim's move will go through. Perhaps it is even probable since it's up to the French authorities. It must be a fair guess that French administrators will want to help PSG. Particularly so if they feel the failure to complete the deal last night was Chelsea's fault.

And we tried to sign Barella too.

The correct decision.

Agents beware in future. Sign release clauses, not buyouts.

Wasn't watching at all. Saw them on YouTube. 🙂