Your ideal team for next season ?

[dimmas 130]

Pogba next to matic ?

Pogba shines when he given a lot of freedom, play much forward. Basicly play him almost like a CAM

So giving him role to cover fabregas weakness, have a ton of defensive responsibility is wrong way and only limited him badly. IMO

Even only get schneiderlin or gundongan, I'll very happy

Cos it will help us to play much much better when facing big team.

[stroey 2,525]

I don't think it's about a team for next season, it's about a squad.

Quality depth is the keyword, we should look in the departments we lack quality depth.

This year we relied too much on Eden, Cesc, Matic and Costa, we basically had no good replacements bar Remy, but he was often injured too.

GK - this season was perfect, next season we need a good replacement for Cech.

Defense - Iva, Azpi, JT, Gary, Zouma, Luis, Ake is still enough for me for next season, maybe a youngster could be integrated. Of course, if there is a chance to sign a world class youngster like Varane, we should take it.

CDM - Matic + Mikel, this one we surely can improve, I like Mikel but I think we should do better next season. Mou doesn't trust him enough, doubt he would trust Ake enough to be a Matic back up. Maybe Zouma?

(Khedira/other suggestions)

CM/box to box - Ramires, RLC, Mourinho mentioned that RLC will be a full time squad member next season, I'd be happy with these 2.

CM/AM playmaker - Cesc and no one else, we need a good back up for Cesc or someone who is versatile and can play with him AND replace him.

(Koke/Gundogan)

Wingers/AM - Willian and Eden are top quality, Oscar is max a bench player, Cuadrado does not look good enough at this moment, here we're having a big problem. We need at least one world class signing in this department to release the pressure off Eden.

(Bale/Reus/Isco/Griezmann)

Striker - Costa, Remy + new signing, and Drogba as the 4th pinch hitter/player-coach would be my dream.

Costa and Remy both struggled too much with injuries this season, we need a third good striker for next season, one who can play on the wing even better.

[ILoveLamp 270]

Courtois

Ivanovic Varane Terry Azpilicueta

Pogba Matic

Willian Fabregas Hazard

Costa

[mediator 2,026]

--------------- Courtois ---------------------

Azpi - Zouma / Ivan- Terry / Cahil- Luis

--------- Matic --------- RLC -------------

Willian -------- Fab -------------- Eden

--------------- Costa / Remy -------------

[Parky 739]

Bench:

Friedel, Fabregas, Benteke, Remy, Willian, Cahill, Zouma, Ivanovic, Ramiers

[Liquidator 5,176]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

[Pacquiao 1,834]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

that's what Man City thought...

[Viper22 2,418]

For me the ideal and realistic 2 teams we would have in our squad would be:

------------------Courtois-------------------

---Azpi-----Terry-----Varane-----Luis---

--------------------Matic---------------------

---------Pogba---------Fabregas---------

-Willian----------------------------Hazard-

--------------------Costa--------------------

------------------Butland--------------------

---Ivan-----Zouma------Cahill-----Ake--

------------------Imbula---------------------

-----------MVG-----------RLC-------------

-Milner-------------------------Cuadrado-

--------------------Remy--------------------

3rd choice GK & ST: Blackman & Bamford.

(Players in bold in 2nd team would be on the bench at first)

Sold: Cech, Mikel, Oscar, Ramires, McEachren, Kakuta, Moses, other assorted players.

Buy: Pogba, Butland, Varane, Imbula, Milner.

Schneiderin instead of Imbula, another HG GK instead of Butland and Koke instead of Pogba would be pretty perfect too.

[Tomo 21,751]

Green

Clyne

Varane (if not Stones)

Pogba (or a midfielder in that level)

Milner

new versatile forward

Those players with possibly a couple of loan returns, a higher role for RLC and hopefully Cuadrado resembling something of a footballer will equate to an even better summer than last. First team, depth and HG quota all significantly boosted in one summer (with the exception of goal but having Cech as a back up is very rare luxury we were lucky to even get this season).

A summer window like I have just described and I can't see anything beyond us winning back to back title's.

[Special Juan 28,091]

Tibo

Azpilicueta Varane Terry Luis

Cesc Matic

Bale Willian Hazard

Costa

[supporter 3,088]

To me John Stones is a player who is pretty good. I could only see some of his games and especially highlights of his moves and he looks like a good signing.

The only question I have is if he, in addition to Centre-Back, can also play as Right-Back. I have seen several videos of him (not many games) playing in that position and I think he could adapt to that position.

If he got it, given that he is from England if FA changes the rules, I think that could be an option to consider.

Has anyone seen John Stones enough to know if he could get to play as right-back ?. Thanks in advance.

http://www.whoscored.com/Players/101374/

Regards.

[LondonsFinest 692]

More of a 4 - 3 - 3(front three interchanging positions)

Courtois
Clyne - Cahill/Zouma - Terry/Zouma - Azpilicueta

Matic - Fabregas
Bale/Griezmann - Willian - Hazard
Costa

Other:
Courtois
Clyne/Coleman - Zouma - Terry - Azpi

Matic - Fabregas - Koke/Isco

Willian Hazard

Costa

Bench:
Green, Brane,Cahill/Zouma,Ramires/RLC,Oscar, Cuadrado, Remy