I keep a squad list of players based on whether a player has kicked a ball in a competitive game for City or who was over 18-years of age when purchased by one of our last 4 managers.
In that list-scenario we have 45 players:
- 3 keepers
- 13 in the defence department
- 22 in the midfield / wing section
- 7 advanced forwards / strikers
More
out than we have available for selection!
It’s a criticism that I’ve heard levelled
at Chelsea many-a-time and, in fact, quite recently; but we’ve got
more than our fair share of players out on loan…and that doesn’t include
EDS / Academy players
who have been loaned out!
In fact, chuck season-long inured players
into the mix from that 'list of 45' along with players who have made brief, first team competitive-game
appearance that don’t now get a game; and we have just as many players not
available to us as we have at our disposal!
Joe Hart (GK) - Loaned
out for the rest of the season (ROS).
Cameron Humphries (D) - In my list / not utilised in first
team.
Vincent Kompany (D) - Continually injured.
Pablo Maffeo (D) - Loaned out for ROS.
Eliaquim Mangala (D) - Loaned out for ROS.
Pablo Mari (D) - Loaned out for ROS.
Luke Bratton (M) - Loaned out for ROS.
Anthony Caceres (M) - Loaned
out for ROS.
Bersant Celina (M /
W) - Loaned out for ROS.
Fabian Delph (M) - Continually injured.
Brahim Diaz (M) - In my list / not utilised in first
team.
Manu Garcia Alonso
(M) - Loaned out for ROS.
Ilkay Gundogan (M) - Injured for the ROS.
Aaron Mooy (M) - Loaned out for ROS.
Samir Nasri (M / W) - Loaned out for ROS.
Patrick Roberts (W /
F) - Loaned out for ROS.
Oleksandr Zinchenko
(M / W / F) - Loaned out for ROS.
Bruno Zuculini (M) - Loaned out for ROS.
Wilfried Bony (S) - Loaned out for ROS.
David Faupala (S) - Loaned out for ROS.
Marlos Moreno (W / F) - Loaned out for ROS.
Enes Unal (S) - Loaned out for ROS.
WOW!
Now that team /
squad would make a pretty decent one that would hold its own at LEAST in the Championship!
Of
course, loaning out players can be a very good thing – it’s ensures that players
don’t go too stale being in the reserve team too long; gives them valuable
experience at a level you would HOPE improves the player and, in some cases,
they do come back ‘into the fold’ better for it.
However,
I can’t agree with some of these loanees going out:
1. Joe Hart.
Never…EVER should my 'player of the season'
last season have gone! And I
say that with confidence before we got his replacement in…
2.
Pablo Maffeo. I’ve said this very recently; that the young, Spanish right-back is needed
here for the rest of the season…unless Pep is going to spring a new right-sided defender-signing
on us in January? If not, Pablo Junior would have provided good cover for Pablo Senior & Bacary Sagna; both of which are prone to ‘niggles’ of late. Would have been useful to try in the F.A. Cup too…
3.
Samir Nasri. Our manager sorted out the icky
situation out with Yaya and I think he could
have easily sorted out Mr Le-Sulk…AND would have gotten the best out of
him. What a waste…
4.
Enes Unal. Talented striker that could
have given us a much-needed boost when we needed it most. With Kelechi Iheanacho blowing hot & cold whenever
asked to step in and Sergio Aguero being
similarly, uncharacteristically ‘in
& out’ (when he’s not serving 7 games suspended that is); the 19-year old Turkish
international striker who has scored 10 in 15 games for FC Twente could have proven to be a useful asset, as he gained
valuable Premier League experience on the
way.
As I
say, I’ve not even included certain EDS players who weren’t purchased when they
were 18 and / or have not played for our first team…and those include the likes
of Angus Gunn, Karim Rekik, Jason Denayer and Brandon Barker!
Quite shocking
when you look into it…
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