I think Waine will get plenty of minutes as, if we keep both, Hoops is 33 so will need a break and both he and Hemed have had muscular injuries in the past so sadly that's a real possibility.
One thought is dawning on me, that we might not be looking to replace Davila with a similar player, but maybe play Reno in the Mexican's position instead and maybe throw some cash on another deep lying MF, especially if Devlin leaves.
I wouldn't be against this necessarily. It's hard to believe we'd have the cash for Hoops, Hemed and another maestro like Davila?
One thought is dawning on me, that we might not be looking to replace Davila with a similar player, but maybe play Reno in the Mexican's position instead and maybe throw some cash on another deep lying MF, especially if Devlin leaves.
I wouldn't be against this necessarily. It's hard to believe we'd have the cash for Hoops, Hemed and another maestro like Davila?
Some gossip above that Nix are talking to 'a better than Uli' replacement for Davila.
Also being devil's advocate what if Piscopo has a great Olympics if picked for the Olyroos, and some European club makes the Nix a tidy offer, before next season even kicks off. He has always been mentioned as a player, the Nix would consider selling on. I'm sure he's keen to give Europe another crack. He sure looked distraught when getting that shoulder injury verus WSW, knowing his Olympics dream/shop window may have been gone.
Edit - And even if he does stay on for the 2021/22 season, and even if Nix won the league I think he'd be gone after that. The Melbourne clubs would definitely be circling at the end of his Nix contract. So I'm sure if the Nix got a big money offer, whilst having another quality Davila like visa AM on their books, they would seriously consider selling Piscopo before he became a free agent.