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Posted January 23, 2018 23:58 · last edited January 24, 2018 22:11

Cantrun7 wrote:

If Watto is going to be released (so down one striker), and if Rossi goes, would the coach replace Watto with an international striker for the rest of the seasonand replace Rossi with a kiwi or Aussi centre back. 

AK is a good player, but a striker who is better at one on ones with goal keeper etc might be critical for the rest of this season. 

Its what id do-but then maybe thats why im not the manager!

Burns and Krishna already are in that category.  And AK9 has the headers covered, and Ljulic is the new Lia with excellent shots from long range. I would not worry too much about recruiting more strikers, especially if we also nurture young Singh.

Central defence is, as others said, more of a worry.  We might use Mullen as a CB at a pinch, and Fox is a shoo-in for Darije by now, if he's fit. But Lowry is injured and probably on the way out, anyway.  Abbas is out of favour and would be out of position as CB (unless playing as LB and swapping places with Doyle filling in to CB)

If rumours of Buijs leaving Syd FC are true (?) then I am sure Darije would be the first one to know, due to their previous contact in the Netherlands.

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Cantrun7 wrote:

If Watto is going to be released (so down one striker), and if Rossi goes, would the coach replace Watto with an international striker for the rest of the seasonand replace Rossi with a kiwi or Aussi centre back. 

AK is a good player, but a striker who is better at one on ones with goal keeper etc might be critical for the rest of this season. 

Its what id do-but then maybe thats why im not the manager!

I would say Burns and Krishna already are in that category.  And AK9 has the headers covered, and Ljulic is the new Lia with excellent shots from long range. So I would not worry too much about recruiting upfront, especially if we also nurture young Singh.

Central defence is as others said, more of a worry.  We might use Mullen as a CB at a pinch, and Fox is a shoo-in by now, if fit. Lowry is injured and might be on the way out anyway.  Abbas is out of favour and out of position (unless swapping places with Doyle filling in to CB)

If rumours of Buijs leaving Syd FC are true (?) then I am sure Darije would be the first one to know, due to their previous contact in the Netherlands.

Unknown editor edited January 24, 2018 00:02
Cantrun7 wrote:

If Watto is going to be released (so down one striker), and if Rossi goes, would the coach replace Watto with an international striker for the rest of the seasonand replace Rossi with a kiwi or Aussi centre back. 

AK is a good player, but a striker who is better at one on ones with goal keeper etc might be critical for the rest of this season. 

Its what id do-but then maybe thats why im not the manager!

I would say Burns and Krishna already are in that category.  And AK9 has the headers covered, and Ljulic is the new Lia with excellent shots from long range. So I would not worry too much about upfront especially if also nurture young Singh.

Central defence is as others said, a potential worry.  We might use Mullen as a CB at a pinch, and Fox is a shoo-in by now, if fit.   If rumours of Buijs leaving Syd FC are true (?) then I am sure Darije would be the first one to know, due to their previous contact in the Netherlands.

Unknown editor edited January 24, 2018 00:00
Cantrun7 wrote:

If Watto is going to be released (so down one striker), and if Rossi goes, would the coach replace Watto with an international striker for the rest of the seasonand replace Rossi with a kiwi or Aussi centre back. 

AK is a good player, but a striker who is better at one on ones with goal keeper etc might be critical for the rest of this season. 

Its what id do-but then maybe thats why im not the manager!

I would say Burns and Krishna already are in that category.  

AK9 has the headers covered, and Ljulic is the new Lia with shots from long range.

We might use Mullen as a CB and Fox is a shoo-in by now, if fit.   If rumours of Buijs leaving Syd FC are true (?) then I am sure Darije would be the first one to know, due to their previous contact.