The answer to the Gross question is Barclay.
He's been a revelation in that deeper role this season. Definitely has a few more years in him. Fantastic at beating the press. Versatile. Experienced.
Can't see it happening but If you put the 23/24 Barclay in our midfield you'd instantly improve it...
Guaranteed the club are thinking very hard about life without Gross and Dunk..not that that would be next season you'd hope, but they'll definitely be very focussed getting people in before that sad day comes. That's not just two excellent players, it's also the two most experienced, and the two...
A lot of people have said this about Hinsh.
Makes no sense to me. He's a central midfielder. Surely, in the long term, we want him to become a lynchpin in the centre of the pitch rather than effectively retraining him?!
Yup.
The guy is what, 21/22? Playing his first full season in the Premier League, a season that was interrupted by a young player of the tournament display at AFCON, playing way more than he would of expected both internationally and for us.
Again, there are problems with the squad, Adingra...
We have a big squad. Getting rid of players will be the hardest part.
You can't on the one hand say our financial position means we will be able to take advantage, whilst on the other believe other teams are going to pay for the players we need to get rid of to bring in some extra quality.