Squad

[Muttley]

From milo on the pod: (Ignoring Scarlett).

We can register 22 players on the A list (max 25, but 4 have to be club trained, we only have Austin). Three of them have to be goalkeepers so we're left with 19 outfield players. Two for every position except one position. 20 outfield players if you include Scarlett.

If we are going for two more attacking players as being linked with I struggle to see how we don't end up with players we can't register for Europe. Will be interesting to see who that ends up being.

Yeah, on the pod the guys were only factoring in the Madds replacement in their thinking. They weren't thinking 2 newbies.

I see it slightly differently as I'm considering VDV more as another backup LB option and Gray as utility for both centre half and full-back along with his core role. I am not selecting Davies as I want the CL to be a learning experience and have no expectations on us doing anything big in the competition. We need to be focusing on the league.

Venom (A), Kinsky (A), Austin (CT)
Porro (A), Udogie (A), Spence (AT)
Romero (A), VDV (A), Danso (A), Takai (A)
Palinha (A), Bentancur (A), Sarr (A), Bergval (A), Gray (AT)
AM New Signing (A), Kudus (A), Winger New Signing (A), Odobert (A), Tel (A), Johnson (AT)
Solanke (AT), Richi (A), Scarlett (B)

Not selected - Davies, Dragu, Kulu, Madds, Biss, Solomon, Gil

If you look closely, I'm one over but do have the 4 association trained and 1 club trained boxes ticked. I'm assuming Milo is right when he stated that Gray can be association trained based on UEFA's definition even though he can't be B-list. I'm pretty certain that's he's right.

As for my 1 over, I might be tempted with Sarr as he's inevitably missing match days 6,7 and 8 anyway with AFCON. The league cup games will be at the same time as CL matches 1-5 and I would let him lead the charge in that domestic cup.

 

[Bullet]

It is a dream scenario for Spurs. to be so stacked with talented players, that we have to leave good players out of a squad for a competition.

I need TP for my bunghole.

E.g. you might think Odobert is good but if we suddenly signed Messi we would put Odobert in the bins behind the East stand, sharpish.

 

[Chrissivad]

2025/26 Premier League squad numbers
1 Guglielmo Vicario
3 Radu Dragusin
4 Kevin Danso
6 Joao Palhinha
8 Yves Bissouma
9 Richarlison
10 James Maddison
11 Mathys Tel
13 Destiny Udogie
14 Archie Gray
15 Lucas Bergvall
16 Luka Vuskovic
17 Cristian Romero
19 Dominic Solanke
20 Mohammed Kudus
21 Dejan Kulusevski
22 Brennan Johnson
23 Pedro Porro
24 Djed Spence
25 Kota Takai
27 Manor Solomon
28 Wilson Odobert
29 Pape Matar Sarr
30 Rodrigo Bentancur
31 Antonin Kinsky
33 Ben Davies
37 Micky van de Ven
40 Brandon Austin
44 Dane Scarlett
46 Luca Gunter

 

[Bishop]

Yeah, on the pod the guys were only factoring in the Madds replacement in their thinking. They weren't thinking 2 newbies.

I see it slightly differently as I'm considering VDV more as another backup LB option and Gray as utility for both centre half and full-back along with his core role. I am not selecting Davies as I want the CL to be a learning experience and have no expectations on us doing anything big in the competition. We need to be focusing on the league.

Venom (A), Kinsky (A), Austin (CT)
Porro (A), Udogie (A), Spence (AT)
Romero (A), VDV (A), Danso (A), Takai (A)
Palinha (A), Bentancur (A), Sarr (A), Bergval (A), Gray (AT)
AM New Signing (A), Kudus (A), Winger New Signing (A), Odobert (A), Tel (A), Johnson (AT)
Solanke (AT), Richi (A), Scarlett (B)

Not selected - Davies, Dragu, Kulu, Madds, Biss, Solomon, Gil

If you look closely, I'm one over but do have the 4 association trained and 1 club trained boxes ticked. I'm assuming Milo is right when he stated that Gray can be association trained based on UEFA's definition even though he can't be B-list. I'm pretty certain that's he's right.

As for my 1 over, I might be tempted with Sarr as he's inevitably missing match days 6,7 and 8 anyway with AFCON. The league cup games will be at the same time as CL matches 1-5 and I would let him lead the charge in that domestic cup.

One of Odobert, Tel or Johnson is going to have to drop out if we get the two new signings in and if Kulu has any prospective of being fit relatively soon. We can't really afford to build the CL squad with just the new AM as the sole central tempo setting creative option. If that player is unavailable for any games for whatever reason we'll back to stage one and besides you never want to totally reliant on a single creator in a squad. Either that or Takai doesn't make it.

 

[Silly McSilly Face]

One of Odobert, Tel or Johnson is going to have to drop out if we get the two new signings in and if Kulu has any prospective of being fit relatively soon. We can't really afford to build the CL squad with just the new AM as the sole central tempo setting creative option. If that player is unavailable for any games for whatever reason we'll back to stage one and besides you never want to totally reliant on a single creator in a squad. Either that or Takai doesn't make it.

Depends if they feel Bergvall is a viable 10 no?

 

[Bullet]

I've been pondering how the hell Cheatski seem to sign 5 wide forwards every year, so I took a look at their incomings and outgoings in recent years. Figures are in EUROS from TransferMarkt

In 22/23 they got Mudryk Sterling Madueke = Suspended, trying to sell, sold for profit
In 23/24 they got Nkunku Palmer Jackson = trying to sell, good, trying to sell
In 24/25 they got Neto Felix = ok, sold at a loss
In 25/26 they got Pedro Gittens Delap Estevao which seems like a good crop of forwards

Anyway, here is the full monty, every player worth over EUR20. So hard to keep up with and remember who these players actually are!

22/23 Arrivals
121 Enzo
80 Fofana
70 Mudryk
65 Cucurella
56 Sterling
42 Koulibaly
38 Badiashile
35 Madueke
30 Gusto

23/24 Arrivals
116 Caicedo
62 Lavia
60 Nkunku
47 Palmer
45 Disasi
37 Jackson
27 Ugochukwu
23 Sanchez

24/25 Arrivals
60 Neto
52 Felix
35 Dewsbury Hall
24 Jorgensen
22 Kellyman
20 Penders

25/26 Arrivals
64 Pedro
56 Gittens
44 Hato
35 Delap
34 Estevao
22 Essugo

26/27 Arrivals already!
51 Quenda

22/23 Departures
20 Werner

23/24 Departures
75 Havertz
68 Mount
29 Kovacic
23 Koulibaly
21 Pulisic

24/25 Departures
45 Maatsen
42 Gallagher
33 Hall
30 Lukaku
24 Hutchinson
23 Angelo

25/26 Departures
56 Madueke
30 Felix
29 Petrovic
29 Ugochukwu
29 Dewsbury-Hall
23 Broja

 

[braineclipse]

I've been pondering how the hell Cheatski seem to sign 5 wide forwards every year, so I took a look at their incomings and outgoings in recent years. Figures are in EUROS from TransferMarkt

In 22/23 they got Mudryk Sterling Madueke = Suspended, trying to sell, sold for profit
In 23/24 they got Nkunku Palmer Jackson = trying to sell, good, trying to sell
In 24/25 they got Neto Felix = ok, sold at a loss
In 25/26 they got Pedro Gittens Delap Estevao which seems like a good crop of forwards

Anyway, here is the full monty, every player worth over EUR20. So hard to keep up with and remember who these players actually are!

22/23 Arrivals
121 Enzo
80 Fofana
70 Mudryk
65 Cucurella
56 Sterling
42 Koulibaly
38 Badiashile
35 Madueke
30 Gusto

23/24 Arrivals
116 Caicedo
62 Lavia
60 Nkunku
47 Palmer
45 Disasi
37 Jackson
27 Ugochukwu
23 Sanchez

24/25 Arrivals
60 Neto
52 Felix
35 Dewsbury Hall
24 Jorgensen
22 Kellyman
20 Penders

25/26 Arrivals
64 Pedro
56 Gittens
44 Hato
35 Delap
34 Estevao
22 Essugo

26/27 Arrivals already!
51 Quenda

22/23 Departures
20 Werner

23/24 Departures
75 Havertz
68 Mount
29 Kovacic
23 Koulibaly
21 Pulisic

24/25 Departures
45 Maatsen
42 Gallagher
33 Hall
30 Lukaku
24 Hutchinson
23 Angelo

25/26 Departures
56 Madueke
30 Felix
29 Petrovic
29 Ugochukwu
29 Dewsbury-Hall
23 Broja

The "buy everyone, keep whoever does really well, sell rinse and repeat" approach to squad building.

 

[Jordinho]

The "buy everyone, keep whoever does really well, sell rinse and repeat" approach to squad building.

The problem is other clubs buying the ones they don't need at a profit.

 

[Bullet]

Don't mind me, just having a little think. Useful to have the squad laid out.

........................................Vicario
.................................................(Kinsky)
................................................((Austin))

Porro ................Romero............... VdV............. Udogie
(Spence...............Dragusin Danso Takai......................Davies)
((...........................Phillips Dorrington Vuskovic......................))

...........................Palhinha Gray Bentancur
...................................Sarr Bergvall
................................................((Devine))

.....................................Deki Maddison
...................................................((Donley))

Kudus ..................Solanke............ Richie............Tel
(Johnson......................................................................... Odobert)
((Yang............................Scarlett Lankshear.................Moore))




Bissouma Gil Solomon etc




The really tricky part is, at some point we might have 8 injuries, but we don't know which 8 players will be out at any one time.