La liga: vs Huesca

I think the most forward midfielder should be Odegaard or Isco. Given Odegaard is not yet available, that leaves Isco and the way he has been performing lately, I’m not sure that is a good idea. Another option is to play Jovic and Benz upfront with Hazard behind them.

Looking realistically at lineup, there are question marks no doubt, but I think most are giving up too soon on some players.

For example i wouldn’t be surprised if Hazard, Jovic and Asensio recover previous forms. And if they do, Mbappe, Haaland become huge improvements on what would be a good but not great front line. The Vinicius, Rodrygo dependency is reduced and as stated before by Nick, one or both of them become expendable with the Mbappe and/or Haaland acquisition. Plus the way Braham and Kubo are performing, they will soon be ready to replace them if necessary.

The midfield does need to consider replacing Modric, Isco and Kroos. But Odegaard and Valverde seem more than capable to step in. Hence the interest in Camavinga. I haven’t heard of any club interest in Fabian, but it would be welcome from my perspective. Mind you, there are critics here that will say it’s just another Spanish disappointment. As to backups, there are still the possibilities of Reiner and Ceballos, who has become a regular at Arsenal.

On defense, we still have a couple of years. Marcelo needs to be replaced soon, most likely with Reguilion. Jury still out on Militao and Odegaard Odriozola and they will need to replace both Ramos and Nacho in a couple of years, Ramos the most difficult. I would like to see them bring in a CB next summer.