Quote from: ShowOff on Today at 07:12:25 PM

Quote from: sana54210 on Today at 06:19:51 PM

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In my opinion, every team does such an evaluation with the aim of getting a comprehensive picture of the squad needs before entering the new season. Sometimes, to fix existing weaknesses, the only solution that must be taken is to bring in new players, especially when the available players are not yet able to guarantee consistent and impressive performance. Teams with stable financial strength usually choose the instant path in preparing themselves, they tend to choose to recruit new players in order to achieve their targets rather than going through the process.

Regarding player injuries, this is indeed difficult to predict. The manager can only work around it by rotating the squad wisely so that the players fitness is maintained. Overall, I think this kind of strategy is generally applicable to all teams. However, all these efforts can be more difficult if a team experiences a change of manager, especially if the change occurs in the middle of the season.

Of course, if the season has not started then the manager can look for the best options and prepare all the needs including players. The team can bring in new players or maybe prepare other players to fill the gap, but many managers do not want to take risks and usually they will consider bringing in new players instead of orbiting young players. The financial strength of the team determines how they act, but it is clear that they will prepare everything well.

I am really curious now about what Pep Guardiola will do for his preparation for next season. Manchester City have looked so weak so far and they have almost no desire to win the Club World Cup. Their defeat to Al-Hilal raises the big question, how much money will they spend in the transfer market to improve their squad depth?