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Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back?
at 11:10 6 Jan 2025

Godfrey has moved from Atalanta because he wasn't getting game time, and there appears to have been a few PL clubs interested in bringing him in during this window. For us to get him & tie up the loan so quickly, we have to assume that both he & Atalanta have received assurance from the club & manager as to him getting minutes here. The cup game will help to guage his match fitness, but we would expect him to play some part of league matches pretty quickly.
I would assume that our favoured back three, when fit, would be Tuanzebe, O'Shea & Greaves, so with Godfrey here, he should take the right sided CB role than can turn into a RB when in possession, allowing O'Shea back into the middle. (Greaves is in a straight competition with Burgess for the left side of the three).
This is bad news for Woolfenden, who will surely drop back to the bench, and even moreso for Clarke, who will likely have to drop out of the squad given the numbers, so a loan or even a sale is in the pipeline for him.
When Axel is back, it then means we then have him likely to slot in, pushing Godfrey to the bench; and we know that McKenna doesn't prioritise having CBs on the bench, so he will likely relegate Johnson (who was very good yesterday) or Burns out of the matchday squad, as Godfrey will surely be viewed as preferred wingback cover too, over at least one of them. Sadly, I can see Wes suffering this fate & thus be a possible departure in January too, as clearly we intend to spend heavily on a right sided winger/attacker too, given the Doak bid.

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Important result ahead of the transfer window opening
at 22:33 30 Dec 2024

After the Newcastle result, with Arsenal & Chelsea next up, it looked like we could be heading into the new year off the back of 3 heavy defeats (Arsenal & Chelsea can hammer anyone on their day), so it was really important that we contained Arsenal at the Emirates first of all & then be competitive tonight.
In getting the win, we not only kept the belief in the team, but gave ourselves a boost for the transfer window, which will be important if we are to stay up. Southampton's chances of signing coveted quality players will be lower than ours, & even the likes of a Latte Lathe might be reluctant to trade a side in the Championship playoffs, for one looking destined to be relegated from the Premier League.

[Post edited 30 Dec 2024 22:34]

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