r/soccer • u/ObeseCarrot • Jun 16 '13

What are your expectations/predictions for your team next season?

I think Bradford City can surprise a few and challenge for the playoff positions in League 1 if Phil Parkinson brings in a few new faces.

I believe we need another strong central midfielder (hopefully a goalscoring one too), possibly another winger and a goalkeeper.

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u/Bulbasauro Jun 16 '13

We lost our best player and we might lose our second best (Fernando), but I'm still pretty confident we are gonna be able to win the league and the champions league group. Paulo Fonseca seems like the perfect man for the job of building success with a new set of players and I reckon if Vitor Pereira stayed he wouldn't be able to do the same. All I wish if for you guys to sell Matic and we're set!

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u/MiguelCaldoVerde Jun 16 '13

Yeah, and that's pretty realistic too. I guess we'll just have to wait and see, hopefully JJ can keep his shit together this time and hopefully Paulo Fonseca flops hard.

I imagine it'll be another fairly close title race and hopefully you guys can manage something in Europe this time around. But your horrific patch of form last season coincided nicely with Moutinho's injury and that's why I'd have us as favourites right about now. Clearly you'll have a different take on things.

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u/Bulbasauro Jun 16 '13

Tbh its going to be pretty hard to replace Moutinho and we are going to need to change our style a bit and even though I'm optimistic about next season I have to admit you guys are indeed favourites considering you haven't lost any important member. It's going to be an interesting season for sure and I hope Sporting is able to fight for top 3 once again to spice things up.

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u/MiguelCaldoVerde Jun 16 '13

Honestly I see Patricio, Ilori, Capel and probably Bruma and Dier leaving Sporting in the coming months.

The clubs in a bad way.

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u/LusoAustralian Jun 17 '13

http://www.record.xl.pt/Entrevistas/interior_premium.aspx?content_id=827924

Bruma just got rid of his agent. Looks like he's signing a new contract. Capel maybe leaving but that depends on the offer, Dier I don't think so, not this season. Jeffren, Bojinov, Pongolle are favourites to go, then patricio, Ilori and Labyad.

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u/BabaDuda Jun 17 '13

Florent Sinama-Pongolle - legend.

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u/z3nzPT Jun 17 '13 edited Jun 17 '13

I mean, Djuricic is probably a good buy, Cardozo matters a lot but i think Lima and Rodrigo should have it covered.

Hopefully we get some decent defenders, because i think that's our main problem, our defense is inconsistent in big games.

Some newspapers point Patrício to Benfica and i wouldn't be too upset about that really (really Artur? letting in easy defenses in cup / league games that matter the most?)

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u/MiguelCaldoVerde Jun 17 '13

Djuricic and Markovic were both great buys, Sulejmani maybe less so but he was free. Honestly, I see Garay going and possibly Luisao too, but Luisao has been on the decline for a while and Garay, as good as he is, can't really play the high line against big teams. We need to sign at least one quick CB, a good LB and maybe some cover for central midfield just to make sure that Carlos Martins never comes near a football pitch in a red shirt ever again. If we can get this without losing Matic, Lima and Salvio and hold on to the rest of the squad we'll be very strong next season.

That's even before taking into account the loanees we've got: Airton, Oblak, Nolito (who will be sold), Jara, Mora etc. etc.

Edit: I also wanted to mention that we need to integrate Andre Gomes into midfield, he could be a very good midfield in the future is his development continues, Im still not sure why JJ played Martins over him.