My point is that some of these guys were first team regulars, and with 5 new players this season starting, it means the players they have replaced are either in the back ups or sold.
In total we have bought 20 players this window or last 2 seasons (all named in my previous posts) of which 3 might be classed as youngsters - Phillips, Veliz and Gill, although he should be first team material lets see - meaning there are 17 other players who form the nucleus of the squad.
With no europe, we will probably only use about 20 players - with the extra 3 probably being Son, Hojbjerg and Lo Celso with a few others from 'past regimes' named in the squad but never used.
Posters seem to be ventilating about almost nothing - I get a back up CB (who we might never use this season) would be useful, but its quite likely Ange has identified who within the squad could cover that position as a normal part of risk planning before Sanchez left. I for one was not too keen on Lenglet coming back, except as a last resort on loan, as next summer I want as many squad positions as possible available to upgrade - a better situation for the next few situations.
It was never a possibility to fix all the squad problems this window - I'm delighted with progress made filling key positions in the first team, given how few matches we are likely to play this season with no europe.