Below is a list of comparative squads fom now and when AVB took over (the squad registered for February 2012 that took us up to that Summer).
This includes u21s but excludes Obika (2013), Khumalo (2012) and Dawkins (both)
Only replacements are in the 2013 column
2012.....................2013
Brad Friedel
Carlo Cudicini...........Hugo Lloris
Heurelho Gomes
Benoit Assou-Ekotto...Kyle Naughton
Danny Rose
Michael Dawson
Younes Kaboul
Ryan Nelsen.............Zeki Fryers
Ledley King..............Jan Vertonghen
William Gallas..........Vlad Chiriches
Kyle Walker
Sandro Cordeiro
Jake Livermore..........Lewis Holtby
Tom Huddlestone........Paulinho
Scott Parker..............Etienne Capoue
Luka Modric..............Mousa Dembele
Aaron Lennon
Gareth Bale.............Erik Lamela
Niko Kranjcar...........Nacer Chadli
David Bentley...........Andros Townsend
Giovani Dos Santos......Gylfi Sigurdsson
Rafael van der Vaart....Christian Eriksen
Louis Saha.................Roberto Soldado
Emmanuel Adebayor
Jermain Defoe
15 new players of 25
(R)evolution of the squad under AVB
posted on 5/9/13
Debatable to say you've improved the goalkeeper and looking at the list you might say Striking has improved.
In other areas any improvement is TBC
posted on 5/9/13
Individually some better in 2012.
As groups, I'd take all of the six 2013 ones
posted on 5/9/13
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posted on 5/9/13
HRH
Are you on holiday??
Your article creation rate has witnessed and unusual spike
posted on 5/9/13
PS We definitely have a more continental looking squad and have disposed of all the "deadwood". For we know we've acquired an equal amount of new deadwood
posted on 5/9/13
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posted on 6/9/13
The squad is much stronger.
Starting XI?
Lloris > Cuducini (Friedel still here)
Benny > Rose
Vertonghen > King (he was finished by 2013)
Modric > Dembele
Capoue > Parker
Bale > Lamela
VDV > Eriksen
Soldado > Saha (Ade still here)
Half and half there.
posted on 6/9/13
GBB
I think it's the international break mate, it does my head in so early in to the season.