Joel Penny
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It's a difficult question because I think their biggest asset this season has been their depth.
the ability to ride bad form or injury situations and there will always be someone who can come out of the pack and get you a winning goal here or there or an assist.
I think that's really what's helped them be able to compete at a high level in both competitions.
And there is going to be some potential movement around the edges of their squad.
There's some players who may want to move on.
I think Ben White has been spoken about that.
I think Jesus is probably going to move on.
Trossard, maybe even Martinelli.
They're looking at bringing in new players on the left wing, those kind of things.
How the squad looks at the start of next season I think will go a long way towards that.
In terms of the style, will anyone catch up or crack the code?
I think unless there's someone coming in immediately with a new idea and looking fresh, I think it can take a couple of years.
So there will definitely be favourites at the start of next season.
How it pans out with a bit more pressure on them, we'll have to wait and see.
it's at least like... But that's the whole point I was making about the squad is that I think that there's an element where you're better off having loads of good players rather than a few great players because as Liverpool found when you've got
great players who are absolutely going to be on the team sheet week in, week out.
It then becomes harder to rotate them out without a drop-off.
Whereas if you've got them all believing that they could all be a first-team player, they're all going to be pushing each other in training.
And whenever they do get the chance, they're going to be more desperate to make their mark.
It's not a situation where someone comes in, scores two goals, and it's like, well, great, I know I'm not starting next week because the main fella's coming back.