'We don't live in an ideal world' - Crawley Town boss would like to see more players come in this summer, but adds he is '100%' happy with the squad he already has
Crawley Town boss Colin Kazim-Richards says in an ideal world he would like to see more players come in this summer - but added if the League season was to start tomorrow he would ‘100%’ happy with the squad he has already got.
It’s been another summer of change for the Reds squad with eight new signings in addition to Louie Watson and Ade Adeyemo getting new contracts.
With a current squad of 23, it is expected more signings will be coming in, especially in the goalkeeping department, and Kazim-Richards says in an ideal world that would be the case.
“Ideals are ideals. We don't live in an ideal world,” said the Reds boss. “Ideals, I could say to you like a million different things, but the reality is quite different.
“In terms of what I would like, there's a few that I would like. Is that going to happen? I'm not sure.”
The former Brighton striker, who came in as Reds boss at the end of last season before signing a permanent deal at the start of the summer, believes you have to be flexible when it comes to building a squad.
“The thing is, when you're building a team as well, something comes around that you didn't even think about and things change.
And you've also got to have that little crack in the door open for that and be willing to adjust and adapt to that. I think you can see kind of what we're trying to build in terms of who we're bringing in, in terms of the type of player, the type of character. You definitely have to be the mould of what we perceive, what we want, in terms of that aspect.
“And there's always an anomaly though. When that comes along, we can have a different conversation. Are we still open to some more new players? 100 per cent. But it has to be the right ones, for sure.”
But the 39-year-old, who is in his first role as a head coach of a league side, is happy with the business they have done so far and when asked if the league season started tomorrow, would he be happy with his squad, he replied: “100 per cent. We've done a lot of our main players already and we did them early. I wanted to get a lot of early business in because this part of the pre-season is as important as anything during the season because this is where they learn to trust each other. This is where they learn to trust the coaching staff. This is where it's built. A lot of the times, you do have to do things late. That's how this business is. That's how this working environment is.
“But I'm talking about ideal worlds. Trying to do business early is a good thing.”