I think if everyone is healthy and in top form Pep will simply rotate. There will no such thing as a first 11, rotation will be the only constant thing. I also think that it will be a rare occurrence that everyone is healthy and in top form, and without Kun or Jesus available our center attack looks vulnerable.Who is Madrid's strong back up scorer. Or Bayern's, or Barca's. Juve has one in Manzukic, but they might be the only team who does.
I want Sanchez too. But its foolhardy to not see the potential problem.
Personally, I think Yaya and not Dihno is the starting DM. So Sane and Sterling are already on the bench. So is Gundogan. 3 legit starters on the bench. With Otamendi, Dihno, Danilo and Bravo who I consider good backups. Sanchez will be tough to fit in when everyone is healthy.
But the rational is simple. Injury and suspensions will constantly keep 2 to 3 players off the squad. And that is where Nasri and Sanchez come in.
I agree with all of that apart from the highlighted part. I have been banging on about this for a few days. Even the behemoth's you rightly mention do not have world class backup if Ronaldo, Messi or Lewandowski get injured so it is crazy to think we should.Who is Madrid's strong back up scorer. Or Bayern's, or Barca's. Juve has one in Manzukic, but they might be the only team who does.
I want Sanchez too. But its foolhardy to not see the potential problem.
Personally, I think Yaya and not Dihno is the starting DM. So Sane and Sterling are already on the bench. So is Gundogan. 3 legit starters on the bench. With Otamendi, Dihno, Danilo and Bravo who I consider good backups. Sanchez will be tough to fit in when everyone is healthy.
But the rational is simple. Injury and suspensions will constantly keep 2 to 3 players off the squad. And that is where Nasri and Sanchez come in.
It'll be horses for courses dependant on who we're playing, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2, 3-5-2, example being Sanchez would be ideal in a 3 up top playing on the inside but if we see a weakness in full backs and play on width then Sane would get the call. imhoWho is Madrid's strong back up scorer. Or Bayern's, or Barca's. Juve has one in Manzukic, but they might be the only team who does.
I want Sanchez too. But its foolhardy to not see the potential problem.
Personally, I think Yaya and not Dihno is the starting DM. So Sane and Sterling are already on the bench. So is Gundogan. 3 legit starters on the bench. With Otamendi, Dihno, Danilo and Bravo who I consider good backups. Sanchez will be tough to fit in when everyone is healthy.
But the rational is simple. Injury and suspensions will constantly keep 2 to 3 players off the squad. And that is where Nasri and Sanchez come in.
Buying clubs get all the stick and deservedly so. Coz often like PSG just did, they put up an amount that can't be refused... I.e the buyout clause (something meant to be so ridiculous that no one should pay it). In the absence of that, they pay over the odds so much so to make it silly for the selling club not to agree.Exactly. It makes me laugh that the buying club gets all the stick for "inflating the market" and the selling club completely escapes criticism. Both are culpable IMO. Or you could say none are - if 2 clubs are prepared to do business on a player, then why should anyone else outside of those clubs complain about the fee?
I actually think in a 3 5 2 with Sane and Sterling as the 2 strikers will easily rival Kun and Jesus up top. Sane and Sterling have th kind of speed and agility that brings an edge Kun and Jesus don't have. While the latter 2 are more skilled and better scorers the former will probably thrive better with so many through ball passers.I think if everyone is healthy and in top form Pep will simply rotate. There will no such thing as a first 11, rotation will be the only constant thing. I also think that it will be a rare occurrence that everyone is healthy and in top form, and without Kun or Jesus available our center attack looks vulnerable.
I think the reality is that we are ( even last season with an agingvfullback corp) only weak when we had injuries and suspensions. We weren't weak when we had everyone healthy.I agree with all of that apart from the highlighted part. I have been banging on about this for a few days. Even the behemoth's you rightly mention do not have world class backup if Ronaldo, Messi or Lewandowski get injured so it is crazy to think we should.
Of course we'd all love a team where you have Pele and Cruyff up front with Diego to come of the bench but that is not how these guys ego's work.
I posted a team with Dinho in it but as things stand Yaya would probably a better fit there.
In front of him Bernardo, DS and KdB
In front of them Kun and GJ
So as you rightly say Sterling and Leroy already on the bench and as far as Leroy is concerned that is just wrong.
Buy Sanchez and the problems just mount. If people think that Raheem will never have enough goals in him then maybe we should just sell him now or swap him for Sanchez.
Buying clubs get all the stick and deservedly so. Coz often like PSG just did, they put up an amount that can't be refused... I.e the buyout clause (something meant to be so ridiculous that no one should pay it). In the absence of that, they pay over the odds so much so to make it silly for the selling club not to agree.
Once that happens, other selling clubs aren't going to sell for peanuts when those teams who are willing to throw excessive money around show up.
Monaco selling us Mendy for 49 million is one of the best examples of that. I can bet my mortgage that price changed after we paid 45 for Walker. Coz no way on earth does anyone at Monaco think Mendy is worth more than Bernado. Nor Lemar.
But at the time we scooped Bernado for a fair price, the big money boys (us included) hadn't started throwing silly money around yet.
The moment "we" started doing this ( and by "we" I mean the four big spending market setters in PSG, Real, United and City and their Minor cousins, Chelsea, AC Milan and most of the Prem teams in general) Monaco quickly readjusted their pricing to match our thirst. Lemar is now an 80m player and and Mendy a 50 mil player.
So yes, the problem is with those who buy at exorbitant prices. As sellers readjust their lenses to their spending. No way PSG get Berchiche for 11m if they had paid 196 for Neymar first. No way.
If we were in CL, hed have signed a contract extension, Ive no doubt about that.