It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

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uwe rosler 28 said:
Rodri is a fine player it will only be a matter of time before barca and real are sniffing round I dont get why people think a dm needs to run around like a headless chicken 2 of the best I've seen busquets and Alonso played with there head not with there engine
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Nobody can argue that Alonso and Busquets had hugely successful careers and neither had pace. But in the Premier League Alonso played in a very defensive Benitez side, and we are collectively nowhere near Barca’s peak level or Spain 2008-2012. Both Spain and Barca fully controlled big matches, we don’t.

Rodri’s job is supposed to be as a 6 with 2 free 8’s which we can’t do In big games because he’s not got the legs. The Athletic have written decent articles about this as a reference. Look at how deep either KDB and gundo have played this season, compared to our 2 x no. 8’s in 2016-19.

Nobody is saying the DM has to run round like a headless chicken- Fernandino has never done this. But in this league you do need legs to stop a counter if your meant to play alongside 2 free 8s. Rodri is a good option for the squad and will hopefully improve, but much like Garcia, there is a clear weakness in his game when you take the blue tinted specs off.

I also take the point that there aren’t many, if any players with peak Fernandinho’s qualities. But no matter how we strengthen at the back we need at least one option in the squad for defensive midfield who has the pace and power to deal with counter attacks in certain games (e.g Liverpool and the rags). I don’t think we will sign one, but it will be a problem.
 
Homar said:
Think we still need another centre-back, a competent left-back and a dynamic midfielder with pace and energy. If we can bring in some real quality then we can seriously challenge next season. I really hope we don't neglect any of those areas, but it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest...
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If we all play to a level playing field, we will seriously challenge irrespective imo
 
Matt.D said:
Nobody can argue that Alonso and Busquets had hugely successful careers and neither had pace. But in the Premier League Alonso played in a very defensive Benitez side, and we are collectively nowhere near Barca’s peak level or Spain 2008-2012. Both Spain and Barca fully controlled big matches, we don’t.

Rodri’s job is supposed to be as a 6 with 2 free 8’s which we can’t do In big games because he’s not got the legs. The Athletic have written decent articles about this as a reference. Look at how deep either KDB and gundo have played this season, compared to our 2 x no. 8’s in 2016-19.

Nobody is saying the DM has to run round like a headless chicken- Fernandino has never done this. But in this league you do need legs to stop a counter if your meant to play alongside 2 free 8s. Rodri is a good option for the squad and will hopefully improve, but much like Garcia, there is a clear weakness in his game when you take the blue tinted specs off.

I also take the point that there aren’t many, if any players with peak Fernandinho’s qualities. But no matter how we strengthen at the back we need at least one option in the squad for defensive midfield who has the pace and power to deal with counter attacks in certain games (e.g Liverpool and the rags). I don’t think we will sign one, but it will be a problem.
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Cant agree gudongan played that roll we won 15 on the bounce and he isnt blessed with pace I think getting right balance in front is key stopping the counter before it gets further forward so a partner for kdb is priority for me someone who can close space down quickly maybe foden or Bernardo can do it. I also think it will help having some extra pace at the back with ake
 
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