You can do the work yourself but if you are actually interested in knowing the answer to your question and not simply trying to "score points," you can go back through this section and find topics about some of these players. Others are mentioned in wider, general topics such as, "Players Who Might Improve Us."The fuck are you on about? Who on here was screaming for us to sign any of
Delap
Joao Pedro
Gittins
Garnacho
Estevao
Hato
Frimpong
Kirkez
Ekitike
Leoni
Gyokeres
Eze
Norgaard
Hancapie
12 months ago?
Wirtz and Zubimendi are both good high profile signings, but the idea that we’re feeding off scraps compared to our rivals is ridiculous.
You can do the work yourself but if you are actually interested in knowing the answer to your question and not simply trying to "score points," you can go back through this section and find topics about some of these players. Others are mentioned in wider, general topics such as, "Players Who Might Improve Us."
And nor would we dominate possession. It is a risk and reward scenario but relies on some key principles.Mate, teams hit the ball into one channel & come at us down the other & through the centre. Our players can't vacate the centre, which leave both undefended wings as areas of attack & danger.
Since we lost our fear factor, teams have been using the same attacking tactic against us time after time. If we had four at the back, the opposition wouldn't have two empty & undefended forward areas of the pitch to attack us from.
If you look at the increasing frequency of similar attacks we face, that's where our main vulnerabilities lie. It's no coincidence.
Agreed to a point. My main gripe is the inverted FB being sussed, but Pep persevering regardless. If we look for another RB who can play it, we're out of luck because no one can think of one. It's a Rico Lewis position & Rico Lewis alone it seems.And nor would we dominate possession. It is a risk and reward scenario but relies on some key principles.
Teams have been using the same tactic for a long time. With Rodri and some pace at the back, we nullified those sporadic attacks. We need that physical capability. It's why I advocate Khus at CB when Rico plays the inverted role. If Nunes plays then he becomes the counter-stopper and a centre-back like Stones or Gvardiol becomes the supplementary midfielder. The latter is the deepest of the CMs.
We cannot play a high line AND inverted full-backs without the physical reassurance of a tall CDM and a pacy defender. It is not a failing of the inverted role in itself.
We have also replaced several key players. The new ones will need time to understand each other and to press together. There are signs, but without the aggressive high-press, we will also open the opportunity for counters far more often.
We don't know what we are looking for. We don't know who we are negotiating for, if anyone.Agreed to a point. My main gripe is the inverted FB being sussed, but Pep persevering regardless. If we look for another RB who can play it, we're out of luck because no one can think if one. It's a Rico Lewis position & Rico Lewis alone it seems.
If we went for a traditional back four with an over/underlapping RB, the market would suddenly open up for us. It seems we're looking for a unicorn multi-role player, who outside of Rico doesn't exist.
I think Livramento would be good at it.Agreed to a point. My main gripe is the inverted FB being sussed, but Pep persevering regardless. If we look for another RB who can play it, we're out of luck because no one can think of one. It's a Rico Lewis position & Rico Lewis alone it seems.
If we went for a traditional back four with an over/underlapping RB, the market would suddenly open up for us. It seems we're looking for a unicorn multi-role player, who outside of Rico doesn't exist.
Livramento as a traditional RB yes, but he doesn't have Rico's technical ability to invert & play the No 6, No 8 & No 10 roles during a match the way Pep wants from Rico. This is what makes Lewis unique.I think Livramento would be good at it.
Think he might, but doubt we’ll find out.Livramento as a traditional RB yes, but he doesn't have Rico's technical ability to invert the way Pep wants.
I’d take Mainoo here
Rico is bobbinsLivramento as a traditional RB yes, but he doesn't have Rico's technical ability to invert & play the No 6, No 8 & No 10 roles during a match the way Pep wants from Rico. This is what makes Lewis unique.
I've looked at Livramento intently since we were linked, but alas imo, he doesn't possess that specialist inverted skill set.Think he might, but doubt we’ll find out.
As a traditional RB or as an inverted RB?Rico is bobbins
Ah so if I pop into that thread I’ll see the likes of Marmoush, Cherki, Reijnders and Ait-Nouri filed under Skoda-level, B tier, whilst the likes of Delap, Pedro, Gittins, Garnacho, Norgaard, Kirkez and Leoni as top tier, A list, title deciding, must haves?You can do the work yourself but if you are actually interested in knowing the answer to your question and not simply trying to "score points," you can go back through this section and find topics about some of these players. Others are mentioned in wider, general topics such as, "Players Who Might Improve Us."
As what exactly ?
Was never close to being as good as the rags and media were making out.Extremely talented young midfielder that the rags are trying to ruin
Backup option if we can’t secure Nick PowellAs what exactly ?
Can’t believe you, and so many others, don’t attribute the biggest part of their 1st goal to Dias. Go and watch the replay again, I’d snag it and post it myself if I knew how, it’s a high floated ball down the line that he has an age to get in position for against Kudus, yet he is miles away from winning it and jumps nowhere near the ball which is what then releases Richarlison before Stones slips and Rico lets Johnson get away from him.One thing it will do is expose the players who make mistakes and/or have insufficient recovery speed. In that respect, Saturday puts question marks against Stones and Lewis. It doesn’t mean we ditch them, but they can have no gripes if they’re benched and others tried.
You’d take Lee Bradbury back if it counted as a incoming transfer.I’d take Mainoo here
Inverted RB?I’d take Mainoo here