You can’t carry 2 world class players, for each position, was the point i was making. Now whilst I agree that Gundogan doesn’t come into the world class bracket, he’s certainly a quality playerForgive me if I'm incorrect! but did Pep say when coming to City that he wanted 2 quality players 4 each position?
and finish in the bottom 6, just avoiding relegation, if we’re really lucky.... No thanks, been there, done that already!!Sold. Let’s start making room for Academy players to step up.
Zaha’s a forward player/winger, i doubt even Pep would be eccentric enough to attempt to turn him into a DMYes, I can just see Zaha as a fernandinho backup or retaining possession with close to 100% pass accuracy as a Silva substitute
Where have I suggested that? You've just fabricated that whole comment & somehow mentioned me, thus alluding I've said this.. I'm a grown man who can speak for myself, so therefore I respectfully decline your assistance for helping me to create a post.No domestic team, in whatever country, can carry two world class players for every position as it’s totaly impractical, both in terms of cost & squad harmony.
Are you seriously suggesting, that both KDB & Merlin aren’t really all that, and, therefore, need to be shipped out in order to be replaced by a couple of better players (who also have to be attainable, don’t forget) asap?
Agreed 100%Selling Gundogan for this amount would allow us to bring in both Jorginho and Kovacic. Sounds like a bullocks story but if it's true and ilkay is happy to go, I'd say £50m for a 27 yr old with his history of injuries is a good deal for us.
Ilkay is great at moving the ball around and keeping possession but I always feel we go down a level in creativity and the speed of our ball movement when he fills in for Silva or Debruyne. I honestly have preferred him in the pivot role, when he has filled in for Fernandinho.
The point re Gundogan is, surely, whether Pep wants him over possible alternatives ?
I would move him on personally, but only if a better alternative was available (& looking at the state of the Germans yesterday, for example, you have to be careful that these guys are actually as good as their reps, Gundo could have replaced any of that midfield).
Pep appears to like him, but he hasn't been quite as clear about his position, as with Stones & Bernardo, & is 'signing' two players who will likely take games away from Gundogan.
But 'if' there are top players available, 50 mil is good money & Gundogan would find Spain much easier than the Prem imo, so a good move for both.
I've been asking this question myself. But I seem to be having a hard time getting a straight answer. So far Mateo Kovacic seems to be the only player someone has hinted at.I think that is the key, who would be available for a replacement. We don't have spare squad spots available for players to come in, and we are only looking at recruiting players that will improve our squad depth. We need to be in a position where we can rest players during the season, and have the quality of replacements available, where the quality doesn't drop.
I think with the number of games we play, gone are the days where we have a starting eleven, and our sides are picked on the formation required for our opposition. Yes there will be players like KDB and Merlin who will almost always be picked when available, but we do need others such as Mahrez that can step in when they are not.
Who are the Gundogan alternatives?