Another thing that struck me about the match against the Rags was the use of academy players on the right when Sterling & Sane played left. I saw it as Pep saying I need a world class right sided specialist player. I know we've got KDB & B Silva, but I think Pep prefers them to play centrally as opposed to out wide.
It's evident Pep wants 2 high class players for every position and then the pressure would be off in terms on integrating and giving a chance to the very best of our EDS. If we want success now, we have to do this now. Personally, after the debacle of the last few seasons, I always had it in my mind that Pep's master plan won't be fully apparent until season 18/19. He's a had a season to bed in, the coming season should be the transition and the following season is when we should begin to judge our progress.