Gundogan is a huge loss. But when a player expresses a wish to move on (as was seemingly the case here), the club will (in most cases) not stand in his way, provided an acceptable offer comes in. It's very rare that they'll try to talk a player out of a move. Walker, maybe? Or was it a case of him deciding not to go to Bayern?Defo missing Gundogan! I suspect when KDB is back we will play a lot better. Fingers crossed he doesn’t pick up any more injuries.
HaalandPep probably need to try something like that until he gets KDB back. Finding the right CB combination will be key. Gvardiol was a big investment, so he needs to play. Moving him to CB and playing Aké at LB could be worth trying.
Doku---------B.Silva---------Foden
Rodri------Stones
Aké-------Gvardiol----R.Dias------Walker
Ederson
Yeah I think missing out on Bellingham and Rice this summer is really hurting us. Either of those two would make a big difference at the moment.Kovacic has the potential to be. Maybe not an upgrade but an equal. Sometimes a player is just that good and pivotal they cannot be replaced.
Many said ‘get Bellingham’. He didn’t want to come. The arrogance in that ‘get him’ is where many are failing. The club has proven that we recruit when and where needed. We have also managed to snag the biggest fish in the sea, something no premier club has ever done.
We didn’t miss out on them. I haven’t missed out on bumming susannah reid. She simply just didn’t want me to.Yeah I think missing out on Bellingham and Rice this summer is really hurting us. Either of those two would make a big difference at the moment.
The team is poor defensively this season. There's no getting away from it.Oh my word how many threads of this nature do we see. Before starting these just take a minute and think about context. Pep coached 3 very good performances vs Liverpool,Spurs and Chelsea and was undone by mistakes/soft goals. Had we won them we would be fine. Last night we got done by the better team. It happens. It doesn’t happen very often. Had Tottenham,liverpool and Chelsea done the same to us I’d be worried but they didn’t. We should of won all 3 comfortably. Just relax.
Aké has a habit of picking up small injuries. He should be starting every game when fit.I have no idea why ake isn't starting, he was one of our best out and out defenders last season. Also had a great game against liverpool.