MihaiCity said:FantasyIreland said:Can we get back to topic now please??
tbh the transfer of dinho won't slove all the problem in that compartiment....maybe pelle will convert garcia into a CB then we need another defensive midfelder and this guy fill the bill and also he is in the last year of contract with psg so i don't think he will cost more than 10M...if the reports are true that we are very keen on him i don't see him turning down the chace to play in PL
It seems a lot doesn't it? I think however when you change managers and footballing philosophies, you're going to have a major shakeup. At least we have a lot of contracts running down and/or running out.SebastianBlue said:FantasyIreland said:Can we get back to topic now please??
Been trying for ages.
Inadvertently created a monster.
Anyway, does anyone actually think Pelle is interested in bringing Mutuidi in? Or is this just agent talk?
How many midfielders can we buy in one summer?
taconinja said:I don't have it in for Barry. I simply recognize the reality. He collapses when pressed. The rest of the league has figured that out now, too. That's not praise nor indictment of Garcia. I imagine the new manager will make an objective evaluation of both.
Mayor West said:MihaiCity said:IanBishopsHaircut said:Just how many midfielders do we actually need?
he is a defensive MD if i'm right and if this is true and with fernandinho already us then this means one thing the end for both barry and garcia
Not a bad thing at all.
Only negative is one less English player in our squad.
taconinja said:It seems a lot doesn't it? I think however when you change managers and footballing philosophies, you're going to have a major shakeup. At least we have a lot of contracts running down and/or running out.SebastianBlue said:FantasyIreland said:Can we get back to topic now please??
Been trying for ages.
Inadvertently created a monster.
Anyway, does anyone actually think Pelle is interested in bringing Mutuidi in? Or is this just agent talk?
How many midfielders can we buy in one summer?
Fair assessment. :)SebastianBlue said:taconinja said:It seems a lot doesn't it? I think however when you change managers and footballing philosophies, you're going to have a major shakeup. At least we have a lot of contracts running down and/or running out.SebastianBlue said:Been trying for ages.
Inadvertently created a monster.
Anyway, does anyone actually think Pelle is interested in bringing Mutuidi in? Or is this just agent talk?
How many midfielders can we buy in one summer?
I can get on board with a little shake up... I just worry that Mutuidi isn't really better than what we have and, with so many changes, we'll need a season or two to really get together again.
That said, if the move is Barry (or Garcia, even though I think he'll improve) out for Mutuidi, than I would support it since he has more years left in him.
What do we have now for that position?
Primary
Barry (HG)
Garcia
Rodwell (HG)
Fernandinho
Secondary
Yaya
Milner (HG)
Razak (HG)
Desperate Times
Zabaleta
Kompany
Brian Kidd
FantasyIreland said:MihaiCity said:FantasyIreland said:Can we get back to topic now please??
tbh the transfer of dinho won't slove all the problem in that compartiment....maybe pelle will convert garcia into a CB then we need another defensive midfelder and this guy fill the bill and also he is in the last year of contract with psg so i don't think he will cost more than 10M...if the reports are true that we are very keen on him i don't see him turning down the chace to play in PL
It would be wonderful to think Garcia could come good,in either position,however,i'm of the opinion he is simply not good enough.
If we do sign this lad then i would expect Barry to leave also.
LoveCity said:Based on seeing him in the for France, in the CL with PSG, and PSG vs. Marseille games, Matuidi is miles better and more suited to England than Garcia. Amidst all the big name signings, Matuidi was the work horse of the very good PSG side last season. Getting him for £10m or so because of his contract would be a huge coup and I have been quietly hoping our interest is real (but nothing since that original story). He is very much in the Makelele/De Jong mold but very mobile and more versatile than NDJ. He averages about 3.3 tackles and 3.5 interceptions per game which is an incredible defensive stat (Garcia = 1 tackle, 1.4 interceptions per game / Barry = 2.1 tackles, 1.4 interceptions). Our midfield is, compared to Europe's best, very weak besides Yaya and now Fernandinho, so I wouldn't mind an overhaul with both Garcia and Barry leaving. But of course the risk is the settling/gelling process again.