I'm With Stupid
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If it doesn't work to start with, we're out of the Champions League.
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Centre Midfield
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Neville Kneville
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If it doesn't work to start with, we're out of the Champions League.
Not necessarily, we may be shit & win, like Utd.
Delphacito
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I think it's more about rotation than anything. If we could always pick 2 out of Kroos, Gundogan, and Silva every game, it will be massive. Silva is getting right up there in age and couldn't go every game.Probably yes.
But personally if that's the case, I'd rather see DS given a run in mid rather than Kroos. Miles better footballer imo (if fit).
Jonsilfab
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They would get destroyed defensively.Im abit worried about CM think we could do with 1 more player. But i think silva might drop deeper and player more of a CM role i would like to see a 4-3-3 formation.
ST Aguero
LW Sterling RW Sane
CM De Bruyne
CM Silva
CDM Gundogen
We already purchased the best CM in Germany, his injury was a freak one from training that looks to be ahead of schedule. Real Madrid and Barca are the only 2 teams stocked in that position but with Madrid not buying Pogba they won't be selling since they have a ban coming up.
In a Pep 4-1-4-1 Fernandinho or Gündogan(Aleix Garcia should be groomed for this role) can be that 1 in front of the defense with KDB/Silva apart of the 4 with Sterling/Nolito Sané/Navas on the wings.
4-3-3. Fernando/Fernandinho/Gündogan in the middle with Delph/Yaya (Garcia's if we ever need to get this far) as options
Point is, we aren't as short a lot of people seem to think. The problem with the MF was Pelle's tactical suicicde playing Dinho/Yaya where Yaya isn't tackling well and Dinho overcommiting to make up + seemingly always a card away from being sent off. That changes the way tackles went in from there. With a more pressure based tactic,with the entire team working to win the ball back as soon as possible, these mistakes shouldn't happen.
Spot on mate.
All in all I think if we get our targets ie stones sane gabriel moreno, I think it'll be a very good transfer window
Spot on MDD I suspect we'll see the benefit of playing with 11 players every game as Yaya won't be lasting long as a starter when Pep watches his 'movement'.
His liability in midfield is like an anchor around the team.
I expect to see a fit Delph, Dihno & Gundogan control the middle against every team in the Prem.
I think that's a bit unfair on yaya. The guy's 33, I don't expect him to run around the pitch like a headless chicken and I'm sure pep realises this too.
Other than that I agree with your last sentence
Does feel we're a player short in that area, which suggests we'll be dropping someone a bit deeper at times to me, be it Silva/Nasri/De Bruyne.
Feel the main issue we've had this window is offloading players that we don't need, deals for Kolarov, Zaba, Bony & Yaya all seem to have risen their heads before falling back through. We only have a certain number of places in the squad, if we can't cut down from the current list it'll make it far harder to add new faces.
Feel the main issue we've had this window is offloading players that we don't need, deals for Kolarov, Zaba, Bony & Yaya all seem to have risen their heads before falling back through. We only have a certain number of places in the squad, if we can't cut down from the current list it'll make it far harder to add new faces.
richards30
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I would love it if Kroos, Verratti, or Rakitic could join us.
We already have a great midfield but signing one of these players would move us up to the world class bracket.
kroos would be a dream signing but rakitic would also be a great signing!