NipHolmes said:
pudge & rodge said:
So you'd like us to play a formation we didn't last season?
Have possibly 3 strikers on the bench or possibly 1 not in the squad?
Have us sell 4 homegrown players and bring in 1/2?
As well as arguably not factoring in the poor bargaining position we will be in when selling our players due to our transfer restrictions being very public; so raising additional funds wouldn't be as "simple" as you previously portrayed.
Even in your scenario we would have Yaya, Fernando, Garcia, Fernandinho, Nasri, Silva, Navas and arguably Jovetic.... yet Fabregas at £30m wouldn't be a luxury but in your words "common sense"?
No ta.
Milner is being sold as we know, Richards too and Rodwell and Sinclair don't feature in our plans either.
Fernando and Fernandinho are holding mids and not part of debate. Garcia sold as not good enough, Nasri and Silva on wings with Jovetic as cover if need be as well as Lopes. Fabregas is competition for Yaya and also cover as well as a partner in 4-3-3 games.
Pellegrini wants 4-2-2-2 but we did set up 4-3-3 at times and I think we will see it more next year. The reason Fabregas is 'common sense' is because he's proven quality and premier league proven, young enough to give us 5-7 good years before offloading to NYCFC possibly? Yaya may be sold, if so then Fabregas is a dead cert, if Yaya stays and is out the season with injury then who covers him? This is a key part of our problems, when Yaya and Kompany get knocks we have nobody of quality to step in the same position, calling on Boyata and Garcia is simply not good enough.
No, we don't know Milner is being sold.
Garcia's agent has made it clear he's not going anywhere.
Yaya 'may' be sold, in your opinion but given the club have the same stance to his possible transfer as they do Sergio's then I would doubt it..
Already, your premise is based on assumption and what YOU would like (next years formation..)
Fernando and Fernandinho do enter the debate as they will be 2 players competing for 2 spots in the middle of the pitch.
Yes, when Kompany goes down we struggle which is why a CB is a bigger priority, and given the limited budget spending £30m on an attacking midfielder is, once again, the definition of a luxury buy.
When Yaya was injured last season we played Garcia and Fernandinho, now we'll have the Fernando as well. You say Garcia is cleary not good enough but his 46 appearances last season, 29 starts, and the fact we won 2 pieces of silverware would say Pellegrini thinks otherwise...
I fail to see how signing Fabregas is "common sense" when it is dependant on multiple personally concocted scenarios..
