I think the kind of pace we require is more to do with how quickly we move the ball. We have pacy players but we tend to hold the ball up far too often.
If we bring in a player with pace they need to be able to actually play football. I'd like to see Bale here as I think Mancini could turn him into a quality player capable of playing our style but adding a greater threat to our counter attack.
One key difference this year that is being overlooked is that we're missing Richards. His pace and ability to get beyond the opposition fullback scared teams last season. I love Zabaleta but you can see a difference in the pace of our game when Richards plays (Maicon also to an extent).
I'd like to see Zabba tried in the defensive/box to box midfield role alongside Milner with Yaya pushed further forward.
One thing I'd like to mention that Hart's distribution is annoyingly slow.
V Stoke in the FA Cup Panti released the ball very quickly throughout the game and set up attacks. Hart doesn't do this as he tends to run into players leaving the box and then looks frustrated that he has nobody to distribute the ball to when 9/10 times it's his fault.
If we bring in a player with pace they need to be able to actually play football. I'd like to see Bale here as I think Mancini could turn him into a quality player capable of playing our style but adding a greater threat to our counter attack.
One key difference this year that is being overlooked is that we're missing Richards. His pace and ability to get beyond the opposition fullback scared teams last season. I love Zabaleta but you can see a difference in the pace of our game when Richards plays (Maicon also to an extent).
I'd like to see Zabba tried in the defensive/box to box midfield role alongside Milner with Yaya pushed further forward.
One thing I'd like to mention that Hart's distribution is annoyingly slow.
V Stoke in the FA Cup Panti released the ball very quickly throughout the game and set up attacks. Hart doesn't do this as he tends to run into players leaving the box and then looks frustrated that he has nobody to distribute the ball to when 9/10 times it's his fault.