There is no downside whatsoever in keeping Bernardo for 1/2 seasons. The lad has shown nothing but the upmost professionalism. Ideally we buy one more midfielder to give them time to bed in. The club has managed the squad very well and that is reflected both financially and the trophies delivered.Kicking the can down the road on Bernardo probably isn't the smartest thing in the world. What Gundo said about Pep wanting the two of them to leave together, could equally apply to Bernie. That isn't the right thing to do. The right thing to do is to evolve the squad and refresh it so that when Pep leaves he doesn't leave a Ferguson situation with a bunch of ageing players who have won it all.
Having said all that. selling Bernie this summer would mean having to buy TWO players whereas if you keep him, you can probably just about get away with buying no one else and just going with Kovacic as the Gundo replacement. Tricky decisions, but I guess it all depends upon who is available this summer and what they'd cost.
There's a difference between how we are prepared to being seen by others involved in the market (I.e. other clubs) and the general layman populace though.Oh they care buddy. I wish we didn’t but the board do care very much how we are perceived in the market.
It's also worth remembering that just because Bernardo was a good boy and buckled down after not getting his move the last 2 years, doesn't mean he will this year.
Prior peformance no indicator of future results etc.
I don't think it's in his character to do what Cancelo did, but the Mrs. wants away, new kid coming, easy to take your eye off the ball and let other things in life take priority.
Plus IIRC Cancelo, Gundogan, Sterling and Laporte were some of Bernardo's closest friends at the club, and they're all gone/going.
Ones his friend and the other is his dogI thought Mahrez and Johnny Stones are 2 of his biggest pals
Kicking the can down the road on Bernardo probably isn't the smartest thing in the world. What Gundo said about Pep wanting the two of them to leave together, could equally apply to Bernie. That isn't the right thing to do. The right thing to do is to evolve the squad and refresh it so that when Pep leaves he doesn't leave a Ferguson situation with a bunch of ageing players who have won it all.
Having said all that. selling Bernie this summer would mean having to buy TWO players whereas if you keep him, you can probably just about get away with buying no one else and just going with Kovacic as the Gundo replacement. Tricky decisions, but I guess it all depends upon who is available this summer and what they'd cost.
We've been here before…. The competition are just too stupid to see itWe signed Haaland, alvarez, akanji and kovacic for a combined £105 million.
Win-win situation for us, we either get the player, become stronger and stop arsenal getting their primary target. Or, we've just made arsenal pay an extra £25-30 million and blow their entire remaining budget on Rice
A broken clock is right once every hour.
There is no downside whatsoever in keeping Bernardo for 1/2 seasons. The lad has shown nothing but the upmost professionalism. Ideally we buy one more midfielder to give them time to bed in. The club has managed the squad very well and that is reflected both financially and the trophies delivered.
No matter how much we try to downplay it. Once pep goes we will need to accept a bit of upheaval.
I wouldn't consider having a prime Bernardo stay for at least another year kicking the can down the road. Freshening up the squad is one thing but moving on from super players in their prime prematurely is another. If Bernardo stays that's better than just about any new addition we can make at the moment. There's plenty of time to address his potential departure down the line. Are we kicking the can on KDB, Walker, Mahrez? All much more in line with your position than the little wizard...Kicking the can down the road on Bernardo probably isn't the smartest thing in the world. What Gundo said about Pep wanting the two of them to leave together, could equally apply to Bernie. That isn't the right thing to do. The right thing to do is to evolve the squad and refresh it so that when Pep leaves he doesn't leave a Ferguson situation with a bunch of ageing players who have won it all.
Having said all that. selling Bernie this summer would mean having to buy TWO players whereas if you keep him, you can probably just about get away with buying no one else and just going with Kovacic as the Gundo replacement. Tricky decisions, but I guess it all depends upon who is available this summer and what they'd cost.
Without rice we will get relegated for sure. It might be time to get the Chelsea top out. They seem to spend lots of crap.And most probably Gvardiol.
Do you think we'll manage the 40 points with that?