I think we’re kidding ourselves if we think Pep is suddenly going to rip up his play book and bring in energetic box to box midfielders.
He’ll want someone closer to Busquets/Rodri/Lahm for defensive midfield - always has, always will.
I’d love to see a couple of lightning quick midfielders who are mobile, can break up play and get up and down the pitch. But just can’t see it happening under Pep.
He’s admitted in countless press conferences that there are some teams who are “better than us at the transitions”.
The problem is, it’s not just a few teams anymore. It’s nearly everyone. Football has evolved and everyone has identified our kryptonite.