Houssem Aouar

LongsightM13 said:
Disagree about Kante tbf, he is an excellent and extremely underrated technical footballer as well as being a master destroyer. He absolutely ran the first half when we played Chelsea at home last season
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Lampard never seemed comfortable playing him in the regista role, must have thought that he didn't suit their style of play (building it out from the back).

I like Kante, but i do think he is overhyped by many. He is a very good defensive midfielder with a great engine, but he can't dictate the flow of the game from deep and he doesn't have the best passing range.

Give me Fernandinho in his pomp over Kante anyday.
 
CenturyClub said:
Lampard never seemed comfortable playing him in the regista role, must have thought that he didn't suit their style of play (building it out from the back).

I like Kante, but i do think he is overhyped by many. He is a very good defensive midfielder with a great engine, but he can't dictate the flow of the game from deep and he doesn't have the best passing range.

Give me Fernandinho in his pomp over Kante anyday.
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Wouldn’t disagree with Ferna but still think Kante’s football ability is extremely underrated
 
Shaelumstash said:
Some great points in here. But I do think it's fair to say you need to have a balance.

If you set up with two or three midfielders without pace - like Gundogan, Rodri and Silva for example, you can get run through too easily.

I think Rodri has the potential to be a brilliant 6. Even Gundogan can do a job there. But they need pressure on the ball in front of them. Players who press. Ideally, players who have that burst of pace to press quickly.

Last season City had the best midfield technicians in world football. But we lacked pace and energy in there. Get the balance between the two right and no one will stop us.
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Yeah i agree with Rodri, i really do think he could be a superb player over time. I completely agree that Gundogan and Rodri don't work, the issue is that both players are much better in the number 6 role, Gundogan in the number 8 role does not work. I have mentioned before that Gundogan is at his best when he has the picture in front of him. He can dictate the flow of the game from the base of the midfield, he does not offer much when his responsbility is to carry the ball forward and play closer to the attack.

Completely agree with your comments on players who press in front of them, that is why i really want Aouar. If we have a choice between Aouar, Bernardo, Foden and De Bruyne for the number 8 roles, our team will be far more energetic.

The good thing with the players mentioned for the number 8 role is, they aren't just energetic players, they have very good football brains as well.
 
LongsightM13 said:
Wouldn’t disagree with Ferna but still think Kante’s football ability is extremely underrated
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He is very good yes, but i think the media have hyped him up that much that when you compare Fernandinho to Kante, most neutrals laugh at the comparison and think Kante is on another level which for me is absolute bollocks.
 
This has all gone very quiet since the messi rumours, I would be gutted to miss out on him! Does anybody have any info on this one?
 
i♥city! said:
Kante is superior to Fernandinho as a DM. The disastrous world cup performance from Dinho at the world cup all but confirms it. Sometimes we need to calm down with the sentiment.
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Not sure. interesting that Lampard doesn’t seem to value him very highly as it appears he is happy to move him on.
 
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