Better barometer than watching how they perform against Rennes or Caen tbf (with all due respect to both clubs).And it tells you something, Pep likes to sign players his teams have played against - best barometer to see what they can offer in his eyes
Looks like a great finisher, already has 5 goals in the French league this season. Also a good dribbler based on the video.
Could the finishing be a major selling point? Also could mean he can play more advanced if needed. Fernandinho always gets some goals for us. I know a DM is not a scorer but a DM for Pep is much different as we have the ball a lot more.
De Jong and Ndombele scored a combined 4 goals in total since the start of last season.
Very talented lad but would basically just push Foden further down the pecking order and then out of the club, so it's a no from me
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Of course it wouldn't. Just look at the ages of Fern and David. There has to be continuity no matter how much we would all like our youth players to be given a push. Phil is only 18 and has at least 15 years of top class football before him.
Neither are playing in Dinho's postion and Kev starts when fit. So there's one place in the team LCM, Dave currently in the form of his life has it locked down, Bernardo has been incredible in midfield this season so is the first choice replacement for both Kev and Dave, Gundogan rotates in when needed, Foden picks up minutes here and there.
Even if you bought Aouar and sold Gundogan, Foden would play less football as Aouar would be the one rotating in and picking up minutes here and there.
Aouar plays more defensively than Ndombele yet you would buy the latter as Dinho's replacement. We have to forget like for like ideas.
Pep will use midfielders anywhere!Aouar rotates between CM, CAM and LM(which is where he played vs us in the first game) so not sure how that makes him more defensive? 2.1 tackles per game from Ndombele, 1.4 from Aouar. Tousart is their out and out DM anyway and plays there when they play one.
Ndombele is the holder, Aouar presses and hence gets better tackling stats. If you're replacing Dinho with one of them you sign Ndombele.Aouar plays more defensively than Ndombele yet you would buy the latter as Dinho's replacement. We have to forget like for like ideas.
Finishing isn't anything but a tiebreaker in his position. We're not going to sign Gary Cahill or Robert Huth for their goalscoring ability.
There we go, fuck all to do with the position Dinho plays.His finishing is good because he was a striker until he was about 17 and he broke into the Lyon side as a winger.
Of course it wouldn't. Just look at the ages of Fern and David. There has to be continuity no matter how much we would all like our youth players to be given a push. Phil is only 18 and has at least 15 years of top class football before him.
There we go, fuck all to do with the position Dinho plays.
Exactly my point. Not even Guardiola could turn him into a sitting midfielder.No, becuase Aouar is in no way going to play in Fernandinho's position.
You either lack intelligence or manners; I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, believe it to be the former and will therefore explain.I honestly laughed at how stupid this is.
Imagine actually thinking that signing a 20 year old kid in his position wouldn't push Foden down the pecking order and limit his opportunities.
Then imagine actually complaining about needing continuity when David Silva leaves when we literally already have the guy who will succeed him and he has the same surname.
The only way Aouar coming in wouldn't effectively end Foden's career here is if Gundogan gets shipped out as well, and we go from having Silva/KDB/Bernardo/Gundogan to KDB/Bernardo/Aouar/Foden.
What about MK, RD, FEC, QAS and DY?You either lack intelligence or manners; I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, believe it to be the former and will therefore explain.
Phil Foden is one of the world's greatest prospects and I hope he becomes one of the best players in our history. In midfield, we have KDB, DS, BS, PF, IG, FD and OZ. We are interested in a technically accomplished 20-year-old player who can play in a variety of positions. Fans are concerned that a top prospect will have his time limited by such a purchase but the club believe him to be a key long-term part of their strategy and want him to be a lynchpin to help promote the club, academy and local links.
So, PF, BS and KDB are key to our thinking. DS and FLR are 32 and 34. FD, OZ and IG are in the next group.
If PF is a priority, and I believe he is, a new player won't push him out, it will be part of a longer-term plan that will replace an ageing star or a player in the second group. I do not understand why fans cannot get to grips with the fact that one player does not necessarily replace another so directly; does not have an identical skill set and does not necessarily impinge on another's game time in a 70 game season. It is directly because we think so strategically that we lie at the top of the table and are through to the next phase of the CL, despite having a serious injury list.