Keep ball, go nowhereGet him if we sell Gundogan! Pep loves his slow midfield tho.
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Keep ball, go nowhereGet him if we sell Gundogan! Pep loves his slow midfield tho.
agreed he is one of their best players but foden is better for usI don't think he is that special. He is okay. We need more athletism and skill.
On your first point, I don't think Pep sees Foden as a midfielder yet, but will in time. But as I posted in the Gundogan thread looking for a Silva replacement might be like looking for a unicorn.I don't think pep sees foden as a midfielder so we need a replacement for David Silva, difference between us and bayern is they have power, technique and goals in their midfield, Muller (goals) Goretzka (power and strength ball winning ability) thiago (technical creator) our midfield when playing 4 3 3, kdb (creator technical and goal scorer) David Silva (Technical/creator) Rodri (technical, good passer, and creator) we are missing a Goretzka someone with power and strength who can bully the ball of players and let our creators create chances, we had that with fernandinho but he can't play there anymore so our midfield is missing that edge and aggression.
agreed he is one of their best players but foden is better for us
On your first point, I don't think Pep sees Foden as a midfielder yet, but will in time. But as I posted in the Gundogan thread looking for a Silva replacement might be like looking for a unicorn.
On your Bayern point, it's worth noting that it's the same bunch of players as they had last season that got humiliated at home by Liverpool and only just narrowly won the league. What changed is their new manager game them a injection of determination and adopted a heavy pressing game that makes every player look better physically than they are. It's a really successful team collective thing. Same as Liverpool can be. Even us at times. When we press like madmen even Gundogan has a physical presence.
We're not pressing as well this season. I personally think it's because Pep has so little faith in the CB situation that he's getting the players to play deeper to mitigate counter risks, AND Bernardo having his issues too. I think next season if we can sort out the CBs we'll go back to pressing well again. Foden's emergence and Torres will definitely help on that front.
I don't think he is that special. He is okay. We need more athletism and skill.
Denis ZakariaWho fits that bill?