It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

uwe rosler 28 said:
Why is everyone so obsessed with pace? The way teams sit so deep against us pace is not really a weapon we can use. Our team will be alot more about skill and guile to open teams up
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Speed is massively important in a football team. The lower leagues are full of good ball players who aren’t fast enough. We don’t need any Lee Trundells.
 
TheBlueCat said:
Speed is massively important in a football team. The lower leagues are full of good ball players who aren’t fast enough. We don’t need any Lee Trundells.
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Of course speed matters but it shouldn’t make up the basis of a football team. Sterling offered plenty of pace but how did that help him when he constantly freezed or failed a 1v1 against the opposition goalkeeper? Nothing.

We won’t have any problems with pace.

I find it genuinely funny that some people really think a young and possibly future front three of Alvarez, Haaland and Foden wouldn’t offer sufficient pace to counter attack the opposition.
 
Mcfcbing said:
Really surprised we weren’t/aren’t all over neymar especially after loosing gabby ferran Leroy and Sterling and not really replacing them with similar players , might hear a few negative stories about him but he’s one of the best players of our generation and the type of player our squad really need, also mastered peps style of play at Barca
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Couldn't think of a player LESS suitable for us than Neymar

Guy peaked when he was at Barca, he cant even keep hismelf fit....and hes gonna be expensive....very expensive

One of the most naturally gifted footballers of the last decade but a HARD pass, guys a prima donna
 
crossbar said:
Holding midfield is covered with Rodri and Phillips, meaning no more Gundogan in holding midfield role. Gundogan now more available in attacking midfield with Bernardo, Grealish and KDB, with KDB starting pretty much every game.

That won’t leave a lot of midfield-room for Grealish, competing with KDB, Bernardo and still very-much-fantastic Gundogan.

So in attack, we have:
• Grealish
• Foden
• Mahrez
• Alvarez
• Haaland

How is that short of options? It’s not!
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It is. First off, Fernandinho was available at DM/CM last year just as Philips is. So really nothing has changed for Gundo, has it?

Then, you've counted Grealish in AM (as well as FW) but that never worked. It's along shot.

Now consider that Sterling and Jesus could play in any position in the front three. Alvarez...maybe he can. But he hasn't any experience in Europe, none at all.

The other new player is a specialist CF. Who has injury problems. They are backed up by our best winger as false 9.

And even after all that fudging, we've got five players covering three attacking roles. With a lad backing them up.

To say it's safe, requires.... "positive" thinking. Pep and Txiki are capable of saying that's how it is. Look how long it took to buy a striker, any striker! Just like how long it took to get a leader at CB. Or for him to play a proper CB and put Fern back in defensive midfield.

Now, it might even work perfectly. It could also go wrong. We've seen both outcomes in the past.

My view is I thought Pep bringing his old mentor into the coaching department and getting Diaz meant we had moved on from his idealistic extremes. Because they are his - he did something similair at Barca, refused to buy the right players for position, beyond any reason. Sometimes to great success. Sometimes, just excruciatingly drawn out failure.

Having said all that - I recognise, neither side here is ever gonna persuade the other.
 
crossbar said:
Holding midfield is covered with Rodri and Phillips, meaning no more Gundogan in holding midfield role. Gundogan now more available in attacking midfield with Bernardo, Grealish and KDB, with KDB starting pretty much every game.

That won’t leave a lot of midfield-room for Grealish, competing with KDB, Bernardo and still very-much-fantastic Gundogan.

So in attack, we have:
• Grealish
• Foden
• Mahrez
• Alvarez
• Haaland

How is that short of options? It’s not!
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Its short on quality, which is down to Grealish being shite
 
as long as we have more depth next year I don’t mind the departures. Pep probably has something in mind (youth?) and can rely on if he’s not pushing for a replacement. Pep wanted Kane badly and we went for it, if he wanted a winger I’m sure we’d go in for it too. Ima enjoy this Net spend 2022 trophy :D
 
SebastianBlue said:
Yeah, they can definitely afford Bernie…


I still remember being called a KFA on here by a few when I first began alerting everyone to how bad Barca’s financial troubles actually were.
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Just coincidentally watched that transfer documentary Sky did with Garry Cook a few years back on YouTube, he talks about the shambles and financial struggles we had under Frank but how it all changed when we were taken over.

At the time, Barcelona were the biggest force in world football and the best run club.

Since then, we’ve nabbed their CEO, director of football, manager and the best player in their history handed a transfer request in to join us all while they’ve gone to absolute shit financially through poor decisions on and off the pitch.

Sometimes have to sit back and pinch myself at how good we are and how lucky we are. Long may it continue!
 
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