Rodri or Phillips? I hope to God you mean Rodri...
Phillips may have been a good player before he came to us but his heads gone a long time back, my dog would do a better job than him at this time.
Not at all,if we replace Phillips it will be with somebody expected to get in the team alongside Rodri on their own merit.When they play instead of Rodri nobody is expecting them to be Rodri. Phillips didn't work out doesn't mean Phillips replacement can't work out.I mean Philips replacements, should say like that in previous post.
Anyway just like i said before none of his replacements in market is going to make everyone in here happy and there will be a guarantee we will face another Philips-like situation.
We're in a good position, let's not overlook that. Kovacic can step in for Rodri on occasion. Yes he's not Rodri, but nobody is. Challenge is to find a different way to win when he is not there as last season that was notably missing.
I'd love another midfielder too, Guimares or Kimmich would be amazing, but again they're not Rodri and we'd have to find a way to play and win with them, in a team with or without Rodri. Could also 'unlock' Rodri to get even further forward, but he does ok for assists and goals as it is doesn't he!
Nunes is make or break. Has to show something now this season. But that key creativity of Kevin, Foden, Grealish, Silva, Doku, if that doesn't change then with Haaland and Alvarez up front we're always going to have a good chance. Pair that with two defenders selected in the best eleven for the euros, left back solved again without a left back, and a Jonny Boulders who got through the whole Euro tournament playing every game without setback, and we have a solid backline too.
Let the rest panic. We know where it's at, they're the ones playing catch-up. Could it be the season it all falls down? Yes, definitely. But that will be because of injuries or the wrong mentality, not because we didn't sign a certain player. Five in a row is impossible, they say. Well, game on.
But the one I wanted us to get above all others now was Wirtz, but you have to respect the player and his club's wishes and sound like he's adamant he's not moving now. The worry is that in twelve months, especially if Pep doesn't extend, it's harder to get him maybe and Vinny will do us dirty and take him to Munich.
Honestly Kovacic can’t. Our record without Rodri is worrying. We played three games in the prem last season without him and lost all 3 we had zero midfield control. If Rodri gets injured we are in trouble. I’d even say we go from title to top 4 fight.
Rodri is the best player in the world and the most crucial one for us. We need desperately a midfielder who’s similar to Rodri maybe a 6/7 out of ten with the same abilities as Rodri , breaking up play , interception, playing out. just so Rodri can get rest. We tried Kovacic and lost all 3 games.
Do you think he should experiment with anyone else in the squad in this position or does it need a specialist?Honestly Kovacic can’t. Our record without Rodri is worrying. We played three games in the prem last season without him and lost all 3 we had zero midfield control. If Rodri gets injured we are in trouble. I’d even say we go from title to top 4 fight.
Rodri is the best player in the world and the most crucial one for us. We need desperately a midfielder who’s similar to Rodri maybe a 6/7 out of ten with the same abilities as Rodri , breaking up play , interception, playing out. just so Rodri can get rest. We tried Kovacic and lost all 3 games.
It will have been thought about and discussed, they will have a plan whether that means a new player, or doing something with the players we have, or even keeping Perrone only Pep and Txiki will know. They may decide during the tour. The one thing we can be certain of is they will have thought about it a lot.Do you think he should experiment with anyone else in the squad in this position or does it need a specialist?
I tell you what’s interesting Girona are going for Javi Guerra,in la liga they say he’s the next Rodri as he’s similar to Rodri at Villarreal.