It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[Sir peace frog]

Really don't see it with Rice..

Pep won't partner him with Rodri. It is far too defensive and he does not offer enough in goals and assists for us to justify playing him as a two.

With Gundogan and Kev next to Rodri we have goals and assists guaranteed.

It would be either him or Rodri in the team so why spend stupid money on a backup to Rodri?

West Ham will want Grealish money as well.

At least with Bellingham you can see the intention.. a more direct box to box player who can offer goals and assists...like a Lampard/Gerrard.

If it isn't Bellingham it has to be a player with those qualities.

erm we usually play with john stones next to rodri who is a cb

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Really don't see it with Rice..

Pep won't partner him with Rodri. It is far too defensive and he does not offer enough in goals and assists for us to justify playing him as a two.

With Gundogan and Kev next to Rodri we have goals and assists guaranteed.

It would be either him or Rodri in the team so why spend stupid money on a backup to Rodri?

West Ham will want Grealish money as well.

At least with Bellingham you can see the intention.. a more direct box to box player who can offer goals and assists...like a Lampard/Gerrard.

If it isn't Bellingham it has to be a player with those qualities.

He already partners rodri with stones, so I don’t think it’s a crazy idea or out of line with what we’ve done this season

 

[Gorbachev]

erm we usually play with john stones next to rodri who is a cb

Would that mean going back to a back 4 though?

Prefer the back 3 to be honest it Stones is to remain going into to partner Rodri.

We still get Gundogan and De Bruyne in if thats the case.

With a back 4 it would be Rodri, Rice and just De Bruyne.

That's a lot of work on De Bruyne to create alone.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Would that mean going back to a back 4 though?

Prefer the back 3 to be honest it Stones is to remain going into to partner Rodri.

We still get Gundogan and De Bruyne in if thats the case.

With a back 4 it would be Rodri, Rice and just De Bruyne.

That's a lot of work on De Bruyne to create alone.

no , and im really confused :)

 

[blueparrot]

erm we usually play with john stones next to rodri who is a cb

We don’t really, Stones has been playing a CB-DM hybrid.If we played Stones at CB and Rice next to Rodri we are using 3 players to do the job 2 are doing at the moment.

 

[theevilweasel]

We don’t really, Stones has been playing a CB-DM hybrid.If we played Stones at CB and Rice next to Rodri we are using 3 players to do the job 2 are doing at the moment.

He'd be a back up for both Rodri and Stones then.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

He'd be a back up for both Rodri and Stones then.

Get em all.. lovely. play who you like in combinations, its got the lot.

 

[Sir peace frog]

We don’t really, Stones has been playing a CB-DM hybrid.If we played Stones at CB and Rice next to Rodri we are using 3 players to do the job 2 are doing at the moment.

stones next to ruben and nathan, rodri and rice in the middle ?

 

[blueparrot]

He'd be a back up for both Rodri and Stones then.

Which is great but I come back to, would he come not being sure of being first choice when he could walk into Arsenal,united, chelsea. liverpool,newcastle.
Second would we spend £100 mill for a back up, when we may well need to spend that sort of money to replace Bernardo and Gundogan, maybe Laporte and Cancelo too ?
If the answers yes to both then I’m all in, I just doubt it would be myself.

 

[blueparrot]

stones next to ruben and nathan, rodri and rice in the middle ?

Yes it works I just don’t think it’s any better than what we have been playing. Think the money will be more needed and better spent replacing Gundogan and maybe Bernardo.