It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[p.taker]

Let's not think that result makes everything alright with this squad, two new signings needed before September 1st

Yes, still plenty of time in this window to flap

 

[Dax777]

So Doku, Olmo and mystery big signing?

We already have our big signing

 

[IOWBlue]

So if we don't count 2 out of the 3 defenders on the bench, we only have 1? Awesome math skills there bud.

its called maths in England

 

[Alexia_Ko]

Gone quite quiet on the Doku front, hopefully we hear some news soon

 

[Dukefan9]

Not using the bench was surely a message to txiki to get him some bodies that aren’t kids. Especially attacking. Winger or a 10

 

[TonyM]

Gone quite quiet on the Doku front, hopefully we hear some news soon

Quite

 

[Blue-Ghana]

Not using the bench was surely a message to txiki to get him some bodies that aren’t kids. Especially attacking. Winger or a 10

He never uses the bench always , only when we are winning comfortably does he makes the changes

 

[city warrior]

He never uses the bench always , only when we are winning comfortably does he makes the changes

Yes, but Pep rotates all the time. He played the same 11 (Alvarez would have started on Wednesday if he didn't have niggles). That is very unPep. And he also made obly 1 change against Sevilla (Alvarez who is a starter right now).

 

[applejuice]

Nah, they'll revert to type once Stones & Silva are back, doubt they adjust permanently.

yeah I think that it might be the plan. But I am still worried about Stones fitness record and TBH we were very lucky with Silva and Grealish last season and they are not young lad.

What if Grealish is not able to play? Then who to fulfill this left wing back role? Foden? Then we lost all the attacking sparks in the middle.

So I think that the easiest thing to do is to bring in a left/right wing back as a utility player. Given that we have got young Rico on the right side I would suggest a left hand side one. He can play some cup games and also come on around 60 minutes to inject some energy.

 

[Gumzy97]

Rodri looked knackerd at the end tonight. Maybe we are targeting a midfielder like Dani Olmo so that it gives

Pep the option to play Kovacic and Rodri together when needed but then give Rodri a rest on the bench and play Kovacic as a six in some games.

That extra midfield signing would give Pep another option. Finally Rodri could get some rest as well