It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[cjn]

It’s the cumulative deterioration in the team though that’s making these wider deficiencies more apparent. Today was an extreme example where the team fell off a cliff but the warning signs have been there for a while.

Our left back options have been poor for a while and will get exploited more and more because our defensive midfielders can’t do what Fern used to do.

I think this is right. Compare this squad to the 100 point team and it's hard to argue that we're better. Destroyer Ferna is now 35 year old Ferna, Vinny is managing Anderlecht, Sergio is now 32 instead of 29 and coming off a meniscus injury, Leroy was replaced by the most mediocre £60m player ever, and David Silva was replaced by Foden who is playing on the wing. Why are we shocked?

 

[GBrannan]

I'm afraid we have a rebuild job to do and the club seem to be the last ones to notice.

The tactics were poor today. The second time in three games that’s happened and that led to the blow out.

Nevertheless the problems are clear to see. in this league you have to be able to run, particularly in the middle of the pitch. We seem to have reverted to a double pivot because none of the 6s can do the job. Then there’s LB.

We’re thankfully addressing CB but they should be getting two more in before the window closes.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Sign Tagliafico and one of Auoar or Bennacer.

Good choice but unlikely to happen.

Apart from the cost, we would need to move players out.

 

[markbmcfc]

What a difference a month makes. On the verge of signing Messi to needing a new team with a week of the window left.

 

[leo_city]

Our rebuild suffers from our lack of ability to move players on. Otamendi was the same case, it's the same with Zinchenko, same with Mendy. Strikers will be fit soon enough, wingers will be fine. But the full backs just won't ever get fixed. Especially left back, lacking since Pep arrived and new season same dilemma, Mendy cannot run, pass, win any duels, absolute liability just making numbers on the left, he makes 2016/17 Clichy look like a blessing we used to have.

 

[argyle]

But then you’re playing Rodri as an 8. There are loads of better options than him as an 8, even if it’s as a more defensive 8. He’s so limited on the ball it’s just compounding the problem.

He’s either a 6, which he’s currently not good enough at in this team and league, or needs making into centre half like Pep did with Martinez at Bayern.

He should never have been bought. The side needed a different type of midfielder.

 

[blue ranger]

He should never have been bought. The side needed a different type of midfielder.

Fernandinho needed to be replaced by a player with pace and energy. Not a walking wardrobe.

 

[RayCTID]

Supporters were crying that there was a lack of height in midfield. Rodri was bought in for that. The Busquets role.

 

[The Blue]

Is Kante still available?

 

[Nicholas van Whatsisface]

Sign Tagliafico and one of Auoar or Bennacer.

Would require selling two of our current foreign players for this even to be a possibility. Which just isn’t going to happen.

Apparently we’re touting Zinchenko about - and if we get a bite, that might see a left back coming in.

If not - it’s Dias, and that’s us done for the summer.