Peps MO relies on DMs and defenders who can cope with counters the biggest miss this season is Ferdy the gatekeeper which let too many through on our inept defenders, inevitably losing games when teams put their couple of chances away and we spend the whole game trying to move the busI totally agree with you, and statistics in this case are only indicators, really.
And in this particular case, 100 + goals indicates we score a shitload, far more than any other team, but still we do not win the league. This tells me, that this call I see quite a lot here on the boards, for a "replacement" of Aguero (and Sane), is really not that big of a problem.
I don't see how we would prevent further losses next season by first of all making sure we sign a Sane replacement (for example).
But I would of course love to see us keep banging them in for fun AND have a better defense, and I fully believe that is what is in Pep's mind.
That’s what I said I love the free flowing football and seeing how we destroy teams My point was about using a stat that says we score lots of goals to partly justify why we don’t necessarily need a number 9 when in reality in tight games we need a player who puts most of their chances awayit’s all about opinions but I’d much sooner see us dominate teams and win 5:0 than carve out a tight 1.0 every week.
Sane provided natural width that opened some games up, not all, you only have to look at his highlights clips for proof. It's a combination of different options (e.g. Sane/Sterling, Sane/Mahrez, Sterling/Mahrez all offer a different threat). Without Sane we have one, not three, variations of threat to try and open a game up.I totally agree with you, and statistics in this case are only indicators, really.
And in this particular case, 100 + goals indicates we score a shitload, far more than any other team, but still we do not win the league. This tells me, that this call I see quite a lot here on the boards, for a "replacement" of Aguero (and Sane), is really not that big of a problem.
I don't see how we would prevent further losses next season by first of all making sure we sign a Sane replacement (for example).
But I would of course love to see us keep banging them in for fun AND have a better defense, and I fully believe that is what is in Pep's mind.
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Wouldn’t take him here; glass ankles, £100m fee, not better than Aguero currently, not good enough to force Jesus out for the future.Spuds back in the Europa League, can't see Kane sticking around for that.
Fair enough but who would you go for considering we really need a striker?Wouldn’t take him here; glass ankles, £100m fee, not better than Aguero currently, not good enough to force Jesus out for the future.
I don’t think we do really need a striker? Name any club with a better 2 options than Aguero and Jesus? Torres, Sterling and Mahrez on the flanks, we have the most stacked attack in Europe. Just need to sort out the defence ASAP.Fair enough but who would you go for considering we really need a striker?
I'm not really bothered about what other clubs have got. We lost 10 games this season mainly because we didn't put gilt edged chances in the back of the net before the opposition had even had a sniff of a goal. On that basis we definitely need a striker.I don’t think we do really need a striker? Name any club with a better 2 options than Aguero and Jesus? Torres, Sterling and Mahrez on the flanks, we have the most stacked attack in Europe. Just need to sort out the defence ASAP.
Do we think Pep will want an Aguero like for like, I'm not so sure. Think he would want similar Raz or Mahrez, that type of flexibilityFair enough but who would you go for considering we really need a striker?
Hey Txiki...
Hey Txiki...
It could simply be he doesn't want any background noise whilst we still have games to playSo we are having to sell before we buy? I assume thats down to players we might want to sell still being in our champions league squad?
Hey Txiki...
It could simply be he doesn't want any background noise whilst we still have games to play
Pep likes players who can play football that's why I couldn't see us signing Haaland. But we seriously need a goalscorer of Agueros ability. A guy who scores the goals when it matters. We also need a player who doesn't miss penalties. Personally I think that Kane fits the bill. There may be other players in world football who are a better fit - cheaper, younger, less injuries but I don't see enough football to know who they are.Do we think Pep will want an Aguero like for like, I'm not so sure. Think he would want similar Raz or Mahrez, that type of flexibility
Edit. Jesus type also
Torres will be a goer as Sane already left. I imagine if we want Ake and Koulibaly, Stones and Otamendi both have to go.So we are having to sell before we buy? I assume thats down to players we might want to sell still being in our champions league squad?