Jonny Evans

[hilts]

Because Yaya and Fernandinho won't be here...

Yaya isn't a holding midfielder so that isn't even relevant. It seems woefully stupid to have mountains of attacking midfielders who can't even score according to some but have one guy in dinho responsible for any sort of protection. Look at the pre match posts full of people picking the goalie 2 centre backs then trying to shoehorn every attacker we have into the team. And on top of that they want us to sign 2 more attacking players.

This is not how you build a successful team

 

[BringBackSwales]

You do realise that some on here love him and think he is worth every penny of 30m :(

If you ask 100 people a question, all 100 will rarely get the answer right

 

[hilts]

Evans is training at city

Let's hope pep sees him doing some sprints and puts this into the what the fuck was I thinking category

 

[LHarper]

Yaya isn't a holding midfielder so that isn't even relevant. It seems woefully stupid to have mountains of attacking midfielders who can't even score according to some but have one guy in dinho responsible for any sort of protection. Look at the pre match posts full of people picking the goalie 2 centre backs then trying to shoehorn every attacker we have into the team. And on top of that they want us to sign 2 more attacking players.

This is not how you build a successful team

Yaya plays as a pivot for us so it is completely relevant.

How many holding midfielders offering protection start for Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona? (i.e., the most successful teams of the past few years)

 

[hilts]

Yaya plays as a pivot for us so it is completely relevant.

How many holding midfielders offering protection start for Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona? (i.e., the most successful teams of the past few years)

It's not relevant because he shouldn't be there. Just because you put a player there doesn't mean its covered. If I said to you we had 4 full backs last year so we are fine would you agree? Or would you say we need better fullbacks?

Madrid,Munich and Barcelona would never contemplate playing toure KDB and silva in a 3 man midfield. For a while now we have had a problem with having lots of possession being wasteful and conceding from a high percentage of chances against us. The answer is not to stockpile short, skilful attacking midfielders or think just because you sign 20 plus goals a season strikers it automatically means you score more goals.

 

[LHarper]

It's not relevant because he shouldn't be there. Just because you put a player there doesn't mean its covered. If I said to you we had 4 full backs last year so we are fine would you agree? Or would you say we need better fullbacks?

Madrid,Munich and Barcelona would never contemplate playing toure KDB and silva in a 3 man midfield. For a while now we have had a problem with having lots of possession being wasteful and conceding from a high percentage of chances against us. The answer is not to stockpile short, skilful attacking midfielders or think just because you sign 20 plus goals a season strikers it automatically means you score more goals.

I'm not saying we can't improve at that position, what I am saying is that we had priorities elsewhere this summer (i.e., the full backs). If we had been more proactive in the past with the signing of full backs instead of signing three (with the initial aim of four before Alves changed his mind) this window then we could have done something at holding midfield.

We signed Bernardo as he was available and is a natural successor to David and we only have two strikers (as opposed to three holding midfield players) hence why we are signing Sanchez. Perhaps the players we want at pivot aren't available this summer?

 

[LHarper]

It's not relevant because he shouldn't be there. Just because you put a player there doesn't mean its covered. If I said to you we had 4 full backs last year so we are fine would you agree? Or would you say we need better fullbacks?

Madrid,Munich and Barcelona would never contemplate playing toure KDB and silva in a 3 man midfield. For a while now we have had a problem with having lots of possession being wasteful and conceding from a high percentage of chances against us. The answer is not to stockpile short, skilful attacking midfielders or think just because you sign 20 plus goals a season strikers it automatically means you score more goals.

Also, Danilo can play in midfield if required.

 

[hartshairgel]

Also, Danilo can play in midfield if required.

Seem to recall Pep saying Danilo can cover at LB as well but that wasn't great. Might be better perhaps in the middle but not convinced.

 

[hilts]

I'm not saying we can't improve at that position, what I am saying is that we had priorities elsewhere this summer (i.e., the full backs). If we had been more proactive in the past with the signing of full backs instead of signing three (with the initial aim of four before Alves changed his mind) this window then we could have done something at holding midfield.

We signed Bernardo as he was available and is a natural successor to David and we only have two strikers (as opposed to three holding midfield players) hence why we are signing Sanchez. Perhaps the players we want at pivot aren't available this summer?

You can keep saying we have 3 holding midfielders but it doesn't make it true or solve the problem of suitability, so we signed b silva even though it wasn't a priority but can't sign a midfielder with an ounce of defensive nous? Because this isn't a priority?you have just argued against yourself. So we only buy our targets and none are available so why jonny fucking Evans. Was he a long term target? And Sanchez an attacking player just what we need.

Pissing myself

 

[hilts]

Also, Danilo can play in midfield if required.

Round holes fella round holes