The only signing we've made in attacking midfield is Bernardo Silva (who can also play out wide), which to me is an indicator of City doing some succession planning as well as addressing a need this season.
Our options before the summer in the attacking and holding midfield positions:
D Silva, De Bruyne
Fernandinho, Gundogan, Yaya
Bernardo Silver was certainly a good purchase for the future, but as neither Fernandinho or Yaya are defensive midfielders, surely we could have sacrificed one of them .
Anyway it's only my opinion but Pep hasn't addressed what is a flaw in our make-up .
Pep's systems don't require a traditional defensive midfield player. We won't sign one as long as he's in charge (unless the league changes him - which it might!).
The first player in next year will be a CB or a DM
The only signing we've made in attacking midfield is Bernardo Silva (who can also play out wide), which to me is an indicator of City doing some succession planning as well as addressing a need this season.
Our options before the summer in the attacking and holding midfield positions:
D Silva, De Bruyne
Fernandinho, Gundogan, Yaya
Hope we'll be reasonable enough and pay what BvB want for Weigl next summer. Can't see any alternatives unless another wonderkid emerges.The first player in next year will be a CB or a DM
If we get our way
D silva,KDB,b silva,Sanchez,foden,sane,Sterling,Jesus,toure,gundogan. All 10 have attributes in the attacking sense
Players who are prone to doing the dirty stuff we have
Fernandinho who likes to get forward a bit himself
Great planning that
We sign a lot of players it seems but many of them don't even seem intended for our first team.I'm on about our scouts. Surely if you're paid millions it shouldn't be too hard to find many hidden gems every year.
Pep's systems don't require a traditional defensive midfield player. We won't sign one as long as he's in charge (unless the league changes him - which it might!).
That's my concern with Pep he doesn't seem to want any players who don't fit his paradigm. Question is does his paradigm fit our league.Whilst I agree with you to some extent, our current manager doesn't want players who only do the dirty stuff.
Out of interest, who would your three main targets be in that position? I'm aware this is the Jonny Fucking Evans thread but fuck it.