Jorginho

[ws01]

What does he offer over Gundogan?

If he isn't someone that could suitably replace Fernandinho then we need to look elsewhere.

 

[Dax777]

when i wrote push us...i meant press us....(the tactic of)


Liverpool adopted that tactic.....im sure others will next season...both press us and push us.....therefore it is something that should concern us in our preparations. Like i said I've not seen enough of him to judge him either way and Im not..Im saying i hope he can handle it.....I have no problem with this signing if it happens but just saying that he will need to be able to cope with it.

My bad .So if by 'push' you meant 'press', then my original point stands. No one other than Liverpool does it at a high enough level to bother us. TothenhmT is the 3rd best peesp team in the league, and we broke their press quite often and easily.

Put simply, we broke Spurs press with Gundogan at DM. Surely if Gundogan could handle the 2nd best press team, then what you are suggesting is that the best playmaking DM in Italy is likely softer than Gundogan at DM. I mean there simply is no legitimate basis for such paranoia. None!

So again I repeat, your worries are unfounded.

 

[Dax777]

Remember everyone was saying the same about Bernardo Silva; he's slow, won't cut it in epl, Pep will improve him so let's wait n see.

To be fair, don't remember anyone saying that about Bernado.

 

[Dax777]

Yea it's evident from the targeting of Mahrez and Jorginho, as well as his various comments towards the end of the season, that Pep is more concerned about the likes of Southampton, Huddersfield, Brighton, Newcastle et al sneaking draws off us than anything else

This!

Against top teams it will be open and the best team will win. Most times it will be us. It's the bus Packers that are the real issue. Not Real Madrid or Liverpool

 

[vmsuhail]

This!

Against top teams it will be open and the best team will win. Most times it will be us. It's the bus Packers that are the real issue. Not Real Madrid or Liverpool

But, we did well against the bus parkers. Mahrez is being brought in to help in this regard too. Why Jorginho is a valid question if he is more of a Gundogan than a Fernandinho.

 

[Tez Tosterone]

De Laurentiis - Jorginho blocked.

 

[Larry Stranger]

But, we did well against the bus parkers. Mahrez is being brought in to help in this regard too. Why Jorginho is a valid question if he is more of a Gundogan than a Fernandinho.

Seemingly we did well, but when you look at it things could have easily gone the other way. Look at the games won late. Bournemouth away, Huddersfield away, West Ham at home, Southampton both home and away. That is 15 points won, but we could easily say that on another day it might have ended in draws which would mean us getting only 5 points and dropping 10. We shouldn't just say just because we won them it's going to be alright. We need to break the opposition down quicker.

 

[richards30]

De Laurentiis - Jorginho blocked.

eh?

 

[Tez Tosterone]

eh?

https://www.football-italia.net/todayspapers/122284

 

[Dr Jacoby]

To be fair, don't remember anyone saying that about Bernado.

I don’t recall anyone saying that when he signed. However, many on here - myself included - were underwhelmed by his performances during the first half of the season.