Josko Gvardiol
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Cobwebcat
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Me neither let’s hope a city know…
Yeah but what is his attributes on Fifa?
Well I'm sold. Sign him up Txiki
bumbleblue
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So linked again today.. any new news? I don’t know what’s happening now..unless Laporte is going to take longer to get back to full fitness etc?
PrezIke
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My humble attempt to provide a summary of Gvardiol intended to demonstrate some key reasons he could readily fit into a sort of cyborg combination of Walker + Cancelo on the left as a hybrid LB/CB Pep desires from defenders and why we could very well be targeting him (and a key bonus reason mentioned at the end):
You can skip most of my words here if you wish and just watch this video highlighting last year. :):
Of course, we are not seeing the flaws too much, but the capabilities on display tells you a lot about our reasons to justify any interest from a Pep side.
https://understat.com/player/9790 - Gvardiol's buildup numbers last season (21-22) are comparable to Cancelo & Walker, yet he was better at Expected Assists per 90m (more directly creative) and far more of a scoring threat than Walker.
None of this will be surprising if you read on.
https://breakingthelines.com/player-analysis/josko-gvardiol-rb-leipzigs-croatian-gem-in-defense/ - Analytics site data analysis in February. Title of each section:
- A Constant Threat in Attack
- A Forward-Thinking Presence in Defense
- Final Third Penetration: Exploiting the Opponent’s Defensive Line
- Defensive Style: Beautifully Old-School
https://www.foottheball.com/players...ia-analysis-style-of-play-transfer-potential/ - Earlier in the spring
https://www.foottheball.com/rising-...tyle-potential-dinamo-zagreb-croatia-leipzig/ - Older article (recently updated) also citing the big clubs scouting him
Another site some may be familiar with that performs analysis of our club and did so on Gvardiol when we were hearing Ake might have been off:
manchestercityanalysis.com
Lastly, there may be another potentially hidden factor of signing Gvardiol for Pep.
Pep could very well see Gvardiol as an additional rotation calibre no. 6-8 along with LB/CB.
That would mean the bonus of adding a left footed, hard working, dynamic CB/LB/CDM/CM we may need very soon.
Why?
We are set to likely lose Gundo and Bernardo next summer and that would mean we could have to spend massively on 2 midfielders, whilst also considering KDB's age.
By adding Gvardiol to the squad one can see such a conversion bing plausible as Pep did with Lahm, Delph, Zinchenko improving depth to mitigate the potential loss of Bernardo, in particular as he both are left footed.
You can skip most of my words here if you wish and just watch this video highlighting last year. :):
Of course, we are not seeing the flaws too much, but the capabilities on display tells you a lot about our reasons to justify any interest from a Pep side.
https://understat.com/player/9790 - Gvardiol's buildup numbers last season (21-22) are comparable to Cancelo & Walker, yet he was better at Expected Assists per 90m (more directly creative) and far more of a scoring threat than Walker.
None of this will be surprising if you read on.
https://breakingthelines.com/player-analysis/josko-gvardiol-rb-leipzigs-croatian-gem-in-defense/ - Analytics site data analysis in February. Title of each section:
- A Constant Threat in Attack
- A Forward-Thinking Presence in Defense
- Final Third Penetration: Exploiting the Opponent’s Defensive Line
- Defensive Style: Beautifully Old-School
https://www.foottheball.com/players...ia-analysis-style-of-play-transfer-potential/ - Earlier in the spring
https://www.foottheball.com/rising-...tyle-potential-dinamo-zagreb-croatia-leipzig/ - Older article (recently updated) also citing the big clubs scouting him
Another site some may be familiar with that performs analysis of our club and did so on Gvardiol when we were hearing Ake might have been off:
Josko Gvardiol UEFA Champions League 2021-22 Data Stats Analysis
Get the latest UEFA Champions League stats: Josko Gvardiol - use our stats to understand the game style and characteristics of Josko Gvardiol
manchestercityanalysis.com
Lastly, there may be another potentially hidden factor of signing Gvardiol for Pep.
Pep could very well see Gvardiol as an additional rotation calibre no. 6-8 along with LB/CB.
That would mean the bonus of adding a left footed, hard working, dynamic CB/LB/CDM/CM we may need very soon.
Why?
We are set to likely lose Gundo and Bernardo next summer and that would mean we could have to spend massively on 2 midfielders, whilst also considering KDB's age.
By adding Gvardiol to the squad one can see such a conversion bing plausible as Pep did with Lahm, Delph, Zinchenko improving depth to mitigate the potential loss of Bernardo, in particular as he both are left footed.
He’s a serious player and well worth the outlay, cb or lb
Tugay One Cup
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I think people would be disappointed if he came in and played left back. At centre back he looks like a monster though.
KnaresboroughBlue
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Looks more like a serial killer to me ;-)
Mcfc-Carlos
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He’s without a doubt a monster of a defender. Would slot into left sided centre back really well and also be useful at left back if playing a salah who we want to defend aggressively.
But he’s not the bombing on left back that we appear to be after, he can get forward but he’s not going to be overlapping Grealish 10 times a game like we are all craving.
But he’s not the bombing on left back that we appear to be after, he can get forward but he’s not going to be overlapping Grealish 10 times a game like we are all craving.
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