Lack of pace on the wings

HorlocksWalk said:
Does "Typical City" ever end? We add a phenomenal world class striker to our team and end up worse.
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Don't forget Julian Alvarez, another potential 'phenomenon' who won't want to play second fiddle to the likes of Grealish, Mahrez and Palmer for too long. Pep has to work out how to fit him into this season's misfiring team as soon as possible.

I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Alvarez sold off at a huge profit off the back of his World Cup exploits. To be honest, it wouldn't come as any shock to me if that was the club's plan when he was signed (like with Ferran Torres)

Tactically, it seems that Pep + strikers may not necessarily be a good mix.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
If anything, is Bellingham the eventual KDB replacement? With Gundo & Bernardo leaving soon, it’s easy to think Jude would be replacing one of them, but considering how few risky players Pep is happy to field at once, plus the declining energy of KDB, signing and energetic midfielder that doesn’t really offer control like Gundo or Bernardo kind of feels like Kevin’s replacement. Just with a handover period of a few years.
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I think it more than likely. He's more a Robson-type player, running in to the box and playing a short pass on the 18-yard-box.

The good thing is his appetite and physicality to get back on the cover, so perhaps he covers a few attributes we need?
 
Cityinmyheart said:
Pep went From Robben & Ribbery at Bayern (both fast) to Sane and Sterling (Both fast and integral part to our unforgettable centurian season where I believe we played our best football under Pep albiet chaotic but entertaining nonetheless) to Mahrez and Grealish ( total cost of £160 million, slow and with no x factor as the wingers mentioned above). Will never understand why.
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Fear of the counter attack is the only thing I can think of. Also maybe not having the ideal full backs ?? Clutching at straws tbh me!
 
How do people see Cole Palmer's prospects? But for some poor finishing, I thought he was very good against Liverpool. He is 21 in May and you can't help but feel he's getting to make-or-break time. I'd hate to think he won't make it with us.

He's quicker than Mahrez and Grealish and plays out wide. Is his inferior ball retention holding him back?
 
Rammy Blue said:
I find it utterly bizarre that we’ve left ourselves in this current situation, was it just negligence because we were so concentrated on getting Erling through the door?

Gomez, waste of time, may as well cut our losses and shift him out to a CFG team and at least get an experienced left back through the door until we have time to spend big on a decent young left back.

Gundo coming to end of career, we are talking about pace in this thread, so no way can we carry Kev and Gundo in a midfield 3 any more, certainly can’t be starting games. Out of contract in summer.

Bernie wants to go, seems like we may be getting a period of not playing to max now as way of ensuring he definitely gets his move.

Kev has to be managed, ridiculous to have expected him to play these 3 games in a week, but we should have players around him freeing him up.

Mahrez, no chance of getting rid, but he should just be a bench player for us.

Grealish, imo, looks and will continue to look average until we get a proper let back so that he can come inside and stop hugging that left touchline.

Need to let a couple of the centre halves go, hopefully Laporte will go to Spain so we can get decent money for him, then we need to get someone like Gvardiol in.

Some serious work on the squad to be done to get pace and energy into the side - I think we need to let Gundo and Bernie go, get Bellingham in.

Top of list also needs to be a rapid winger, hopefully the rumours about Leao are true.
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I have a really bad feeling that if both Bernardo and Gundogan go one of their replacements might be Maddison of Leicester. The way Pep talks about him is the same way he talked about Grealish when Grealish was at Villa.
 
I think Madrid has affected pep alot more than we think, hes constantly wanting/talking about transitions that's why he plays Grealish and Mahrez as wingers so we can control play. So he doesn't want to take those risks of a team breaking with their counter attack.
 
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Tricky_Trev said:
If anything, is Bellingham the eventual KDB replacement? With Gundo & Bernardo leaving soon, it’s easy to think Jude would be replacing one of them, but considering how few risky players Pep is happy to field at once, plus the declining energy of KDB, signing and energetic midfielder that doesn’t really offer control like Gundo or Bernardo kind of feels like Kevin’s replacement. Just with a handover period of a few years.
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Bellingham's one of worst trait is his passing and vision. he is nowhere close to being KDB's replacement. that would be foolish thing to do.
 
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