Tugay One Cup
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Is that why he's gone from Barca to Bayern to us?
He definitely enjoys the challenge but I'd struggle to call it adversity.
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Is that why he's gone from Barca to Bayern to us?
He definitely enjoys the challenge but I'd struggle to call it adversity.
D'Silva
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I really hope we didn't push Zinchenko out of the door just to get egg on our face with this transfer fiasco.Sorry, yeah, I'm not picking up on your post per se, but if people are getting frustrated that we sold our only back up left back (who, whether the stats bear it out or not, was certainly less prone to the stand still ole tackle that is Cancelos raison d'être), I can totally understand, and my personal feeling is he was overall a slightly better defender.
All in all, i think we all probably agree that we need a fucking left back!!
come-on-barney
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Zinny wanted to leave, Arsenal are his club, it was what he wanted.I really hope we didn't push Zinchenko out of the door just to get egg on our face with this transfer fiasco.
Lighten up it's nearly weekendOr..
5. None of the above
shevtheblue
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Sorry if this question has already been asked, but in the interview this morning Pep said, when asked about Cucurella, that we have George, Joao & Nathan can play there. Who tf is George? Maybe he meant Josh, it was an early one and he did look pretty tired.
BlueMoonie
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I don't get the flapping, do we need a left back? Yes. Are we in a significantly worse position that last year if we don't get one? No.
Walker and Cancelo are comfortable playing RB and LB respectively. We have basically swapped Zinchenko for JWE. He is not as proved and a completely different type of player being pacey and at a guess nowhere near as comfortable or experienced on the ball as Zin was. He will give us a different dimension overlapping out wide and having pace. If we go into this season as we are our cover is a bit less experienced and a bit lighter than it was last season our starting 11 is stronger.
With Ake as experienced cover too if we need it I think we will be fine
Walker and Cancelo are comfortable playing RB and LB respectively. We have basically swapped Zinchenko for JWE. He is not as proved and a completely different type of player being pacey and at a guess nowhere near as comfortable or experienced on the ball as Zin was. He will give us a different dimension overlapping out wide and having pace. If we go into this season as we are our cover is a bit less experienced and a bit lighter than it was last season our starting 11 is stronger.
With Ake as experienced cover too if we need it I think we will be fine
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In case you forgot at the end of last season, our back line was ravaged, so Zinchenko going does make us weaker a bit. Our starting 11 is the best in the world bar non, but to win everything which is what Pep want# we need the best 22/24I don't get the flapping, do we need a left back? Yes. Are we in a significantly worse position that last year if we don't get one? No.
Walker and Cancelo are comfortable playing RB and LB respectively. We have basically swapped Zinchenko for JWE. He is not as proved and a completely different type of player being pacey and at a guess nowhere near as comfortable or experienced on the ball as Zin was. He will give us a different dimension overlapping out wide and having pace. If we go into this season as we are our cover is a bit less experienced and a bit lighter than it was last season our starting 11 is stronger.
With Ake as experienced cover too if we need it I think we will be fine
The idea is about balance.Ake at lb is shit. He is zero creativity.No idea why everyone keeps bringing it up. Pep would rather play him as a goal keeper. Foden and grealish as LB.. what I am reading. Has everyone gone crazy?!
You wouldnt say play both Ake and Walker as the fullbacks because they lack creativity.
Walker and Cancelo has been the pairing for a reason.
You could do Ake left and Cancelo right and tilt the back over to the right in attack so Ake becomes an LCB. Pep has done this before and it works.
Is that why he's gone from Barca to Bayern to us?
He definitely enjoys the challenge but I'd struggle to call it adversity.
People forget that when Pep accepted the Bayern job, Dortmund had just won back to back titles and hadn't won the CL since 2001.
Gaz (FMwkdsoul)
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The won the treble the year before Pep turned up and 9 points clear in the Jan when he took it.People forget that when Pep accepted the Bayern job, Dortmund had just won back to back titles and hadn't won the CL since 2001.