bluetonium
Well-Known Member
No idea who it should be, but left or right we need them to have pace, reading of the game, strength and the ability to ping a ball 50 yards crossfield. Oh, and the technique of your average premier league midfielder as a minimum.
May sound simple, but I bet once you look through the lists of full backs there are not that many available with those qualities. I like Gaya and Grimaldo but question their ability to hold a striker off at set pieces, or if the opposition target them by placing the big striker on them for goal kicks etc. That was a favourite ploy of many against us with Clichy, maybe we're more tactically astute now however.
The lad at palace looks useful against us but I've not seen him much beyond that. Thankfully we have a world class scouting system so I am sure we are on it.
Left back, striker and defensive midfielder are on the shopping list this summer. Personally I think Pep would view a full back as the least important. That said the prize money should be good for us this year so maybe as good a time as ever.
May sound simple, but I bet once you look through the lists of full backs there are not that many available with those qualities. I like Gaya and Grimaldo but question their ability to hold a striker off at set pieces, or if the opposition target them by placing the big striker on them for goal kicks etc. That was a favourite ploy of many against us with Clichy, maybe we're more tactically astute now however.
The lad at palace looks useful against us but I've not seen him much beyond that. Thankfully we have a world class scouting system so I am sure we are on it.
Left back, striker and defensive midfielder are on the shopping list this summer. Personally I think Pep would view a full back as the least important. That said the prize money should be good for us this year so maybe as good a time as ever.
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