I think Cancelo could be great on the left hand side of midfield. It would be worth an experiment, especially if Grealish doesn't step up and continues to pass backwards so much. Cancelo has great movement and can get to the byeline as good as anyone in our team. Bernardo did this well on the right yesterday after KDB went off.Could also see both Walker and a recognised left back playing with Cancelo in midfield, just ahead of the full backs.
I felt we were being targeted both side. The problem for me was Grealish & Mahrez were not working hard enough to cover those threats.Teams have been targeting our left side for a few seasons now, especially the better ones, for example Real Madrid. We need a specialist left back who can defend as well as he attacks. Ake did a great job yesterday coming across to cover that left side when Cancelo was not in position. But that stretched Dias and that's where Nunez got space. Cancelo is a fantastic right-sided wingback but not a defensive left back in my view.
Remember our leak a few days ago: We were ready to walk away from the deal. After that we started to hear reports from spain about us working on a deal for Grimaldo.Who knows. Lots will be going on behind the scenes and City may have communicated to his agent we will try once more with a slight improvement and if that is rejected then we will not go any higher.
Why tomorrow?Will see tomorrow whether it was worded correctly or badly
Klopp knew exactly what he was doing and brought Nunez on precisely to get into that space between the stretched centre backs. I am sure Pep knows where his problems are. Losing Laporte from the left side will only make us weaker. It needs tackling urgently.Spot on bobby and my point exactly.
We have no choice. If not cancelo then who. Last and the previous seasons when cancelo dropped off we got zinchenko. I am not saying cucurella will solve all the problems but we need a LB. And I think we should pay for it. We cant go into the season depending only on canceloJust a thought… maybe Pep played him on the left yesterday to send a message to get Cucurella signed? It was clear to anyone watching that we need someone there. Just possibly this was Pep saying look, get this signing over the line so we can stop fucking about.
I’m amazed that the vast majority who post on the transfer thread have not been snapped up by premier league teams their expertise on the running of transfer dealings is outstanding and their financial acumen is second to none
I think that's true. Neither of them tracked back yesterday. I hope it was just pre-season fitness levels. We have lost two huge workhorses from the team in Gabby and Raheem so the rest have to step up.I felt we were being targeted both side. The problem for me was Grealish & Mahrez were not working hard enough to cover those threats.
I didn’t like having Grealish and Mahrez playing together. They didn’t press or track back enough and I feel they play a similar style of play. I would prefer to play one of Foden and Alvarez and either Mahrez or Grealish.I think that's true. Neither of them tracked back yesterday. I hope it was just pre-season fitness levels. We have lost two huge workhorses from the team in Gabby and Raheem so the rest have to step up.
two years on the bounce making bids on players we know won't be accepted, Txiki has done wonders for us, but at times our negotiating is embarrassing.
The problem isn't Grealish, it's Cancelo. This was more than adequately demonstrated by Grealish's performance against Bayern when he played with JWE at LB. Pep surely sees this. I know we're trying to make a point about how we won't be turned over in transfer negotiations but enough already. If Cucurella is the only player on our radar who can fulfill all Pep's requirements for the position, just pay the damn money this time. Sometimes the market doesn't go the way you want and you have to pay more than you would like to for something.I think Cancelo could be great on the left hand side of midfield. It would be worth an experiment, especially if Grealish doesn't step up and continues to pass backwards so much. Cancelo has great movement and can get to the byeline as good as anyone in our team. Bernardo did this well on the right yesterday after KDB went off.
I think that's true. Neither of them tracked back yesterday. I hope it was just pre-season fitness levels. We have lost two huge workhorses from the team in Gabby and Raheem so the rest have to step up.
I’m amazed that the vast majority who post on the transfer thread have not been snapped up by premier league teams their expertise on the running of transfer dealings is outstanding and their financial acumen is second to none
Not sure about Mahrez, but Grealish was doing half Cancelo's job defensively. If someone didn't see that, they weren't paying attention to the game.I felt we were being targeted both side. The problem for me was Grealish & Mahrez were not working hard enough to cover those threats.