Mateo Kovacic

[@BluePhil8]

caballero made the Community Shield a walk over for city with his distribution. They'll have to buy a keeper.

They have for £72m!

 

[blueparrot]

Hazard doesn't play midfield for Chelsea. He plays as a wide forward or a false nine mostly. So the choices at midfield won't affect him. That said I think a Jorghino/Kante/Kovacic midfield being backed up by Fabregas and Barkley is pretty top notch.

Its alright but like Liverpool lacks the creativity to unlock a defence in the way KDB or either of the Silvas can.

 

[Dax777]

Don't think he had a choice, stay & rot on the bench.

Madrid win both ways, they get there No 1 keeper & keep Kovacic.

He goes to Chelsea who don't play Chumps League.


Chelsea although shite have twatted us now on both Jorginio & Kovacic.

Guess our spending has clearly been capped & no more 150-200m transfers unless we sell our own stars who don't sign new contracts.

Kovacic would have been dumb to choose us. His whole issue was being on the bench. Why go from Real's bench to ours?

He was already at a prestigious club and wanted out. So clearly prestige is secondary to game time. And he looks a starter at Chelsea. Here he was guaranteed a bench.

 

[@BluePhil8]

Kovacic would have been dumb to choose us. His whole issue was being on the bench. Why go from Real's bench to ours?

He was already at a prestigious club and wanted out. So clearly prestige is secondary to game time. And he looks a starter at Chelsea. Here he was guaranteed a bench.

Think anyone who came in would have started more games than Ferna.

 

[Dax777]

Its alright but like Liverpool lacks the creativity to unlock a defence in the way KDB or either of the Silvas can.

To be fair they expect the wide forwards to do that. Hence Hazard/Willian/Pedro.

And a big reason why Hazard had to be kept at all costs.

 

[Dax777]

Think anyone who came in would have started more games than Ferna.

Perhaps! Maybe he wasn't sure. And preferred the chances of more time playing 8 than 6

 

[Abattoir Blue]

Think anyone who came in would have started more games than Ferna.

I think Ferna will still start 3/4 of the games if fit.

 

[RayCTID]

Hazard doesn't play midfield for Chelsea. He plays as a wide forward or a false nine mostly. So the choices at midfield won't affect him. That said I think a Jorghino/Kante/Kovacic midfield being backed up by Fabregas and Barkley is pretty top notch.

Kovacic isn't any better than what Chelsea currently have. He is a player who loves to dribble, along with above average skill set for the rest of his game and Chelsea already those types of players in their ranks. Saying that he isn't much use for us at City either.

 

[Dax777]

Kovacic isn't any better than what Chelsea currently have.

I think his mixture of Technique and energy is a better fit for Sarri than any of the other guys. Really it's Kante and Jorghino plus 1. And Kovacic is a better 3rd guy than Fabregas, Barkley or the Leicester dude.

 

[argyle]

Kante, Jorghino and Kovacic will be some midfield.