Mateo Kovacic

[Deepest Blue]

True, but where's the fun in that?!? And Claudio Bravo etc..would suggest he's not right every time!

Have to laugh when Rags etc (not you ofc) bring up the Hart/Bravo and Nolito transfers as evidence that we fritter away unlimited cash from our bottomless pit of dirty oil money.
When Pep came in and decided Hart wasn't for him he tried to get ter Stegen (IIRC) but no sale and we took Bravo instead until Ederson came the following summer and Bravo was relegated. It was all good in the end.
If this is the worst they can throw at us we've not done too bad.

 

[Trickyblues]

Tbh I don’t want him

Better let Txiki know

 

[madloaf]

Have to laugh when Rags etc (not you ofc) bring up the Hart/Bravo and Nolito transfers as evidence that we fritter away unlimited cash from our bottomless pit of dirty oil money.
When Pep came in and decided Hart wasn't for him he tried to get ter Stegen (IIRC) but no sale and we took Bravo instead until Ederson came the following summer and Bravo was relegated. It was all good in the end.
If this is the worst they can throw at us we've not done too bad.

Yeah, it's dumb to suggest we get it wrong and just splash cash. It's also a little naive (not you) to suggest we're perfect. It's more, this is a forum...and the "pep knows best" response doesn't exactly fit with the idea of discussion!

 

[madloaf]

Disagree, 2 seasons ago I turned n said to my son who knows his football, Kovacic is running show here, he's was excellent, his reply.... A typical pep player. He breaks the lines so well. Leave the recruitment to the experts mate.

So 2 years ago, in one game, he ran the show. I can't argue with that intense scouting. ;)

 

[Coatigan]

There's not one person on here who's seen him play for Chelsea and thought "ooh I'll have a bit of that". It's bollocks if you say otherwise. The smoking gun is the thread only started in Feb 2023. The reason - he's not anything worth getting excited about. Hope I'm wrong if we sign him.

I don't think that's true. He's had some good performances for Chelsea that people have commented on. Rodri's first season, were claiming we should have broken the bank for Kovacic (not saying they were right). I remember a few that watched both world cups saying he would have been great in our team.

It is a strange metric to go by, mind you.

 

[blueparrot]

So 2 years ago, in one game, he ran the show. I can't argue with that intense scouting. ;)

Well yes, I'n not sure Pep bases it off one game two years ago though, but if others see it occasionally that carries as much weight as your opinion. Pep and Txiki though not so much.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Still talking?

 

[skybluecelt1990]

You don't play for Inter, Real & Chelsea (ok maybe not Chelsea) and get capped almost 100 times by Croatia without being at least a semi-useful midfielder. Would be a good addition to the squad if we can get him for a decent fee.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

We've just won the CL, The PL and the FAC and people are still questioning our player recruitment policy; it beggars belief.

Txiki, Pep and the rest of the people responsible for scouting and recruiting have done an absolutely STELLAR job of building a solid team capable of competing at the HIGHEST levels of football. They haven't got it right every time, but no team ever does.

If they think Kovacic if a good fit, then I'll trust their judgement.

 

[BringBackSwales]

So 2 years ago, in one game, he ran the show. I can't argue with that intense scouting. ;)

I can only go on the games I watch, which is City all of the time, chelsea when they play us and a few other games, and in those games he has always stood out as one of Chelsea’s better players. However my judgement is irrelevant, if Pep likes him that works well for me