Mateo Kovacic

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Kadour75 said:
No please ! He is the most overrated player I have even seen ! And this is not a mere assertion, it is a fact based on me having watched him since he was playing for Inter week in week out. So ineffective with an annoying and negative style of play. Signing him will be a major downgrade, besides I do not want any player from Chelsea.
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domalino said:
We binned off the Carabao early.

Previous years we’ve effectively binned off the fa cup at the semi final by playing such a weak team we know we’ll probably lose to rest people for the CL semis which are nearby.

If we want to go for every trophy all the way we need 2/3 more than we currently have. It’s not a big change, but it’s significant.
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We didn't bin off the Carabao, and we've never binned off an FA cup semi final either.

We lost games, for various reasons. But we never intentionally went out to bin off competitions FFS, that's an entitled remark.
 
Would be a good solid player who pep could get more out of.
My only concern is we would be buying him as replacement for Bernardo or Gundog
If we keep both of those and add this guy it would be good.
Iv seen enough of Phillips to make me think he is not city level.
Offload and bring back Lavia
 
Why do people think we have to replace players like for like? In recent times, Grealish is nothing like Sterling. Rodri nothing like Fernandinho. Haaland and Aguero. Torres and Sane. There’s probably more.

With all due respect I think a lot of people don’t really know how football works and certainly don’t know the club’s strategy. We haven’t won 5/6 premier leagues for no reason.
 
Trickyblues said:
Why do people think we have to replace players like for like? In recent times, Grealish is nothing like Sterling. Rodri nothing like Fernandinho. Haaland and Aguero. Torres and Sane. There’s probably more.

With all due respect I think a lot of people don’t really know how football works and certainly don’t know the club’s strategy. We haven’t won 5/6 premier leagues for no reason.
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I’m glad peps our manager and not some of the random know it all clowns you find on here.
 
So underrated by some on here. Even in this trash Chelsea side, he has been able to occasionally shine and win them games even (in this disastrous season). https://www.footballfancast.com/che...russia-dortmund-player-ratings-mateo-kovacic/
On top of it, Chelsea's player of the season a couple of seasons ago, 109 apps for Real Madrid, a crucial part of Croatia's midfield (best NT midfield in the world in the last 2 world cups). We are paying 30m for a guy at his peak, who will probably be our most trophy-decorated player with a ton of experience. What did some of you think of Ake, Akanji, and a few other signings then? Just wait and watch, you will all be saying another Txiki and Pep masterclass before this guy turns 30 at the end of next season, and he will be with us for about 4 seasons, easily.
 
Trickyblues said:
Why do people think we have to replace players like for like? In recent times, Grealish is nothing like Sterling. Rodri nothing like Fernandinho. Haaland and Aguero. Torres and Sane. There’s probably more.

With all due respect I think a lot of people don’t really know how football works and certainly don’t know the club’s strategy. We haven’t won 5/6 premier leagues for no reason.
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It not about like for like its about quality
Replacing Sterling who was seriously in poor form for Grealish who has great ball retention was not a downgrade in my opinion. Fernandinho no matter how good he had been was showing signs of age, Getting Rodri was definitely not a downgrade, Rodri is definitely world class in his position.

Aguero and Haaland although completely different attributes both offered world class ability. Torres was a massive drop off compared to sane at his best.

For me Kovacic is a poor replacement for any of our midfield except for maybe Phillips. but still a massive drop off from the rest.
 
pep obviously knows what he wants to do next season,and is getting players that will fit that vision, we arent like united buy loads of fast wingers,or chelsea and buy anyone, theres a reason our net spend is low,we need a certain quality and get the best player for the job, i can see kovacic sitting with rodri in the midfield where john stones plays,stones will then concentrate as a cb, phil will play the bernardo role on the right if bernardo leaves ,can see mahrez leaving,although on his day he is a match winner.

gvardiol for laporte
phil for bernardo
kovacic for stones
kev for gundo
alvarez for kdb
can see an attacking midfielder who can play wide

............edi
stones..... dias..... gvardiol
....kovacic.... rodri
............kdb
.......alvarez
..phil....erl.....jack
 
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