Miralem Pjanic.

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That's just a spoof headline for what maybe will come soon, Pjanic hasn't signed a new contract, and if he does we move on, Pep knows we need cover for Fern.
 
IBlue said:
Squads for those seasons had to cope with player losses in transition. De jong, tevez, balotelli, negredo, lescott, Demichelis to name a few, this squad has no transition, younger, still hungry and has ample cover...relax
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In truth, this is the season I'd have gone for broke & completed the building of our squad just as we should have done after those title wins. We didn't & we saw exactly what happened, so we can't afford to stand still with a squad containing Silva, Fernandinho, Kompany & Aguero who are an injury away from creating a disaster for us.

We know we desperately need cover for Dinho. Delph may have saved us from buying a specialist LB, but we need another LW player to adequately cover & challenge Sane, just as Mahrez will challenge Sterling.

We're not too far off in truth, but just as I said last season, our injuries & fatigue will define this current season & that's why I went a bit leftfield & called Delph as my PoTS.

Yes Gundog did admirably well when covering for Dinho, but his injury record & lack of physicality worry me. However injuries aside, is Jorginho any better than Gundog? I'm not so sure because Jorginho has never stood out as anything special when I've seen him play & our interest in him frankly surprised me somewhat.

In terms of CM we have 2 of the best in KDB & Silva, but after them, the who? Bernardo I believe will be groomed to play more centrally & Foden can't be relied on as a mainstay to challenge & cover for David Silva, & Gundog has never done it there for me, so again we need proper cover there too.

I'd even test the water with Chelsea for Fabregas as someone who knows the Barca way & the PL, & is at an age where Foden, Diaz & hopefully Manu can shadow & learn from him over the next 2-3 seasons.

So I believe we need 3 world class additions at LW, CDM & CM. That would put the shits up the rest & show some seriously bad intentions for the coming season. From then on the squad would take care of itself.
 
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Chevelle said:
Flapping? You may have jumped the gun there just stating historically clubs that have been complacent after a winning season tend to have a weaker f/up season. We can't buy everyone I know and I am not expecting that.. Just no back up for fern is a risk.. I am allowed to make a comment without you getting emotional and stating I am flapping aren't I?
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No, defo flap :)
 
Dribble said:
In truth, this is the season I'd have gone for broke & completed the building of our squad just as we should have done after those title wins. We didn't & we saw exactly what happened, so we can't afford to stand still with a squad containing Silva, Fernandinho, Kompany & Aguero who are an injury away from creating a disaster for us.

We know we desperately need cover for Dinho. Delph may have saved us from buying a specialist LB, but we need another LW player to adequately cover & challenge Sane, just as Mahrez will challenge Sterling.

We're not too far off in truth, but just as I said last season, our injuries & fatigue will define this current season & that's why I went a bit leftfield & called Delph as my PoTS.

Yes Gundog did admirably well when covering for Dinho, but his injury record & lack of physicality worry me. However injuries aside, is Jorginho any better than Gundog? I'm not so sure because Jorginho has never stood out as anything special when I've seen him play & our interest in him frankly surprised me somewhat.

In terms of CM we have 2 of the best in KDB & Silva, but after them, the who? Bernardo I believe will be groomed to play more centrally & Foden can't be relied on as a mainstay to challenge & cover for David Silva, & Gundog has never done it there for me, so again we need proper cover there too.

I'd even test the water with Chelsea for Fabregas as someone who knows the Barca way & the PL, & is at an age where Foden, Diaz & hopefully Manu can shadow & learn from him over the next 2-3 seasons.

So I believe we need 3 world class additions at LW, CDM & CM. That would put the shits up the rest & show some seriously bad intentions for the coming season. From then on the squad would take care of itself.
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The two that scare me most are Ferna and Sergio. We have nothing else like either of them and there’s very little of similar quality on the market. Sergio in particular makes things happen for himself, and our only other ‘proper’ (for want of a better term) forward, Jesus, doesn’t. When he goes back to Argentina he’s gonna be one tough act to follow.
As regards defensive midfielders, there are plenty of playmakers out there, but not many with Ferna’s physicality. The number of defensive headers he wins, for a man of 5ft 9’, is astonishing
 
Exeter Blue I am here said:
The two that scare me most are Ferna and Sergio. We have nothing else like either of them and there’s very little of similar quality on the market. Sergio in particular makes things happen for himself, and our only other ‘proper’ (for want of a better term) forward, Jesus, doesn’t. When he goes back to Argentina he’s gonna be one tough act to follow.
As regards defensive midfielders, there are plenty of playmakers out there, but not many with Ferna’s physicality. The number of defensive headers he wins, for a man of 5ft 9’, is astonishing
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The advantage we have mate, is that we are well aware of the requirements, especially so with regards to replacing Sergio. I’m sure we are “on it” and will already have a shortlist of who we are currently working on ahead of making that purchase next summer.
 
Exeter Blue I am here said:
The two that scare me most are Ferna and Sergio. We have nothing else like either of them and there’s very little of similar quality on the market. Sergio in particular makes things happen for himself, and our only other ‘proper’ (for want of a better term) forward, Jesus, doesn’t. When he goes back to Argentina he’s gonna be one tough act to follow.
As regards defensive midfielders, there are plenty of playmakers out there, but not many with Ferna’s physicality. The number of defensive headers he wins, for a man of 5ft 9’, is astonishing
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Agreed we definitely need cover for Dhino and I am confident Pep has someone in mind. In relation to Sergio again I would like to think the club are starting to search for his replacement I would go for Dybala a similar type of striker but whether Juventus would let him go is another matter.
 
Well we need another midfield player but surely a deeper lying one? Unless Merlin is gonna drop deeper?
 
Good player though Pjanic is a £90m transfer for a 28 year old is a lot of money to splash.
 
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