Pepe

[I'm With Stupid]

Re: Pepe

Is Pepe an improvement on Lescott? Absolutely!
Can Pepe help Nastasic? Absolutely!
Is signing Pepe a no brainer? Absolutely!

How can he help Nastasic? By keeping him on the bench? I don't care what you say, you don't learn more by sitting on the bench than you do playing alongside Vinny every week.

I don't really want Pepe anyway, because the guy's a thug. But even ignoring that, I don't see how paying £20m for a 30 year-old with questionable anger issues represents good business. Surely there are younger world class defenders who are just as good available for the same price or less? But personally, I'd start the season with Nastasic as the senior CB and maybe buy another promising youngster as backup.

 

[Deleted member 52846]

Re: Pepe

Is Pepe an improvement on Lescott? Absolutely!
Can Pepe help Nastasic? Absolutely!
Is signing Pepe a no brainer? Absolutely!

How can he help Nastasic? By keeping him on the bench? I don't care what you say, you don't learn more by sitting on the bench than you do playing alongside Vinny every week.

I don't really want Pepe anyway, because the guy's a thug. But even ignoring that, I don't see how paying £20m for a 30 year-old with questionable anger issues represents good business. Surely there are younger world class defenders who are just as good available for the same price or less? But personally, I'd start the season with Nastasic as the senior CB and maybe buy another promising youngster as backup.

I agree.

and I agree.

 

[totallywired]

Re: Pepe

To progress in the Champions League we need proven players at that level. Pepe is proven at that level, just get him.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Re: Pepe

To progress in the Champions League we need proven players at that level. Pepe is proven at that level, just get him.

I agree

 

[pee dubya]

Re: Pepe

How many of the Dortmund team were proven CL players?

Our players are good enough to compete in the Champions League now, to win it even. Our failings were as a team. Some individual mistakes stand out, but overall the general performances were crap as well, 2 seasons in a row.

 

[NoahCity]

Re: Pepe

How many of the Dortmund team were proven CL players?

Our players are good enough to compete in the Champions League now, to win it even. Our failings were as a team. Some individual mistakes stand out, but overall the general performances were crap as well, 2 seasons in a row.

who would you say should be brought in as cover at CB then?

 

[ElMatador]

Re: Pepe

How many of the Dortmund team were proven CL players?

Our players are good enough to compete in the Champions League now, to win it even. Our failings were as a team. Some individual mistakes stand out, but overall the general performances were crap as well, 2 seasons in a row.

who would you say should be brought in as cover at CB then?

Vince, Nasty, Lescott and Micah can all play there and play well.

 

[NoahCity]

Re: Pepe

How many of the Dortmund team were proven CL players?

Our players are good enough to compete in the Champions League now, to win it even. Our failings were as a team. Some individual mistakes stand out, but overall the general performances were crap as well, 2 seasons in a row.

who would you say should be brought in as cover at CB then?

Vince, Nasty, Lescott and Micah can all play there and play well.

I think a right footed CB should be brought in.

 

[Mad 4 It]

Re: Pepe

Joel Matip is the kind of right footed CB we should be targeting

 

[George Hannah]

Re: Pepe

Joel Matip is the kind of right footed CB we should be targeting

I'm not sure his Iberian connections are quite there