Peps Targets

[Blue Whale]

I think there are more folks who believe 'others think Nasri will be gone' than there are actual folks who think he will be gone :)

Do you think others think that of you or that they think you think he will be gone and not just that (like them) you think others think he will gone without you actually really thinking it?

 

[ADegenerate]

Out: Sagna, Mangala, Demichelis Clichy, Kolarov, Yaya, Fernando, Nasri, Bony.

In: Gaya, Piccini, Stones, Pogba, Weigl, Sane, Dybala.

Promote: Maffeo, Angelino and Denayer

Why spend 50 on stones to sit him? That's my main arguement against stones. I really enjoy watching nico plus I'm not not ready to give up on manga. Plus denayer....

 

[Sir Knives]

Don't know why everybody is saying nasri will go he's peps ideal player!

No he isn't. Nasri is a good dribbler but is too slow on the ball, takes too many touches. Pep likes players that are quick decision makers and can hustle to win the ball back Nasri doesn't have any of that.

 

[supercity88]

I don't think we'll see a huge number of changes. But we will see big name signings.

Pep likes footballers who are comfortable in possession and I think he'll assess our academy very closely to see who he might want to promote. The likes of Denayer could very much feature in his plans. His biggest challenge will be that extra cup competition we have. Klopp has already suggested his style of play makes the extra competition a game too many. Pep's possession based football will at least help ease fatigue as you do less work when you keep the ball. But I'm not sure how good we'll be at it to start with!

I imagine we'll see some major signings in the midfield area and potentially at full back. With him in charge and the financial backing there's no one we can't now sign.

 

[Phil1]

Will be really interesting to see his approach as there is a big rebuilding job needed here

At Barca he had the core of the best Spanish team ever already in place ,along with the greatest player of all time

At Bayern he had a treble winning machine who had preeminence in their own league

We have arguably the best squad in the league but one where a few of its biggest stars have question marks

Toure , too old and his legs have gone
Kompany , can't stay fit
Aguero , absolutely class but fragile
Silva , again world class but the wrong side of thirty

Can Pep get more out of our current squad ? Will we need wholesale changes, will he use the academy?

On paper we need

2 new fullbacks, could he use Angelino / mafeo here ? Zaba and Clichy as first choice ?
1 world class centre half , stones has potential but isn't world class
1 world class centre mid / defensive mid , pogba would be my choice here , could get him now?
1 world class forward who can play wide or through the middle , Neymar would be my choice but very hard to get

I don't think there will be question marks against Silva or Aguero and my guess is Kompany will be given every chance to get fit.
Wrong side of thirty? He's literally just turned thirty.

 

[FCBarca]

Nasri is definitely gone, don't kid yourself

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

Stones
Sane
Weigl
Pogba
Gaya

 

[Oystercatcher28]

It'll be interesting to see who comes and goes, whether youth players are promoted, but I can see a massive overhaul.

Goalkeepers

• Joe Hart
• Angus Gunn or Ian Lawlor [promoted from EDS]
• New keeper.

Defenders

• Nicolas Otamendi
• Jason Denayer [promoted from EDS]
• Vincent Kompany
• Eliaquim Mangala
• Pablo Zabaleta
• New leftback.​
• New rightback.​
• New centreback.​
• Shay Facey [promoted from EDS]

Midfielders

• Fabian Delph
• Fernandinho Luiz Roza
• David Silva
• Kevin De Bruyne
• Raheem Sterling
• Patrick Roberts (out on loan)
• Manuel Garcia [promoted from EDS]
• • New defensive centre mifielder.​
  • New left sided wide midfielder.​

Strikers

• Sergio Aguero
• Kelechi Iheanacho
• • New centre forward​
  • Thierry Ambrose [promoted from EDS]

I can see half the squad being sold, released or loaned out for future release. Bony, Nasri, Wright, Sagna, Toure and Navas might be surprise players to stay.

Goalkeepers

• Willy Caballero
• Richard Wright

Defenders

• Gael Clichy
• Martin Demichelis
• Aleksandar Kolarov
• Bacary Sagna

Midfielders

• Fernando Francisco Reges
• Samir Nasri
• Jesus Navas
• Yaya Toure
• Bruno Zuculini

Strikers

• Wilfried Bony
• Edin Dzeko
• Stevan Jovetic

 

[ljones15]

Pogba £60 million. Toure: Out

Stones £40 million. Demichelis: Out

Wiegl £25 million. Fernando: Out

Carvajal £25 million. Sagna: Out

Amavi £10 million. Kolarov: Out

Sane £40 million. Nasri: Out

Average age in: 21.33 Average age out: 30.83

Could throw Navas, Bony and Mangala into the mix as well, I can see Denayer thriving under Pep.

 

[bugsyblue]

Hart
Bellerin stones otamendi clichy
Weigl
Pogba silva
De Brunye sterling
Aguero

Subs: kompany zab sane Iheanacho nasri dinho fernando

Ins: Bellerin, Stones, Weigl, Pogba, Sane (£220m)
Outs: Yaya, Sagna, Bony, Navas, Demi (£40m)