Peps Targets

[Viridian]

Would be nice to see this squad next year.

GK:
Joe Hart (HG)
[GK - Ron-Robert Zieler (HG)]


DF:
Pablo Zabaleta
[RB - Serge Aurier, Hector Bellerin, Juanfran]
Vincent Kompany
Nicolas Otamendi
Eliaquim Mangala
Jason Denayer (HG)
Gael Clichy (HG)
[LB - Jose Gaya, Angelino (HG)]


MF:
Yaya Toure [Potentially Paul Pogba]
Fernandinho
Fabian Delph (HG)
Fernando
[DM - Granit Xhaka, Julian Wiegl]
David Silva
[CM/CAM - Ilkay Gundogan]
Samir Nasri

FW:
Sergio Aguero
Wilfried Bony
Kelechi Iheanacho (HG)
Raheem Sterling (HG)
Kevin De Bruyne

 

[Daz_Blue]

I honestly believe there will be mass changes .......

 

[itisrising]

Would be nice to see this squad next year.

GK:
Joe Hart (HG)
[GK - Ron-Robert Zieler (HG)]


DF:
Pablo Zabaleta
[RB - Serge Aurier, Hector Bellerin, Juanfran]
Vincent Kompany
Nicolas Otamendi
Eliaquim Mangala
Jason Denayer (HG)
Gael Clichy (HG)
[LB - Jose Gaya, Angelino (HG)]


MF:
Yaya Toure [Potentially Paul Pogba]
Fernandinho
Fabian Delph (HG)
Fernando
[DM - Granit Xhaka, Julian Wiegl]
David Silva
[CM/CAM - Ilkay Gundogan]
Samir Nasri

FW:
Sergio Aguero
Wilfried Bony
Kelechi Iheanacho (HG)
Raheem Sterling (HG)
Kevin De Bruyne

Doubt these three will stay.

 

[Dax777]

You sure comment like that you know a lot of things about every player but that is a piss poor assessment. That general complaint against both of these players is that they are useless without the ball, and none of them possess today's essential footballing attribute, which is pressing. Watch Dortmund's 4-1 win against Madrid where he pressed Modric like madman and pretty much won all of the tackles.
How many hardworking tacklers were in the Dortmund side that humiliated us at Etihad?

So I guess I should take this in bits and pieces:
1. I don't comment like I know a lot of things about every player. But well known players I do have an opinion on. Just like anyone else, coz I watch.
2. I guess you missed the part about Pep's system helping, Oh wait, you couldn't have, seeing as you bolded around it. You couldn't have missed it. I guess it didn't fit into the pseudo point you wanted to make.
3. As to your question of how many hardworking players came to City when they humiliated us. Well, Schmetzer, Pischek, Blackowski, Bendtner, Subotic, and Reus, were all ultra aggressive. Hummels, Gotze and Gundogan were less so. But that's neither here nor there.

And just so you have a video understanding of what I mean when I say Gundogan and Pogba can be described as the softest of the midfielders in their present squad, here is a video of Modric V Dortmund (the return leg in Madrid and not the one in which you claimed Gundogan was pressing like a madman) but still appropriate:



By the way, ignore Modric and pay attention to the Dortmund players. Now come back and tell me which one you thought to be the least aggressive amongst ALL of them. I have my thoughts. But I'll await yours.

BTW Fantasyireland, feel free to take a look too. As you seem of late to always wanna happy clap anyone that opposes anything I say, regardless of whether they are making sense or even necessarily objecting directly to my claim.

So you and Sam can let me know what you saw. As is always the case, I understand analysis can differ even after seeing the very same thing. But I leave it to the viewer :)

 

[Dax777]

I honestly believe there will be mass changes .......

I doubt it. My sense is that issues with offloading players (unless China comes in) will limit our ability to maneuver. If we can bring in 4-5, that would be great.
Pogba, Gundogan, Bernat, then we will have done a fantastic job.

Denayer is the Right back coming in. Or back home.
Bernat the leftback and only Bayern signing.
Gundogan the CM and the Fulcrum of Pep's squad
Pogba the Marque buy.


Changes
Leaving, Kolarov, Yaya, Fernando, Demichelis. Thus, 4 in 4 out. Peps intensity will require lots of players.

Sagna Signs a 1year deal and moved to Demichelis position. CB4
Hart, Caballero and Gunn or Lawller ( #3 is gonna be a youth player)

RB Zab/Denayer
LB Bernat/Clichy
CB: Komp, Otamendi, Mangala, Sagna
CM: Gundogan, Pogba, Silva, Dihno, Delph, Nasri
WF; DeBryune, Sterling, Navas, ? (Barker, Celina)
ST: Aguero, Kelechi,


That's how I think it will go down. But those 4 players will change us more drastically than people realize.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Its nothing personal Dax,i think youre one of the forums highlights but ,i honestly couldnt care less whether your analytic abilities are accurate or otherwise,however because you believe youre untouchable in that department,i do enjoy seeing someone, who hasnt already been bored into submission........ reply with an alternative opinion:-)

 

[the_game_161]

need to gut out the defense. That is his main worry i reckon.

 

[Mezrah]

Am I the only one who'd like to see if we could bring up Angus Gunn and make him our number 2?

 

[Dax777]

Its nothing personal Dax,i think youre one of the forums highlights but ,i honestly couldnt care less whether your analytic abilities are accurate or otherwise,however because you believe youre untouchable in that department,i do enjoy seeing someone, who hasnt already been bored into submission........ reply with an alternative opinion:-)

OK cool. As for alternative opinion, like them too. Even when I disagree with them. :)

 

[Dax777]

Am I the only one who'd like to see if we could bring up Angus Gunn and make him our number 2?

How good is he? Better than Lawler? Was discussing this week's back with someone. Might have been Fantasyireland. Haven't seen much of either. But if they are good enough, why not.