what is juve a feeder club? why don't city take sandro, marchisio, and bonucci while they're at it!
some cogent tactics will help. man city currently invites people through their midfield and behind their stupid high line.
interesting.
http://bit.ly/22waSIA Squawka says Bernat is only marginally more effective than Clichy in attack and defense, but much more worth it in terms of possession football. of course, those numbers are tactics deaf.
There's also the question of Bayern and Guardiola poaching, something at least contentious in German media, though perhaps only as long as the season goes on.
http://bit.ly/1LHbO5v Gundogan would be a sizable upgrade over Fernandinho and
http://bit.ly/1XNhATT Pogba would take Toure's place well, though he's not the mirror image of younger Toure some people assume he is.
i don't see why fernandinho must go. unless gundogan is brought in, fernandinho is a fine option. and if guardiola opts to bring in a young defensive midfielder instead of blowing the bank, fernandinho would be servicable to give that piece some time to fit. yaya, on the other hand, has decided he is finished with defending. he seems ready for the serie a
iheanacho has what it takes. i think he is one of the most exciting players for next season. faupala may be usable, though first team elsewhere might do him some good. an interesting option for the backup spot would be deportivo's lucas perez.
more than 150m
how come ricardo rodriguez never comes up in these discussions? rules against repeat business? angelino could get chances. he was creative in mls, but otherwise a little bit lacking.
laporte is young and talented. you are right, he is erratic, but playing within pep's framework can make something more solid out of his skills. bale is not happening in all likelihood. i think thomas lemar is a very intriguing prospect too, though he would be a little redundant with de bruyne. bazoer is exciting, i would add weigl to the conversation -- hard to get, but he'd be great. cresswell is solid but not what pep will be looking for i think
paul pogba, virgil van dijk who's surprisingly not in these conversations, and one of the two premier bundesliga lbs
pep may WANT new fullbacks, but the current ones aren't man city's glaring deficiency or something.
'ballplaying' fm shoutout lol
pogba is worth it. i doubt there will be a huge bidding war once we're talking 75m euros plus. also, it's about where pogba will sign. pep in the prem is as enticing as madrid and barca to me. and pogba playing with gundogan is like pogba playing with marchisio. it's not redundant
lewandowski is not joining city and alves is on his last legs and moving to a more physically taxing playstyle and schedule would be recipe for uselessness. might as well keep kolarov
this isn't fifa career mode
dinho is better than drinkwater. silva and mahrez are different, but silva has had better seasons than mahrez will probably have. mahrez is having a better season now. toure is much more attacking and technical and much less mobile in his playstyle than kante - apples and oranges. kante has been far more productive towards a winning objective this season, no doubt, but id say the comparison is still null.
if yaya is staying, then pogba shouldn't be coming imo. having both and silva in the middle will leave little defensive instinct, plenty of athleticism and ability in duals, but little possession holding or backline protecting presence.
