Stevan Jovetic

[Neville Kneville]

It does not work like this either as you mix central and offensive midfield...

If you take the strikers. Mandzukic, Pizarro, Gomez - occupying the one striker position in the 4-2-3-1 scored together 32.

Müller, Ribery, Robben, Kroos and Shaqiri - who occupied the three offensive midfield positions -- scored together 38 - that is 12.7 goals per position in the offensive midfield.

Schweinsteiger, Gustavo, Martinez, Tymoschuk, Can - all part of the central or defensive midfield - 2 positions in the 4-2-3-1 - scored together 16 - that is 8 per position.

The defenders and fullbacks scored 8 goals together - that is 2 goals per position.

So Bayern's striker scored 32 goals.
Each of the three offensive midfielders scored 12.7 goals - or together 38.
Each of the two defensive/Central midfielders scored 8 goals - or together 16.
Each of the four defenders scored 2 goals - or together 8.

What do you mean 'it does not work like this' ?

Bayern have people like Robben & Ribery who play more like forwards than midfielders (although tbf to them they worked hard in Europe tracking back).

We have more traditional midfielders but more strikers.

Last season they were all average, the season before, they all scored an acceptable number of goals.

Now we are strengthening again & changing one or two, but the answer is simple enough: play better= win stuff.

But the impression i get is we're changing system no? Tevez and Dzeko seem likely to leave.

If they do, we have Aguero, Navas, Silva, Nasri and sort of Yaya currently as our attacking players.

Who there do you have confidence in to score enough goals for us? Aguero i expect to have a better season, but the rest, we can only hope score more, they don't have a history of it.

The original point was whether we need another clinical striker, because Bayern don't. But Bayern have players who score right through their team, we don't have players we can rely on like they do.

Unless we keep Dzeko and Tevez, i believe our next signings have to guarantee plenty goals otherwise we'll struggle to score enough.

I have no idea who is staying or going. Just rumours.

 

[pee dubya]

Well since the thread is about one of their potential replacements it seemed a natural hypothetical base for the discussion.

 

[BlueAnorak]

More noise in Italy about City having first refusal.
<a class="postlink" href="http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/06/manchester-city-ready-to-meet-asking-price-for-fiorentina-striker/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/06 ... a-striker/</a>?

I can see him turning up if Nasri departs.

 

[Ray78]

More noise in Italy about City having first refusal.
<a class="postlink" href="http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/06/manchester-city-ready-to-meet-asking-price-for-fiorentina-striker/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/06 ... a-striker/</a>?

I can see him turning up if Nasri departs.

Or Tevez.

 

[sam-caddick]

More noise in Italy about City having first refusal.
<a class="postlink" href="http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/06/manchester-city-ready-to-meet-asking-price-for-fiorentina-striker/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/06 ... a-striker/</a>?

I can see him turning up if Nasri departs.

Or Tevez.

Nasri won't leave, I think towards the end of the season at during those post season friendlies Nasri started to look settled and looked a proper player.

Jovetic will replace Tevez if anything in my opinion.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Just a thought on this transfer. It it happens my goodness we're going to have some attacking pace in the team next season.

 

[FantasyIreland]

With the increasing likelihood that both Tevez and Dzeko will be departing i'm beginning to believe this may have legs.

Is it possible him,Cavani and Isco will all be signed?

 

[TheMaineRoad]

With the increasing likelihood that both Tevez and Dzeko will be departing i'm beginning to believe this may have legs.

Is it possible him,Cavani and Isco will all be signed?

Indeed :)

 

[Ray78]

With the increasing likelihood that both Tevez and Dzeko will be departing i'm beginning to believe this may have legs.

Is it possible him,Cavani and Isco will all be signed?

I am unsure with Cavani but the rest sounds plausible.

 

[sam-caddick]

With the increasing likelihood that both Tevez and Dzeko will be departing i'm beginning to believe this may have legs.

Is it possible him,Cavani and Isco will all be signed?

Haha

Imagine a window of Fernandinho, Navas, Isco, Cavani and Jovetic