I don't agree, if our current system is what we're looking to play long term we need an alternative to De Bruyne and Silva, i don't think we do at the moment. Doesn't have to be Isco specifically, but he'd be an option.Isco will not be wearing a City shirt, we already have players who can do the job he does who we will be moving on Nasri being 1.
He has lots of things" but ball playing ability, fluidity or poise weren't some of them.We are way too harsh on Mangala. He had brilliant games and decent ball-playing ability. Personally I wish he was still here.
Also think we can be too optimistic about youth players. I don't expect Denayer, Roberts, Unal, Zinchenko, Manu García or most others to ever become regulars in our first team, not because they're not good enough, but because of the calibré of player they are behind in the pecking order. If any of them can do it then it'll be brilliant but I would be surprised.
I think Gundogan is thatI don't agree, if our current system is what we're looking to play long term we need an alternative to De Bruyne and Silva, i don't think we do at the moment. Doesn't have to be Isco specifically, but he'd be an option.
If Silva or De Bruyne got injured, we'd be looking at either having to change our system which is working really well or have big drop-off in quality.
That is true i forgot about him, not sure i'd want to be counting on him staying fit though.I think Gundogan is that
Yeah. Th injuries are a bit of a worry.That is true i forgot about him, not sure i'd want to be counting on him staying fit though.
This is based on those with Contracts ending
In coming:
DM: Fabihbo (Replacing Yaya)
RB: Semedo (Replacing Zab)
RB: Djibril Sidibe (Replacing Sagna)
LB: Theo Hernandez (Replacing Clichy)
RW: Patrick Roberts (Replacing Navas)
GK: Ederson Moraes (Replacing Willy)
Squad:
GK: Bravo, Gunn, Moraes
RB: Semedo, Djibril, Fernandihno
LB: Theo, Djibril, Delph,
CB: Stones, Kolarov, Otamendi, Kompany
DM: Fabihno, Fernadihno, Fernando
LCM: Silva, Gundogan, Delph
RCM: Debryune, Gundogan, Dihno
RW: Sterling, Roberts.
LW: Sane, Nolito
ST:.' Aguero, Jesus.
Unal is something special.We are way too harsh on Mangala. He had brilliant games and decent ball-playing ability. Personally I wish he was still here.
Also think we can be too optimistic about youth players. I don't expect Denayer, Roberts, Unal, Zinchenko, Manu García or most others to ever become regulars in our first team, not because they're not good enough, but because of the calibré of player they are behind in the pecking order. If any of them can do it then it'll be brilliant but I would be surprised.
I get that. Is just that I don't like Sidibe as much as you do. But with all the links to Sidibe, I had to make accommodations for him. So I see him as the utility back that backs up both the Right and left backs.Don't think we'll sign two right backs, there'd be no need and Semedo would be ridiculously expensive.
Pep clearly likes Maffeo, so I assume he'll come back in and then if we got Fabinho and Sidibe then you'd have
Sidibe, Fabinho, Maffeo and Fernandinho as RB options. Plus Fernando who he's played there before.
That gives Pep that perfect balance of depth and smaller squad/ youth possibilities.
Sidibe can't play RB for whatever reason and you can choose Maffeo if you dance bringing through youth, or Fabinho/Fernandinho depending on which you are playing in midfield.
He will want to cut the squad down though, he's already talked about how he really dislikes leaving 4 or 5 players out completely.
Yeah been thinking of this too. If that's the case, I guess no Semedo or perhaps Theo if he decides to play Sidibe at LB.He will want to cut the squad down though, he's already talked about how he really dislikes leaving 4 or 5 players out completely.