Summer Transfers

Akiva said:
He's been really good other than tonight and, to be fair, Dortmund are red hot at the minute.

Still remains to be seen, but I wouldn't discount Moraes based on one performance.
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Still not enough for me. To be honest I would give Willy one more season and keep scouting for a new keeper rather than rush and buy either Rulli or Moraes.
 
City health warning said:
Still not enough for me. To be honest I would give Willy one more season and keep scouting for a new keeper rather than rush and buy either Rulli or Moraes.
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I'd keep Willy, but I think he should be insurance.

It's clear Bravo is a poisoned chalice. He isn't working and the relationship with the fans is borderline toxic. For his sake he should move on and we need a young keeper to fill the position in our young team.

For my money, Moraes is the best option, one bad game or otherwise. I do think a new GK will be acquired regardless.
 
Oxlade chamberlain could be an option this summer. Would help us fill the hg quota and I can imagine him being being a pep sort of player. Gives 100% every game, Arsenal fans love him if Arsenal TVs anything to go by. He's never fulfilled his potential due to his injuries, I've always rated him.
 
Akiva said:
I'd keep Willy, but I think he should be insurance.

It's clear Bravo is a poisoned chalice. He isn't working and the relationship with the fans is borderline toxic. For his sake he should move on and we need a young keeper to fill the position in our young team.

For my money, Moraes is the best option, one bad game or otherwise. I do think a new GK will be acquired regardless.
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Leave the keepers (including Bravo) for now and not waste the budget on a player who has just broken through to Benfica's first team, and the deal seems a more complicated than meets the eye and we would end up paying more money for a raw player.
 
After tonight I can't see how anyone thinks Kylian Mbappe will be a luxury.

Get the fullbacks, Isco and Kylian. And these type of "bench talent" induced mishaps would stop occurring.

Heinrich
Berciche
Isco
Mbappe

That's my 4. Resign Willy.
 
Dax777 said:
After tonight I can't see how anyone thinks Kylian Mbappe will be a luxury.

Get the fullbacks, Isco and Kylian. And these type of "bench talent" induced mishaps would stop occurring.

Heinrich
Berciche
Isco
Mbappe

That's my 4. Resign Willy.
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I agree we need more squad depth, but Mbappe isn't the answer.

When GJ comes back it'll be the same question being asked as before, bench Aguero or not? Another forward similar to Jesus won't help much at all.

FWIW We also need to be in on at least one CB and a CM. Keeping and leaning exclusively on Willy breaks the philosophy of signing young, long term talent too. I'd be looking at something more like this:
Isco
Fabinho
Laporte
Bernat
Moraes
Llorente

I'd be happy with one or both of Heinrich or Berciche, and if Isco is a no-go then priorities should shift to a Bernardo Silva. Arguably our lack of plan b in attack, as illustrated last night, is overshadowed by our lack of plan b for Spanish Dave. I'm confident Isco is on this time, and would be the ideal long term successor to Merlin, but if not then I'd prioritise a playmaker of similar caliber. As for striker, sure if Aguero leaves then Mbappe or maybe Aubameyang, but Sane-Jesus-Sterling is more than sufficient with the right passes behind them and the option of Kun to avoid splashing 60m or more on the position.
 
93Aguero20 said:
Buy some top class fullbacks who can actually attack.
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Has to be the priority. Sagna and Clichy have the physique to defend, but whem our opponent has no intention of attacking- Stoke- then they become obsolete. Fernandinho is not the answer, and I seriously doubt that any of our younger players would have made a difference, so this must be top of the summer shopping list.
 
Yesterday we couldn't score single goal against Stoke at home not because our full backs were bad, but because we weren't creative due to the absence of Sterling and Silva.

Therefore we need to get Mbappe and Isco or Bernardo
 
Tevez City said:
Yesterday we couldn't score single goal against Stoke at home not because our full backs were bad, but because we weren't creative due to the absence of Sterling and Silva.
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I mean, why can't it be both?

Pep's game is very reliant on creativity from the fullbacks allowing the midfielders to get into goal scoring opportunities. Because Sagna and Clichy were unable to offer the necessary attacking threat required, Yaya, Sane and even Aguero had to work harder to create opportunities for themselves.

Our first priority will be fullbacks this summer, Pep has said as much, and it was plain to see last night.

(and if, as you say, we aren't creative enough to beat Stoke because KDB, Yaya and Sane aren't enough in the midfield, then that only reinforces the point that more creativity is required elsewhere on the park)
 
Tevez City said:
Yesterday we couldn't score single goal against Stoke at home not because our full backs were bad, but because we weren't creative due to the absence of Sterling and Silva.

Therefore we need to get Mbappe and Isco or Bernardo
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The centre of midfield was clogged yesterday, but we quite regularly got Clichy and Sagna on the ball in space but their crossing and distribution was lamentable , I think better full backs would have helped.
 
Gundogan's Moustache said:
Oxlade Chamberlain will be one of the first signed in my opinion.

Just told Arsenal he wants to leave
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thought that myself,after hearing he wants out,
sanchez,bellerin and ox,with Wiltshire and well end up crumbling at the end of each season,and get knocked out in the champs league in the first knockout stages :)
 
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