Alright I'll just come out and say it. I don't rate him at all. Sure there are rumors he may be targeted to play CB (I hope), but he simply is average as a left back.Looking like Ederson, Henrichs, Bonucci/Laporte, Kolasinac, Fabinho, Dahoud and Isco.
Would not be too shabby at all. I'd bring Roberts back too, maybe Unal.
You can't. This is why I've been having doubts about us getting Isco. We have 4 guys already in Silva, Debryune, Gundogan and Dihno for 3 spots. In my mind there is only 1 midfield spot left for a player who gets decent time. And that assume Dihno and Silva will get less time due to age. If we get 2, someone would have to be Delph injured most of the time for it to work.Just based on the latest rumours you'd expect something like this:
Bravo >>> Ederson
Willy >>> Willy
Gunn >>> Gunn
Sagna >>> Henrichs
Zabaleta >>> Maffeo
Stones >>> Stones
Otamendi >>> Laporte
Kompany >>> Kompany
Tosin >>> Tosin
Kolarov >>> Kolasinac
Clichy >>> Grimaldo
Yaya >>> Fabinho
Fernandinho >>> Fernandinho
Fernando >>> Dahoud
Delph >>> Isco
Silva >>> Silva
Gundogan >>> Gundogan
KDB >>> KDB
A. Garcia >>> A. Garcia
Sterling >>> Sterling
Navas >>> Roberts
Sané >>> Sané
Nolito >>>
Aguero >>> Aguero
Jesus >>> Jesus
Iheanacho >>> Iheanacho
That would be 17 foreign players and 8 HG players (3 association trained - Roberts, Sterling, Stones).
8 new signings + 2 returning loanees, 10 leaving.
The problem is, aside from the feasibility of the transfer fees - would these players join us? Would Dahoud want to come if we're going to get Isco and Fabinho in midfield already? Would Grimaldo want to come if we're getting Kolasinac?
How do you keep 6 midfielders who would genuinely expect to start every game happy with 3 spots open?
Ox for Nolito wouldn't be bad.Could certainly see OX coming in.
Alright I'll just come out and say it. I don't rate him at all. Sure there are rumors he may be targeted to play CB (I hope), but he simply is average as a left back.
It sucks coz we are so weak at the position that most decent players will seem an upgrade. But we should be looking to sign players who could become the best at the position.
I'm underwhelmed by this interest.
Alright, rant over!
I don't think that's necessarily true. Aguero, Sterling, Sane, and Jesus had played 90% of the time only because there is such a huge downgrade from them to Navas/Nolito. If for example we get Coman and Mbappe, pretty sure there will be more rotation between them don't you think?Could definitely happen, but I don't think we've been linked to any wingers lately, and I'm assuming whoever takes that spot in the squad won't play much because the some combination of Aguero, Sterling, Sané, Jesus will fill those front 3 positions 90% of the time.
I don't think that's necessarily true. Aguero, Sterling, Sane, and Jesus had played 90% of the time only because there is such a huge downgrade from them to Navas/Nolito. If for example we get Coman and Mbappe, pretty sure there will be more rotation between them don't you think?
You can't. This is why I've been having doubts about us getting Isco. We have 4 guys already in Silva, Debryune, Gundogan and Dihno for 3 spots. In my mind there is only 1 midfield spot left for a player who gets decent time. And that assume Dihno and Silva will get less time due to age. If we get 2, someone would have to be Delph injured most of the time for it to work.
I don't see us getting 2 midfielders. Especially if the Fabihno is the RB. He is also a midfielder. It will be 1 midfielder to replace Yaya, Delph, ea
Ox for Nolito wouldn't be bad.
I know all of them want to play as many games as they can but this past 10 games all of Sane, Sterling, Aguero, De Bruyne, Silva looked knackered since there was no rotation at all.No, I think we want those 4 to play as often as possible and they'll all demand to play 40+ games a season each. You can't add in players like Coman and Mbappe without people getting very pissed off.
3 starting and 1 on the bench with Roberts and the possibility of cameos for Brahim or Sancho makes sense depth and quality wise.
I know all of them want to play as many games as they can but this past 10 games all of Sane, Sterling, Aguero, De Bruyne, Silva looked knackered since there was no rotation at all.
Well Pep kept Thiago, Javi Martinez, Alonso, Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Gotze and Muller relatively happy when they were competing for 3/4 spots. Several of them play other positions (Lahm, Muller, Martinez) but all were dominantly playing in midfield.
So....I don't think it's impossible if you consider KDB can play out wide occasionally, Fabinho could go to RB, Fernandinho could go CB (particularly with the squad I've listed only having 2 reliably fit senior CB's) etc.
Perhaps most likely is that Maffeo, Aleix and Tosin get fucked off, but that would be a shame.