Gaz (FMwkdsoul)
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if they go for garcia, get guti and vice versa?
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He is a great midfielder and I’d love him at cityPep was pictured having a chat with kovacovic after the game last night .
Interesting.
Really like Fram Garcia. Lightning quick, good on the ball and can cross. Only 23. Not many of those type of LBs aroundReal looking at replacing him with Davies (Doubt) Fran Garcia at Rayo Vallecano or Gutiérrez at Girona
prob all better options
richards30
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Real looking at replacing him with Davies (Doubt) Fran Garcia at Rayo Vallecano or Gutiérrez at Girona
prob all better options
Fran Garcia certainly does look a talent! Something Jordi Alba about him.
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Not many LB around ever. You can go on transfermarket and filter all players to LB. There is about 10 names on the list where you think, yeah they are good. Beyond that it's all meh.Really like Fram Garcia. Lightning quick, good on the ball and can cross. Only 23. Not many of those type of LBs around
TheFatAndUglyPhilFoden
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I'm sure everyone would love a big turnover in the Summer with Gvardiol, Bellingham, Leao all joining but it doesn't really look on the cards. But a Bellingham and some chance signings would hopefully be enough for a good window.
Out:
Laporte - £50m
Bernardo - £80m
Mahrez - £25m
Herrera - £10m
Steffen - £2.5m
Harwood Bellis - £20m
Doyle - £10m
Gomez - Loan
TOTAL: £197.5m
Laporte I'm sure would have left in the Summer bar his injury but we're stocked at centre half and could allow him to move on. Bernardo obvious move out, if whoever can pay the fee. Mahrez hopefully can net a few goals and get someone to come in for him. He doesn't offer enough for me. Cleaning out a few of the loans. I think they can be shifted to promoted teams to get us in good position for the coveted net spend trophy again.
In:
Jude Bellingham - £130m
Dango Ouattara - £20m
Ademola Lookman - £30m
Rico Henry - £25m
TOTAL: £205m
If Bernardo leaves, Bellingham is a must. We're seriously lacking in midfield options and we can go and secure the best young talent in the country, who will have nearly 200 appearances come the end of the season just as he turns 20. Will bring some much needed energy to the team.
Ouattara is linked to Leicester at the minute and is having a breakthrough year at Lorient after an adjustment period last year. He's fast, a good dribbler, is good from range, has a killer final ball even if not the best in possession and is always in the right spaces to receive the ball. 19 Key Passes this season, 5 goals, 5 assists from 15 starts. But his most important thing is his work off the ball. He has some of the best defensive stats for a winger you can ask for. I think he fits our playstyle and is a good for a roll of the dice.
Lookman is the one to go for instead of Leao for me. He's fast, solid in possession and a good finisher. Has a non penalty xG+A of 0.71 per 90. Just 0.02 from Leao. But he is underperforming it while Leao is overperforming. Though I would say it's his xA bringing him down. He's better off the ball than Leao, he's a more effective dribbler. He gets fouled more, They lose the ball the same amount (They're opposites though in Leao seems to miscontrol the ball, losing control of play, while Lookman gets dispossessed). Recieves the ball better. His biggest weakness is his size. He can get bullied and won't win headers. But for how similar they are in terms of stats (and how far apart they will be in terms of financials). Lookman would be my no brainer addition to the side this season.
Rico Henry has impressed me every time I've watched him. Such an honest player. Does his job extremely well. Can get up and down the pitch, strong in the tackle, tactically aware. His stats may pop out like the other two I've put forward but I think he's proved himself enough to be given a bigger platform.
This would leave the squad looking like this:
GK:
Ederson - Ortega - 3rd
DEF:
Lewis - Walker - Akanji - Dias - Stones - Ake - Cancelo - Henry
MID:
Rodri - Phillips - Perrone - Gundogan - Bellingham - De Bruyne
MID/ATT:
Grealish - Palmer - McAtee
ATT:
Haaland - Alvarez - Foden - Lookman - Ouattara
It leaves the squad at 25, a good number. 11 English players (12 if you include Erling), our most in a good while, we haven't had 10 or more since 06/07. And our most 'homegrown players' since 09/10 I think? The new additions bar Bellingham are cheap and can be easily moved on if they don't work out. I'd be happy with it and let us go for a Gvardiol/Kvara next year.
Out:
Laporte - £50m
Bernardo - £80m
Mahrez - £25m
Herrera - £10m
Steffen - £2.5m
Harwood Bellis - £20m
Doyle - £10m
Gomez - Loan
TOTAL: £197.5m
Laporte I'm sure would have left in the Summer bar his injury but we're stocked at centre half and could allow him to move on. Bernardo obvious move out, if whoever can pay the fee. Mahrez hopefully can net a few goals and get someone to come in for him. He doesn't offer enough for me. Cleaning out a few of the loans. I think they can be shifted to promoted teams to get us in good position for the coveted net spend trophy again.
In:
Jude Bellingham - £130m
Dango Ouattara - £20m
Ademola Lookman - £30m
Rico Henry - £25m
TOTAL: £205m
If Bernardo leaves, Bellingham is a must. We're seriously lacking in midfield options and we can go and secure the best young talent in the country, who will have nearly 200 appearances come the end of the season just as he turns 20. Will bring some much needed energy to the team.
Ouattara is linked to Leicester at the minute and is having a breakthrough year at Lorient after an adjustment period last year. He's fast, a good dribbler, is good from range, has a killer final ball even if not the best in possession and is always in the right spaces to receive the ball. 19 Key Passes this season, 5 goals, 5 assists from 15 starts. But his most important thing is his work off the ball. He has some of the best defensive stats for a winger you can ask for. I think he fits our playstyle and is a good for a roll of the dice.
Lookman is the one to go for instead of Leao for me. He's fast, solid in possession and a good finisher. Has a non penalty xG+A of 0.71 per 90. Just 0.02 from Leao. But he is underperforming it while Leao is overperforming. Though I would say it's his xA bringing him down. He's better off the ball than Leao, he's a more effective dribbler. He gets fouled more, They lose the ball the same amount (They're opposites though in Leao seems to miscontrol the ball, losing control of play, while Lookman gets dispossessed). Recieves the ball better. His biggest weakness is his size. He can get bullied and won't win headers. But for how similar they are in terms of stats (and how far apart they will be in terms of financials). Lookman would be my no brainer addition to the side this season.
Rico Henry has impressed me every time I've watched him. Such an honest player. Does his job extremely well. Can get up and down the pitch, strong in the tackle, tactically aware. His stats may pop out like the other two I've put forward but I think he's proved himself enough to be given a bigger platform.
This would leave the squad looking like this:
GK:
Ederson - Ortega - 3rd
DEF:
Lewis - Walker - Akanji - Dias - Stones - Ake - Cancelo - Henry
MID:
Rodri - Phillips - Perrone - Gundogan - Bellingham - De Bruyne
MID/ATT:
Grealish - Palmer - McAtee
ATT:
Haaland - Alvarez - Foden - Lookman - Ouattara
It leaves the squad at 25, a good number. 11 English players (12 if you include Erling), our most in a good while, we haven't had 10 or more since 06/07. And our most 'homegrown players' since 09/10 I think? The new additions bar Bellingham are cheap and can be easily moved on if they don't work out. I'd be happy with it and let us go for a Gvardiol/Kvara next year.
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FantasyIreland
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The squad needs what it has needed for a couple of seasons.....
A Left Back
A direct and pacey winger or 2.
A mobile/athletic midfield general.
Currently the above shortage limits our approach/tactics and usually results in square pegs.
Our squad should not have been allowed to develop this unbalance.
A Left Back
A direct and pacey winger or 2.
A mobile/athletic midfield general.
Currently the above shortage limits our approach/tactics and usually results in square pegs.
Our squad should not have been allowed to develop this unbalance.
The key for Pep and the club is how do we get back to so many players chipping in on the goal count again?
Haaland is a beast but I was hoping his 30/40 a season would be on top of what we always managed and the real difference going forwards yet it seems goals have kind of dried up elsewhere whilst he of course has been incredible.
Haaland is a beast but I was hoping his 30/40 a season would be on top of what we always managed and the real difference going forwards yet it seems goals have kind of dried up elsewhere whilst he of course has been incredible.
simon23
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According to the Sun (I know!!) we are "weighing up a move for Madrids left back Ferland Mwndy.
Take that with a huge pinch of salt but an actual established left back would be an amazing addition.
Take that with a huge pinch of salt but an actual established left back would be an amazing addition.
Spot on. This is absolutely necessary next summer.A Left Back
A direct and pacey winger or 2.
A mobile/athletic midfield general.