We've got enough....

[richards30]

:-(

 

[93.01]

thats that then,i'm confident we have enough,dinho can do 1 more season used carefully

I suppose Delph may be part of the thinking to provide cover at dm. He practically fulfils this role anyway as an inverted full back when he pushes inside. If he does get the nod along with gundogan, at a minium I would expect City to be back in for a left back to free up Delph. As covering both left back and dm positions may be a big ask. If City don't even move in the market along these lines, it's the only time I think I would be worried. For if Delph or Fern are out for whatever reason, we definitely begin to look a little thin in their respective positions.

 

[abu13]

The sad thing is the person already in the squad most suited to this pivot role is KDB, his ability to pick a pass from deep as well as his close control and engine make him ideal. The problem is his value further up the pitch. I do wonder though if Pep would drop him further back if Ferny got injured or hit a slump in form.

 

[avoidconfusion]

I think not signing a replacement for Fernandinho/ alternative to Jorginho might turn out to be a mistake. I know we added Mahrez so our transfer window is already a million times better than the disaster window after Mancini won the League... but Fernandinho is 33 and the backup options are not great. Delph , imho, was a better left back than Midfielder... bit concerning if this is true.

 

[Leech]

Hoping some of the younger lads get proper time on the pitch this season if we don't get anymore in.

Do we have any youngsters who could play the DM role well enough?

 

[Larry Stranger]

The sad thing is the person already in the squad most suited to this pivot role is KDB, his ability to pick a pass from deep as well as his close control and engine make him ideal. The problem is his value further up the pitch. I do wonder though if Pep would drop him further back if Ferny got injured or hit a slump in form.

It will be interesting to see what Pep does if both Fern and Gundo are unavailable. Lots of people think Delph, but I'm not so sure. Delph at DM with Mendy and Walker as our fullbacks will be hard to play our way out of the back. KDB is interesting and yes his value is up the pitch further, but perhaps with the addition of Mahrez who has good crosses and a creative spark we could use KDB as the #6 with Delph inverting at LB to help defensively. Of all the youngsters Aleix Garcia is probably the best, but not good enough. Perhaps in a cup game to help give others a rest.

 

[BlueAnorak]

I agree. We were lucky that Fernandinho didn't have any injury. He is 33 now and I don't think he can maintain the superhuman levels of last season. It's too much to ask of him imo.
The funny thing is people here wanted the Mahrez signing when we had cover for the RW position but the same people are saying that we don't need a cover for Fernandinho when we are so lightweight in that position.

I agree completely.

 

[KCblue]

The sad thing is the person already in the squad most suited to this pivot role is KDB, his ability to pick a pass from deep as well as his close control and engine make him ideal. The problem is his value further up the pitch. I do wonder though if Pep would drop him further back if Ferny got injured or hit a slump in form.

I think we very well could see Pep play him there in games where we know we'll be dominating possession against a parked bus. You're right, as good as he is further up the pitch his skill set fits exactly what Pep would like out of the pivot. Not to mention if we have Bernardo and Spanish Dave in front of him we shouldn't really drop off in those positions.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

The biggest issue is Gundogan, we cannot depend on him as a DM in the big games he simply isnt powerful enough Going to Anfield as our DM and we end up like the uk going to the Eurovision nil-poi

Is Chelsea away no longer a big game?

 

[abu13]

Maybe we see something like this in some games this season,
I'm just concerned that we have no creativity in the side.
------------------------------Ederson--------------------------
--------Walker--------------Stones--------Kompany--------
--------------------------------KDB------------------------------
Mahrez-----------Bernardo--------Silva---------------Sane
---------------------Sterling-------Aguero---------------------