PrezIke
Well-Known Member
I'm going to go with no one.
I suspect we will not play with fullbacks unless we have to (which on occasion we will). I have a feeling Pep is going to go with either 2 or 3 central-ish defenders and pack midfield. We do not seem to be pursuing any starting fullbacks and there is evidence from last season at Bayern that he was successful with 2-3-5:
http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/tactical-analysis-pep-guardiolas-2-3-5-at-bayern-munich
Sagna, Clichy, Zaba, and maybe even Kolarov, will be in rotation or backups to Ottamendi, Vinnie, Mangala and I'm gathering Stones.
We are not pressing for Zaba or Kolarov to leave because they stand to have a very good chance to not play at all and we won't mind having them as backups for now. That may push them to leave on their own (i.e. take a wage cut or something of that nature).
And according to a new CityWatch article we are not pushing for them to leave, which could be an indication of our lack of concern filling this role under Pep this season.
I suspect we will not play with fullbacks unless we have to (which on occasion we will). I have a feeling Pep is going to go with either 2 or 3 central-ish defenders and pack midfield. We do not seem to be pursuing any starting fullbacks and there is evidence from last season at Bayern that he was successful with 2-3-5:
http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/tactical-analysis-pep-guardiolas-2-3-5-at-bayern-munich
Sagna, Clichy, Zaba, and maybe even Kolarov, will be in rotation or backups to Ottamendi, Vinnie, Mangala and I'm gathering Stones.
We are not pressing for Zaba or Kolarov to leave because they stand to have a very good chance to not play at all and we won't mind having them as backups for now. That may push them to leave on their own (i.e. take a wage cut or something of that nature).
And according to a new CityWatch article we are not pushing for them to leave, which could be an indication of our lack of concern filling this role under Pep this season.
