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I think he is a winger who can also play in midfield, similar to Pjanic who played on the wings a lot with Lyon if I'm not mistaken. The reports are claiming that he will be the replacement for Pjanic if he does leave. Chelsea and Man U showed some interest in Pjanic apparently.

 

Stupid rumor of the day: Gervinho to Liverpool.

 

Yeah but Pjanic has also been a ghost at times even when he is on the pitch. Don't get me wrong, when he's playing well he's brilliant but when he has disappeared someone else always picked up the pieces and we pushed on. Next year we may have to play with a more tough midfield at times in away champions games, don't you think a midfield trio of DDR-Paulinho-Stroot would suffice? as mentioned in another post, bring in a creative winger. This would give us an extra edge to let us be more dangerous on the counter and give us more steel in the mid for those games where we'll need to smother the oppositions midfield.

 

For sure Pjanic has been invisible in certain games and when Totti is out and Pjanic out/invisible someone has always picked up but my point is thats its been mainly through individual play like Gervinho say for example.

A creative winger is an option if you want to go with the bomb squad midfield, although a second choice option as I think our starting 11 can go to most teams without fear. But I would never switch a pretender like Paulinho for a warrier like Nianggolan if that were the option. Paulinho would have his ass firmly on the bench every time.
So with the youngsters we have on loan I would trust one of them to be a back up until Strootman is ready and keep our money for elsewhere.

I do like having a link player in the centre dictating our attacking play and in fact if Destro was playing up top I would certainly want to see one next year in the champions league. We really had to grind out results without them this season and its been close on occasions when I think even if we had a Parolo it would have been easier. If we've struggled in those games against domestic opposition how would we look against top European sides?

I hope Rudi takes his total game to them

 

Not in Garcias mind

 

Also, scoring in the Champions league isnt as hard as people make it out. Unlike in Serie A, all teams play an open game in the CL, which is the reason Ibra and Ronaldo has more GPG in Europe than in league play

 

I do like having a central midfield playmaker but I'd also like us to have another style where we can switch to a more creative winger and have, as you call it, a bomb midfield. And in using this other tactic I think having Strootman/Paulinho/Radja/DDR as our options in midfield we would destroy anyone. Paulinho is underrated by most here on this forum, he's very good on the attack but his chance conversion lets him down mostly.
At the moment we do look a bit stacked in midfield but games are going to be coming thick and fast next year and we are going to be starting the season with some jaded players coming back from Brazil. We'd be foolish not to invest in Paulinho if we have the money available.

 

Fabergas could be leaving Barca this summer, he'd be a great replacement if Pjanic leaves

 

6 mil /year

 

I don't get the links to Abel Hernandez unless he is a third option behind Destro and someone like Martinez.

 

Sign the beast

 

Thats the defenition of redundancy. Remember we have a certain legend who plays the same position

 

If Hernandez comes he will be very cheap, likely something like Verre's half plus another youngster or a million or two. I like him and I think he has potential. He too can play as CF or on the wing. He would be a low risk signing for back up. But even if we sign him we still need a starting quality winger, him alone is not enough.

 

Fully agree.

 

Not sure what Gattuso said and whether it has something to do with lack of motivation playing in B. But Sabatini brought Hernandez to Palermo and worked with him for two years. If he decides to bring Abel to Roma then he must see something in him. I trust Saba's judgement, but it is still a wild rumor anyways.

 

You are out of your mind.

The few games we had to play without Totti and Pjanic were almost a disaster , no one to put the ball in the middle.

Unless Ljajic keeps playing like he does now , we need another midfielder like Pjanic.

 

OMFG SIGN HIM SIGN HIM SIGN HIM NOWWWW

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