Tchouameni, Gravenberch, Paqueta, Yacine Adli, Nkunku, are some young talented CMs who can fit our need.Surely there are more midfielders in world football than the ones we keep hearing. Neves, Locatelli, Caqueret, Neuhaus, Renato Sanches, Zakaria, Koopemeiners, Tielemans and Phillips.
Does anyone know of anyone else? Think of Lokonga. I had never even heard of him and he is practically a Partey clone.
Belgium, Austrian, Ukranian and South American leagues. There must be someone!
Aouar would never work in a midfield two.Aouar
Ødegaard
L. Martinez
White should give us a higher defensive line and compressed space between defence and midfield. So I think Aouar and Partey can control that midfield with guile and positional. Their first class technique means we’ll retain and progress ball better than most midfields in tight spaces.
Power on the wings with the usual suspects. Martinez able to drop and interchange with ESR and Saka/Pepe.
I'm in wishlist territory here, but with the high defensive line and being 'possession focused protagonists' we don't need a terrier. Positional discipline and compressed space in the middle and I think this could work against a majority of Prem League opponents. Clip Partey's wings a bit. He can still play those snappy between the line balls he's bossing in the friendlies.Aouar would never work in a midfield two.
With the players you mentioned we would need a midfield terrier like Kante besides Partey.
I'm in wishlist territory here, but with the high defensive line and being 'possession focused protagonists' we don't need a terrier. Positional discipline and compressed space in the middle and I think this could work against a majority of Prem League opponents. Clip Partey's wings a bit. He can still play those snappy between the line balls he's bossing in the friendlies.
We use to have Fabregas in a two. Players of that ilc can play deeper. As the very experienced and brilliant Cazorla showed.
That’s not too far off what I’m hoping for. Its not realistic think the ideal scenario would be for us to get Auba included in the Martínez deal and save some cash for another striker (that’s not going to happen though)Best window from this point for me would be:
Laca + cash swap for Guimaraes
Or laca our and Guimaraes in.
Bellerin to Inter +55 million for Lautauro
Ødegaard on loan