I oscillate between wanting players who are more likely to come in and instantly win something, and the full on Zdenek Zeman-jogo bonito approach of a group of players who create indelible memories of joyful football. So while the former category includes people like Lukaku, Lacazette, Bakayoko, Van Dijk, Kolasinac etc (and is clearly the sensible option), this wishlist is dedicated to the latter:
- Szczesny, Alban Lafont...or a mad offer for Donnarumma
- Daniele Rugani, Mauricio Lemos, Joris Gnagnon, Kieran Tierney
- Naby Keita, Lucas Torreira, Stefano Sensi, Adam Nagy, Santiago Ascacibar, Tom Davies, Maxime Lopez, Abdelhak Nouri
- Patrik Schick, Kasper Dolberg, Henry Onyekuru, Serge Gnabry, Allan Saint-Maximin, (Kylian Mbappe too of course, but he's so coveted it almost spoils the purity, plus how could he ever really be ours if there's always the gnawing feeling that Real Madrid is his ultimate destination?)
I don't know how much these players would win, but i'm pretty sure I'd have fun watching them and love them for it, anyway the reality is that it's not such a binary choice between the 2 approaches...but Jesus I can't stop daydreaming about Rugani, Keita, Torreira and Schick running around in a Dreamcast/O2 kit! Who's with me?
- Szczesny, Alban Lafont...or a mad offer for Donnarumma
- Daniele Rugani, Mauricio Lemos, Joris Gnagnon, Kieran Tierney
- Naby Keita, Lucas Torreira, Stefano Sensi, Adam Nagy, Santiago Ascacibar, Tom Davies, Maxime Lopez, Abdelhak Nouri
- Patrik Schick, Kasper Dolberg, Henry Onyekuru, Serge Gnabry, Allan Saint-Maximin, (Kylian Mbappe too of course, but he's so coveted it almost spoils the purity, plus how could he ever really be ours if there's always the gnawing feeling that Real Madrid is his ultimate destination?)
I don't know how much these players would win, but i'm pretty sure I'd have fun watching them and love them for it, anyway the reality is that it's not such a binary choice between the 2 approaches...but Jesus I can't stop daydreaming about Rugani, Keita, Torreira and Schick running around in a Dreamcast/O2 kit! Who's with me?