Roaming Playmakers

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Having watched Eriksen and Bruno pull the strings yesterday, I would love us to add another roaming playmaker to our squad. It would then give us three options in the 8 position, with Casemiro or McTominay (or new signing) holding.

Question is, who out there fits the criteria of a roaming playmaker?
 
Pedro Goncalves of Sporting Lisbon, he has a release clause of £69m and is linked with Aston Villa.

There is also Kenneth Taylor at Ajax who might be available cheaply and would be worth a look.
 
Goretzka
Griezmann. The closest one to Bruno's style.
 
Having watched Eriksen and Bruno pull the strings yesterday, I would love us to add another roaming playmaker to our squad. It would then give us three options in the 8 position, with Casemiro or McTominay (or new signing) holding.

Question is, who out there fits the criteria of a roaming playmaker?
Why do you think McTominay can or should be holding?
 
The thread wasn't made to discuss why I feel McTominay can or should be holding. Having said that, he's the only player to have deputized for Cas when out, hence why I said it. I also put in brackets, or new signing.
Which is why that player should be the priority, or a player like Caicedo that can play a number of midfield roles, but leaning more defensive.
 
NOt sure a romaing playmaker is what we need at all personally. Isnt that really what Eriksen, Fernandes and Fred all are....none of them, and we could include McTominay to that are very sound defensively, there has been evidence of that both when Casemeiro has been missing and also against soem of the better sides when our midfield has often been totally over ran. Beyond an ageing Eriksen we also have a couple of excellent youngsters can possibly fill places in the squad in that regard in Hannibal and Iqbal

Persoanlly think we need an all rounder that is technically good all round both positionally, defensively and offensively. And I think there are loads of options untouchable, unlikely to come, expensive and decent value from Camavinga who I so wanted last summer, Bellingham, DeJOng, Barella, Caceido, Rice, Kpbempe Thuram, Caqueret.

Personally dont see the first three coming at all, the middle three are all too expensive....I think either of the last two would be really good signings.

If we are looking for a roaming playmaker, he hasnt set the world alight in hsi debut signing as a record signing.....but Mattheus Nunes at Wolves would bring something different to that tole to what we have.

Personally wouldnt sign Sabitzer even though value due to his age and I think we need to get rid of McTominay and Van de Beek and with Mainoo, Iqbal and Hannibal all good enough for the squad, with Fernandes, Fred, Casemeiro and Eriksen all available, I only think we need to sign one midfielder (lots of people feel two)....but for me again, definately an all rounder that could also possibly play the role you seem to favour as Fernandes isnt gettign yougner and has looked good playing deeper
 
I've only heard this term on FM, still not sure what it means.
 
Which is why that player should be the priority, or a player like Caicedo that can play a number of midfield roles, but leaning more defensive.

More of a priority? I wouldn't say so. We saw how much our midfield struggled without Eriksen. If Bruno or Eriksen are injured/rested, we have no other ball playing midfielders to deputise for them.

McTominay may not be everyone's favourite, but he's done fine when he's come in for Casemiro. Will ten Hag replace him if a specialist is available for the right price? Maybe, but ten Hag spoken highly about McTominay, who he himself, can also play a number of midfield roles, which is obviously something ten Hag is a big fan of.
 
Frenkie and Goretzka are the two best in the world at this role but we won't get either of them. Barella probably the next best thing?
 
Frenkie and Goretzka are the two best in the world at this role but we won't get either of them. Barella probably the next best thing?

Funny to hear Goretzka and playmaker in one word...

Actually Goretzka is hiding from the ball...
 
Goretzka is a box to box beast, not a playmaker whatsoever.
 
Having watched Eriksen and Bruno pull the strings yesterday, I would love us to add another roaming playmaker to our squad. It would then give us three options in the 8 position, with Casemiro or McTominay (or new signing) holding.

Question is, who out there fits the criteria of a roaming playmaker?
I’d argue that we don’t need a roaming playmaker as we already have them but need to add who can hold and dictate from deeper areas and feed the ones who are floating into more advanced spaces.
 
"Oh yes.. I know tactics... Goretzka is my roaming playmaker"
 
More of a priority? I wouldn't say so. We saw how much our midfield struggled without Eriksen. If Bruno or Eriksen are injured/rested, we have no other ball playing midfielders to deputise for them.

McTominay may not be everyone's favourite, but he's done fine when he's come in for Casemiro. Will ten Hag replace him if a specialist is available for the right price? Maybe, but ten Hag spoken highly about McTominay, who he himself, can also play a number of midfield roles, which is obviously something ten Hag is a big fan of.
No he hasn't. He's clearly not a CDM and struggles or dissappears trying to play that role. We missed Eriksen, and he's easily one of my favorite players, top class talent, but one of our best stretches of form came during his absence. Casemiro's absence due to those ridiculous red cards, caused a lot more damage to the team and season's success.
 
Amad has the tools to be a top wide playmaker for us, I imagine they can be classed as a roaming playmaker too?