SMS on the other hand is a big big upgrade on Fellaini. He's 6ft3 so he's got plenty of presence, he's got a great eye to goal, with a staggering 14 goals in 32 matches from CM while still retaining the composure and workrate Mou loves in a player. He's not among the fastest of players though and his passing rate is not that great (81.8%) but he still got a respectable 6 assists this season.
Savic scored 14 goals across all competitions this season in 44 appearances and he's played large chunk of the season as an attacking midfielder for Lazio. His passing accuracy over the course of season reads at 78.2%, just not good enough for a CM or a 10. Couple of years back Radja Nainngolan scored 14 goals for Roma in a season where he played as a 10, his productivity dropped to less than half of that in coming seasons when he returned to his normal role. Goals tally are not a good way to judge a CM upon.
The fee being mentioned for this bloke is absolute bonkers, Pogba gets so much shit mainly due to absurdly high fee but he was so much more accomplished than Savic. He is so much more rounded than Savic. He's done nothing yet to warrant that sort of money. Only way you could make some sense of this signing is if we're selling Pogba and we'd be taking a huge dip in quality if we're going to replace him with Savic.
In my opinion both can play in the same team. HOWEVER, that would mean changing our system to a more narrow 4-3-2-1. Fred will drop deep helping Matic out and linking DM with CM. Pogba will be the more attacking option in a 3 men CM and drifting on the left to cover that area of pitch. Meanwhile SMS and Sanchez will play behind the striker with Sanchez drifting on the right if needed.
Our team is in dire need of width, one of the major reasons we've struggled so much against defensive sides is how predictable we are to play against. Majority of our attackers like to come centrally making it easier for opposition to flood the midfield and choke us since our fullbacks are garbage. Adding Savic and playing a narrower formation would further compound the problem, you'll have Pogba and Savic who do their best work as a 10 and both will vie to occupy the same space. I really hope we steer away from this signing, for the money he'll cost it has disaster written all over it.
The same way Madrid have been the best team on the planet with Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, and Isco in the same side.
Yeah nothing to do with the fact they have a freak in Ronaldo plus talents of Bale, Asensio on the bench.
Also, Isco started his career as a winger and he can play there due to his amazing close control and quality on the ball. None of the Fred, Pogba, Savic or Matic at any point in their career have played as a winger. Playing from the left side of midfield is different than playing solely out wide if you're going to refer to Pogba in his Juventus days. So yeah this combo of four won't work.
. It's a long summer and Jose will be under pressure next season to deliver a title challenge . I can see us going big this summer