We're really pushing for Barella? I am hyped for that. There has been no news for months on that, so thought it headed into dead end.
You're already in for huge disapointment. As far I can tell and remember from game here and there, he is SS
As far as I know he is no midfielder. Calling him no 10 is a stretch too. He is more SS in that he gets even or beyond the main forward quite often. He is not just creator like no 10 should be. He's burdened with the scoring responsibility. Make no sense if he is to start wide and drift inside either. He can dribble, but he is not that good to start from wide area. He can help tracking back but not to the extend that you can relate to a true midfielder, so again make no sense if we're to change to midfield 3
True. I thought our plan next season was to switch to a 433. Being linked with Fred and SMS also pointed towards that. Talisca just won't fit into that formation. No idea what the club plans to do.
Well, that sounds to me that he could be a similar player like Dybala, Griezmann, Muller, etc.
Muller way of operating is more closely resembled here . Dybala and Griezmann out right lead the line more, looking to run in behind the defense. He can drift wide, stay back to help build up, but it's more optional/sitional, not the primary role like one you can associated with no 10, a midfielder or winger.
Didn't that rumour die off a few months back?
The couple of games I saw Besiktas, Talisca played behind the striker as CAM/SS in a 4231. I just remember that Babel and Quaresma were the wingers with Negredo/Vagner Love as striker. In both games Quaresma was the best player, but being honest, I didn't put too much attention to Talisca.
Heheh
Position wise, yes. He plays as the man behind the striker in a 4231 for Beskitas.
I think Talisca will play RW instead of Mata, a good out ball off goal kicks with his height to retain possession further up the pitch and seems like he can contribute with goals and assists.
Milinkovic-Savic has been linked with us quite regularly, an Italian journalist said just the other day we've bid €91m but it could all he false, you never know with us in the transfer market unless multiple credible sources are running with it.
A few years ago they changed the rules for work permits. As long as the club pays at least 10 million for the player they get a work permit.
That makes sense. It always seemed a silly rule to me.
Came here to say that haha. He’s a CAM but great as a CDM next to Kante.
I am not sure whether I would be included in the group you described.
My concern is that he's a no 10. We've already got too many no 10s (Fellaini, Sanchez, Mata) + Pogba is more comfortable in a 3 men CM.
Nobody really knows what players are or not. It's a complete lottery and not a science otherwise transfers would always work out when it reality most don't. We know more than anyone, money doesn't guarantee nothing. I'm not suggesting anything about the player cause I don't watch Turkish football, just let's not get into writing players off because they haven't come from Spainish football. There's a player who looked pants for Spurs, went to Chinese football and now plays for Barca. What would people have said then if we were signing some from the Chinese league who failed here????
Do you know who's coming or staying next season? Might be more apparent as the summer unfolds.
Now all we need is someone who can take a good corner.
Nobody knows how player would adapt, that's fair point. However, there is evidence for player's preference position, style of play... In this case, he is best as SS and play there all the time. So the concern is whether we shoehorn him else where or turn back to midfielder 2 again which hasn't work out well.
I don't hence why its an educated guess. Here is my line of thought
I hear you and you are right about the current players and that's why I'm not factoring them in for that very reason. For me it's not shoehorning the new signings in, it's about getting the deadwood out who after years of having their chance here, we are still waiting on them.
You might be right but no one was linking us recently with Talisca either or Sanchez in Jan. Like I said, no one knows, not even Jose as he has no crystal ball either. Sure he has players he's identified but we know even if they are outside OT, a phone call can change everything. Personally I'm not thinking about how any signing compliments what's here cause in reality, most of what's here has proven not to be good enough. Sometimes individual signings don't make sense, it's the ones that then follow then do or when those that leave, it makes sense...
He played 1 game on the right. Every other game behind the striker this season.
What this chap says, will be the worst signing for a while, sums up the season really, disappointing season followed up by disappointing signings no doubt
