Do you think it will be worth swapping him out for Di Maria?
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I love Kroos don't get me wrong, but i believe signing him will just disrupt your side and the balance will be all out.
Bale---Benzema---Ronaldo, they are sure bets to start that only leave three spots and Modric and Kroos will play for sure.
The remaining spot will either be covered by Alonso, Khedira, Di Maria, Isco etc. If Alonso plays there is no Starting spot for Di Maria who was your best player whenever i watched your side, except that Di Maria, Modric and Kroos or Isco, Modric and Kroos will be very weak defensively. How do you think you will lineup with him in your side? .
That is a good question. I don't really know. Alonso is not getting younger so a replacement is needed, but at the same time nobody could really replace what di maria brings to the team. His work-rate, adaptability and flexibility as well as his consistency and obvious class would be missed. The way he was playing on the left in a lopsided formation was very intelligent by ancelotti as he could provide width as well as cover defensively for Ronaldo. He was also good when attacking through the middle. If Madrid get kroos and lose di maria we both gain and lose something, probably gain more in the long-term but lose more in the short-term. Hopefully both can be kept. I think it is more james rodriguez that di maria would be sold in order to buy.
But this is the side who thought that letting hierro and makalele go wouldn't hamper their defensive ability.
I believe it will be the beginning of Alonso being fazed out of the team. It is hard to say how the team will line-up as not many would have predicted di maria being put in midfield. Hopefully di maria will be kept and him and isco will compete for a place in the team. If that is what happens then I could see di maria being used more in the big games and the hard away games as he provides more balance to the team by providing width as well as defensive cover for Ronaldo and isco will play more in the home games and hopefully improve and one day become a starter.
The reason why it worked last season was they had a Defensive midfielder or a Deep playmaker in Alonso, a proper box to box in Di maria who works his socks off defensively and Modric who dictated the play, Modric is a fantastic player but he needs a water carrier with him to play at his best, with Croatia for Example he wasn't able to dominate the game like he used to in this Worldcup cause he was paired with Rakitic and Kovacic both not good enough defensively so i think they will be picked off by Barca or in the Cpl against better sides while in league against cannon folder they might make it work.
And to answer what you said i agree with Madrid most of the things they do doesn't make sense.
Even with Di Maria , modric and Kroos don't you think its too lightweight and very poor defensively? . I think the best solution is that you give us Di Maria and then i don't care what you do with your side.
That is not a good enough argument to convince me to sell di maria but it is more than enough to convince perezEven with Di Maria , modric and Kroos don't you think its too lightweight and very poor defensively? . I think the best solution is that you give us Di Maria and then i don't care what you do with your side.
So the papers will have us believe that if we had have stuck with moyes then we'd have had some form of dream team by now having already signed kroos, reus, hummels and Pogba.......I don't doubt that in moyes own little world that he too is certain to himself of the fact that we'd have signed all those players by now too........ considering he has a track record of being so effective in the transfer market and all
Which papers have claimed we'd have had Reus, Hummels and Pogba by now under Moyes?
Xabi plays very deep and always stays back on offense. In defense he does the dirty work at the back and often covers for CB's in the back line. Kroos is not that type of player.
You never replace a player directly, you evolve the team accordingly. Ergo, Kroos can replace Alonso.
But against the big teams in Europe Kroos and Modric won't be enough defensively. Look how Madrid destroyed Bayern because Pep dropped Martinez and played with Kroos and Schweinsteiger.
So against the big teams they don't play with that system. Not a big leap considering the games against the big teams consists of less than 10 a season.
So, so disappointed we didn't get Kroos. The single biggest thing I thought we lacked last season was a midfielder capable of controlling games for us. It SHOULD have been Carrick who did a stellar job the season before, but unfortunately he decided 1 season as Scholes was enough for him and started playing shite. Too often we'd get a goal to go ahead and then boom, suckerpunched a few minutes later because we couldn't hold onto the ball in the middle.
Well you could argue they'd be more open to the counter against the smaller teams too as well.
Have people not read this post?
The man said Xabi is a direct replacement and I said why I think he isn't. He's so different. I also think Martinez would be a direct replacement for Xabi in the current Real Madrid setup.
Kroos - we should go in for him and just offer whatever wages he's after. Him, Vidal and Herrera with Mata in front of them. Bollocks to signing wingers.
He aint no Scholes.
He's been bad. But still time to score the winner and be annointed the bestest player in the world.
You never know.Kroos is class but if Moyes was still mamager then he'd be saying...'Ach Kroos has disrespected this club by using us to get a better deal at Madrid but Scott Brown is the new Maradona Laddie,...you kinnay deny this...and I'm so excited to pair him up with Marroune and Charlie Mulgrew and charlie Adam for the new season at Old Trafford Laddie....we'll make it so hard for them this time that they'll not know what hit em
He's a second-tier player for me. Just lacks the incision of the really top players.
He was average today.
Got lucky on that bad error which Higuain botched up.
Still has had a pretty good world cup.
Got lucky on that bad error which Higuain botched up.
Still has had a pretty good world cup.
Definitely lacks Scholesy's shooting boots. Was more Carrick-esque in that department today.
I think he has a fairly good game against Arsenal last season if I remember correctly.
He is a world class player, one mistake doesn't make him a second-tier player...
He had a great tournament. Great player and a fantastic addition to Real Madrid.
Today, yes. Normally... no. Absolute rocket of a shot on him, scores plenty when he plays the more advanced role.
Who do you rate higher than him that plays in the same position or that is a similar type of player?
Today was his worst performance of the tournament, and clearly some of you are judging his entire body of work on this single game...Alastair...
People are retarded to draw conclusions from a single game 
I'm glad we didn't get him, never really been a fan of his.
He's obviously a quality player but as far as Scholes type players go I think Gundogan was looking better before he got hurt and I also prefer Pjanic to Kroos.
Gundogan and Pjanic are fantastic players, pity about Gundogan's back.
considering the circumstances, he played okay. He excels in a 3men midfield and after Kramer being subbed he had to drop deeper.
He was going to reveal where his future lies after the World Cup.
Go on, son. Tell them you'll join uncle Carletto.
Go on, son. Tell them you'll join uncle Carletto.
Im glad that in recent years we have been moving away from mostly signing direct players. Hopefully him and modric will make a good partnership that allows us to be comfortable in possession and on the break.He was going to reveal where his future lies after the World Cup.
Go on, son. Tell them you'll join uncle Carletto.
What does this mean for Isco in the long-run.
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