Martinelli would at the lw, Thomas Partey is also quality (he'll be a good addition here, man can shoot, distribute, and receive the ball in tight spaces). plus Saliba and Gabriel are athletic defenders under just Kounde and Araujo in the pecking order. I'm picking them over current Pique, Marcos Alonso
We are talking about starters
Martinelli wouldn't.
As soon as he starts in our current tactical setup, people will start whining that he can't beat his man, he isn't creative, he only tracks backs and run like Griezzy etc
Partey wouldn't,
not as slow as Busi but close, correct but unimaginative distribution, no progression with any super vision.
Can you see people whining in his 3rd game that he is no better than Busi? Totally
mistake- prone Gabriel would become more of a joke than Lenglet ever was here, BF will tear him apart
Saliba would generate the reaction 'OK, but more meh something better needed' when he will be isolated against fast attackers on counters
In short, for everyone you can name there will be whining and complaints.
BF is happy only with prime Messi, prime Ney, and gives the green light only to players like Kounde and Lewa who either have no flaws whatsoever or drag the team out of shit every weekend.
Other than that, it's all bashing and winning
Arsenal is the perfect example, because they lack truly top of the top individuals, yet they have become a great team.
It's the perfect example where even blind can see what the work of a manager does.
The opposite of Barca, who think they become great team if they amass great individuals, a truly Galactico ideology that is alien to our roots
