İlkay Gündoğan

[Butaan4barca]

that gif, mission accomplished

 

[kadeng]

no need for experiments. just sign this guy!

 

[navidjaan]

no need for experiments. just sign this guy!

We should, if we weren't completely packed with world class, upcoming and young midfielders on the team / B team / on loan / sold with a buy-back already.

 

[SeloBarca]

Dont agree on our midfield. We have to many midfielders yes, but their all of the same type.
We have 0 creative playmakers. How many games havent Messi been forced into the midfield to mantle the playmaker role since none of our midfielders can do it?
I think with a player like Gündogan, our game can rise even more.

I would have waited with signing Turan and sell one more midfielder.

 

[serghei]

It's always amusing for me when people underrate our midfield just because it ain't that shinny anymore. Barcelona has the stronger midfield in the world.

 

[Sea_of_Frost]

Dont agree on our midfield. We have to many midfielders yes, but their all of the same type.
We have 0 creative playmakers. How many games havent Messi been forced into the midfield to mantle the playmaker role since none of our midfielders can do it?
I think with a player like Gündogan, our game can rise even more.

I would have waited with signing Turan and sell one more midfielder.

Messi hasn't been "forced" into a playmaker role, he's one of the best players in the world at it. That's why he has the freedom to come back, dictate play and thread balls forward. Surely it is a tactic that Lucho exploits.

 

[Luftstalag14]

Messi hasn't been "forced" into a playmaker role, he's one of the best players in the world at it. That's why he has the freedom to come back, dictate play and thread balls forward. Surely it is a tactic that Lucho exploits.

Yes, but that shouldn't be his full-time job though.

 

[Yannik]

Barca's midfield is good yeah, but what would be the problem in signing him? You'd spend probably 50m, that's quite a bit although not astronomical anymore, and he will either succeed and make it into the starting eleven, or not in which case he could be sold again for an equally high amount of money, or even higher. And yeah, if he succeeds than someone will loose his starting position, but so what it would mean Barca upgradedon a position. It's the typical competetive set-up. Some other players might even improve in that constellation, I don't see a lot of contras when signing him.

 

[Galning]

Yes, but that shouldn't be his full-time job though.

Is it? Definitely not.

 

[Co0ter]

Dont agree on our midfield. We have to many midfielders yes, but their all of the same type.
We have 0 creative playmakers. How many games havent Messi been forced into the midfield to mantle the playmaker role since none of our midfielders can do it?
I think with a player like Gündogan, our game can rise even more.

I would have waited with signing Turan and sell one more midfielder.

Messi can drop into the midfield and do whatever he wants because the rest of the midfield is busy busting their ass 99% of the game to allow him to do so.

 

[Co0ter]

Barca's midfield is good yeah, but what would be the problem in signing him? You'd spend probably 50m, that's quite a bit although not astronomical anymore, and he will either succeed and make it into the starting eleven, or not in which case he could be sold again for an equally high amount of money, or even higher. And yeah, if he succeeds than someone will loose his starting position, but so what it would mean Barca upgradedon a position. It's the typical competetive set-up. Some other players might even improve in that constellation, I don't see a lot of contras when signing him.

Iniesta and Rakitic are unquestionable starters in Enrique's eyes, that much is obvious. Arda is now experienced depth then we have two youngsters.

The only way Gundogan would be bought would be to replace Arda, and that's not happening imo after half a season.

 

[Yannik]

Iniesta and Rakitic are unquestionable starters in Enrique's eyes, that much is obvious. Arda is now experienced depth then we have two youngsters.

The only way Gundogan would be bought would be to replace Arda, and that's not happening imo after half a season.

I say try it out. Rakitic became an unquestionable starter, so can Gündogan, and if it flops, sell him again for an equal amount of money.

 

[Darko]

Iniesta and Rakitic are unquestionable starters in Enrique's eyes, that much is obvious. Arda is now experienced depth then we have two youngsters.

The only way Gundogan would be bought would be to replace Arda, and that's not happening imo after half a season.

Just play Arda on the wings, simple.

 

[SeloBarca]

It's always amusing for me when people underrate our midfield just because it ain't that shinny anymore. Barcelona has the stronger midfield in the world.

Dont agree our midfield is that strong. Remove Iniesta (not counting DM position) and none of the other constellations works that great. It works, but its nothing special.

 

[Barcaman]

There's no place for Gundogan period. I do like him as a player but with Arda signing and Rakitic being monster, Iniesta top of his game and Rafinha coming back.. No way. And what about Roberto?

We are crowded in midfield and for wide players we need to look at forwards/scorers as this is how Lucho's system works.