Jesse1509
Detalles, detalles, siempre detalles
Out:
Cesc 40.0 million
Valdés 12.0 million
Mascherano 26.0 million
Villa 12.0 million
Dos Santos 3.5 million
Bojan 0.0 million
Afellay 10.0 million
Keirrison 0.75 million
Bartra loan
Cuenca 4.0 million
Fontás 2.5 million
Total incoming: 111.25 million
Total spendable budget: 161.25 million
In:
Ter Stegen 15,0 million
Iñigo Martinez 15.0 million
Marquinhos 20.0 million
Cavani 55.0 million
Neymar 40.0 million or Reus 30.0 million
Eriksen 16.0 million
Total spending 161.0 million or 151.0 million
Budget not spent 0.25 million
Selection:
GK Ter Stegen, Pinto, Olazabal
RWB Dani Alves, Montoya
LWB Jordi Alba, Adriano, Abidal
CB Puyol, Piqué, Marquinhos, I. Martínez, Abidal
CDM Busquets, Song
CM Xavi, Thiago
CAM Iniesta, Eriksen
ATK Pedro, Alexis, Tello, Messi, Cavani, Neymar or Reus
Formations:
Use this11.com for drawing your football tactics
Alternatively, Cavani/Pedro/Alexis could play from the right, so that Messi could play centrally, if the opponent has a dangerous left back.
Also, Eriksen can be used as a false winger, or a false nine. He has played in such roles before with Ajax. This would give us more tactical flexibility.
Ideally, I would have made more changes, but within our budget I think I've managed to solve some critical issues:
- lack of height (Cavani, Martínez, Marquinhos)
- lack of creativity up front (Neymar, Eriksen)
- lack of tactical flexibility (Cavani, Eriksen) --> Cavani adds height, pressure from the front and poaching skills, and he would allow Messi to play in his old inside right position, like against Milan. Eriksen can play in midfield, from the wings, and as a false nine. He isn't better than Cesc per se, but he's better if you consider his price tag (16 vs 40). He's more agile, but he's less of a goal scorer. But selling Cesc would give us a bigger budget, and Eriksen can capably replace him in my opinion.
Also, having more central defenders would allow us to switch to a 3-5-2 if needed.
Draw your tactical diagram with this11.com
Or something like that. The downside is that it would be hard to accommodate my signing Neymar there, especially if Messi plays as well. Also, I'm not totally convinced that a 3-5-2 would be the best option for us, but we would be able to play that way, surely.
I'm only doubting the signing of Neymar, but from what I've seen from him, his workrate is decent, he's very skilled - and we need more creativity up front - and he's still very young. Reus, for example, wouldn't be as creative, but he would be an option too.
All in all, I don't think we need major changes in our way of playing. My investments would be aimed at giving us a better 25 instead of a much different starting 11. But we would need to press heavier from the front. That's why I kept Pedro and Alexis, and signed Cavani. Neymar wouldn't be as used to it, so it's important we'd have strong alternatives in our wing positions. Also, I think we should rotate more, so as not to tire our players early in the season.
Cesc 40.0 million
Valdés 12.0 million
Mascherano 26.0 million
Villa 12.0 million
Dos Santos 3.5 million
Bojan 0.0 million
Afellay 10.0 million
Keirrison 0.75 million
Bartra loan
Cuenca 4.0 million
Fontás 2.5 million
Total incoming: 111.25 million
Total spendable budget: 161.25 million
In:
Ter Stegen 15,0 million
Iñigo Martinez 15.0 million
Marquinhos 20.0 million
Cavani 55.0 million
Neymar 40.0 million or Reus 30.0 million
Eriksen 16.0 million
Total spending 161.0 million or 151.0 million
Budget not spent 0.25 million
Selection:
GK Ter Stegen, Pinto, Olazabal
RWB Dani Alves, Montoya
LWB Jordi Alba, Adriano, Abidal
CB Puyol, Piqué, Marquinhos, I. Martínez, Abidal
CDM Busquets, Song
CM Xavi, Thiago
CAM Iniesta, Eriksen
ATK Pedro, Alexis, Tello, Messi, Cavani, Neymar or Reus
Formations:
Use this11.com for drawing your football tactics
Alternatively, Cavani/Pedro/Alexis could play from the right, so that Messi could play centrally, if the opponent has a dangerous left back.
Also, Eriksen can be used as a false winger, or a false nine. He has played in such roles before with Ajax. This would give us more tactical flexibility.
Ideally, I would have made more changes, but within our budget I think I've managed to solve some critical issues:
- lack of height (Cavani, Martínez, Marquinhos)
- lack of creativity up front (Neymar, Eriksen)
- lack of tactical flexibility (Cavani, Eriksen) --> Cavani adds height, pressure from the front and poaching skills, and he would allow Messi to play in his old inside right position, like against Milan. Eriksen can play in midfield, from the wings, and as a false nine. He isn't better than Cesc per se, but he's better if you consider his price tag (16 vs 40). He's more agile, but he's less of a goal scorer. But selling Cesc would give us a bigger budget, and Eriksen can capably replace him in my opinion.
Also, having more central defenders would allow us to switch to a 3-5-2 if needed.
Draw your tactical diagram with this11.com
Or something like that. The downside is that it would be hard to accommodate my signing Neymar there, especially if Messi plays as well. Also, I'm not totally convinced that a 3-5-2 would be the best option for us, but we would be able to play that way, surely.
I'm only doubting the signing of Neymar, but from what I've seen from him, his workrate is decent, he's very skilled - and we need more creativity up front - and he's still very young. Reus, for example, wouldn't be as creative, but he would be an option too.
All in all, I don't think we need major changes in our way of playing. My investments would be aimed at giving us a better 25 instead of a much different starting 11. But we would need to press heavier from the front. That's why I kept Pedro and Alexis, and signed Cavani. Neymar wouldn't be as used to it, so it's important we'd have strong alternatives in our wing positions. Also, I think we should rotate more, so as not to tire our players early in the season.
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