Marco Reus

[serghei]

What? Play where? Reus and Iniesta are very different players. They don't even occupy the same position on the field. You can't seriously think that a team composed of Messi, Suárez, Neymar and Reus would be a healthy and balanced team?

Why not? Worked wonders for Real, who played Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema and Di Maria. That's 3 wingers and a CF right there. Iniesta is being played in a position that he is not OK with. Reus would play better than him there. On the left, where he likes it the most. He's got playmaking qualities, great passing and underrated workrate. No reason he couldn't be an AM, especially if we put a DM and a classic well rounded CM next to him. Reus can play in offence as well as attacking midfield. He could be a fine replacement for Iniesta, especially since we seem to move on from the tiki-taka era, to a more flexible approach.

 

[Bertus]

Why not? Worked wonders for Real, who played Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema and Di Maria. That's 3 wingers and a CF right there. Iniesta is being played in a position that he is not OK with. Reus would play better than him there. On the left, where he likes it the most. He's got playmaking qualities, great passing and underrated workrate. No reason he couldn't be an AM, especially if we put a DM and a classic well rounded CM next to him.

How can you know that...

 

[Icarium]

Lol typical post from Hamad. Anyway it is good that he is renewing. Real might have to pay a lot for him hopefully, he will never come to barca and we dont need him. We need midfielders and maybe young ST if munir fails.

 

[Sumlit]

I wouldn't want Reus in the position of Iniesta, that's a misuse of his skills. He is not a central midfielder, but a forward, winger/attacking wing midfielder.

I really really like Reus as a player, excellent player he is. But if he comes to Barca, he's going to have to rotate with the front 3 in the current formation (he is a versatile enough to slot in any of the front 3 positions) or in a hybrid 4-4-2 type of formation. I would NOT play all 4 together for either an extended period of time and/or vs strong attacking opposition.

I'd rather buy a strong central midfielder first and foremost, personally.

 

[serghei]

How can you know that...

I don't. It's a prediction.

 

[Yannik]

i think he's waiting fo Barca, and he wants to cost mroe than 25m so that Dortmund can get something out of him.

 

[serghei]

I would play him in a 4-2-3-1 or in a 4-3-3 as a midfielder. If we buy him, he will play, that's for sure.

 

[Kasperroed]

-- Pogba -- Busquets --
Messi - Reus - Neymar
------- Suarez ----------

Or just Samper instead of Pogba.

 

[serghei]

That would be amazing. Pogba or Koke would be the absolute best there. Or Modric, but he plays for the enemy. A 4-2-3-1 would be awesome for what we're trying to play. It would be a 4 men counter-attack instead of 3 men, as it is now, with two holding midfielders who also have passing range and good technique.

 

[Ursegor]

This isn't Fifa.

 

[serghei]

This isn't Fifa.

It's not Fifa. It's an exercise of imagination.

 

[Ursegor]

It's not Fifa. It's an exercise of imagination.

Then let's start with the imagination that not every black, tall player is a holding midfielder by nature.

 

[Leo_Messi]

Why not? Worked wonders for Real, who played Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema and Di Maria. That's 3 wingers and a CF right there. Iniesta is being played in a position that he is not OK with. Reus would play better than him there. On the left, where he likes it the most. He's got playmaking qualities, great passing and underrated workrate. No reason he couldn't be an AM, especially if we put a DM and a classic well rounded CM next to him. Reus can play in offence as well as attacking midfield. He could be a fine replacement for Iniesta, especially since we seem to move on from the tiki-taka era, to a more flexible approach.

What worked for RM for 1 season (actually a few months) is not necessarily going to work for FCB. Besides di María's work rate is much greater than that of Reaus. Di María is a different player too. Carlo managed to use his strengths in the most ideal way.

We don't need Reus as a replacement for Iniesta who is going nowhere either.

Are you familiar with this saying below?

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

 

[serghei]

Then let's start with the imagination that not every black, tall player is a holding midfielder by nature.

Nobody said by nature. Players develop.

 

[Ghosting]

Not to mention the fact that our main problem is still defence. We need to spend big on another centre back and right back, so to get Reus and Pogba we'd be worse than the galacticos.