Pedro ok, but Pique?? replace him with Hummels or vertonghen
Hummels, t.Silva, Kompany or whoever player you want wouldn't have done better than Pique this season!
Pique played most the games with 3 midgets along side him.
Alves, Masche and Alba/Adriano.
All the pressure especially on set-pieces was on PIQUE!
The difference between Pique/Alves 2008-2011 and Pique/Alves 2011-13 is that they used to play along-side PUYOL and ABIDAL!
With ABIDAL on the LB, Alves had more freedom to go forward. ABIDAl+PIQUE+PUYOl were able to stop opponents counters and set pieces.
Now, we have Adriano/Alba (attacking minded fullback) and a short DM playing as a center back (Masche).
Its simple, IMO we need to think about buying a defensive minded fullback to find the balance between attack and defence.
(A NEW ABIDAL), then buy a center-back.
Alves PIQUE CB + defensive minded LB.
OR
PIQUE CB ALBA + defensive minded RB.
Althought, I still think Alves Pique Bartra Abidal could work well for next season IF Abidal can play the way he did vs Levante!