We still haven't properly replaced Busquets. Right now Pedri and Frenkie de Jong have to do too much defensive work. They do it well, but it comes at a cost. Pedri is a magician on the ball, so if we can free him from some of his defensive duties it would elevate the whole team.
Just like Xavi and Iniesta had Busquets doing the dirty work Pedri and Frenkie would benefit a lot from having a true DM behind them.
Right now our midfield has a lot of technical quality but lacks physical presence and ball-winning ability. We need a physical DM, someone like Amadou Onana, who can win duels, cover transitions, and protect the defense so our creative midfielders can focus on controlling the game. A proper DM would also improve our rest defense and transition control, which has been a problem in big games.
by ExtensionDeep3705
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M. Lamina from gala impressed me last night
Amadou Onana is good on the ball by the way, I know some of the comments which are about to be commented about how we don’t need physical roadrunners. It’s quite sad why everyone assumes he is one tbh
Tonali would be perfect
Or Stiller
Please after we sort striker position
I don’t understand. Are you saying that Flick should change his whole formation to make space for another defensive midfielder? If not then who do you drop? Frenkie or Pedri?
In any case, midfield is our position with best depth. Simply buying a player who is physical and likes defending is pointless if he doesn’t fit the tactical setup let alone the squad heirarchy.
i think we have to sort like 5 more positions before we talk about a DM
We have Bernal who is quite physical also Garcia is a Mascherano type of DM so both are viable to try with both Pedri and De Jong the reason Flick doesnt try it is that both Fermin and Olmo would have to be on the bench but would have loved a trio of them in UCL away matches it gives stability alot
We don’t have a new striker, CBs, wing backs, proper LW. We have other positions to think about. Midfield is the only position where we can say like yeah, no need to change it for some time