The Skipper 20,609 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 No way that's going to happen. They'll want to recoup the £32m they paid for him.Then it shouldn't even be considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Then it shouldn't even be considered.I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 No way that's going to happen. They'll want to recoup the £32m they paid for him.Mikel isn't worth £32m is he? I rest my case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechromancer 262 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Ok. ¿Maybe we can sign him for 15m? ¿How much he earns? A lot, i believe. ¿He's gonna accept low wages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Mikel isn't worth £32m is he? I rest my case!What on earth are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 As a Mikel replacement, sure, but he won't improve first XI. As a defensive midfielder he is good but his offensive play lacks very much. I can't imagine when we go into the big game with Witsel - Matic pivot, this lacks creativity too much. Fabregas has to be dropped and will be in bigger games, I'm sure, at least from pivot role, and we need big player for midfield role. Someone who can do industrial job like tackling, pressing and tracking back but he has to be offensively sound player as well. Be able to bring ball forward and fast the attacks and sprint to opposition box. Definitely not someone to give "a balance" which now has automatic meaning of someone who will slow attacks down.Witsel has technique on Hazard level in my opinion but there's too much Willian in him. Offensively inept. No thanks.We need Pogba/Koke/Vidal level player now. Though Nainggolan would do the job as well. Where is Michael Essien when we need him most ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadavTKL 1,787 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 As a Mikel replacement, sure, but he won't improve first XI. As a defensive midfielder he is good but his offensive play lacks very much. I can't imagine when we go into the big game with Witsel - Matic pivot, this lacks creativity too much. Fabregas has to be dropped and will be in bigger games, I'm sure, at least from pivot role, and we need big player for midfield role. Someone who can do industrial job like tackling, pressing and tracking back but he has to be offensively sound player as well. Be able to bring ball forward and fast the attacks and sprint to opposition box. Definitely not someone to give "a balance" which now has automatic meaning of someone who will slow attacks down.Witsel has technique on Hazard level in my opinion but there's too much Willian in him. Offensively inept. No thanks.We need Pogba/Koke/Vidal level player now. Though Nainggolan would do the job as well. Where is Michael Essien when we need him most ?I agree about the type of CM we should get. But Cesc wont be dropped in the big games and he shouldnt, he'll play infront of the pivot.Pogba/Koke/Vidal are far from available though, and Roma are about to agree a deal with Cagliari for the full rights of Nainggolan. Allan of Udinese would be my pick, and he'll cost about 18m Euros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 As a Mikel replacement, sure, but he won't improve first XI. As a defensive midfielder he is good but his offensive play lacks very much. I can't imagine when we go into the big game with Witsel - Matic pivot, this lacks creativity too much. Fabregas has to be dropped and will be in bigger games, I'm sure, at least from pivot role, and we need big player for midfield role. Someone who can do industrial job like tackling, pressing and tracking back but he has to be offensively sound player as well. Be able to bring ball forward and fast the attacks and sprint to opposition box. Definitely not someone to give "a balance" which now has automatic meaning of someone who will slow attacks down.Witsel has technique on Hazard level in my opinion but there's too much Willian in him. Offensively inept. No thanks.We need Pogba/Koke/Vidal level player now. Though Nainggolan would do the job as well. Where is Michael Essien when we need him most ?Haha, what the heck? Who is this almighty player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechromancer 262 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 ¿Xabi Alonso? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadavTKL 1,787 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Haha, what the heck? Who is this almighty player?It sound like Vidal type of player, a name he also wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 It sound like Vidal type of player, a name he also wrote.His description was that of the perfect CM, doing the job of two men. I know Vidal but he can't do all of that in a single match. No one can. You name me any top midfielder and I'll point out flaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadavTKL 1,787 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 His description was that of the perfect CM, doing the job of two men. I know Vidal but he can't do all of that in a single match. No one can. You name me any top midfielder and I'll point out flaws.He didnt say he needs to do everything each game. Vidal can tackle and do industrial job, bring the ball forword, join attacks, i see no wrong in what he wrote.He also didnt described a perfect CM, he didnt say he needs to be an amazing playmaker/passer. I think he meant a top box to box CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM4PR3Z 411 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 People who say Witsel can be bought for 15M obviously don't know him. And Zenit will sell their best player for half the price they bought him for, very likely. Maybe we should buy Messi for 35M, easy game buying players. Matic is a fantastic DM and Fabregas a fantastic CM. Those positions are filled, we need to look at other positions. Or maybe get a real 15M back up for those 2 players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Schneiderlin or even Wilshere (he's better playing from deep with England rather than the way Wenger uses him.) Would be good cover for Cesc.Witsel would be cover for Matic - but only if we can get him for <15m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,994 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Picking up a bit of steam on my Twitter feed. I wouldn't say no to him to be honest.Been a fan for a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I remember him from Benfica. Quite one of my favourite midfielders back then. His ball control was simply outstanding.But ever since he moved to Zenit, I only saw him in beligum nt and he is more or less Mikel 2.0 there. Has better ability obviously, but his role is sit back and make simple passes. Should become box to box or more advanced CM, because he had talent to achieve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mak 4,459 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 His career was going nicely until he decided to jump aboard the money train to Russia. Was a big fan of his, but sadly, I believe he has wasted crucial development years in a piss-poor league and has plateaued as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 His career was going nicely until he decided to jump aboard the money train to Russia. Was a big fan of his, but sadly, I believe he has wasted crucial development years in a piss-poor league and has plateaued as a result. Remember when Mou was keen to bring him to Real. Who knows, he might be one of best if things went differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin123 539 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 18m and around 120k a week it is then!!!Wow that's a coup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediator 2,026 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 18m and around 120k a week it is then!!!Wow that's a coupwhere do you get those numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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