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Get rid of Bertrand...? Ummm What?

If we're actually going after Coentrao then I think it's possible. I like the idea of Ryan more than the reality. He's young, English, local(ish) lad, he looks the part, he's got dreamy eyes :wub: .....but I'm still not convinced he's anything more than a back-up.

I'm not saying we should sell him, but if Cole and Coentrao are the present and there's a chance that Coentrao and Shaw are the near-future and Shaw is the future then I'm not sure where Bertrand fits into this club. Maybe Jose sees something in him that elevates him to that next level (I think he's a perfectly competent 7/10 in most matches and that's more than good enough for 16 or 17 of the teams in this league) and he's given another year.

But it comes back to the same thing - he's played 200 professional games, over 50 for us and a couple of times for England and I don't think I've ever seen 'it' ('it' being that little something special that sets the good apart from the exceptional).

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He's a good player, but with Chalobah, Ake, Romeu, Ake and Rami one would have thought creativity in the pivot would've been the most important acquisition. McEachran is still a way off (if ever) and Oscar and De Bruyne have question marks in that position.

Modric for me would be the player that makes us favourites for the title.

Eh, creativity? Ilkay Gundogan is Dortmund's DLP...albeit, not as good as de Rossi/Modic etc. but he's still very young.

I'm coming at an angle of 'future-proofing' the team, but I understand what you say about Modric. He's probably the most realistic acquisition and he's a decent balance between both players in terms of age and experience. The PL experience is massive.

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Shocking indeed but there is the problem of his best position. That's influenced some people's judgement

Cabaye on the back of a woeful season? No thanks.

Judging a player based on 1 bad season? :doh:

Then I gotta wonder your reasoning to include De Rossi when he hasn't been in any great form for ages now.

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Shocking indeed but there is the problem of his best position. That's influenced some people's judgement

AFAIC, the 'problem of his best position' can only be in the context of how good he is wherever he's played. Central attacker? Check. Left wing? Check. Right wing? Check. Centre midfield? Check.

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Judging a player based on 1 bad season? :doh:

Then I gotta wonder your reasoning to include De Rossi when he hasn't been in any great form for ages now.

de Rossi - 12mil is a big factor

Cabaye hasn't had one good game this season. double groin surgeries and he's never been the same. woeful passing - a major component in his game

AFAIC, the 'problem of his best position' can only be in the context of how good he is wherever he's played. Central attacker? Check. Left wing? Check. Right wing? Check. Centre midfield? Check.

But you wouldn't expect fans to put Oscar on the wing ahead of di Maria/Schurrle etc and he hasn't played enough at CM. Sunderland game, Reading for a few mins, where else? That's affecting perception. I want him in CM though just to be clear

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