16 Aug 2026 21:02:11
Could Rodri now agreed to Barca mean Gavi to us?
16 Aug 2026 21:51:38
Hope not, injury prone, lightweight and not a defensive midfielder. Just another box to box midfielder and we've enough of those.
16 Aug 2026 21:55:14
Marc Casado instead por favor.
16 Aug 2026 22:13:11
Chema Andres, big physical unit who can dominate the middle of the park. That's who we should be after.
16 Aug 2026 22:13:34
Viktor, Gavi would be an excellent addition. Getting a defensive midfielder is easy - they're honestly not that rare. Find someone with a high work rate and stamina, who doesn't mind being a shadow for 90 minutes.
I honestly think it's the easiest position to buy for. Mascherano was hailed as brilliant and he was extremely limited technically.
16 Aug 2026 22:59:07
Nevada, I think the key is getting someone with physical presence, but just as important is someone who can progress the ball from a deep position by passing. We don't have that at the moment.
All of our starting midfielders want to dribble to progress the ball, and as soon as you press them from deep, they pass it backwards or sideways.
That's why our defenders always end up bringing the ball out. It would be nice for a midfielder to do that for a change (would add another layer to our game)!
Gavi is an improvement, but is still more of an attacking midfielder. I'm sure there are plenty of up and coming Spanish players from La Masia that can do this.
16 Aug 2026 23:00:38
Technical or not, it was always good fun watching him get stuck into the United team at every opportunity @Nevada. ?
16 Aug 2026 23:03:58
Stamina isn't a word you can use to describe a player who missed 46 games last year and had two serious long term injuries on the same knee. Added to the fact, Gavi is just another lightweight box to box number 8, any club taking that sicknote on would be stupid. Particularly in a physically demanding league.
16 Aug 2026 23:12:18
Gavi's got the knees of a penguin. No thanks. Too many injury concerns as is.