I can’t see that happening but I do think they’ll be more flexible. See my other response to Totti below.
Yeah Villa is more likely to lose his place but you need at least 4 strikers to cover 3 positions anyway and again it’s more flexibility.
They’re still short on defenders and I think they may arrive closer to the 3-4-3 by playing Mascherano or Busquets as a centre back in some games but as a libero in front of the others instead of as a natural centre back. Valdes________
It’s very similar to how they currently play but that’s the point. Busquets/Mascherano can drop back to make it a flat back 4 or push up into midfield. Same with Alves or Abidal. They don’t both have to play.
That Vidal to Juventus move went through anyway. A terrific player - hilarious that Jordan Henderson cost twice as much. They’re not even comparable in terms of ability. Good signing for Juventus anyway. Add him and Pirlo to that midfield and they’re really improving. They also have those loan signings being made permanent. Leverkusen aren’t too happy about his departure - Hoeness isn’t much of a diplomat: “he broke his word but he’s South American so his word didn’t mean much anyway.”
Sokratis Papastathopoulos has joined Werder from either Genoa or Milan or both - can’t work out who owned him last.
N’Zogbia confirmed to Villa for £9.75m. N’Zogbia was the most dispossessed player in the EPL last season - 320 odd times, about 90 more than anyone else in the league.
Goian to the huns looks like it’s going through today for £750k.
The huns have completed the signing of that Goian chap from Palermo. Probably a like for like replacement for Bougherra who’s likely to leave after the Champions League qualifier.
‘Liverpool have loads of midfielders and seem to be struggling to sell Cole, Aquilani etc so let’s make up a story about Lucas quoting a “source” and include the word “could” a lot. Oh and while we’re at it, let’s check, and delete, the voicemail messages of some presumed murdered schoolgirl.’
Was it Uli who has a fetish for headed goals and once approached Alan McInally on the sly offering him a wad of deutschmarks if he would score with a header?