Isco

[Wearyourblue]

He'd be a perfect fit here, he plays better as an attacking mid, works well in a 4-2-3-1. I think some forget how great Real Madrid's midfield is; Kroos, Modric and Valverde (all 3 are world class, top 5 in their career ballon d'or players) It pushes Isco forward.

Compared to Willian, Isco is both better as a midfielder and a scorer. He has scored 1 out of every 3 games played for Spain. As much as Frank likes to switch formation Isco would be fantastic. He can play in any of the 5 mid positions in a 4-2-3-1 depending on the situation. He'd also seems to play well in the middle of a 4-1-4-1, so you could play Abraham high, then Pulisic, Isco, Mount, Willian.

 

[SFL82]

He's not, he will upset the balance.

I'm not sure what people see him. He's in and out of the Real Madrid team, he has been since he joined them from Malaga. He has completed one season where he has started 30+ league games for them. It's usually in the low the 20's. He's a squad player, and in last two seasons, he has been poor.

It seems like every time there are rumours to sign Real Madrid players, the fans get excited, but if you look at those players, you will see that there are flaws. I remember the excitement when we signed Morata, but I was always unsure of him because of him not being able to hold down a first team spot. The bloke wasn't good enough and definitely couldn't handle English football. I feel the same about Isco. 

Honestly, if we sign him, it would feel like us settling for 4th or 5th choice because we couldn't get our main targets.

To be fair anyone who can hold down a first team spot at Real isn’t someone we could buy 

 

[Spiller86]

Gazette sport, reported we were back in for milinkovic-savic. He is having another good season, after his form dipped for a while. 

He can play box to box and deeper, and he also adds physicality. 

It certainly isn't the most pressing need, and now barkley seems to be getting back into the fold, i doubt there is any real substance, but he is a player i like alot. 

SMS is a good player. Big unit too. Hasn't quite had the same impact in his later seasons at Lazio. 

For me Barkley can jog on. We should play him a bit to keep his value up but he is in the Drinkwater category as far as I'm concerned. 

If we have money I'd replace him in the summer.

 

[Gol15]

He'd be a perfect fit here, he plays better as an attacking mid, works well in a 4-2-3-1. I think some forget how great Real Madrid's midfield is; Kroos, Modric and Valverde (all 3 are world class, top 5 in their career ballon d'or players) It pushes Isco forward.

Compared to Willian, Isco is both better as a midfielder and a scorer. He has scored 1 out of every 3 games played for Spain. As much as Frank likes to switch formation Isco would be fantastic. He can play in any of the 5 mid positions in a 4-2-3-1 depending on the situation. He'd also seems to play well in the middle of a 4-1-4-1, so you could play Abraham high, then Pulisic, Isco, Mount, Willian.

I really liked that Malaga team with Isco. There's no doubt that he's a great player, just didn't really have a key role in Real Madrid (like many others) so far. If we do sign him we would be getting him in his prime years, though I must say that I don't think comparing him to Willian is actually fair, they play a different type of game, they are after all 2 different types of players.

 

[Gol15]

SMS is a good player. Big unit too. Hasn't quite had the same impact in his later seasons at Lazio. 

For me Barkley can jog on. We should play him a bit to keep his value up but he is in the Drinkwater category as far as I'm concerned. 

If we have money I'd replace him in the summer.

SMS was officially in the best Serie A team for the season 2017-18 and he was the best midfielder in the league last season, recently he won the player of the month award last month December 2019. Lazio is currently on a 10 game winning streak, just 6 points behind Juventus.

If you think Napoli can be hard, watch Lazio, they basically think that Sergej is better than Pogba and they will reject any offer smaller than 150m. Do we really need this player when we can get Sancho for the same money? RLC healthy can end up being a top player, Mount is on the same path as well.

 

[ducavis]

I'd be happy to bring in another midfielder but I'd prefer they were a box-to-box/deeper midfielder. With RLC and Mount we are stacked for attacking midfielders. He has never really worked out playing a deeper role. 

When was the last time Mount had a good game? 

 

[All Barco no bite]

He'd be a perfect fit here, he plays better as an attacking mid, works well in a 4-2-3-1. I think some forget how great Real Madrid's midfield is; Kroos, Modric and Valverde (all 3 are world class, top 5 in their career ballon d'or players) It pushes Isco forward.

Compared to Willian, Isco is both better as a midfielder and a scorer. He has scored 1 out of every 3 games played for Spain. As much as Frank likes to switch formation Isco would be fantastic. He can play in any of the 5 mid positions in a 4-2-3-1 depending on the situation. He'd also seems to play well in the middle of a 4-1-4-1, so you could play Abraham high, then Pulisic, Isco, Mount, Willian.

Did you just say Valverde is a world class, top 5 in his position, potential ballon d'or winner?

 

[Spiller86]

SMS was officially in the best Serie A team for the season 2017-18 and he was the best midfielder in the league last season, recently he won the player of the month award last month December 2019. Lazio is currently on a 10 game winning streak, just 6 points behind Juventus.

If you think Napoli can be hard, watch Lazio, they basically think that Sergej is better than Pogba and they will reject any offer smaller than 150m. Do we really need this player when we can get Sancho for the same money? RLC healthy can end up being a top player, Mount is on the same path as well.

Sorry didn't mean to suggest that we needed him. I think RLC could easily get to his level assuming the injury heals. I like Mason too. Very different players but good at different things.

For me I'd go for someone deeper in midfield, ideally with a left foot. I think for us to reach our potential playing how Frank has us playing Jorginho will probably need to be moved on. He has a lot of strengths but the lack of pace to cover in behind the high press is just a killer. 

 

[Scott Harris]

To be fair anyone who can hold down a first team spot at Real isn’t someone we could buy 

Doesn't mean we should be attempting to sign their squad players though.

 

[enigma]

Don't believe this for a minute, sorry.  

 

[jack_super_class]

Don't believe this rumour anyway but just to add that id rather we bough an up and coming midfielder like Dani Olmo or Bruno Fernandes that Isco.

 

[SFL82]

Doesn't mean we should be attempting to sign their squad players though.

I’m with you on that but sometimes a good player doesn’t fit the system or is out of favour with the manager that place is a talent pool so on occasion you can get a top player that would suit our needs but not theirs. For years a prime bale wasn’t played, if his wages were so ridiculous a PL club would surely have bought him and he improves any team  

 

[chiefBlueCFC]

Dont think Isco would be a good signing for what we do. I don't think he's reliable enough defensively to play in the middle, pressing high. Offensively, the guy is incredibly talented but don't think it works out well for both sides, personally.

 

[comtrend]

Dont think Isco would be a good signing for what we do. I don't think he's reliable enough defensively to play in the middle, pressing high. Offensively, the guy is incredibly talented but don't think it works out well for both sides, personally.

Might have worked alongside Kovacic/Kante. if we had a proper DM, instead of a deep lying playmaker like Jorginho. I rather we save  our money though, for Sancho, Werner and a quality left back in the summer.

 

[ducavis]

Might have worked alongside Kovacic/Kante. if we had a proper DM, instead of a deep lying playmaker like Jorginho. I rather we save  our money though, for Sancho, Werner and a quality left back in the summer.

He is a 10 though and he is an upgrade on Mount. I doubt Madrid will be asking for anything over £50m which is a snip for a player of his talent.

I won’t be surprised if he ends up at City next season as a replacement for Silva which will be a nightmare pairing alongside De Bruyne.

 

[ducavis]

Dont think Isco would be a good signing for what we do. I don't think he's reliable enough defensively to play in the middle, pressing high. Offensively, the guy is incredibly talented but don't think it works out well for both sides, personally.

Not directed at you personally but there is a weird fetish with a 10 who presses hard rather than creates.

side note: Had a look at De Bruyne’s stats and they are the most ridiculous ones I have ever seen for a footballer. 70+ goals & 117 assists in 267 appearances; bet he was/would have been hounded out for not pressing enough. 

 

[dkw]

Not directed at you personally but there is a weird fetish with a 10 who presses hard rather than creates.

side note: Had a look at De Bruyne’s stats and they are the most ridiculous ones I have ever seen for a footballer. 70+ goals & 117 assists in 267 appearances; bet he was/would have been hounded out for not pressing enough. 

But he presses for City, they all do, its a big part of Pep`s footballing Ethos. 

 

[dkw]

He is a 10 though and he is an upgrade on Mount. I doubt Madrid will be asking for anything over £50m which is a snip for a player of his talent.

I won’t be surprised if he ends up at City next season as a replacement for Silva which will be a nightmare pairing alongside De Bruyne.

He`s one of the most inconsistent players around, he makes Willian look solid. It would be a huge mistake signing him.

 

[chi blue]

Not sure where these silly rumours have come from but this isn't The Chelsea 2000 - 2010 model where we would possibly sign burnt out or injury prone big name players (shevchenko, Veron etc) this is the new Chelsea buying young and  hungry with loads of  potential players. Isco for heaven's sake what a bullsh*t signing that would be.

 

[All Barco no bite]

Sorry didn't mean to suggest that we needed him. I think RLC could easily get to his level assuming the injury heals. I like Mason too. Very different players but good at different things.

For me I'd go for someone deeper in midfield, ideally with a left foot. I think for us to reach our potential playing how Frank has us playing Jorginho will probably need to be moved on. He has a lot of strengths but the lack of pace to cover in behind the high press is just a killer. 

Prepare yourself for the wrath of @Gol15