I think they both would without much trouble. The issue is we are clearly not after Griezmann given the players we have already bought and the fact that he just signed a new contract. Its a bit like suggesting we buy Neymar this summer after having just bought Ibra and Mkhi.
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I think they both would without much trouble. The issue is we are clearly not after Griezmann given the players we have already bought and the fact that he just signed a new contract. Its a bit like suggesting we buy Neymar this summer after having just bought Ibra and Mkhi.
We could say the same about Messi and Ronaldo as well. Its simply not going to happen.
Griezmann is not a #10. And Jose doesn't play with 2 strikers, and Griezmann can't play as a lone striker.
It makes no sense.
Why would he want to join us?
I never said it was different. I said it would be better to spend that kind of money on a world class attacking player like Griezmann. I would love us to get both, but that won't happen so I would rather we get Griezmann. We can still get a CM as well.
We just bought a very good attacking player and signed another to go along with the one we had in Martial. We are well stocked in the attacking department. it's the midfield that's lagging behind the top teams in the league.
What's the primary motivation of 99% of modern top level footballers?
Pogba is worth it, Griezmann just signed a new contract at Atletico so he is staying loyal to Simeone. So out of these two there is only one option we can still pursue.
Neymar plays in a different position to Ibra and Mkhi so it's not like that at all. We have Martial for that position so we don't need Neymar. We don't have a world class number 10/second striker like Griezmann.
you keep saying this, but Jose doesn't play that system.
His #10 have been Sneijder, Ozil, and Oscar. Griezmann is nothing like them. He's a 2nd striker. He can't play with his back to the goal, or in tight spaces.
He's a second striker. This is the position that Jose would play him in.
Because he would get more money here?
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What's the point in engaging in this sort of pure fanaticism at this point after we've already signed two quality attackers. You and I both know we're not buying Griezmann this summer, so why not apply the discussion towards midfield, where we do look like we are going to buy a player.
I think this was said to be false. Juve were never in his bio apparently
ugh.
Only here? So he had no offers from money clubs before he decided to stay at Atletico?
On what basis? His talk and his actions state otherwise.
Do you really think our front line will score enough goals to win the PL considering that Zlatan is 34 and Martial is 20? I'm not so sure. Griezmann would considerably increase our firepower.
So would Messi and Ronaldo. Can't ever have enough fire power.
We're the ugly rich girl at the dance right now, but with Zlatan, Mourinho, Cl football next year, and maybe Pogba, we're starting to look a lot better to the players we want.
We wont be signing one either. If we play with a ten then it will be Rooney; whether we're happy with that or not.
If we spend big this window it will be on a central midfielder.
Between Zlatan, Martial, Mkhitaryan and Rashford I expect us to get about 55-65 goals with another 20 coming from other areas.
He conveniently left of Martial and Rashford who will only improve and contribute more goals next year. Also, if Ibra knocks in 30, it will completely suffocate the need for any more attackers.
Martial: 15 goals
Zlatan: 12 goals
Miki: 12 goals
Rashford: 8 goals
Rooney: 8 goals
Rest of team: 20 goals
That's 75 goals. More than Jose's title winning Chelsea squad.
I think you are probably right.
Its likely down to Madrid and us. Doesn't look like Perez will bite on the 100m fee, so it looks like we have a good shot.
Ibra has a better chance at 30 than 12 and Martial will get 20 next year.
I'm going for the lowest totals possible, just to show him we've got adequate firepower.
He's back to following Juve on Instagram now if anyone cares about that sorta thing.
He just signed a contract and dedicated himself for at least another season at Atletico. You are just fantasizing here, what's the point? If anything we could try next summer, we have enough money anyway. Why not address our midfield problem which is a gaping hole at the moment?
He just signed a contract and dedicated himself for at least another season at Atletico. You are just fantasizing here, what's the point? If anything we could try next summer, we have enough money anyway. Why not address our midfield problem which is a gaping hole at the moment?
Why not Pogba AND Kroos?
-----------Zlatan------------
Rooney---Griezmann---Mkhitaryan
-------Pogba-----Kroos
-----------Zlatan------------
Rooney---Griezmann---Mkhitaryan
-------Pogba-----Kroos
Because Wayne Rooney, sadly. And Madrid won't miss out on Pogba and sell Kroos.
I think our forward players will need to score more than that if we want to win the PL. Do you think our team we will score more than Pep's City team?
there's no point to having firepower when there is no one to create chances, its not like our front line from last season is made up of bad finishers we just didn't create enough. Griezmann adds more goalscorers to the team and we end up with the same problem as last season. Pogba or any other top class creative midfielder helps us solve this problem.
Imagine dropping Martial for Rooney.Griezmann won't happen, Madrid aren't selling Kroos.
And they will. He is lowballing the numbers to drive home a point. Ibra will get somewhere in the 25-30 goal range and Martial will hit 20. I also believe Memphis will start contributing goals in addition to the others. We will be an attack machine, especially if Pogba comes.
Do you really believe a 34 year old Zlatan will score 30 goals in the PL?