Brendan Fraudgers!

Is the man you are looking for... :icon_mrgreen:

I do agree with you though, we do need a * hard * in midfield, a Neil Lennon sort of player who will break up the play and lay it off to the more creative midfielders. These players are rarer to find these days and the foreign market can be deceiving as we have found but there are more Wanyamas out there. At the moment best man for job would be Ajer, he's strong, good tackler and can hold the ball well not to mention hes a * giant so can win headers but for me he isn't a full evil * who will do the gritty stuff but I haven't seen too much of him so time will tell.

 

That is going to be such a difficult player to find because it'll be in such demand. Do we want a Medel or Busquets style player? You seen anyone interesting?

 

Aye it was lord Ambrose himself, * knows why picture hasn't appeared!

Yeah I agree south America does produce that nitty gritty player who loves to run and just does simple * but permits would be a huge struggle however its worth a scout! I would like to think theres another big Viking * in Denmark who could do job or maybe go somewhere like Croatia, Slovakia ect those guys are tough * and as seen in euros Croatians are on the up technically. Maybe Jozo the Provo could give us some hints.

 

Glenn Whelan.

 

Just had a wee gander on YouTube, they both look good. Not afraid of going in for a hard tackle although it looks like Besic might have better timing. Aranguiz is definitely better going forward and getting goals it looks like. Both of them technically sound and comfortable on the ball.

Aranguiz is valued at 9m Euros and Besic 6m Euros.

I actually prefer the look of Besic as he seems more defensive and he's cheaper. We could afford him too if that valuation is anywhere near correct. I imagine there would be a few clubs in for him though. Plus those * EPL wages are an obstacle too.

Would be great to find a player like that from abroad.

 

Adam Nagy has been good for Hungary.

 

The Benfica man :smiley-laughing002:

It's hard to tell from an international tournament, but £2m seems to be a snip.

 

Personally if Broony is fit I would play him as a purely defensive midfielder. On his day he is one of the best tackling midfielders we've got, and we have more creative players who can play further up from him.

Still gutted we sold Kayal

 

What an imposing figure Kara Mbodj is, looks like he would be a great enforcer in midfield and he can score a screamer too. 4.5m Euros.

I just seen some footage of Adam Nagy when he was 18 and he looks excellent although he was playing more attacking midfield then. If he can play DM with those attacking skills he must be worth a punt. If Benfica are after him it says a lot, ideal price for us too. Just shows you there is quality and value to be had.

Our scouts are due another good season.

There's no footage of Glenn Whelan apart from the Italy blockbuster goal and Eamon Dunphy ripping him and McCarthy apart. Those Irish pundits don't mess about.

 

As Monaghan said, Bitton isn't a natural defensive midfielder. He sits deep but he's not one to do the dirty work on a regular basis and shield the defence. He's too lightweight for it.

McGregor is far better offensively than defensively. Brown is more box to box - too reckless to be a reliable defensive midfielder. Ajer has been played in all sorts of roles in midfield, by all accounts he's still to actually find his best role. Johansen, let's not be silly.

I'm not even talking about a 4231. If we go with 433, then the centre of the 3 has to be good defensively. Think of Lucas at Liverpool. He never gets far up the pitch, he tends to shield the defence and keep it simple.

Of course it's unlikely we'll find another player as good as Wanyama, but I mean we need a player like him i.e. a brick wall.

 

Scott Browns time as a first team player will shorty be over at Celtic mate, Brendan likes his players first and foremost to be very good footballers who are comfortable with the ball and will rarely ever misplace a pass. All skills Brown does not have. I wouldn't be surprised to see Brown play no part in the qualifiers due to Brendan not trusting him, he'll take a look at him during pre season and be unimpressed imo. Said it in another thread Browns best days are well behind and we need to plan a new first team future now without him.

 

I guarentee this won't be the case.

 

With our current squad I think the first team will be something like this:

Gordon

Lustig Erik Simunovic Tierney

Brown Bitton Johansen

Roberts Griffiths Commons​

Need a left winger, so that was between Commons and McGregor but I imagine Commons will start for the qualifiers at least.

The man in the middle for Rodgers is usually the passer that can control the game, that's Bitton for us. The two next to him are workers who can get up and down the pitch, get on the ball and cover for others. Perfectly suited for Broony and Johansen.

Can see McGregor coming in throughout the season though, in any of three positions there.