Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
I think yesterday highlighted the need for another attacking player who is a level above what we have now. It's easy to say it but I think we need a new Pienaar type player, someone who can receive the ball in tight spaces and shift it about, someone with an eye for a decent pass. Yesterday we had Barkley, Pienaar and Mirallas in attack, and whilst they're all good players, only Pienaar currently has that skill set, in my opinion.
McGeady is a good little winger who could turn out to be an absolute bargain, but he's too similar to Mirallas for me to replace Pienaar in the starting line up. I think it's part of the reason why we still see so much of Osman. Deulofeu and McGeady can get the ball and run at people but Osman and Pienaar have different skills which we don't have in our other attacking players (besides Barkley who is a work in progress). I think those two are the most similar to the Barcelona type players needed for this system. I.E quick feet and quick dribbling, passing and movement.
McGeady is a good little winger who could turn out to be an absolute bargain, but he's too similar to Mirallas for me to replace Pienaar in the starting line up. I think it's part of the reason why we still see so much of Osman. Deulofeu and McGeady can get the ball and run at people but Osman and Pienaar have different skills which we don't have in our other attacking players (besides Barkley who is a work in progress). I think those two are the most similar to the Barcelona type players needed for this system. I.E quick feet and quick dribbling, passing and movement.
