Thoughts on a Trojan Prince/Full Back
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:03 am
Despite the original Hector coming to a sticky end at the hands of a rather ruthless Greek, the Hector Bellerin rumours won't go away.
They were bubbling around in the summer.and are still bubbling:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... indow.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... er-8873064?
No doubt fueled by the efforts of his agent and a little tapping up by our new friend Michael Arteta.
That Pep-biographer and notorious self-promoter Guillem Balague identifies 2 problems for Pep -
1) Lack of 3 top players up front like Messi, Suarez, Neymar, Ronaldo - or any of - to work with Aguero
2) Both full back positions. It's fair to say all are on the downward spiral of their career, although Kolarov has found a new and probably longer outlet as a CB. Clichy is easily the worst fit for Pep, and over the hill, Zaba would've been superb for him 5 years ago and Sagna, despite still being a top level player, is also well over 30 and doesn't 'bomb on' in the traditional Guardiola way
Maffeo is adequate - Pep has had a look but not kept him in the squad (I think ?). Angelino I don't know - I think he's OK going forward but again Pep prefers Clichy and Kolarov at LB - which must say something. Maybe he'll be in next year or in the League Cup - whatever it is called these days.
Which brings us back to Hector. To be honest I've always been pretty impressed with him. He's got to be a 'Pep-type' player? Given Arsenal's tendency to lose decent players for the lure of cash, Arteta's tapping up and Pep's personal persuasion we may make them an offer they can't refuse in January, or almost certainly in July:
What do people think??
They were bubbling around in the summer.and are still bubbling:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... indow.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... er-8873064?
No doubt fueled by the efforts of his agent and a little tapping up by our new friend Michael Arteta.
That Pep-biographer and notorious self-promoter Guillem Balague identifies 2 problems for Pep -
1) Lack of 3 top players up front like Messi, Suarez, Neymar, Ronaldo - or any of - to work with Aguero
2) Both full back positions. It's fair to say all are on the downward spiral of their career, although Kolarov has found a new and probably longer outlet as a CB. Clichy is easily the worst fit for Pep, and over the hill, Zaba would've been superb for him 5 years ago and Sagna, despite still being a top level player, is also well over 30 and doesn't 'bomb on' in the traditional Guardiola way
Maffeo is adequate - Pep has had a look but not kept him in the squad (I think ?). Angelino I don't know - I think he's OK going forward but again Pep prefers Clichy and Kolarov at LB - which must say something. Maybe he'll be in next year or in the League Cup - whatever it is called these days.
Which brings us back to Hector. To be honest I've always been pretty impressed with him. He's got to be a 'Pep-type' player? Given Arsenal's tendency to lose decent players for the lure of cash, Arteta's tapping up and Pep's personal persuasion we may make them an offer they can't refuse in January, or almost certainly in July:
What do people think??