Sadly, the likes of Sander Berge, who could do a Thiago-esque job for us passing-wise, but not ball-winning-wise (mind you, he wouldn't give it away for fun like T did today!) would cost silly money because every club knows we need midfielders (except ours, apparently) and that we're getting desperate.
Championship clubs shouldn't command 35 million for a player, regardless of who they're selling to, in my opinion. No, I'd actually be looking around the championship (we need home-grown players after all) as much as abroad, but we need players who can grow quickly into our way of playing.
Either we keep TAA and AR as attacking full backs but have midfielders who can cover them like Gini and Hendo used to, or we change the way we play.
Midfield -
Requirement number 1 - can keep the ball in tight spaces and take up the right defensive and offensive positions instinctively.
Requirement number 2 - quick off the mark to beat the press and make runs to support the wider forwards.
Anyone spring to mind? I'm struggling, apart from the obvious ones we've been linked with.
I actually think Hendo is still that player. He just can't see a full game through any more. When he came on today we had support for TAA and Mo and a shape that looked right on our RM position. I'd still be starting him.
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