When Guardiola was Barca manager, he played Messi as false 9 alongside Villa. When Pep managed Bayern, he played Muller and Lewandowski together, with Robbery on the wings. I don’t see why he can’t play Ronaldo and Dybala together.
You keep saying that Ronaldo is not an ideal winger for Guardiola, yet Pep plays Sterling in a very similar role to how Ronaldo has played since 2013. Sterling is not a traditional winger, he’s an inside forward.
Anyway, I think that Pep would like Dybala, he liked Villa and Aguero after all. I think we will see something like this:
You keep saying that Ronaldo is not an ideal winger for Guardiola, yet Pep plays Sterling in a very similar role to how Ronaldo has played since 2013. Sterling is not a traditional winger, he’s an inside forward.
Anyway, I think that Pep would like Dybala, he liked Villa and Aguero after all. I think we will see something like this:
Ronaldo - Dybala - Costa
Isco - Pjanic - Ramsey
Isco - Pjanic - Ramsey
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You're right but there are a lot of ifs in here...
First: is Pep as the coach. I'd love to have him here and he's definitely #1 for me but he'll be very difficult to get.
Second: You assume that Pep would consider Kean good enough to be CR7 understudy. I could live with that and so you could but I'm not sure if Pep was happy with that
Third: Pep also likes to play with two forwards upfront. On paper Dybala and CR7 are a good pairing for a forward line.
On the other hand we definitely need more a Pogba than a Dybala. It's due to our midfield being that poor though.
First: is Pep as the coach. I'd love to have him here and he's definitely #1 for me but he'll be very difficult to get.
Second: You assume that Pep would consider Kean good enough to be CR7 understudy. I could live with that and so you could but I'm not sure if Pep was happy with that
Third: Pep also likes to play with two forwards upfront. On paper Dybala and CR7 are a good pairing for a forward line.
On the other hand we definitely need more a Pogba than a Dybala. It's due to our midfield being that poor though.
I think he likes promoting young upcoming players, but perhaps hed like a 3rd option besides CR and Kean as well. Dybala technically fits the reserve striker role but id rather cash in than have him as a sub. Guys like Felix and Kean fit more into the timeline of an aging and declining CR while they slowly take the spotlight.
Im not claiming i know what he would do if he came here but based on his work in Bayern and City this is the conclusion i get. On papar thats a Pep attack. But will he sacrifice pace on the wings, a mid or a defender for it?

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