I'm not saying Douggy won't end up flopping/playing below par but honestly as long as he's not the height of our ambition in the Summer, i'd absolutely take him.
If we get the best out of him we have an absolutely rapid winger who can skin a defender alive. If we had him on one side, and let's say Berna on the other. No fucking way the 2nd half in Madrid happens, because if you push up too far against players like that then they'll simply run in behind you and make you pay.
As opposed to a tired 34 year old Alves and Mandzukic, for all their immense qualities they're not what you need when camped in your own half. One didn't have the stamina left and the other is just not quick or particularly great at taking his man on.
If we get the best out of him we have an absolutely rapid winger who can skin a defender alive. If we had him on one side, and let's say Berna on the other. No fucking way the 2nd half in Madrid happens, because if you push up too far against players like that then they'll simply run in behind you and make you pay.
As opposed to a tired 34 year old Alves and Mandzukic, for all their immense qualities they're not what you need when camped in your own half. One didn't have the stamina left and the other is just not quick or particularly great at taking his man on.
