01-09-2015, 11:37 AM
He appears to be a good signing, but I'm not sure Shaqiri's going to live up to the hype that surrounds him. By that I mean a lot of expectations appear to be of him making the difference to reach CL and being a top tier player, but at this point I'd argue he's not at that level. That said, the club appear to try and be facilitating Mancini's needs and doing a reasonable job of it. I think this could be their potential side:
------------Handanovic--------------
Jonathan---Rano----Juan-----Nagatomo
----------Medel---Kovacic-----------
Shaqiri--------Guarin-------Podolski
--------------Icardi----------------
Maybe Hernanes in place of Guarin or deeper in midfield. Reasonably good side if I'm honest, albeit lacking in some positions.
------------Handanovic--------------
Jonathan---Rano----Juan-----Nagatomo
----------Medel---Kovacic-----------
Shaqiri--------Guarin-------Podolski
--------------Icardi----------------
Maybe Hernanes in place of Guarin or deeper in midfield. Reasonably good side if I'm honest, albeit lacking in some positions.