I would think Konsa has come in ahead of Mosquera for the price, and with Mosquera going down yesterday he probably starts. Anyway with Saliba out we'd have been a bit screwed with Mosquera going down if we hadn't signed anyone. Both right backs have injury issues too and Konsa (aswell as Mosquera) can cover there. Made sense to sign that sort of experience and quality at this stage.
Similarly with Bruno. Rice and Zubimendi were running on fumes by the end of last season with Norgaard deemed not good enough to play any meaningful game. This gives us the option to rotate without weakening the midfield. There are plenty of games to go around if we go deep in the cups or CL too. Based on the games so far it looks like Merino is considered the Odegaard alternative which is a bit unexpected, and Eze is the other LW option.
Surprised at Gyokeres not getting on in either league game though, especially with Havertz having a stinker yesterday. Not sure what's happening there.
Similarly with Bruno. Rice and Zubimendi were running on fumes by the end of last season with Norgaard deemed not good enough to play any meaningful game. This gives us the option to rotate without weakening the midfield. There are plenty of games to go around if we go deep in the cups or CL too. Based on the games so far it looks like Merino is considered the Odegaard alternative which is a bit unexpected, and Eze is the other LW option.
Surprised at Gyokeres not getting on in either league game though, especially with Havertz having a stinker yesterday. Not sure what's happening there.