Marvin said:He has a poor disciplinary record, but the flip side to that is he has fire in his belly. I like players who play with rage. Vieira was one, but you have to try and control it.
Anyone who thinks we should not sign Pepe because of his disciplinary record is letting one negative cloud out all the positives. He's been like thi throughout his time at Real Madrid and it did not stop them winning stuff.
Expensive and old. But for 2-3 seasons you'd get a player that could see City competing in the latter stages of the Champions League and dominating domestically. That can't come soon enough for me, because there will come a time when players like Silva, Yaya and Aguero will want to move on. We don't really know what the lifetime of this team is.
Alternatives are much riskier because Pepe has been there and done it, and is at the top of the game. If you go through the elite clubs and compare central defenders, you'd have Pepe in there in the top 3 defenders
Marvin said:He has a poor disciplinary record, but the flip side to that is he has fire in his belly. I like players who play with rage. Vieira was one, but you have to try and control it.
Anyone who thinks we should not sign Pepe because of his disciplinary record is letting one negative cloud out all the positives. He's been like thi throughout his time at Real Madrid and it did not stop them winning stuff.
ChicagoBlue said:Marvin said:He has a poor disciplinary record, but the flip side to that is he has fire in his belly. I like players who play with rage. Vieira was one, but you have to try and control it.
Anyone who thinks we should not sign Pepe because of his disciplinary record is letting one negative cloud out all the positives. He's been like thi throughout his time at Real Madrid and it did not stop them winning stuff.
Expensive and old. But for 2-3 seasons you'd get a player that could see City competing in the latter stages of the Champions League and dominating domestically. That can't come soon enough for me, because there will come a time when players like Silva, Yaya and Aguero will want to move on. We don't really know what the lifetime of this team is.
Alternatives are much riskier because Pepe has been there and done it, and is at the top of the game. If you go through the elite clubs and compare central defenders, you'd have Pepe in there in the top 3 defenders
Not a chance I'd have Pepe in the top 3 central defenders. He is a moron.
Mr Ed (The Stables) said:I see the red mist came down again today and another red card!!
I like players llike him who have won everything but are still hungry. Those players are like gold dustLoveCity said:Marvin said:He has a poor disciplinary record, but the flip side to that is he has fire in his belly. I like players who play with rage. Vieira was one, but you have to try and control it.
Anyone who thinks we should not sign Pepe because of his disciplinary record is letting one negative cloud out all the positives. He's been like thi throughout his time at Real Madrid and it did not stop them winning stuff.
His disciplinary record hasn't even been bad for a while now. This was an anomaly in recent times, like the old Pepe. The new Pepe hasn't had a red card for Real Madrid for 3 1/2 YEARS.
He was also one of the best centre-backs in Europe last season and was the best player on the pitch when Real beat Bayern 4-0. Ancelotti refused to lose Pepe when City wanted him and Ancelotti knows a good defender.
People are so heavily influenced by one event/match. Pepe is brilliant, wouldn't be my first choice but if we run into walls pursuing our main targets, he would be a great option if Real sell. Miles better than some of the second rate defenders suggested on here.