And therein lies their problems.which if they manage to keep it together and hold onto their manager may well bring them trophies.
Where as City have won the league twice, an FA Cup and the league cup twice.
I wouldn't swap the last six years so I could swing a dick showing how our net transfer spend is tiny like some sort of football hipster. I also wouldn't swap our coming five years with theirs either.
no, just merely pointing out that to slam them for not winning anything is a bit presumptive considering they could still win the double.
His point still stands with regards to what we've won in those years to now and what they could, potentially, win. It still dwarfs them.no, just merely pointing out that to slam them for not winning anything is a bit presumptive considering they could still win the double.
What do you mean i rarely miss? i've never seen you post before..? I'm just telling it how it is, which is that it's extremely unrealistic to think we will sign both Sanchez and Mbappe....is that so bad?I mean, other than an opportunity to piss on the parade (which you rarely miss) what reasons do you have to be sceptical of City signing those two players?
What do you mean i rarely miss? i've never seen you post before..?
I'm just telling it how it is, which is that it's extremely unrealistic to think we will sign both Sanchez and Mbappe....is that so bad?
What makes you think that?What do you mean i rarely miss? i've never seen you post before..? I'm just telling it how it is, which is that it's extremely unrealistic to think we will sign both Sanchez and Mbappe....is that so bad?
@pudge Your arguement why it's unlikely to sign both Sanchez and Mbappe, that it would lead to a discontent dressing room, is valid but in a Pep team that rotates almost every game and indeed multiple times per game, isn't so unthinkable.
If Aguero goes, and Kelechi/Nolito perhaps too, then we are left with Sane-Jesus-Sterling and a void should any get injured, tired or go off form. Two more forwards with flexibility to play across the front three, as with Sanchez and Mbappe, is ideal.
Then you need to get your short term memory looked into, as you responded to a post of mine (with a negativity of course) in this thread alone last Friday. I recommend not posting again until all memory issues have been resolved.
And I'm asking you to provide reasons why you think it's unrealistic, which you have yet to do.
If Aguero goes, then I can see Sanchez coming in. Having played under Pep and understanding/accepting his style. However, an 18 year old Mbappe coming in and accepting playing once every two or three games? Sterling accepting more rotation? Sane and Jesus too? No chance.@pudge Your arguement why it's unlikely to sign both Sanchez and Mbappe, that it would lead to a discontent dressing room, is valid but in a Pep team that rotates almost every game and indeed multiple times per game, isn't so unthinkable.
If Aguero goes, and Kelechi/Nolito perhaps too, then we are left with Sane-Jesus-Sterling and a void should any get injured, tired or go off form. Two more forwards with flexibility to play across the front three, as with Sanchez and Mbappe, is ideal.
Then you need to get your short term memory looked into, as you responded to a post of mine (with a negativity of course) in this thread alone last Friday. I recommend not posting again until all memory issues have been resolved.
And I'm asking you to provide reasons why you think it's unrealistic, which you have yet to do.
We are not in the same bracket as Leicester and Spurs. Yes I admit that we've had some terrible purchases in the last couple of seasons but that doesn't mean we shouldn't make use of whatever advantage we have to put us over in England and Europe. If for example we got Mbappe and managed to sort out the other ares (we've been linked to full backs, athe least one goal keeper, midfielders and center backs), I'd be very pleased. The key for me is getting good value for money spent but some on here are implying that they have a problem with us spending money comparing us with the above mentioned clubs. Take a look at the two Madrid clubs. One has done very well and has punched way beyond their means and got a La Liga title in the process but the other is in a completely different world in terms of profile and achievements. Fair play to Leicester but you are only as big as your ambitions and if you are in this cadre, you only need to go about doing your low-cost low-risk purchases. And it would further help if you have a good manager like Poch who can get good value from these low risk buys. If it doesn't work out, nobody really complains because cost is low and they are not aspiring to win the league anyways. Additionaly Poch has been here for sometime and understands the requirements of the EPL whilst Pep is having his first encounter with the league. Even the almighty Barca that stumbled upon a once-in-a-generation set of talents have come to the sad but true realisation that money is the name of the game in this era. I'm still waiting till they produce the next Messi but for now they surely can do with the less than magnificent Andres Gomes who they got for 40 odd million. The same Barca dominated Spain and Europe for a long time. Guess what? Real Madrid spent loads just to get close to them but it seemed futile then, they never stopped and today we can say quite frankly that the gulf in the quality of both teams has been reduced to almost zero (debatable which side has the better team but I for one think that RM does). Quality will always speak in the long term and outlive those strategies that the likes of Dortmund and Leicester like to employ and I'll tell you what; true quality is nothe always cheap. Nothing bad with these strategies but its all about where you want to be. Not every club wants to win the UCL. Summary: Don't give a shit about Leicester and Co. Spend but make sure to get good value. If you consider what others might say, you'd shortchange yourself because they will always whine no matter what you do.Maybe so, but for all the talk about how good Spurs are, they're going to miss out on the title again. Same as us. They've a chance of winning the Fa Cup, but they've not won anything in years. For all the criticism of our spending, we've got our trophies in the bag.
It's not a simple case of maths; 5 into 3.Not so sure why people are debating about Sanchez and Mbappe possibly coming in. Unsettled dressing room? Pfft. Assuming Aguero leaves, that gives us 5 options for 3 positions. That's ridiculously strong squad depth. League winning, CL hunting, squad depth. We play a huge amount of games a season, all 5 of those will get their turn equally I would imagine. Say we do get those two and we start a game with Sane - Sanchez - Sterling. 60 minutes in and we've missed a load of chances and need a goal so we turn to the bench (how many times have we seen that this season?) We could bring Jesus and Mbappe on and have fresh, hungry, determined, world class players ready to score. That's a mouthwatering thought. Another point is how does the opposition set up against us if they don't know which 3 of those 5 players are going to play? Adds a lot of unpredictability to our game.
There's huge sentiment with Aguero, our finest and most decorated striker. One of my favorite ever players. But as our manager has said it's up to him if he leaves. So if he does pack his bags and go then we need world class players to fill the void, and to replace other attackers who aren't up to the standard.
I fully trust our club to get it right this transfer window. Cannot believe some of you are moaning about us having these kind of ambitions because of what? The players we're linked to are too good to be rotated?
Players may not wish to go where they'll be benched more often than not, shockingly.
It's not a simple case of maths; 5 into 3.
It's the standing and expectation of each player. Do you think, one word answer please, that say Sterling (potentially our POTY winner) will be happy with even greater rotation and bench time?
Oh yes, he gets a rest and in comes Mbappe who tears it up, Sterling's then nice and refreshed and takes his place again. Happy, happy Mbappe.One word answer, possibly. But I bet he wouldn't mind a well deserved rest every few games. Our players have looked absolutely knackered at times this season and that impacts their performance. It also gives him even more reason to rip it up every game and prove he's better than the other 4.