If we can't get rid of the players that we need to, we may well have to compromise like last season, which is not good.Do you think Pep will want to go into the new season with only Fernandinho & his son, as right sided central defenders who have ever played in the Premier League ? With no real pre season ?
If we can't get rid of the players that we need to, we may well have to compromise like last season, which is not good.
We tried to sell Otto last summer, no takers, so far it seems the same this year and if a decent offer came in for John Stones, I think Pep would let him leave, he no longer trusts him.
You mean the two experienced CB that could not get a game last season, despite Laporte missing a large portion of the season, a 33 yr old CM player and a untried 19 yr old kid getting in front of both?I think it could possibly be a career ending mistake from Pep, if he gets rid of both our most senior cbs at this late stage.
No time to train new ones & barely any qualified backup for injuries etc.
And decided he's bigger and better than us!That's utter bollocks.
Stones gets as much shit as anyone & far more than his poor quality replacement who has already helped knock us out of two cups & has only been in the side a few months!
You mean the two experienced CB that could not get a game last season, despite Laporte missing a large portion of the season, a 33 yr old CM player and a untried 19 yr old kid getting in front of both?
Come on, they are both picking up big money, and their contributions have been minimal. Otto no problem, his time at the top is over. Stones is a waste of space, sad but true.
I think it could possibly be a career ending mistake from Pep, if he gets rid of both our most senior cbs at this late stage.
No time to train new ones & barely any qualified backup for injuries etc.
Good lord! You would think we were talking about Maldini, Nesta or Puyol here! its Stones, fucking John Stones! A career ending move for Ppe to get rid of Stones? I am beginning to think Stones is some kind of Don Corleone here at City, fucking untouchable, you talk bad about him or you sell and just like that you are done!
I don't understand your stance on John Stones. He is a player with incredible natural talent, a player whom his manager rated highly, a player who has had incredible support from that manager, yet John Stones has not only let himself down but Pep.I mean the only two experienced cbs, exept Laporte, who has enough on his plate trying to regain form & full fitness.
I don't know what has been going on with Stones, but imo, he wasn't very well managed from a football p.o v. If there is a guaranteed way to knock a players confidence & match sharpness then his usage last season would be it. If he was truly that far gone, he'd have been better off just being dropped & transfer listed rather than dragged around doing fuck all then stuck in for1 game to make a tit of himself.