Did Txiki pull out, does Txiki decide value ? Not according to the all or Nothing filming, where Txiki was told van Dijk was too expensive. Did Txiki alone decide not to try for an alternative or did he discuss with Pep , Soriano, Berrada. Or do at the end of every window they all wait for Txiki to appear and tell them how he got on?So Tixki did not fail to get a cb last summer?
Tixki spent all summer chasing Maguire, a player Pep wanted, then pulled out of the deal because it was not good value.
Tixki despite spending all summer chasing the said Maguire, once the club withdrew from the race to sign him , had no backup option?
Yes Pep was let down last summer, and it was obvious to all that Pep was pissed about it.
Like who? Don't see any promising prospectsSam Lee is reporting we have already lined up an alternative forward for Messi in the event it didn't happen.
OK, then the club messed up, and let's hope they don't do the same this summer, otherwise we will have another disappointing season.Did Txiki pull out, does Txiki decide value ? Not according to the all or Nothing filming, where Txiki was told van Dijk was too expensive. Did Txiki alone decide not to try for an alternative or did he discuss with Pep , Soriano, Berrada. Or do at the end of every window they all wait for Txiki to appear and tell them how he got on?
They have a friendly on saturday I thinkJust so you know; Barca’s first league game is not until 27th Sept...
So Tixki did not fail to get a cb last summer?
Tixki spent all summer chasing Maguire, a player Pep wanted, then pulled out of the deal because it was not good value.
Tixki despite spending all summer chasing the said Maguire, once the club withdrew from the race to sign him , had no backup option?
Yes Pep was let down last summer, and it was obvious to all that Pep was pissed about it.
His price was outrageous , just like VVD and Koulibaly were and will be.and he was right! He wasn’t good value. Tiki didn’t know we’d lose Laporte for so long or that Stones would have a meltdown. Pep was also planning to use Garcia.
It will all have been discussed- Tiki doesn’t make unilateral decisions
Emphasis on good. Maguire is average. Nowhere near Koulibaly or Van Dijk's level. The fact that we were reportedly willing to go to 70 million for him is evidence that the club understood the gravity of the problem and were willing to overpay. They just weren't willing to overpay as much as United were.His price was outrageous , just like VVD and Koulibaly were and will be.
Sometimes needs are greater, you have to pay over the top for something you badly need, good CB's are a rare commodity.
Anyone at the club who though we had enough with Kompany leaving, Stones damaged and Otto legs failing, should be looking for another job, criminal mistake in my opinion.
No, but the said cheque book opened for yet another RB
He did, let him go, but even without Danilo, CB was far more important.Danilo wanted to go.
His price was outrageous , just like VVD and Koulibaly were and will be.
Sometimes needs are greater, you have to pay over the top for something you badly need, good CB's are a rare commodity.
Anyone at the club who though we had enough with Kompany leaving, Stones damaged and Otto legs failing, should be looking for another job, criminal mistake in my opinion.
He did, let him go, but even without Danilo, CB was far more important.
Frimpong, remember him? let him go for next to nothing to Celtic, the kid has been amazing up there, he could have been used as cover, we had other options at RB and also Walker is rarely injured and very consistent.
Our priority last summer was a top class CB
The title was lost as soon as Laporte was injured.I doubt they did think they had enough but they’re not going to jump at anything like some clubs & it has proved a winning formula apart from last season when we only won 2 pieces of silverware & only cane second in the league
The title was lost as soon as Laporte was injured.
We were a long , long way behind the dippers, we lost 9 league games last season, that for a club like us is unacceptable.
His price was outrageous , just like VVD and Koulibaly were and will be.
Sometimes needs are greater, you have to pay over the top for something you badly need, good CB's are a rare commodity.
Anyone at the club who though we had enough with Kompany leaving, Stones damaged and Otto legs failing, should be looking for another job, criminal mistake in my opinion.
Big mistake in giving them a second chance, Otto was gone and that's age, you can't get that back, Stones was given a chance and we all know what he did with that!!We decided to give both Stones and Otamendi one more go rather than spunking £80m on Slabhead (or Ake would of been valued at that price last season)
Big mistake in giving them a second chance, Otto was gone and that's age, you can't get that back, Stones was given a chance and we all know what he did with that!!
Otto getting old was hindsight? LOLHindsight is a wonderful thing
So Tixki did not fail to get a cb last summer?
Tixki spent all summer chasing Maguire, a player Pep wanted, then pulled out of the deal because it was not good value.
Tixki despite spending all summer chasing the said Maguire, once the club withdrew from the race to sign him , had no backup option?
Yes Pep was let down last summer, and it was obvious to all that Pep was pissed about it.