It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[mosssideblue]

If we don’t get Koulibaly because of pissing about, and it forces us to go into next season having STILL not replaced Kompany two summers in a row, that’s absolutely ridiculous.
Ake is bought for entirely different purposes, getting Koulibaly is close to essential.
No other club would lose such an iconic figure and boarder-line refuse to replace him.

define pissing about

 

[mosssideblue]

@BillyShears @tolmie's hairdoo do either of you think there is anything in the Upamecano rumour?

FFS, cannot you read Tolmies recent posts - give him a break

 

[sir baconface]

Apart from the fact this supposedly obsession with being Barcelona lite hasn't hindered us over the last 8 years, it's actually seen us become the most successful team in the league.

It has indeed but time moves on and rapid teams like Liverpool and Bayern are in the ascendancy while we too often revert to slow, thousand-pass build-ups. As for the defence... moderate but fast-breaking teams like Wolves and the rags have exposed us.

Hopefully Torres will give us a quicker outlet once he’s settled in. Plus more reliance on Foden and less on Gundogan. Ake and A N Other could give us more urgency from the back, although we are still light In Fern’s former department.

The Messi saga certainly did raise the Barça Lite spectre big time though.

 

[malg]

define pissing about

Spending weeks negotiating a deal for Messi when he was never, ever going to leave.

That's he might be thinking about.......... obviously not me...

 

[abu13]

I've seen people in Wales being told to drive 100 miles to get a test. Thanks bud.

I have experience of being told to do the exact opposite, the whole thing seems to be in Chaos.

 

[Phil1]

It has indeed but time moves on and rapid teams like Liverpool and Bayern are in the ascendancy while we too often revert to slow, thousand-pass build-ups. As for the defence... moderate but fast-breaking teams like Wolves and the rags have exposed us.

Hopefully Torres will give us a quicker outlet once he’s settled in. Plus more reliance on Foden and less on Gundogan. Ake and A N Other could give us more urgency from the back, although we are still light In Fern’s former department.

The Messi saga certainly did raise the Barça Lite spectre big time though.

Yeah I touched on this point on the Gundo blind spot thread.
The biggest issue we had last season was the lack of pace all over the pitch which means the hard press we've been used to has all but disappeared.
If we don't inject some power and pace into the team then it could be another long hard season.

 

[mosssideblue]

Spending weeks negotiating a deal for Messi when he was never, ever going to leave.

That's he might be thinking about.......... obviously not me...

You seem sure we did spend weeks negotiating despite several ITKs saying otherwise. What evidence do you have to back up your claim?

 

[sir baconface]

Yeah I touched on this point on the Gundo blind spot thread.
The biggest issue we had last season was the lack of pace all over the pitch which means the hard press we've been used to has all but disappeared.
If we don't inject some power and pace into the team then it could be another long hard season.

Bayern were an object lesson when they tore Barcelona apart. I was quietly (very quietly!) thankful when Lyon spared us the prospect of playing them.

That said, we’ve been able to resurrect it in some big games but in others we’ve frozen.

 

[argyle]

So it looks like it will be Koulibaly and that will be it?

If so, anyone else thinks it's a mistake not to get a CM or striker?

We fell apart at important times last season without Fern in midfield and we're relying on Aguero to score the important goals again but that knee injury is no joke, can cause other problems.

Greedy I know, I got carried away with expectation on here after the CAS verdict.

 

[bondsman]

Bayern were an object lesson when they tore Barcelona apart. I was quietly (very quietly!) thankful when Lyon spared us the prospect of playing them.

That said, we’ve been able to resurrect it in some big games but in others we’ve frozen.

We 100% need some more pace down our spine.

 

[crystal_mais]

Even for a test done via the post? I've seen people waiting four or five days. I sent the test kit away Monday morning and the tracker ID also confirmed it had been delivered to the sorting office in Glasgow 24 hours later.

It has clearly been delivered and suspected it was just down to the huge backlog they must have.

A sit stands, I can come out of quarantine tomorrow after ten days anyway?

Look after yourself pal. Hope all good. Weird times we are living through at the moment

 

[BlueCityfan]

So it looks like it will be Koulibaly and that will be it?

If so, anyone else thinks it's a mistake not to get a CM or striker?

We fell apart at important times last season without Fern in midfield and we're relying on Aguero to score the important goals again but that knee injury is no joke, can cause other problems.

Greedy I know, I got carried away with expectation on here after the CAS verdict.

The reports all summer have been that we want at least 1-2 + Koulibaly. Another LB as well as a forward. But given the pace of our business this summer. Wouldn't surprise me if we only got Koulibaly (or none at all).

Hard to see us signing another forward when no good ones seem to be available. Would be depressing to see us go for someone average like Martinez. When Messi, Haaland, Mbappe and maybe even Neymar could be on the market next summer.

 

[Bluemanc100]

So it looks like it will be Koulibaly and that will be it?

If so, anyone else thinks it's a mistake not to get a CM or striker?

We fell apart at important times last season without Fern in midfield and we're relying on Aguero to score the important goals again but that knee injury is no joke, can cause other problems.

Greedy I know, I got carried away with expectation on here after the CAS verdict.

There are three weeks of the window left aren’t there??

 

[adam.marrett]

You need to sort it out mate ;)

My testing lab is Glasgow, so no idea how they are fixed.

Get well soon mate and good luck with it all to

 

[argyle]

There are three weeks of the window left aren’t there??

There are, I'm just taking the word of people on here posting in good faith. The only info/name they are giving is Koulibaly and even that is up in the air.

 

[Coatigan]

What the fuck can Liverpool offer that we can't?

VAR

 

[Keeper!]

So it looks like it will be Koulibaly and that will be it?

If so, anyone else thinks it's a mistake not to get a CM or striker?

We fell apart at important times last season without Fern in midfield and we're relying on Aguero to score the important goals again but that knee injury is no joke, can cause other problems.

Greedy I know, I got carried away with expectation on here after the CAS verdict.

There seems to be a change of direction from the club in terms of transfers.

The chairman said in the end of the season interview that there would be incomings and this after the signings of Ake and Torres.

I am sure we will sign a CB but that apart seems very quite.

Are the club worried about what the season holds in the future regarding covid/finances?

 

[Marvin]

There are three weeks of the window left aren’t there??

Yes but the optimum time to do the deal has passed which makes you wonder if we are serious about doing the deal at all. Sorting the central defence out should have been the absolute priority for this Summer. Now we go to Wolves with a defence that will lift Wolves and give them genuine hope of beating us.

We spent most of the Summer camped out on the Nou Camp car park but haven't yet done the bare minimum of what was required. I'll be well p'ssed off with City if they go a 2nd season without replacing Kompany.

 

[Marvin]

There seems to be a change of direction from the club in terms of transfers.

The chairman said in the end of the season interview that there would be incomings and this after the signings of Ake and Torres.

I am sure we will sign a CB but that apart seems very quite.

Are the club worried about what the season holds in the future regarding covid/finances?

In that case buy Koulibaly first. Get the essential deal done. We could have made just the one signing this Summer (Koulibaly) and put ourselves back in contention. Perhaps we probably still will move but you have to wonder now.

 

[Dobsy]

For everyone worrying about lack of signings btw, I think it's worth looking at the activity of other clubs for comparison.

United have one signing and Liverpool have none.

Barcelona have the strange Pjanic swap and the only other likely first teamer is a 20 year old Portuguese winger for €30m.

Real Madrid have made no moves to date.

PSG signed Icardi (who we wouldn't have wanted but still) and a backup goalkeeper.

Bayern took Leroy from us and did their usual trick of fucking over another Bundesliga team by tapping up their Goalkeeper and having him run down his contract.

Only Chelsea have made several significant first team signings.

It seems like it's not an easy summer and there's a lot left in the tank for the end of the transfer window.