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

[Marvin]

City are in transition. Kompany gone, Silva too. Fernandinho and Aguero are in their last season.

City have a group of very talented young players: Garcia, Harwood Bellis, Doyle, Foden, Bernabe and we've added Torres and Ake to that group but if we are going to challenge for the title I think we need a right-sided central defender. Garcia and Harwood-Bellis were the young central defenders coming through. But we learned at the end of last Summer that Garcia wanted to go to Barcelona. That meant that we absolutely needed a right-sided central defender. That is all we had to do.

I thought we had identified Koulibaly as the man so it's been frustrating to see City struggle. If City had concerns about the fee, or his age, then prepare other targets, and don't wait for the final weeks of the season to looka round when your main target looks awkward.

 

[Marvin]

.

That joke is on you mate. There was one task that should have been pre-occupying City for 12 months. Find a right-sided central defender. Where is that signing? We play Wolves on Monday and the window shuts in two weeks.

 

[Easy]

Liverpool have just completed the Jota deal from wolves 45m and Aguero is our for 1-2 months with no signings in sight for us.

Shambles. Liverpool won the league by 20 plus points last season and are significantly stronger this with the signings whist we are actually weaker.

Couldn’t make it up. Only time during Mansour era I feel we are lacking in ambition.

Significantly stronger, be real, they’ve signed Thaigo, Jota and a backup LB. They’ve improved but they haven’t signed any marquee players, question marks if Thaigo can even adapt to the PL and stay fit. They were in for Werner who would have challenged Firmino for the starting spot but instead signed Jota who will be glued to the bench.

We’re weaker? Sané was out all of last season, now we have Torres and he actually works hard off the ball. Laporte is back fit and we’ve added Ake who is immediately better than Stones and Otamendi. We’ve improved. A top class CB and it’ll be a great window for us.

 

[richards30]

That joke is on you mate. There was one task that should have been pre-occupying City for 12 months. Find a right-sided central defender. Where is that signing? We play Wolves on Monday and the window shuts in two weeks.

at times we come across as quite arrogant imo. Due to COVID, it seems we are just expecting ADL to come running to us offering us Koulibaly at a discounted price because he has to? This deal should have been the first one done! If we were sat here two weeks ago with Koulibaly , Ake and Torres signed the mood in here would be different.

 

[Kokonut1307]

I want to continue winning titles, dominating the Premier league.

Like it or not the scousers have got together a great side and the others are starting to rebuild, especially Chelsea, we are stagnating and in many ways going backwards.

We used to get our transfer business done early, get the players settled and ready before the start of the season

We now spend all summer negotiating for our major targets and the negotiations fail, why is that? what's the change?

Nothing to do with wanting shiny new things, it's wanting to keep improving, to keep winning.

And looking at our manager in his first press conference of the season, does not fill anyone with confidence!

I don’t understand how the club decided to not sign a striker when our number 1 is potentially out until mid to late November. Absolutely crazy to rely on Jesus to fill a role which he has been incapable of doing so for the past two years. I can’t see this Jesus being born again as a competent finisher, so the recent news is extremely concerning.

Why we haven’t signed a RCB is another mystery. We needed one last year and we still haven’t got one. Another season of Otamendi and Stones. Can’t wait to see fucking Traore bully one of them again.

 

[Cheeky Txiki]

Yeah I agree with the more apprehensive people here. The fact that we are going into our first game against a side we've been struggling against without a RCB (which has been our main target) is concerning. It should've been our first concern. That position has cost us 2 trophies. The striker issue is also there, but I think we are good at getting the goals when we are sturdy at the back.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

That joke is on you mate. There was one task that should have been pre-occupying City for 12 months. Find a right-sided central defender. Where is that signing? We play Wolves on Monday and the window shuts in two weeks.

What in laughing at is just how over the top that post is.

The transfer window has been a disaster!
Pep will leave next season!

Sane didn't play at all last season and we have bought Torres.

Silva as much as it pains me to say it was not the player he once was but we have enough cover in midfield.

We have 3 right sided centre backs in the first team and one of them will play along side Ake on Monday night. Now the are any of them good enough to start in this side is another question.

But surely you can see how over the top that post is

 

[Marvin]

Yeah I genuinely do.

We scored the most goals and always do, with or without Aguero as it’s down to the system.

We conceded 2 more than Liverpool.

We are are stronger than last season and I personally think other teams strengthening helps City rather than hindering us. Last season, very few clubs took points from Liverpool which was part of the system and reason behind the 18 points gap. The more teams that can actually take them on, the better.

City have a fundamental weakness at right sided centre-back that isn't going away.

Maybe the plan is to play re-habilitate Stones and give him a long run there but last season he was City's invisible man. It is hard to see him coming in from the cold.

 

[oldius]

I don’t understand how the club decided to not sign a striker when our number 1 is potentially out until mid to late November. Absolutely crazy to rely on Jesus to fill a role which he has been incapable of doing so for the past two years. I can’t see this Jesus being born again as a competent finisher, so the recent news is extremely concerning.

Why we haven’t signed a RCB is another mystery. We needed one last year and we still haven’t got one. Another season of Otamendi and Stones. Can’t wait to see fucking Traore bully one of them again.

Jesus is incapable and has shown it for two years - WOW!

 

[Easy]

There's a real opportunity for Delap to get a bit of game time if Pep places some trust in him. No reason why he shouldn't get some cup minutes.

I know I'm still fair too optimistic about our academy lads chances and Sterling will just play there, but we should be giving him a real shot this season given our striker situation.

I agree, give Delap a start against Bournemouth. He’s been scoring a lot of goals and deserves a chance. Jesus will need the rest after Wolves. Delap might surprise everyone or might be invisible in that case you sub him off after 60 min. We’re not going to lose because of him so it’s a low risk strategy. He might be electric and score.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Fuck me coming on here as really cheered me up this morning

I hope the Samaritans are open

I am sure the club know what we need and the window is still open.

 

[Kokonut1307]

Jesus is incapable and has shown it for two years - WOW!

Jesus is an excellent player but apart from his brief spell when we signed him, prior to his metatarsal fracture, he has been abysmal at finishing. Good goal record but I have rarely seen a forward waste as many chances as him. We can’t rely on him and expect to win the CL and PL. A RCB is required but our other issue is in the finishing department.

 

[waspish]

Have hardly seen KK play is he really all that? Is he injury prone because getting an injury at his age he be out for a bit.

Think we were interested made the offer for quoted ridiculous fee and moved on its Napoli who keep reporting all the rubbish in the media because bottom line they are skint and desperate for big money.

Maybe we make another offer or we moved on to a new Target bottom line most people don’t know what’s happening.

 

[bondsman]

Significantly stronger, be real, they’ve signed Thaigo, Jota and a backup LB. They’ve improved but they haven’t signed any marquee players, question marks if Thaigo can even adapt to the PL and stay fit. They were in for Werner who would have challenged Firmino for the starting spot but instead signed Jota who will be glued to the bench.

We’re weaker? Sané was out all of last season, now we have Torres and he actually works hard off the ball. Laporte is back fit and we’ve added Ake who is immediately better than Stones and Otamendi. We’ve improved. A top class CB and it’ll be a great window for us.

That’s the point though we did miss sane last year. Is Torres on his level? Will he score winners against Utd and Liverpool? Navas worked hard but I’d still rather have had a match winner like sane. I think if folk are honest on here Torres is an unknown. You question Thiago’s ability to adapt and he is a top drawer player. Same question must apply to this Torres kid

 

[Keeper!]

What in laughing at is just how over the top that post is.

The transfer window has been a disaster!
Pep will leave next season!

Sane didn't play at all last season and we have bought Torres.

Silva as much as it pains me to say it was not the player he once was but we have enough cover in midfield.

We have 3 right sided centre backs in the first team and one of them will play along side Ake on Monday night. Now the are any of them good enough to start in this side is another question.

But surely you can see how over the top that post is

The post was far from over the top.

I may get hammered for this but WTF, I thought the attitude of our manager yesterday was appalling. I understand he hate's the press side of things but, that was the first time he has spoken this season, he is not only talking to the press, he is talking to the supporters of this club.

He looked pissed off, angry, uninterested and doing everyone a favour with his presence.

Not a good sign in my book!

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

‘He who laughs last, laughs loudest rodders’

Delboy Trotter, circa 1980’s

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

.

What’s funny?

 

[Easy]

Many here seem to think sign players = improvement.

It doesn’t necessarily work like that. I expect Cancelo to continue the real progress he’s made since the restart and challenge Walker which means we’ll actually have an offensive threat at RB.

Mendy staying fit would be huge. He played more last season but his crossing currently is not at the level is used to be but crossing is a skill you don’t just lose, it will come back the more he plays and let’s not forget Mendy’s crossing was world class at times.

Laporte as fit is a huge bonus something we really missed last season. More games for Foden means we’ll be more direct, he brings a certain energy and aggression to the team.

The hunger was missing many times last season, also concentration which lead to many mistakes, ie simple give aways that finished in a goal or a defensive lapse.

Majority of the time last season when we lost we were our own worst enemy. Rarely did we get outplayed. Fix that and create some stability in the back 4 and we’re a new team.

That being said I think we still need to bring in a CB and sell some players so hopefully we do but in case we don’t we’ll still challenge for the title.

 

[meeesh]

The post was far from over the top.

I may get hammered for this but WTF, I thought the attitude of our manager yesterday was appalling. I understand he hate's the press side of things but, that was the first time he has spoken this season, he is not only talking to the press, he is talking to the supporters of this club.

He looked pissed off, angry, uninterested and doing everyone a favour with his presence.

Not a good sign in my book!

I've mentioned this last season,always seems angry in his conferences,just doesn't look arsed,although I'm sure he is deep down

 

[skyblues]

I don’t understand how the club decided to not sign a striker when our number 1 is potentially out until mid to late November. Absolutely crazy to rely on Jesus to fill a role which he has been incapable of doing so for the past two years.

Replacing a striker like Agüero is almost impossible and when that day comes, we’ll probably spend a big amount to secure a top striker to play for us for many years. If the club doesn’t trust Jesus to step up, we definitely will buy one next summer.

None of us knows what Pep is thinking with Ferran but he could be used as a striker as well. Who knows, he could be amazing.