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

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spider blue said:
Absolutely spot on mate, the lad was top shop, a truly likeable bloke just hasn’t got his career back on track but we know there is a player there.
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Irrelevant, he has had the best part of 12 months to recover, it's not going well, little improvement in fitness, form or condition.
Time to cut our losses , likable guy without doubt but a liability as a player today.

Also we don't know if there is a player in there, he's has never been fit enough to find out.
 
Keeper! said:
Irrelevant, he has had the best part of 12 months to recover, it's not going well, little improvement in fitness, form or condition.
Time to cut our losses , likable guy without doubt but a liability as a player today.

Also we don't know if there is a player in there, he's has never been fit enough to find out.
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Can’t argue that one, just like him settled probably not with us and his luck change.
 
Keeper! said:
That's what you believe, I don't agree.

Fans maybe another 12 months before anyone can go into the stadium, the economy is tanked, don't believe everything will return to normal, things are going to change after all of this and football will need a serious reality check, not before time.

You keep going on about Messi making money for City, that's not correct, any money that he generates HE will keep, not the club, sponsors will be paying Messi's enormous wages and image rights.
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The club will see the benefit of extra revenue from sponsors who want to get on board because of Messi. The fans not going makes little impact on that. As long as City are on TV in front of a global audience with sponsors names plastered everywhere then they'll be happy and City will make money. City with Messi are going to demand a higher sponsorship fee than City without. Messi will not take all of that money. That extra money helps pay for him and some.

That's why the funds aren't there to sign any player, because with most signings they don't attract a higher commercial income for the club so City get the full burdon of transfer fee and wages.

Whilst times are hard for many, they are very good for a lot of companies. The new world we live in is perfect for a lot of companies. People spending more time at home, looking to do more exercise, looking to buy more things online. Plenty of companies will be making record profits.
 
twosips said:
Could be wrong here, but just passing on a rumour I heard that the club were really not happy with last night. Big time. Sped up a potential hunt for a LB that they were considering putting off until next summer. Obviously take it with a pinch of salt, but at least we don't have to wait long to see if anything comes from that.
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It’s really quite sad the extent to which Mendy has been affected by the injuries, he’s a shadow of what he was. I’m almost always surprised when he manages to control the ball and retain possession. His crossing ability has completely disappeared.

Between Dias, Ake, Laporte back to 100% and a new lb it would give a massive boost to the team. Hope we have a couple of surprises up our sleeves.
 
hgblue said:
Some good news/bad news here. Good news is that last night has opened the clubs eyes to the fact that we need a left back, but bad news because it took last night for them to realise this. 90% of City fans could have told them that. The lack of a quality centre forward last night also indicates we may come unstuck with a injured/receding Aguero and only one proven back up plan. Reminds me of the centre back situation last summer.
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100% agree. Last year we should have replaced the centre back position but didn't, instead it was left to this year when we should have been focussing on a left back and centre forward. We've wasted time recruiting the players we need when we needed and now we're on the back foot. Our forward planning and recruitment strategy for replacing players has been shocking these past couple of years, so much so it's taken last nights performance to realise that.
 
Keeper! said:
Irrelevant, he has had the best part of 12 months to recover, it's not going well, little improvement in fitness, form or condition.
Time to cut our losses , likable guy without doubt but a liability as a player today.

Also we don't know if there is a player in there, he's has never been fit enough to find out.
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Maybe a Loan back to Monaco should we bring someone in, seems to have worked for Angelino & might push any future transfer north of £20M, a bit of a risk considering his injury record but should give him the impetus & opportunity to rediscover what he had in familiar surroundings
 
M12Blue said:
Agree mate, playing like he’s trying to avoid contact all the time. Nothing seems instinctive as a result. Hard to Criticise him personally given his injuries. Going to be a mangala situation in the end to move him on when we have a replacement
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I can relate somewhat to Mendy in terms of the psychological damage a knee injury has.

2 years ago i severely suffered a dislocated knee, i was lucky that the bone didnt pierce the skin as the bottom half of my leg was nearly at a right angle, i was unable to walk for 4 1/2 months and then had 3 weeks physio to get back walking.

I am not a pro footballer but one thing i will say is that mentally i do not trust my knee the way i did prior to the accident. If i playing with my kids i will not run like I would have done etc because mentally i am unsure if the knee would give way again - i have lost all confidence in it.

I still suffer pain and was due to go back to the hospital for an exam prior to the pandemic - but now have to wait

So if i was a pro footballer i would be second guessing about going in for any tackle and be totally wary of how my foot was planted on the floor and body movement when twisting - this is what i have to deal with and i dont play football

If that is what has stopped Mendy from moving on, then he is finished in my book. But it isnt his fault, it is just a shit show that has ruined him at the top level
 
Gumzy97 said:
I feel really sorry for Mendy, he was amazing at Monaco and he seems like a really nice guy in the changing room, but injury after injury has ruined him. i wonder if its not just physically its ruined him but mentally. Maybe hes scared to try and make those runs which he did at Monaco as he dosent trust his knee, injuries like that would probably affect your mental badly i suppose.
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I said this in his performance thread yesterday but I just don’t have it in me to slag him off and I don’t really understand people who do. He’s clearly trying, it’s not like he’s putting in Kolarov at Southampton or Yaya at Madrid performances. To me it looks like his legs are gone, he can tell he’s not performing as he should and it fucks with his head which makes him panic or lose focus at key moments.
 
Keeper! said:
That's what you believe, I don't agree.

Fans maybe another 12 months before anyone can go into the stadium, the economy is tanked, don't believe everything will return to normal, things are going to change after all of this and football will need a serious reality check, not before time.

You keep going on about Messi making money for City, that's not correct, any money that he generates HE will keep, not the club, sponsors will be paying Messi's enormous wages and image rights.
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He'd take a cut, we'd take a cut. Point stands still I'm afraid, you asked why we can't spend the Messi money on something else and several of us have explained why. All the best.
 
lmhblue1 said:
I said this in his performance thread yesterday but I just don’t have it in me to slag him off and I don’t really understand people who do. He’s clearly trying, it’s not like he’s putting in Kolarov at Southampton or Yaya at Madrid performances. To me it looks like his legs are gone, he can tell he’s not performing as he should and it fucks with his head which makes him panic or lose focus at key moments.
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Agree it's not for want of trying he just doesn't quite have it. Our setup also exposes all his weaknesses.
 
Dobsy said:
He'd take a cut, we'd take a cut. Point stands still I'm afraid, you asked why we can't spend the Messi money on something else and several of us have explained why. All the best.
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Thank for the advice, you should call Khaldoon and explain it all to him while you at it.

We don't want a 34 yr old anywhere near our team, great teams don't do things like that.

Yesterday showed how poor and unbalanced our squad is, we have to find a proper replacement for Fern, Silva and Kun in the next window, not a time for vanity signings.
 
Keeper! said:
Thank for the advice, you should call Khaldoon and explain it all to him while you at it.

We don't want a 34 yr old anywhere near our team, great teams don't do things like that.

Yesterday showed how poor and unbalanced our squad is, we have to find a proper replacement for Fern, Silva and Kun in the next window, not a time for vanity signings.
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I'm being perfectly polite mate so no need to get shirty. There's little or no money for other signings either. Unfortunately it's not as simple as having a £400m bank balance.

I've explained for you as have others but I'm sure Khaldoon doesn't need it explaining.
 
BlueMoonz1977 said:
I can relate somewhat to Mendy in terms of the psychological damage a knee injury has.

2 years ago i severely suffered a dislocated knee, i was lucky that the bone didnt pierce the skin as the bottom half of my leg was nearly at a right angle, i was unable to walk for 4 1/2 months and then had 3 weeks physio to get back walking.

I am not a pro footballer but one thing i will say is that mentally i do not trust my knee the way i did prior to the accident. If i playing with my kids i will not run like I would have done etc because mentally i am unsure if the knee would give way again - i have lost all confidence in it.

I still suffer pain and was due to go back to the hospital for an exam prior to the pandemic - but now have to wait

So if i was a pro footballer i would be second guessing about going in for any tackle and be totally wary of how my foot was planted on the floor and body movement when twisting - this is what i have to deal with and i dont play football

If that is what has stopped Mendy from moving on, then he is finished in my book. But it isnt his fault, it is just a shit show that has ruined him at the top level
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Completely agree
 
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