It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[mancity2012_eamo]

Half of those saying he's shit were saying the same about Dias before he came.

Yeah.
And look how many he’s scored!

 

[manimanc]

if chelsea get Kounde and Saul as well then they have a hell of a team and manager!

And all with the blessings of Uefa it seems.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

This link explains all.

Also the last paragaph on keepers getting injured or becoming ill for at least 30 days, says a replacement keeper can be made to the A list.

So Carson could be left out of the squad and then if we suffer an injury to a keeper could be then brought in temporarily to cover the injury.

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[walker_is_faster]

If we can't sign Kane than we need to sign some other striker if we don't than we are stupid.

 

[Gumzy97]

If we can't sign Kane than we need to sign some other striker if we don't than we are stupid.

That’s because of Martinez, made Kev play with damaged ligaments the dick.

 

[domalino]

That’s because of Martinez, made Kev play with damaged ligaments the dick.

No matter how many times people repeat this, it won't be any more true.

Kevin's a big boy who made the decision to play himself, knowing he only has 1 or 2 more international tournaments in him.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

If we can't sign Kane than we need to sign some other striker if we don't than we are stupid.

Not sure KDB struggling has much to do with our need for another striker

 

[domalino]

We've got Rodri for that position and I reckon this season Cancello will fill in if needed

If I had to make a list of the players in our squad I wanted to play defensive midfield, Cancelo would be the very bottom of it.

The flakiest player we have had in years and his positional awareness is absolutely laughable. As soon as the ball goes over his head he has no idea what's going on or where he is, see Leeds for several examples before he got sent off.

i`m just wondering as with dinho looking his age would we not take Saul in a deal with bernardo going there?

It seems to me like loaning Saúl with an option would be the sensible thing to enquire about here.

We know Saúl has been incredible in the past, but his last 18 months has been miles below that due to him being out of position. Clubs seem cautious to commit a lot of money on an uncertainty.

His wages are high enough that taking them off Atletico's books might allow them to buy Bernardo.

Sell them Bernardo, get an option on Saúl, and try before we buy.


At the very least he's a mobile defensive or box to box midfielder who isn't going to get run around. And he's got loads of experience as an 8, left back and centreback if needed. He's even played very well next to Rodri as a pair in a 4231 formation if that's something Juan Lillo convinces Pep to do in some games.

I just feel we are leaving ourselves incredibly exposed if Fernandinho, like many great players before him, just goes off a cliff this autumn. And I'd rather have an experienced, versatile squad player than Scott Carson (who could be drafted in as an emergency signing in the case of an emergency)

Chelsea did this with Kovacic and it's worked out very well for them. Arsenal have done it with Odegaard.

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

Yes but amounts to the same thing in terms of squad size.

Isn’t Aké “association trained” but not English?

 

[walker_is_faster]

Not sure KDB struggling has much to do with our need for another striker

We need new striker regardless of Kevin injury but because his ankle we need even more to sign striker last season false nine work this season will be very difficult and with out Kevin we need to have different options.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

We need new striker regardless of Kevin injury but because his ankle we need even more to sign striker last season false nine work this season will be very difficult and with out Kevin we need to have different options.

Sure, but we coped without KDB and a striker for months last season.

 

[BlueBrain]

Isn’t Aké “association trained” but not English?

Correct.

 

[Sunset]

Sure, but we coped without KDB and a striker for months last season.

we got lucky everybody was trash last year

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

we got lucky everybody was trash last year

Maybe we will “get lucky” again this year.

 

[Centurions]

Yes but amounts to the same thing in terms of squad size.

It does but it confuses people when discussing it. There was a post immediately after yours(?) which was asking why Scot Carson can't be included in the list as he's English for instance although it's disappeared since.

 

[better dead than red]

Isn’t Aké “association trained” but not English?

Yes. As is Mooy, Gyfl Sigurdsson, Tim Krul, Ron Robert Zieler, Asmir Begovic and many others. You are correct. Homegrown has nothing to do with being English.

 

[LongsightM13]

Yes. As is Mooy, Gyfl Sigurdsson, Tim Krul, Ron Robert Zieler, Asmir Begovic and many others. You are correct. Homegrown has nothing to do with being English.

Clichy was the same

 

[Sunset]

Maybe we will “get lucky” again this year.

maybe

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

we got lucky everybody was trash last year

The fact you have no idea what it takes to win a title I'm assuming you are a Spurs fan

 

[Centurions]

Clichy was the same

Clichy... I was thinking it was Nasri and realised that was wrong but damned if I could remember. He was even Club Trained for Arsenal.