If you get Jesus he will be a great signing. No one works harder for the team and he turns up in the biggest matches. He has a great record against LFC and Real Madrid. I would be sorry to see him go but for his career he needs to be number one choice somewhere.I think it's about tempering expectations and realising the challenge he took on.
Hes just been given a new 3 year contract so the club & board are happy with him and to give his project time.
I think the clubs expectations this season was to trim the squad right back & to get European football, so technically he's achieved that. The disappointment would come after being in such a strong position for top 4, and failing at the last hurdle.
My target was to get to 70 points to show improvement over last season (I thought the top 4 was sewn up at the start of the season if I'm honest) and just see where that takes us. We are a win & a draw away from that.
I don't mind giving him time as long as we see continual improvement. Only yourselves & Liverpool have won more games than Arsenal this season, but we've lost more games than Utd now.
Perhaps this is where we need to learn to be more pragmatic like you say. Turn half of those defeats into draws and your are talking about having mid 70's points this season.
Sorry, feel like I've hijacked the Jesus thread into the Arsenal thread.
He is made of glass, we would fail FFP on physio's aloneWe still need a left back though. It is still the weak spot
Aren’t all our defenders made of glass ;-)He is made of glass, we would fail FFP on physio's alone
I did think that when he stared to bag the goals, putting himself in the (shop window) I also thought he's showing pep he has a future at city given a chance. but pep does not just look at the 2 or 3 games he's come back in and done really well, it's long term, and you have to produce it every week and stop missing them simple chances time after time ?Sidenote but you can see his recent performances boosted his price. People were talking about £30m. Now it's gonna be 50-60m
Sidenote but you can see his recent performances boosted his price. People were talking about £30m. Now it's gonna be 50-60m
He aint going arsenalIf you get Jesus he will be a great signing. No one works harder for the team and he turns up in the biggest matches. He has a great record against LFC and Real Madrid. I would be sorry to see him go but for his career he needs to be number one choice somewhere.
Wish we could use your interest in Jesus to get Saka and or NketiahYou might be right. Also bear in mind however, that our most press resistant midfielder Partey wasn't playing, and guys like White or Saliba who are known as good ball playing defenders weren't & guys like Holding & Cedric were.
Admittedly though, our depth behind these players are causing us issues, because when they are out, its a bit chaotic. Like you say, trying to play a sort of Pep style of football with a team than consists of Cedric, Holding, Elneny, Xhaka & Nketiah is like trying to pull teeth at times.
Swap him for leaoI hope for his sake even if he has to leave that it's not to Arsenal, go and be the star at Milan for their rebuild or something
Wish we could use your interest in Jesus to get Saka and or Nketiah
x2transfer is off after tonights game
Nketiah? We’ve signed Haaland and Alvarez, they are at a different level to Nketiah, as indeed is JesusWish we could use your interest in Jesus to get Saka and or Nketiah
Do you think NKetiah will leave ? And where to ? Would he pick city or not due to worries about game time ?Nketiah is out of contract, we wouldn't even have a say.
Jesus has probably looked at the last 2 performances and thought, fuck that. Unless the project he's been convinced of has another 3 or 4 players of a similar level!
Do you think NKetiah will leave ? And where to ? Would he pick city or not due to worries about game time ?