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At least it’s not Lodi
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Great player and will get even better at City
Probably been reading this thread. :-)
But yes, get him signed.
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But yes, get him signed.
EXCLUSIVE: City to make £30m swoop for Brighton left back Cucurella
EXCLUSIVE BY DOMINIC KING: Man City manager Pep Guardiola said last week he wants to add 'hungry' players and the 23-year-old Spain international fits the bill.
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Apparently this reporter has had some bizarre misses in the past. On paper, however, it sounds like it could be trueProbably been reasing this thread. :-)
But yes, get him signed.
EXCLUSIVE: City to make £30m swoop for Brighton left back Cucurella
EXCLUSIVE BY DOMINIC KING: Man City manager Pep Guardiola said last week he wants to add 'hungry' players and the 23-year-old Spain international fits the bill.
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Cucurella reminds me of Mendy. gives it away and can't get back, no awareness of what's going on behind him. At least he's not out of puff after half an hour though
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I was looking at his stats for the season and they aren’t exactly great
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Wanted Ait Nouri, but lts trust Pep
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Still better than Mendy. :)
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Uglier Nick Cage with long hair.
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I thought it was Tiny Tim.
better dead than red
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Winner. Did you know he showered every time he finished taking a shit? I heard a radio interview with him once a long time ago.
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So does my mate Rob. Left me on the side of the road with a trailer full of patio stones so he could go home and have an emergency shit and a shower.
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True but will have the same lack of height issues we already have.
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Even shorter than Zinchenko lmao
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So not unlike Amber Heard!
Cucurella would partner really well with Ake as his CB partner.
The back 4 can tilt over and Ake is imo better wide in a back 3 than Laporte. Walker then makes sense as the RB who tucks in. Heck even Stones can play RB in this setup.
Then let's say we wanted the RB to go wide, Pep can play Cancelo there, and have Ake the LB who tucks in. I'd probably partner Stones there over Dias, as I think he is better suited wide in the back 3 over him as well.
This is if Pep isn't inverting the fullbacks anymore which he hasn't in a while, and perhaps wants one fullback to stretch the pitch with the otherside having the winger to switch to who can go 1on1. Also really allows Grealish to play LW much better, and perhaps doesn't need to play midfield if he has an attacking LB taking the wide space.
This puts Zinchenko in a weird spot in that he can do the wide thing, but it's not the best way he plays LB. Instead it's possible in this setup it makes sense to switch to a midfield 2 and let Zinchenko play there. So I could see something like this next season (one potential setup):
Haaland
Grealish, KdB, Palmer
Rodri,Bernie
Cucu, Ake, Dias, Walker
Tilt it left and it's now a 3241 (Pep's favourite way to attack through the 5 lanes) and now we can naturally build up on the left to attack and switch to Palmer (or whoever is RW) for 1on1.
Other scenario where the RB tilts right.
Haaland
Alvarez, KdB, Foden
Zinny, Rodri
Ake, Laporte, Stones, Cancelo
The back 4 can tilt over and Ake is imo better wide in a back 3 than Laporte. Walker then makes sense as the RB who tucks in. Heck even Stones can play RB in this setup.
Then let's say we wanted the RB to go wide, Pep can play Cancelo there, and have Ake the LB who tucks in. I'd probably partner Stones there over Dias, as I think he is better suited wide in the back 3 over him as well.
This is if Pep isn't inverting the fullbacks anymore which he hasn't in a while, and perhaps wants one fullback to stretch the pitch with the otherside having the winger to switch to who can go 1on1. Also really allows Grealish to play LW much better, and perhaps doesn't need to play midfield if he has an attacking LB taking the wide space.
This puts Zinchenko in a weird spot in that he can do the wide thing, but it's not the best way he plays LB. Instead it's possible in this setup it makes sense to switch to a midfield 2 and let Zinchenko play there. So I could see something like this next season (one potential setup):
Haaland
Grealish, KdB, Palmer
Rodri,Bernie
Cucu, Ake, Dias, Walker
Tilt it left and it's now a 3241 (Pep's favourite way to attack through the 5 lanes) and now we can naturally build up on the left to attack and switch to Palmer (or whoever is RW) for 1on1.
Other scenario where the RB tilts right.
Haaland
Alvarez, KdB, Foden
Zinny, Rodri
Ake, Laporte, Stones, Cancelo
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