It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[BAB.DAB]

I wish you would because the reality is that he has never played outside Argentina so you just don't know, you are guessing. If you knew you would be an extremely sought after scout.

Welcome back to reality! Finally quoting facts
I'm not guessing, I'm waiting, time will tell with Alvarez

 

[andyhinch]

wonder which 8 players are leaving us this week??

Have we got 8 left ? ;-)

 

[richards30]

Have we got 8 left ? ;-)

very true! lol

 

[simon23]

Wide? I thought he’d be behind Bernardo Kdb and Gundogan

For me, McAtee looks a very very exciting prospect....almost better than Foden when at the same stage imho.

Id love to see him given a chance but as Pep did with Foden, it has to be at the right time...Pep protected Foden really well from expectation and look what has happened...we have a genuine world beater on our hands.

Hopefully McAtee makes the grade..he certainly has an eye for goal, is aggressive with and without the ball and has a lot of the qualities Pep looks for.....technically very good in tight spaces, great close control, work rate, tenacity (controlled aggression), always looking for the positive pass and movement.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Welcome back to reality! Finally quoting facts
I'm not guessing, I'm waiting, time will tell with Alvarez

I’m just agreeing with City. You are making out Alvarez is better than Raz already.

We have different definitions of facts and reality I accept that much.

 

[Bobby the blue]

Welcome back to reality! Finally quoting facts
I'm not guessing, I'm waiting, time will tell with Alvarez

Look at the source.
It’s very unlikely that anyone apart from the coaching staff will know about his quality and they certainly aren’t telling journalists.
There are way too many know it alls these days. Maybe twitter etc has contributed to this but there are few and far between the amount of genuine in the actual know outside of a football club.

A lot of this is just massaging egos and trying to increase subscribers etc.
Most outsiders are treated with contempt within football clubs.
No way are they being fed correct and proper information.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

For me, McAtee looks a very very exciting prospect....almost better than Foden when at the same stage imho

This just isn't true and people need to stop saying it about every academy player coming through.

Foden was miles ahead of the likes of McAtee and Palmer at the same age. They can be great players in their own right and they might end up better players with better careers but people are kidding themselves when they say stuff like this.

At McAtee's age, Foden had about 70-80 first team appearances and had made his England debut.

Everyone develops at different rates and Foden is and was special.

 

[Turner92]

If we go into the season with Foden/Grealish Alverez/Haaland Mahrez/Palmer as our front 6 surely we need another attacking midfielder would leave us with KDB/Bernardo/Gundogan for two positions behind the front 3

 

[BlueDejong]

Palmer & Mcatee time's on...

 

[Cobwebcat]

If we go into the season with Foden/Grealish Alverez/Haaland Mahrez/Palmer as our front 6 surely we need another attacking midfielder would leave us with KDB/Bernardo/Gundogan for two positions behind the front 3

Sounds like you man might be McAtee

 

[crazyg]

I can still do it in record time.

(A bit of a time every day over a week.)

I wish I could.
I can't even walk fast these days.

 

[simon23]

This just isn't true and people need to stop saying it about every academy player coming through.

Foden was miles ahead of the likes of McAtee and Palmer at the same age. They can be great players in their own right and they might end up better players with better careers but people are kidding themselves when they say stuff like this.

At McAtee's age, Foden had about 70-80 first team appearances and had made his England debut.

Everyone develops at different rates and Foden is and was special.

Its an opinion....you may disagree and thats cool, but it doesnt make it untrue.

I wasnt meaning age either, i was meaning stage in career - maybe McAtee has just outgrown the EDS and thats why he looks that way?

On Palmer - I have no idea....he looks absolute quality but he looks a hard player to assess whether he makes the jump just because his style is harder to assess as he makes the EDS look so so easy - he is almost laid back in the way he plays

 

[blueparrot]

If we go into the season with Foden/Grealish Alverez/Haaland Mahrez/Palmer as our front 6 surely we need another attacking midfielder would leave us with KDB/Bernardo/Gundogan for two positions behind the front 3

Not really, Foden can play both position, probably Grealish too. Then if Mcatee stays too. I've always been in the, if Sterling, Jesus go we'll bring somebody in, camp. Now I'm not so sure we will.

 

[Kippaxpete]

Whenever I’ve heard Sterling talk about a move away from City he has always said he’d like to play abroad and experience a different culture. I understand Chelsea want him, especially for the knock down price, but why would Sterling leave City for Chelsea. Doesn’t make sense

Perhaps because his people have already sounded out clubs on the continent only to find that they're not as receptive to signing him as we're led to believe.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Not really, Foden can play both position, probably Grealish too. Then if Mcatee stays too. I've always been in the, if Sterling, Jesus go we'll bring somebody in, camp. Now I'm not so sure we will.

I knew we could do without Jesus if we had to.

Raz is the surprise as I thought we would replace him but if McAtee is ready now then fair enough.

 

[Gumzy97]

If we go into the season with Foden/Grealish Alverez/Haaland Mahrez/Palmer as our front 6 surely we need another attacking midfielder would leave us with KDB/Bernardo/Gundogan for two positions behind the front 3

I wouldn’t put Gundogan his back was giving him a lot of issues last season I don’t think he will be able to play a lot of games. Back injuries are annoying for any player. I’d love to see him play a lot of games I just don’t think his body can.

 

[Manx Blue]

Sterling, Gabby no idea the third

Zinchenko to WHAM?

 

[crazyg]

Yeah he's great at scoring against mid table Peruvian teams. Let's wait until he plays in a half decent league before we make out he's the real deal

This Peruvian says he's the real deal:

 

[Kippaxpete]

Its an opinion....you may disagree and thats cool, but it doesnt make it untrue.

I wasnt meaning age either, i was meaning stage in career - maybe McAtee has just outgrown the EDS and thats why he looks that way?

On Palmer - I have no idea....he looks absolute quality but he looks a hard player to assess whether he makes the jump just because his style is harder to assess as he makes the EDS look so so easy - he is almost laid back in the way he plays

I suspect that Palmer and McAtee have found themselves in a footballing no-man's land where they're too good for the EDS but perhaps not considered first team standard just yet. Challenging loan arrangements for both is the way forward in my view where they can be blooded against a better standard of opponent and demonstrate their readiness or otherwise to make that next step up.

 

[Gumzy97]

With Alvarez I saw a lot of Argentina fans say last night that Alvarez plays a lot better with a striker. watching him I know he’s got to adjust to a new country and league. But the guys just a natural finisher the last goal he scored last game was just natural to him. He’s also surprisingly quick.