It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[samuelyeboah]

this man's a tease..

 

[RandomJ]

Just checked to see if that's real.

He, or his agency, are either an expert troll or it's done and dusted effectively.

That's the first like from that account in like 2 months as well. I can't imagine they'd be doing that unless it was close.

 

[razman]

 

[Ric]

So much for holding out for £50m

I’m sad to see him go, but £45m is a pretty decent fee imo, given his contract situation.

 

[Josh_D]

Given we have 4 out of the past 5 league titles, I like that we seem to be targeting players who haven't won much.
Cucurella and Phillips haven't won anything of note I believe. Haaland has won the Austrian league once but I'm sure even he sees that as a minor trophy.

Should help to keep the group hungry and stop any complacency.

2 league titles and 1 Austrian cup along with the DFB-Pokal with Dortmund…

 

[Ajm1985]

Not sure that multiples of book value have anything to do with how good business a deal is.
By that reckoning any money for Foden would be fabulous business presumably he doesn't have a value on our balance sheet.

Well it was aligned with his initial cost and the fact he has a year left on his contract - you take all those into account and it's great business. Each transfer is different and whether you think it is the right value is usually subjective. For me, looking at his amortised value, him having a year left (6 months for foreign clubs to sign for free) and the guaranteed fee look like a great transfer for us & Jesus.

 

[wolviedinho]

City are not fucking about this summer. Squad is looking very complete. If we can manage to sweet talk Bernie into staying and sterling signs a new deal then we have a chance to win the league cup again :-)

 

[pudge]

I’m sad to see him go, but £45m is a pretty decent fee imo, given his contract situation.

It's a decent fee no doubt but when everything coming out was holding firm for £50m it's disappointing to see it less than that.

I thought this would be the transfer we wouldn't buckle on given his quality, regardless of the contract situation.

 

[Josh_D]

oooh. Interesting.

No doubt another Sancho type deal with buy backs and sell on fees. I guess he feel hes not breaking in the first team anytime soon and he is seeing his pals like bynoe gittens getting game time at Dortmund etc.

More money in the pot I guess.....for the Big One!

Funny thing is Gittens played for Dortmund’s youth team…probably only got a handful -if it’s even close to that- of games for their first team.

 

[schfc6]

City are not fucking about this summer. Squad is looking very complete. If we can manage to sweet talk Bernie into staying and sterling signs a new deal then we have a chance to win the league cup again :-)

Think Sterling has gone personally.

 

[wolviedinho]

I’m sad to see him go, but £45m is a pretty decent fee imo, given his contract situation.

£50m in the mail. You must be wrong @Ric -:)

 

[Tricky_Trev]

He doesn’t like a tweet in 2 months, then he (or whoever runs his account) likes a tweet that’s commenting on how he liked an Instagram post about Phillips to City. Yeah, that’ll be a done deal then. Welcome to Manchester Marc!

 

[wolviedinho]

Think Sterling has gone personally.

I think so too and probably a good move for both parties. He is mad to leave but we will sign a replacement. Felix links won’t go away.

 

[MaskedAguero10]

What if Pep is planning to go back to that 532-ish style he wanted to try back when we had Mendy? Especially with Cucurella heavily linked and us moving to more clinical-type forwards.

In possession it could look something like this:

Alvarez Haaland

Cucurella Bernardo KDB Walker

Rodri Cancelo

Dias Stones

Ederson

And out of possession:

Alvarez Haaland

Bernardo KDB

Rodri

Cucurella Dias Stones Walker Cancelo

Ederson

Which if you think about it makes sense. Cancelo can play his inverted role alongside Rodri. We've got KDB and Bernardo between the lines doing their thing. Crucially our two wingbacks who will provide the width and overlap and run up and down the pitch all day and are defensively GOOD. We have Haaland and Alvarez who can play off each other ala Dzeko and Aguero. I really think they can complement each other very nicely.
Finally, we have our centrebacks in Dias and stones at the back to provide the defensive foundation.

This also allows say de bruyne to drift wide as there will be more space in that wide right/ right halfspace area to deliver the crosses into Alvarez and especially Haaland. We also have a midfield overload as we will have 4 in the middle.

This could be our tactical evolution maybe.

 

[schfc6]

I think so too and probably a good move for both parties. He is mad to leave but we will sign a replacement. Felix links won’t go away.

If we trade Ferran, Jesus & Sterling for Haaland, Felix & Alvarez. That just might be the best business in history.

 

[el wey]

All going off today. @tolmie's hairdoo spot on again.

 

[MCFC1993]

What if Pep is planning to go back to that 532-ish style he wanted to try back when we had Mendy? Especially with Cucurella heavily linked and us moving to more clinical-type forwards.

In possession it could look something like this:

Alvarez Haaland

Cucurella Bernardo KDB Walker

Rodri Cancelo

Dias Stones

Ederson

And out of possession:

Alvarez Haaland

Bernardo KDB

Rodri

Cucurella Dias Stones Walker Cancelo

Ederson

Which if you think about it makes sense. Cancelo can play his inverted role alongside Rodri. We've got KDB and Bernardo between the lines doing their thing. Crucially our two wingbacks who will provide the width and overlap and run up and down the pitch all day and are defensively GOOD. We have Haaland and Alvarez who can play off each other ala Dzeko and Aguero. I really think they can complement each other very nicely.
Finally, we have our centrebacks in Dias and stones at the back to provide the defensive foundation.

This also allows say de bruyne to drift wide as there will be more space in that wide right/ right halfspace area to deliver the crosses into Alvarez and especially Haaland. We also have a midfield overload as we will have 4 in the middle.

This could be our tactical evolution maybe.

Leaving Foden, Grealish, Mahrez etc... on the bench...he's never doing that.

If we drop to a back 3 it'll be because Rodri has dropped back to fill in.

If he plays Alvarez and Haaland together then it'll be Alvarez playing wide.

 

[Roy Munson]

also selling both sterling and jesus without bringing in anyone with pace is dicey

Jesus is not quick. At all.
Haaland is rapid.
Problem solved.

 

[wolviedinho]

If we trade Ferran, Jesus & Sterling for Haaland, Felix & Alvarez. That just might be the best business in history.

Jesus and sterling will be hard to replace. If the new players can reach or surpass their achievements we will be laughing all the way to the champions league and retaining the league.

Based on outgoings, I would like to see sterling stay now Gabby is gone so the new players have time to settle in.

 

[MaskedAguero10]

Leaving Foden, Grealish, Mahrez etc... on the bench...he's never doing that.

If we drop to a back 3 it'll be because Rodri has dropped back to fill in.

If he plays Alvarez and Haaland together then it'll be Alvarez playing wide.

Foden/Grealish will cover De Bruyne/Silva. Mahrez for Alvarez