It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

93.20blue said:
Hi All, had nearly 100 inboxes in the last week , I apologise I simply don’t have time to respond to everyone with how crazy my personal job is at the moment , so thought I’d post on here , haven’t really got much of an update but as I previously posted a while ago , cucerlla will come and sterling will leave , bernado will stay which is the best bit of business for me, 3 players will go to London , few teams all over zinchenko id be suprised if he stays. Don’t believe the nonsense regarding neymar. Been told we are happy for Ake to leave ,as he feels if needed philips or the young lad can play centre back if the worst came to the worst. Sorry no real update in terms of incomings but I don’t post nonsense and post in good faith for all blues from a top source as a lot of you know.
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Contrary from what Simon said this morning and it would be massively stupid not to replace Ake. We all know what happened at the end of last season when he had a pivotal role. Replacing him his a must.

Making the squad smaller and weaker, a year during a world cup midway and five subs... Makes zero sense with these moves. Zero. All rivals are making their squads bigger and better but City seems to want to make it even smaller.
 
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mattcity5 said:
Cucurella's 5' 8". And a left back. We've been after a left back for ages, if we sign him I don't think he'll ever play centre back.
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On YT is a full cup match between BRI and Spurs from this Spring which starts out with Cucu playing LCH in a back 5. He seemed to have license to push up into MF like another DM, too. He looked quite comfortable in areas you don't normally see him. Pep might get kinda creative.
 
shroom said:
On YT is a full cup match between BRI and Spurs from this Spring which starts out with Cucu playing LCH in a back 5. He seemed to have license to push up into MF like another DM, too. He looked quite comfortable in areas you don't normally see him. Pep might get kinda creative.
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He apparently played left midfield for Getafe, started the season at Brighton as mainly a left mid, moved to left back, and then ended it mostly as the left CB in a back three.
 
bluenova said:
He apparently played left midfield for Getafe, started the season at Brighton as mainly a left mid, moved to left back, and then ended it mostly as the left CB in a back three.
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I'm too lazy to prove this by research, but the year Eric Garcia captained Spain to the U19 Euro title I swear there were times in that tourney when the LW was Cucu and the RW was Torres.
 
RayCTID said:
Mascherano (who is only an inch taller)was a converted to a centre back under Pep so expect the unexpected; and more than anything it is just as emergency cover. As it has been mentioned Phillips would be another option.
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Not saying they couldn't do a job there as a one-off. However, for me these kind of options and possibilities are fine as 5th choices, but as 4th choice they risk us wasting the season.
 
mattcity5 said:
Not saying they couldn't do a job there as a one-off. However, for me these kind of options and possibilities are fine as 5th choices, but as 4th choice they risk us wasting the season.
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If Luke Mbete shows that he can really handle the pressure and takes the 4th spot (along with the likes of Cucrella, Walker,Phillips) then any Centre Back we do bring in to replace Nathan Ake would be a waste of a squad place and money which would be difficult to move on in the future. Besides that there aren't many replacements that could fit in that role and would be content with that with the World Cup looming.
 
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RayCTID said:
If Luke Mbete shows that he can really handle the pressure and takes the 4th spot (along with the likes of Cucrella, Walker,Phillips) then any Centre Back we do bring in to replace Nathan Ake would be a waste of a squad place money and would be difficult to move on in the future. Besides that there aren't many replacements that could fit in that role and would be content with that with the World Cup looming.
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How can he do that.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
How can he do that.
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By easing him gently into games (cups) and taking it from there. We still have quality 3 centre backs without the need to rush in to buy. The defender who we might buy would have the same problem as the player who he is going to replace.
 
RayCTID said:
By easing him gently into games (cups) and taking it from there. We still have quality 3 centre backs without the need to rush in to buy. The defender who we might buy would have the same problem as the player who he is going to replace.
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So essentially the same as this season. He gets a game if we draw a shit enough opponent in the cups?

Not sure that will make him ready to play PL football.
 
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