Lucas Paqueta investigated by FA for alleged betting breaches

[leo_city]

100% a massive risk for £90m. There will be lots of question marks around him. But as others have said just trust Pep.

 

[yeah whatever !!]

Is it really that black or white?

Cant be anything else but that.

 

[mattyb]

The panic element is going with the size of the crazy fee that is being talked about? Newcastle got 23 year old Tonali for €50m. Brighton find top players outside the PL for bargain fees. Maybe we have to spread our net wider if West ham insist on exorbitant fees?

Exactly. With the exception of Mahrez, Gundo and Grealish before this season (I may have missed one or two), the lions share of our transfer business has been to invest in younger players, well scouted, who have the potential to step up to much higher levels

 

[mosssideblue]

100% a massive risk for £90m. There will be lots of question marks around him. But as others have said just trust Pep.

If you trust in Pep, how can it still be a 100% massive risk?

 

[yeah whatever !!]

The panic element is going with the size of the crazy fee that is being talked about? Newcastle got 23 year old Tonali for €50m. Brighton find top players outside the PL for bargain fees. Maybe we have to spread our net wider if West ham insist on exorbitant fees?

And sell them 1 year later to make money,City do not buy players to sell them on at a profit 1 year later, they buy them to help bring success.

 

[blueparrot]

100% a massive risk for £90m. There will be lots of question marks around him. But as others have said just trust Pep.

Don't see it as any more a risk than Gvardiol.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Yep! Lets be honest, if Erling was to go now, what would we want as a fee? £300m? £350m?

Depends on what his release clause is…

 

[Tugay One Cup]

But isn't Richarlison their first choice centre forward? This isn't the Brazil of Pele or Zico

Oddly enough I've recently been watching some of Brazil's games from the last few world cups and thinking exactly the same. Some of the teams they've put out after 2006 have been shocking.

Anyway, the competition for strikers isn't the same as it is in midfield. Up front they've got Richarlison and Gabriel Jesus. That's pretty rough. Gabby has 1 goal in his last 20 caps.

But Lucas Paqueta has been preferred to the likes of Bruno and Fabinho. Those are/ were two top quality players.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

We’ve consistently found young talent, and brought them on.

Yes they market is ridiculous at the moment, but it doesn’t mean we need to run with it. To be it’s got a sense of a bit of a panic buy about it, which is out of character for city.

Is he really better than Foden could be in that position?

Not so much in midfield. It takes a lot for Pep to trust a midfielder.

He controls a game better than Foden does. Foden is in the KDB mould. Pep wouldn’t want both his 8s trying risky balls continually.

He’s obsessed with control and minimising the number of transitions, as Haaland found out at half time on Friday whilst walking off the pitch.

 

[leo_city]

If you trust in Pep, how can it still be a 100% massive risk?

every big transfer is a risk, Grealish was a massive risk for me, but we trusted Pep to make it work and it did, in time.

 

[leo_city]

Don't see it as any more a risk than Gvardiol.

Absolutely mate, same with anyone else we purchase for big value.

 

[mosssideblue]

Don't see it as any more a risk than Gvardiol.

Me neither

 

[Tugay One Cup]

lining up his replacement

There's a 99% chance we'll be seeing more "we could have signed him before he went to West Ham" comments in the next year or so.

Kudus is really fucking good and would be an excellent signing for them.

 

[St.Pauli support]

That’s my point exactly bud. The concern for me is not spending big money on Kevs successor. It’s clear his injuries are catching up with him now.

I’d like to see Foden given the chance to replace Gundo

Now THAT'S your motivation. Should've said it earlier before several half-baked points that were all caugth out ;)

 

[leo_city]

lining up his replacement

This will be a blow for Brighton, West Ham could allow him to leave for a high release clause in future, Tony Bloom can’t win them all!

 

[yeah whatever !!]

Don't see it as any more a risk than Gvardiol.

Or Haaland,Alvarez,Rodri,Diaz,Bernado,Aka,Akanji,Stones etc etc etc.through the squad..

We have a world class team built by those who know what the fuck they're talking about.

I hope one day city fans who doubt our world class decision making wake up and smell the coffee.

 

[domalino]

well scouted, who have the potential to step up to much higher levels

Ah well obviously you’ve got some superb inside info that the club hasn’t bothered scouting Paqueta and think he’s got no potential, because otherwise you’re just spouting more absolute nonsense.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

He controls a game better than Foden does. Foden is in the KDB mould.

I realised the other day that by the end of this season Phil will be the same age Kev was when he joined us.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Now THAT'S your motivation. Should've said it earlier before several half-baked points that were all caugth out ;)

Paqueta is more of a David Silva replacement. Half turns, half spaces and dinky through balls.

 

[JWCH-99]

Interesting post, but, you know, Pep and Txiki clearly saw something in Phillips. £40 million is not peanuts. I hasten to add that I don’t go in for Phillips bashing, and I’m still not absolutely convinced that he’s not at the required level. What I do see, though, is that Pep himself simply doesn’t give him minutes in near meaningless matches, i.e. Community Shield. So hemust have seen something that he doesn’t much like, since Kalvin is now completely fit.
Let’s say that, 9 times out of 10, our maestros get it right.This might just be the tenth time. That’s all we’re discussing here.
Otherwise, we can all just say “Pep’s judgement is infallible”, and close down this thread. But there’s only one person who’s officially infallible, and that’s the pope (and that’s wrong too). By the way, personally, I’m far from being a drum-beater for Maddison.

That’s all fair enough. I expected Phillips to be brought up and I’m of the same opinion as you on it. Definitely not infallible, but definitely working with more information and a better knowledge than us lot. I did say I understand the point of the forum is to have a debate, but just saying it’s worth remembering at the end of the day who is officially ‘ITK’ on play style, player profiles and best fits for the team and who are just doing their best to understand an ever developing super-team and manager