It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

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The next attacking midfielder we sign would need to be the long term replacement for kev.
Eze is a good player but is he good enough to be the main man in a team trying to win league and champions league trophies, even in a years time?
I'm not convinced.

Every player you buy is a gamble but if pep has a least of players he has watched and likes you just have to trust him! Forget the fee the market is mad
 
The next attacking midfielder we sign would need to be the long term replacement for kev.
Eze is a good player but is he good enough to be the main man in a team trying to win league and champions league trophies, even in a years time?
I'm not convinced.
If pep and the board think so that will do for me.
 
We need a midfielder to rotate with Rodri.

The Eze link is bizarre.

They must see something most dont.

I can concur there is not another Rodri in the market as there was no Busquets until Rodri came but can’t our scouts find out someone from France Portugal or Championship who is a little capable.

I don’t know much about the DM market and Pep is quiet choosy in who he puts in his midfield but isn’t there one DM in the target so Poor Rodri gets some respite.

Rodri looks knackered and if City have a deal with Footballing gods to sacrifice Rodri for our treble then fair enough!
Else Rodri needs help.
 
with ffp or whatever the new system is, why waste excessive money on decent players but not the quality we need?

We‘re not, we’re signing good players that Pep wants, and will improve. Our squad is way too light as it is. Anyway, fuck ffp, just do it however chelsea get around it.
 
The next attacking midfielder we sign would need to be the long term replacement for kev.
Eze is a good player but is he good enough to be the main man in a team trying to win league and champions league trophies, even in a years time?
I'm not convinced.

Surely we already have the long term Kev replacement in Foden. If we spend say 100m on a replacement, surely that means Foden isn’t playing/ being moved out wide.

Also kev probably will come back. We aren’t selling him anytime soon
 
He is, but what when he’s knackered or injured. We need more quality added to our squad it’s too small.

We don’t usually sign 100m bench replacements though. If your buying a world class KDB replacement surely that means Foden being dropped or pushed out wide

Posters will say rotation, but our best players start in all the big games.
 
I can concur there is not another Rodri in the market as there was no Busquets until Rodri came but can’t our scouts find out someone from France Portugal or Championship who is a little capable.

I don’t know much about the DM market and Pep is quiet choosy in who he puts in his midfield but isn’t there one DM in the target so Poor Rodri gets some respite.

Rodri looks knackered and if City have a deal with Footballing gods to sacrifice Rodri for our treble then fair enough!
Else Rodri needs help.
Looks like Phillips won't be allowed to step in to give Rodri a rest. I don't think signing another DM is of urgent priority seeing as Stones and Gvardiol can both play in Rodri's position if need be, and i think they will both be fine playing there. Ake and Akanji could also probably play in front of the back line, such is the versatility of several of our defensive players.
 
i said at the start of the window i didnt want to see us buying players that don't improve us much for huge sums on cash and that looks exactly like what we are going to do, 90m on Paqueta or Eze, the transfer market is fucked up but we are going along with the madness
We have bought Kova for £25m, Gvardiol about £80m, Duko for around £50m in the way, none of that looks like madness to me
 
We need a midfielder to rotate with Rodri.

The Eze link is bizarre.

They must see something most dont.

Eze is a ten, you could play Foden ,Eze ,Rodri in midfield. Or Eze ,Foden and Kovacic.

Kovacic can cover Rodri he plays deep for his national team and he did at Chelsea.

Midfield options then become

Eze,Foden,Rodri,Kovacic ,Bernardo (if he’s not playing on the right)

That’s enough options to not worry about injuries.
 
I would imagine that the central midfield would come from Rodri/Kova/Bernardo/Stones/Gvardiol.

Attacking midfield is then KDB, Phil, Cole, Jack, Doku, Alvarez, McAtee and Bobb, plus AN.
 
We won't replace Phillips with an attacking midfielder if we replace him at all, would leave us top heavy. If we buy Eze and Doku. Think Kovacic would be Rodri back up.
Time will tell but it looks like we are giving Kalvin the boot
 
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