Pep talking out youngsters up big time I just hope he keeps them around and actually play them and start them in some games because usually he talks them up and you don't see them again
wym?Might be the nuts though in a bit?
All this doom posting: where are the minutes going to go to all these world class signings you want? Who is playing less this year?
Unless they are, and this time to me it seems different and I think they may well be up to our standard ,Bobb, Lewis, O'Reilly in particular. McAtee and Perrone unsure.He’ll always talk them up, because it builds their confidence but also because even if they’re crap if he admitted that we’d struggle to sell them.
If they’re not up to our standard we need to buy someone who is.
I hope my wish is coming true - that the cream of the academy is beginning to fully integrate into the first-team squad. To have a team competing for trophies, emblazoned with local lads, or those who have been at the club since their youth, is really something to inspire.
One of my personal observations is the 'failure rate' of academies, not just ours. By failure I mean in the specific context of an academy player emerging as a nailed on starter in the first team, so eg Foden. If we bag £15M for an academy player, eg Delap, then commercially of course that is a success; I don't mean that is a failure.I hope my wish is coming true - that the cream of the academy is beginning to fully integrate into the first-team squad. To have a team competing for trophies, emblazoned with local lads, or those who have been at the club since their youth, is really something to inspire.
Shouted down or just different opinions? It is a forum.You seem to get shouted down on here for pointing out the obvious.
Something is going on, what we don’t know is what.
Saving money in case Pep goes
Saving money in case charges go against us
Feel can attract better players once charges are gone.
Saving money as some big players due to leave soon and replacements will be expensive.
I have felt for awhile we have seemed a bit scared to flex due to all the negativity.
Our net spend could well end up being positive and over last 5 years lower then all our competitors.
Others will say it’s just not losing anyone, youth, Savio etc. But I think in an ideal world there is a refresh.
But there does seem more to it.
One thing is for certain the club get a lot right, so whatever is behind this
he might be great when he develops.wym?
Hahahaha. Six years of failure? Every other club in world football can only dream of failing like we have over the last six years.Get the banners out City are signing a left back, Christian McFarlane. now when City first dropped the name 2 years ago i had a quick look at him, quick and strong, standard American, but he was also comfortable on the ball, i do not know how he has developed. But this puts right 6 years of failure, because it is 6 years since Angelinho broke through.
So for me every year we had no one capable of challenging the LB slot, coming through the academy, and for most of that 6 years we have had no first team player, we should have bought, if they failed we should have bought again, and again.
So good luck Cristian.
Amazingly hopeful. Love it.I feel like if we didn't sign Savio, there's a decent chance we would've signed Rodrygo. He's not going to enjoy coming off the bench this season. Madrid will have Arda Guler starting over Rodrygo on the right if they want the best results. Provides far more balance to the attack.
If Savio doesn't perform to the highest level this season, I imagine next summer will be a big one. We could see Rodrygo and Wirtz/Musiala coming through the door.
I’d love you to be rightI feel like if we didn't sign Savio, there's a decent chance we would've signed Rodrygo. He's not going to enjoy coming off the bench this season. Madrid will have Arda Guler starting over Rodrygo on the right if they want the best results. Provides far more balance to the attack.
If Savio doesn't perform to the highest level this season, I imagine next summer will be a big one. We could see Rodrygo and Wirtz/Musiala coming through the door.
I wouldn't I'd love him to be wrong because we've decided we don't need to.I’d love you to be right
Okay mateI wouldn't I'd love him to be wrong because we've decided we don't need to.
Not if we don't have room because our team is better.Okay mate
You wouldn’t want the best talent at city?
He said next summer - it looks like it could be Kev’s last seasonNot if we don't have room because our team is better.
He may well be but we may also decide we are better with Foden or Bobb. I don't care really,the club have produced winning teams not always by buying the biggest names /talent. Is replacinng KDB with Foden worse than replacing him with Musiala, and replacing Foden with Bobb. I don't know but if we decide next summer it is then surely that's a good thing.He said next summer - it looks like it could be Kev’s last season
Realistic or not, I don’t know you wouldn’t want a footballer like Jamal Musiala at City. He’s clearly a very special talent and is going to be a top top footballer
Maybe Pep wants to sign off with one final self-imposed challenge (or "Fuck You" to his critics who claim he is a chequebook manager) by not buying anyone and winning a 5th in a row with a team composed largely of Academy players.I hope my wish is coming true - that the cream of the academy is beginning to fully integrate into the first-team squad. To have a team competing for trophies, emblazoned with local lads, or those who have been at the club since their youth, is really something to inspire.
He’s staying mate ;)Maybe Pep wants to sign off with one final self-imposed challenge (or "Fuck You" to his critics who claim he is a chequebook manager) by not buying anyone and winning a 5th in a row with a team composed largely of Academy players.