It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[richards30]

Toney seems to have too much ego to accept a rotation role I reckon. Would be great if £30m is the price tag. But he’d not play many games

If he would then for that money would 100% take him

 

[leo_city]

If he would then for that money would 100% take him

I agree he’s a very good player

 

[citytill1die84]

Toney seems to have too much ego to accept a rotation role I reckon. Would be great if £30m is the price tag. But he’d not play many games

Where's 30m come from. No chance

 

[Alexia_Ko]

I think with Bobb, Doku and Savio we can safely say we've replaced Mahrez.

Having this many wingers, throw in Jack as well, means Phil and Bernie should play centrally all the time thus softening the departure of Gundo.
Kev is still with us too and looks fit.

So apart from the Rodri cunundrum we are good to go. Kovacic looking like he'll be more important this year.

Grealish and Kovacic won't add goals from the midfield. Grealish is also not a 6/8 which is what we need. Nunes will have to step up but it's a big if and a big ask.

 

[Pedestrian]

If he would then for that money would 100% take him

Within 5mins of him joining he would be up on new betting charges guaranteed.

 

[Alexia_Ko]

I can't really understand the desperate need to buy.

Ederson, Ortega, Carson = no keeper needed
Walker, Lewis, Akanji, Stones, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol = no defenders needed
Rodri, Kovacic, Nunes, DeBruyne, Foden, Bernardo, Grealish, O'Reilly, McAtee, Perrone = no central midfielders needed
Bobb, Doku, Savinho, = no wingers needed
Haaland

The only position, arguably, that we require is a back-up to Haaland. Given we are likely to play a false 9 in his absence, with a front line combination of Bobb, Doku, Savinho, Foden or DeBruyne, I don't see a centre forward of the highest calibre being willing to sit out game after game.

As for Rodri, similar. He isn't replaceable, so you rely on the combination of central midfielders we have.

O'Reilly and Perrone won't start games to let Rodri or other midfielders rest. They will probably be come on in the last 10mins if they stay

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Bobb certainly. McAtee not good enough.

Rubbish. We wouldn’t be offering him a new contract or giving him a chance if he wasn’t good enough

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

O'Reilly and Perrone won't start games to let Rodri or other midfielders rest. They will probably be come on in the last 10mins if they stay

can prob add McAtee to that list.

 

[KennyG]

The trouble with this forum is you can’t have a negative voice. I bet if you head over to the Arsenal forum, they would be saying that City appear to be weaker, and the last two summer windows have proven that to be right. We’ve got the best guy in charge, he can make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, but should it be that way?
There’s a definite shift in mindset.
Tolmie said the other day, we have all that Alvarez money to use, but then what about the other money generated?
There is a drop off, or complacency.
I suspect it is Pep leaving, rather than the charges.
The downslope always starts with one step….

 

[blueparrot]

Grealish and Kovacic won't add goals from the midfield. Grealish is also not a 6/8 which is what we need. Nunes will have to step up but it's a big if and a big ask.

Bernardo playing central as an 8 instead of cutting in from the right might though.

 

[Alexia_Ko]

Bernardo playing central as an 8 instead of cutting in from the right might though.

We've seen Silva playing 8 for several seasons, he doesn't crack 12 goals a season, we need more than that.

 

[striver]

Anthony Gordon with Bobb going there on loan?

why would we need gordon tho, i really hope we ain't serious for another pure winger, we need a versatile attacking option

 

[richards30]

Within 5mins of him joining he would be up on new betting charges guaranteed.

True mate, same if we chanced paqueta

 

[blueparrot]

O'Reilly and Perrone won't start games to let Rodri or other midfielders rest. They will probably be come on in the last 10mins if they stay

They won’t need to start games, 24 players on that list.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

We've seen Silva playing 8 for several seasons, he doesn't crack 12 goals a season, we need more than that.

12 goals from the backup 8? some target that.

 

[richards30]

The trouble with this forum is you can’t have a negative voice. I bet if you head over to the Arsenal forum, they would be saying that City appear to be weaker, and the last two summer windows have proven that to be right. We’ve got the best guy in charge, he can make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, but should it be that way?
There’s a definite shift in mindset.
Tolmie said the other day, we have all that Alvarez money to use, but then what about the other money generated?
There is a drop off, or complacency.
I suspect it is Pep leaving, rather than the charges.
The downslope always starts with one step….

Where did tolmie mention the money thing mate?

 

[blueparrot]

We've seen Silva playing 8 for several seasons, he doesn't crack 12 goals a season, we need more than that.

No we haven’t until last season it was Gundogan, and can’t remember many games he played as an 8 last year either.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Where did tolmie mention the money thing mate?

guess on twitter.

 

[Alexia_Ko]

Assuming we pot Cancelo (30) and Philips (28) and then Echeverri (18) arrives in January, we'll have a 24 man squad...

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We're stacked in midfield, but we know the drop off when Rodri is out is a killer. Do we need a 'proper' left back and a AM/False 9 to rotate/backup Erling and 'replace' Julian's G/As...

imho the priorities are:-

P1 : AM
P2 : CDM
P3 : LB

Edit: Forgot about Esbrand-Wilson (21), Kabore (23) and Perrone (21), assuming all are going out on loan or out out...

It's nice to be optimistic but if we are really being serious Echeverri won't play, O'Reilly will probably play 10mins a game and Mcatee isn't starting ahead of Foden/KDB/Grealish/Silva/Nunes. Also, Grealish hasn't been tried and tested in midfield, KDB won't play as many games due to injury and Nunes will have to drastically turn things around so as it stands we have 4 reliable options.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

No we haven’t until last season it was Gundogan, and can’t remember many games he played as an 8 last year either.

12 starts, 4 goals