That leagues made Mctominay look good. I’m happy with the Reijnders signing, he’s an improvement on an aging Gundo, who wouldn’t be though.Reijnders is the Serie A midfielder of the season.
If Foden pulls his finger out he could easily be close to current De Bruyne creativity levels.
Livramento is rapid and alongside Doku, we have some serious pace down the flanks.
Gibbs White is an option, but I reckon we can sign someone cheaper than Wirtz (€150m) and he can be worth his money
To be fair he’s been spot on about a lot and we all know how erratic transfers can be at this level.Yeah and judging by social media I think Slot was in Spain anyway when that meeting news was coming out... Maybe he was in a video call or something, who knows. I think this Sasha fella might be a chancer, and just got one bit of info, merely that he chose Liverpool first. He could well have concocted a story around the info.
Unless that one player is Wirtz?Echeverri who's only minutes for us so far was a cameo in the cup final? Marmoush looks to be a player but we need more than banking on one player
A midfield of Reijnders, MGW and Rodri plus a fit and firing Foden is easily good enough to win the PL. The Dippers midfield that just won the PL Gravenberch, MacAlister and Szoboszlai whilst decent is nothing special. Obviously the addition of Wirtz will improve their creativite options.MGW is not a player who wins you either the CL or the PL.....not even close - another overrated average and soon to be overpriced english player.
And Marmoush is a great goal scorer but he is not a creative no.10
We need to keep this post for everyone to see in future yearsWe used to do our business early. Until we started chasing players like Bellingham Rice and Wirtz who all had no interest in joining - and wasted weeks of planning time.
Then we had the time wasted chasing Paqueta when obvious no due diligence had been done.
Used to be class operators - now it’s amateur hour.
The January tfr window was a disgrace. £200m spent - Reis Khusanov Echeverri Nico and Bah won’t get 50 starts between them in their City careers
This all day longYes but I'm not a big fan of these £100m+ signings. Too much can go wrong. PSG look a lot better now they've abandoned the policy of signing the likes of Neymar, Mbappe and Messi. And Real Madrid signing Mbappe hasn't improved them. No coincidence PSG and Inter are CL finalists. For me, the future lies in signing the right cogs for the machine rather than the biggest available star.
I was replying to someone who made the direct comparison with Foden & De Bruyne.Firstly KDB is tier 1 prem of all time with Henry.
The way he’s done it and how he’s completely taken over a generation means he’s the very best. 1000’s of players have come to the prem and never reached that height. Kev is our greatest player of all time and even if Foden was in that conversation but not as considered the best you can always say he never lived up to KDB. What type of argument is that? That’s like Barca saying a player won’t be as good as Messi ffs.
These aren’t bang average players they are players ready to take the next step. Something we’ve built a dynasty around. Training under one of the greatest ever, with exceptional players which some are world class, playing the very best teams means players develop. Especially when the very best is demanded from them. If they take that step then they are great signings.
We are Manchester City, not Real Madrid. I don’t want us to sign primadonna’s that want a new contract every summer. I want us to sign players that fall in love with the club, the fans etc. That know the club support them wholeheartedly. Look at Bernie when he scored the other day. That’s what we want. Not an Mbappe sulking every day of the week.
It needs to be someone of that ilk. It can't be Morgan Gibbs WhiteUnless that one player is Wirtz?
and he created every one of their other 140 goals, without a misplaced pass and all.He has and didn't you hear, he scored 80 goals, pool won 40 PL games and got 120 points
Scott McTominay has been Napoli's best midfielder and he's fucking shite so that tells you all you need to know about Serie A.
Foden, for as good as he's been, will never reach KDB levels. That's just delusion at it's finest.
Livramento is bang average.
Gibbs White is also bang average.
All well and good signing these players but where's the world class players to supplement them?
Think we have a big enough sample to know United are actively making their players worse rather than they're consistently signing poor players. Their problem now is why would you go there and destroy your career unless you get paid top money for it.Agree on McTominay, weird seeing him do so well, either it’s a shit league or he’s actually decent and it was just the rags making him shit, which is more likely tbh!
Scott McTominay has been Napoli's best midfielder and he's fucking shite so that tells you all you need to know about Serie A.
Foden, for as good as he's been, will never reach KDB levels. That's just delusion at it's finest.
Livramento is bang average.
Gibbs White is also bang average.
All well and good signing these players but where's the world class players to supplement them?
Last season Foden was not far off KDB at all. But he needs to get that form back. I'm confident he will.Scott McTominay has been Napoli's best midfielder and he's fucking shite so that tells you all you need to know about Serie A.
Foden, for as good as he's been, will never reach KDB levels. That's just delusion at it's finest.
Livramento is bang average.
Gibbs White is also bang average.
All well and good signing these players but where's the world class players to supplement them?
I loved that we signed Ake so fine by meNathan Ake was thought to be similar by some, how did that work out?
Yes he improves their creative options..so baring in mind they have just won the league at a canter that isnt good right from the offA midfield of Reijnders, MGW and Rodri plus a fit and firing Foden is easily good enough to win the PL. The Dippers midfield that just won the PL Gravenberch, MacAlister and Szoboszlai whilst decent is nothing special. Obviously the addition of Wirtz will improve their creativite options.
I think this is something that gets lost in translation between players and fans.I was replying to someone who made the direct comparison with Foden & De Bruyne.
Silva has been great for us but he's wanted to leave for 4 seasons.
I agree about the primadonna's bit. But, we've found ourselves signing pretty average players which has led to us having a pretty average season this season.
Its not about signing primadonnas - its about signing quality......Firstly KDB is tier 1 prem of all time with Henry.
The way he’s done it and how he’s completely taken over a generation means he’s the very best. 1000’s of players have come to the prem and never reached that height. Kev is our greatest player of all time and even if Foden was in that conversation but not as considered the best you can always say he never lived up to KDB. What type of argument is that? That’s like Barca saying a player won’t be as good as Messi ffs.
These aren’t bang average players they are players ready to take the next step. Something we’ve built a dynasty around. Training under one of the greatest ever, with exceptional players which some are world class, playing the very best teams means players develop. Especially when the very best is demanded from them. If they take that step then they are great signings.
We are Manchester City, not Real Madrid. I don’t want us to sign primadonna’s that want a new contract every summer. I want us to sign players that fall in love with the club, the fans etc. That know the club support them wholeheartedly. Look at Bernie when he scored the other day. That’s what we want. Not an Mbappe sulking every day of the week.