I don't think nico G is a world beater, but giving Gundo that non negotiable trigger for an additional season was truly the dumbest thing I think the city board has ever done lol. We could have still renewed him without that option, but more importantly he could have left without a fuss this summer, pep be damned. Now it might cost us a 50 mil signing.
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14 | Nico Gonzalez - 2025/26
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blueparrot
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Cost us how? My guess is, Gundogan and Kovacic leave Gonzalez stays and with Rodri, Reijnders and O'Reilly across 2 positions plays plenty.I don't think nico G is a world beater, but giving Gundo that non negotiable trigger for an additional season was truly the dumbest thing I think the city board has ever done lol. We could have still renewed him without that option, but more importantly he could have left without a fuss this summer, pep be damned. Now it might cost us a 50 mil signing.
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Looks like a bit of class too me
Gundogan is obviously not leaving.Cost us how? My guess is, Gundogan and Kovacic leave Gonzalez stays and with Rodri, Reijnders and O'Reilly across 2 positions plays plenty.
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Is it obvious?Not to me it isn't.Gundogan is obviously not leaving.
Yes it is.Is it obvious?Not to me it isn't.
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Okay, lets see.Yes it is.
Thought it was 50m not that it makes much differenceGood player for sure - baffling he’s not getting more minutes when we paid £70m for him.
I honestly don’t remember him playing 11 games, some of em must have been last 5 or 10 mins.I must admit, this somewhat confuses me. He only joined at the end of January. At that point there were only 15 PL games left and he played in 11 of them. How is he not being played?
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Yeah, I don't know how many minutes he got in those games, but it clearly goes against the narrative that he's being ignored and never playedI honestly don’t remember him playing 11 games, some of em must have been last 5 or 10 mins.
Obviously this is correct but the thick manager sees it otherwise and rather sacrifice both Nico and wins to play people he likes.Selling Nico G but keeping Kova and Gundo would be ludicrous decision making.
If the latter two aren’t going, Nico G shouldn’t be sacrificed because of it.
I love them both, but Nico is younger and class.
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Could be he's being sacrifed as a foreign player, i'd be on with this if we signed Wharton and uped the English number
citizen_maine
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We knew the make up of the squad before we bought himCould be he's being sacrifed as a foreign player, i'd be on with this if we signed Wharton and uped the English number
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Maybe we thought Gundogan was going or if Gonzalez just go it could be as simple as Pep just doesn't fancy himWe knew the make up of the squad before we bought him
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It proved nothing if most of those were a 2-3 minute cameo, the biggest indicator on if pep trusted him was the cup final, last minute injury to Kova and still no minute for the guy who was supposed to.have been brought in a Rodris no 1 back up.Yeah, I don't know how many minutes he got in those games, but it clearly goes against the narrative that he's being ignored and never played
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But by the same logic, he wouldn't have trusted him for those 2-3 minute cameos either. I guess we'll just have to wait and seeIt proved nothing if most of those were a 2-3 minute cameo, the biggest indicator on if pep trusted him was the cup final, last minute injury to Kova and still no minute for the guy who was supposed to.have been brought in a Rodris no 1 back up.
Not sure if Gonzalez is top class….but would any world class DM come to City knowing they were going to be a back up to Rodri most of the time.
If Gonzalez is sold we go into this season in a worse position than last before the Rodri injury.
Rodri is not going to play virtually every game like he did 2 years ago, plus who knows how fit he is going to be.
It was crazy to limit Gonzalez’s playing time in the CWC……unless we have another player lined up.
Gundogan and Kovacic are definitely not the answer and are a year older and although I would like to see O’Reilly tried as a DM, the fact that he wasn’t given a run out in that position in the CWC, almost certainly means that isn’t the plan.
If Gonzalez is sold we go into this season in a worse position than last before the Rodri injury.
Rodri is not going to play virtually every game like he did 2 years ago, plus who knows how fit he is going to be.
It was crazy to limit Gonzalez’s playing time in the CWC……unless we have another player lined up.
Gundogan and Kovacic are definitely not the answer and are a year older and although I would like to see O’Reilly tried as a DM, the fact that he wasn’t given a run out in that position in the CWC, almost certainly means that isn’t the plan.
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He made 9 starts.I honestly don’t remember him playing 11 games, some of em must have been last 5 or 10 mins.
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Thick manager,yes right. Another idiot.Obviously this is correct but the thick manager sees it otherwise and rather sacrifice both Nico and wins to play people he likes.