6’2”…vertically and, increasingly laterally!!
I agree that teams gave often had a player or two who might be big, or strong, or fast, but the modern game is different. It is literally developing players who have two or all three of these attributes.
City have obviously been very successful over the last decade or so, but much as we can look back and say football has changed dramatically over the decades, I would politely suggest the change over the last decade (or less!) has been quicker and more dramatic than we have seen in decades.
Personally, I think Pep recognizes, possibly from watching Barca & PSG, or the Spanish National Team, that the game is getting faster and faster, and the game in England is getting bigger and stronger. Indeed, I think part of the reason he has hired Pep2 as his Assistant is an attempt to create a faster, higher pressing team, while helping keep the back door closed for the counter.
We are going to see a different City this season, and I’m excited to see it.
Honestly if I was Newcastle, I probably would have taken the £120m plus Nunez, use the money to buy Jackson, then you'd have £60m left to strengthen another part of the team and you'd end up with a stronger squad, even if you lost a top quality striker.
Reckon they'd both suit Newcastles style better than the clubs they're at, both work hard etc. Good CL level players even if it's fun to take the piss out of them a bit for missing easy chances.
As it stands they have essentially no striker for the opening day.
Honestly, I'm not sure how big a downgrade it is.I suppose Jackson may be better than nothing, but not much. If I was a Newcastle fan and you ended up with Jackson you wouldn't be happy, a big downgrade on Isak.
I confidently predict, in the knowledge it probably won't happen, that he'd be a huge fan favourite at Newcastle.Why the fuck would any team with aspirations to be a dominant force want Nunez?
A mercenary…???Sesko choosing utd over newcastle is an odd one. Not doing too well, not in Europe, lacking in places etc, and somewhat financially noosed. But mostly, they have signed other forwards this summer with a few already at the club. At Newcastle he'd be replacing Isak and would be their main guy, play in the CL and challange to be in it again and win cups. Weird.
Now they're crying that they decided to conform,music to my ears . Fuck emOf course but it wouldn't have happened if the majority of the owners in the league weren't in the cartel's pocket.
I really don’t understand why why teams buy other teams rejects, they rarely if ever kick on and become world beaters.I read somewhere that Nicolas Jackson is the Darwin Nunez of Rasmus Hojlunds.
I never said we conduct transfer negotiations via the media. I said unofficial approaches.Patronising fucker, who the fuck do you think you are talking (down) to? If you think City conduct transfer negotiations via the media, including briefing by the media that we won’t go above £120m for that player, then I’ll sell that bridge back to you for twice the price and pretend I am chelsea. We deal like liverpool? - fuck off, next thing you’ll be saying we illegally hacked their training and recruitment database. Fucks sake
We've all seen how this plays out a thousand times before.I think Liverpool's title chances will be diminished if they fail to sign Isak and regardless of what SSN and the BBC want and think, I think there's a good chance that Newcastle will stand firm.
I don't think Isak is going to kick off to get his move. All he has to do is play football and wind down his contract to get his move in the long term. He's young. He doesn't need to force anything. I don't think this transfer is going to happen.
Because teams don't generally keep unhappy players.Why should Newcastle sell Isak? The footballing consequences of selling Isak would be enormous.
Honestly, I'm not sure how big a downgrade it is.
They had very similar records in La Liga, at clubs of a similar stature.
If Isak had gone to Chelsea and Jackson to Newcastle maybe we'd be saying the exact same things but in reverse.
I confidently predict, in the knowledge it probably won't happen, that he'd be a huge fan favourite at Newcastle.
The same fans partying on the streets after the takeover should be back out protesting if Isak goes and they blow half the money on Jackson.Why should Newcastle sell Isak? The footballing consequences of selling Isak would be enormous.
FMV is what Newcastle value him atLiverpool will only consider signing a striker as long as FMV
Knocking fee down by use of media mates
We"ll seeFMV is what Newcastle value him at
If only it ends up being half! Be more like 70% of it.The same fans partying on the streets after the takeover should be back out protesting if Isak goes and they blow half the money on Jackson.