Gianluigi Donnarumma | Done deal according to Romano

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

Well obviously, but we’re going to have to change the way we play and adapt. That’s what all top teams do. Even Barcelona did it last season.

If we bring in a gk like donnarumma - basically anyone other than Ederson, we’ll have to change our style. Even pep has alluded to it.

Or do you think we should just try and keep playing out from the keeper?

Maybe Enrique Loves Donnarumma and it’s all part of a major plan

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

Why would we have to change Gvardiol, Khusonov, or Ait Nouri?

We need to star Khusonov before we can change him

 

[TinFoilHat]

See you can never trust the sauce

Especially the one that gave me an instant colonic irrigation

 

[bluedanza]

Definition of insanity is changing the way we play after winning 6 out of the last 8 titles.

 

[JewelZee]

Time to tell Eddy he can have Donna’s deal for 2 yrs then leave on a free with the clubs blessing. Trafford will be 25, have played in every domestic cup game and gained EXPERIENCE AND DECISION-MAKING at the top level, and can be our keeper for another 8-10 yrs.

Trafford’s performances have created a narrative that Keepers struggle to overcome, and invite pressure.

Time to tell Eddy good bye. Amazing what staying out of sight can do for one's profile. He's had his head in the clouds for a bit now...

 

[decmancity]

Definition of insanity is changing the way we play after winning 6 out of the last 8 titles.

How long do we keep using this, does it become 6 in 9, then 6 in 10 to try and excuse shit seasons?

Last season we were shit mate, injuries sure but tactics were woeful and spuds exposed us horribly at the weekend again.

 

[skillman]

Its the laziness that irks me. Could have easily switched the guy in black to Pep and the Nike swoosh to a Puma logo.

And the massive scar on his cheek!

 

[JewelZee]

We need to star Khusonov before we can change him

He said all of our backs...

 

[Chappie]

Definition of insanity is changing the way we play after winning 6 out of the last 8 titles.

The definition of insanity is resting on past glories
We do not have the players now that won all those trophies and the ones we have , do not have their skill set or the mentality of those former players .

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

How long do we keep using this, does it become 6 in 9, then 6 in 10 to try and excuse shit seasons?

Last season we were shit mate, injuries sure but tactics were woeful and spuds exposed us horribly at the weekend again.

Cup final and 3rd now a shit season?

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Definition of insanity is changing the way we play after winning 6 out of the last 8 titles.

A lot of the players who were instrumental in winning those titles are no longer at the club. We have to find a way of winning even if it's a different way.

 

[decmancity]

Cup final and 3rd now a shit season?

For City, yeah it is.

You were happy at the end of the season?

Beaten by a mid table team in a cup final and just about mustered up enough to get into the CL places.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Cup final and 3rd now a shit season?

It depends on what standards you have. You could tell Khaldoon wasn't exactly skipping about last season.

 

[117 M34]

Definition of insanity is changing the way we play after winning 6 out of the last 8 titles.

We haven't played the same way in all of them 6 years. Constant adjustments is how you stay on top

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

Cup final and 3rd now a shit season?

Why didn't you put "losing a cup final"? We lost, we don't get a trophy for getting to the final.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

We haven't played the same way in all of them 6 years.

One constant is playing out from the back.

And that's not going to change. We're just going to sign a keeper who is shit at it.

 

[Earlyriser]

According to some, Hough End hackers have better skills with the ball at their feet.
You don’t get to the heights Donna has by being useless

Who has said he's useless? Or does it just suit your narrative, It might have passed you by but these days player analysis is built around stats

 

[decmancity]

One constant is playing out from the back.

And that's not going to change. We're just going to sign a keeper who is shit at it.

Playing out from the back, safely.
What Trafford did on Saturday wasn't safe.

I don't think Donnarumma plays that pass. he might get caught on others, lord knows Ederson has more than his fair share of cock ups or in fact anyone you can possibly name.

 

[mosssideblue]

Who has said he's useless? Or does it just suit your narrative, It might have passed you by but these days player analysis is built around stats

Is this the first post you’ve read on this thread?

 

[bluemc]

Cup final and 3rd now a shit season?

It's fair to say never being involved in the title race and losing the cup final to a bottom half side in limp fashion was disappointing and below expectations. Not to mention being awful in the CL and getting comprehensively dumped out by a Real Madrid team nowhere near the level of those we'd faced in prior seasons.

If we finished 3rd as part of a tightly contested title race that went to the wire, and narrowly lost a cup final to one of the Premier League elite, that could be looked upon differently.

Shit may be an exaggeration, but I'd say 2024/25 falls in the "disappointing" category.