It's Quiet the £250m return

[NQCitizen]

But who gave away the goal (and the game)?

Also John Stones for the second week in a row and I love Stones but it's ridiculous that Dias, Rico and Nunes are taking all the hate for both losses.

 

[simon23]

Dumfries and munoz are the wrong age profile

Hakimi and Kounde likely say no

Livramento - isnt that who we are waiting for?

So many people saud of Ferna was teh wrong age profile....look at how that turned out....

We dont know anyone says no unless we try.....there is a sayign in surfing....you miss every wave you dont paddle for....fear of failure or rejection is paralysing.

Waiting for what on Livramento...for him to sign a new deal to cost us more? for Pep to leave in two years. For us to sip low enough that he has second thoughts about coming?

Put the bid in and if he says no you make it clear that we only ask once.

 

[Bluewonder]

Dumfries and munoz are the wrong age profile

Hakimi and Kounde likely say no

Livramento - isnt that who we are waiting for?

Dumfries and Munoz are exactly the right age as they'd give Lewis 2-3 years as an understudy to come into his own.

We've ended up with far too many prospects and nowhere near enough quality finished articles.

 

[york away to this!]

Shall we all just give up our season tickets and go to Alty instead?

 

[NQCitizen]

You taking the piss?! They'd have moved if we tried to sign them!

This is the problem at the heart of it.

People seriously believe anyone we try and buy just instantly signs for us.

Worked with Livramento didn't it?

You do you mate, you think a 28 year old Matty Cash improves us, no worries.

 

[burning blue soul]

But that didnt happen once against Brighton. All the threat came down our left, Mitoma was barely mentioned all game, you'd be forgiven for forgetting he even played, Minteh was the big problem behind Ait-Nouri.

What are you saying? It's our left side that is weak and our right side isn't?

I seem to remember spurs using the tactic to catch Lewis out of position for their goal, I seem to remember lots, and lots, of mistakes down our right back position leading to goals.
I seem to remember the same conceded goals being copy-pasted each time we play.
If you are saying it's our left side, then OK. I'll not stand in your way.

 

[simon23]

Live in your fantasy world then mate, conversation is going nowhere.

Whats fantasy about what Rodri said...its there to hear and watch. Are you not going to believe him just because you dont like what has been said?

We only have one recognised left back- this is fact...Ake and Gvardiol are centre halves who have been playing fullback ...Nico OReilly is a number 10 - where is the fantasy in this?

Pull your head out of the sand

 

[Zenmanc]

Dumfries and munoz are the wrong age profile

When you have a hemorrhaging gash in the side of your boat you don't go around looking for the perfect sized patch.

 

[Vester]

Now when Viana is done with doing nothing in the last couple of months he is hopefully well rested and ready to urgently make sure Rodri extends his contract which expires in 22 months. Him going into next summer with 12 months left and Real Madrid lurking could be a disaster.

 

[NQCitizen]

Dumfries and Munoz are exactly the right age as they'd give Lewis 2-3 years as an understudy to come into his own.

We've ended up with far too many prospects and nowhere near enough quality finished articles.

Dumfries and Munoz take a year to settle, probably get 5 year deals and are immediately the next akanji/kovacic/gundogan everyone is moaning won't leave.

Plus they both play completely different roles in back 5s. They're really not much more of a guarantee than Nunes or Rico in the heavily exposed tactics we actually play.

 

[dubblue]

Dumfries and Munoz are exactly the right age as they'd give Lewis 2-3 years as an understudy to come into his own.

We've ended up with far too many prospects and nowhere near enough quality finished articles.

I agree with all that apart from Lewis coming into his own as a right back, he’ll never be good enough for that position.

 

[madloaf]

"Man City in advanced talks to sign goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma for £30m,"

BBC just sticking 4 million on for fun?

 

[simon23]

Dumfries and Munoz take a year to settle, probably get 5 year deals and are immediately the next akanji/kovacic/gundogan everyone is moaning won't leave.

Plus they both play completely different roles in back 5s. They're really not much more of a guarantee than Nunes or Rico in the heavily exposed tactics we actually play.

they only get a 5 yer deal if the club are stupid enough to give them that.

 

[NQCitizen]

When you have a hemorrhaging gash in the side of your boat you don't go around looking for the perfect sized patch.

You also don't just tape some paper over it and give yourself a clap and say "look, I have done something!".

A significantly better right back than Nunes and Rico wasnt available. We wanted one in Livramento and he didn't come. There wasnt another even remotely like a feasible patch.

 

[Berti No Show]

So much negativity in here. Go and give your Mrs a good seeing to, you'll feel better.

 

[BluestBlue]

I appreciate any details others might have so I'm legit not having a go.

Sport is a way to spend time we're not working, sleeping, grieving etc. when there's literally countless other things that could fill that time otherwise- its a diversion, an escape some choose.

I'm too old to allow it to run my life. If people can't take a joke, maybe this isn't for them.

Love this ! At 24 for me there’s too much going on to worry this much about a bunch of millionaires kicking a ball around.

 

[decmancity]

Whats fantasy about what Rodri said...its there to hear and watch. Are you not going to believe him just because you dont like what has been said?

We only have one recognised left back- this is fact...Ake and Gvardiol are centre halves who have been playing fullback ...Nico OReilly is a number 10 - where is the fantasy in this?

Pull your head out of the sand

Stop talking about what Rodri said ffs, if he said the sky was blue id check. PR puff pieces by every player and manager ever, couldn't care less.

We have no space for a second recognised left back, but you know that, so why are you repeating it.

He isn't a number 10 at this level, so the sooner he realises that the better.

 

[NQCitizen]

they only get a 5 yer deal if the club are stupid enough to give them that.

Mate look at the panic on here the world's worst agent can get a 5 year deal for our sacred right back solution.

How many players moving to top clubs at 29 sign team-friendly 3 year deals?

 

[wolviedinho]

Gotta say that not getting a proper right back is beyond negligent to be honest.

We got Rico mate and Rico lookalike on the left.

Let’s laugh or cry?

Ait can’t be this bad defending.

 

[Bluewonder]

Dumfries and Munoz take a year to settle, probably get 5 year deals and are immediately the next akanji/kovacic/gundogan everyone is moaning won't leave.

Plus they both play completely different roles in back 5s. They're really not much more of a guarantee than Nunes or Rico in the heavily exposed tactics we actually play.

Come off it, we aren't giving them five years deals and they aren't saying no to three years deals.

Whichever way cut it, we went into this window needing a right back and finished it needing a right back.

It's already cost us multiple points this year and will continue to do so.

As I said, it's a shambles.