City submit CL squad

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cyan said:
Not even bothered to include 2 of Mbete, Wilson-Esbrand or Philips just in case. But there should be opportunities from the bench for some more U-21 players.
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Luke Mbete has had 4 loans in 2 seasons, with 2 years on his contract left he'll either go back out on loan to a lower league club or be sold. Josh Wilson-Esbrand & Kalvin Phillips are both injured, I'm not sure of Wilson-Esbrand's injury status but there was never a chance of Phillips being registered regardless.
 
What do you think of the squad compared to last season?

Out: Akanji, Ederson, Gundogan, KDB, Walker
In: Ait-Nouri, Cherki, Donnarumma, Khusanov, Marmoush, Reijnders

And if Stones, Rodri and Bobb stay fit, then there is a significant upgrade.

City will do well this season if 2 or 3 from Foden, O'Reilly, Doku and Savinho perform.

It's also not clear what shape City will use. 4-3-3 or something else so as to get Marmoush inside with Haaland. This season Bobb and Marmoush have supported Haaland.
 
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citytill1die84 said:
Kalvin Phillips is the 26th but has expectedly missed out.
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Ah fair play, not really much point in considering him a squad member. So of the 26, we have 3 that won't be in consideration for any games unless there is a dramatic injury crisis at keeper and a plague in midfield.
 
4 keepers, Ortega in a free list place with Echeverri festering in Leverkusen and an association trained place vacant and our £100m Jack playing down the road with us still paying some of his wages. Pathetic.
 
johnny crossan said:
4 keepers, Ortega in a free list place with Echeverri festering in Leverkusen and an association trained place vacant and our £100m Jack playing down the road with us paying most of his wages. Pathetic.
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Ortega I can't explain unless Betennellis injury is worse than believed.

Echeverri will be getting experience and strengthening, ready for the PL next season. There was no guarantee we'd even have a spot this season with so many plates spinning.

Why is an AT place being empty a problem? We've always had empty AT/CT places empty.

Everton apparently are paying £225,000 of Jacks supposed £300,000 wage, so nowhere even close to a majority. Most wanted him gone and are now not happy that he's gone.

Still pathetic?
 
Centurions said:
Ortega I can't explain unless Betennellis injury is worse than believed.
Echeverri will be getting experience and strengthening, ready for the PL next season. There was no guarantee we'd even have a spot this season with so many plates spinning.
Why is an AT place being empty a problem? We've always had empty AT/CT places empty.
Everton apparently are paying £225,000 of Jacks supposed £300,000 wage, so nowhere even close to a majority. Most wanted him gone and are now not happy that he's gone.
Still pathetic?
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Totally pathetic. Ortega has turned down moves just waiting to become a free agent in January and the club have let him and rewarded him with registration. Because of Ortega Echeverri was loaned - he wanted to stay at City & would have been an undeniable asset. Leverkusen are just a basket case. On a point of fact we have never had an association trained vacancy before, on the contrary association trained players have recently occupied free list places in order to allow more than 4 to be registered. (CT places are irrelevant.)
 
johnny crossan said:
Ortega has turned down moves just waiting to become a free agent in January and club have let him and rewarded him with registration.
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You would be the first person complaining if Trafford and Donnarumma picked up an injury and we had to start an academy kid instead of Ortega.

johnny crossan said:
Because of Ortega Echeverri was loaned
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You've just made that up. Echeverri was loaned because he wasn't going to play much, not to keep a space for our 4th choice keeper.

If you just invent ways to be angry, you'll be successful.
 
Ortega won't be a free agent in January though, he can sign a pre-contract with a club in another league and carry on pulling his wage with us but he won't be playing.

You have no idea beyond wildly guessing that Ortega & Echeverri going on loan were related. To forestall you asking, no, I don't know either and won't bother guessing.
 
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domalino said:
You would be the first person complaining if Trafford and Donnarumma picked up an injury and we had to start an academy kid instead of Ortega.
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What an asinine comment - we already have a third keeper - he's called Bettinelli btw.
domalino said:
You've just made that up. Echeverri was loaned because he wasn't going to play much, not to keep a space for our 4th choice keeper.
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Completely untrue, Echeverri (like Reis) was loaned reluctantly because of squad space. Allowing Ortega to remain and be registered has blocked his City career.
domalino said:
If you just invent ways to be angry, you'll be successful.
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Inventing reasons to criticize our club management is entirely unnecessary, they have been asleep at the wheel for 18 months and we've ended up ill-prepared for the new season as a result. Not angry just very disappointed btw.
 
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Centurions said:
Ortega won't be free agent in January though, he can sign a pre-contract with a club in another league and carry on pulling his wage with us but he won't be playing.

You have no idea beyond wildly guessing that Ortega & Echeverri going on loan were related. To forestall you asking, no, I don't know either and won't bother guessing.
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He will be able to negotiate his next contract as a free agent in January - which is the point. You're also entitled to reject my description of Ortega's continued registration - it could be misguided - but the disrespectful tone is rather unfortunate.
 
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