Antoine Semenyo | Prefers to join City - Ornstein (p73)

[wolviedinho]

He is not a natural winger; he likes to come inside and shoot. He and Haaland can't play together; a two-striker system won't work with Haaland in the team. The Central Midfield position is needed more; without a quality CM signing, we won't win the league.

We have Rodri coming back. Pep won’t buy another player for that position anytime soon. That why we bought nico.

Kova and Bernie will probably leave in the summer. I expect a new CM and maybe Rico or OReilly to take that position if we can start to see Ait at LB.

Winger who scores badly needed v two who don’t.

Right now we could be doing with a CB as stones and Ake have come to a natural conclusion due to age.

Semenyo is badly needed. Midfield will have to wait due to the above but mainly due to Rodri’s comeback.

 

[cleavers]

He may leave though.

Obviously, but Pep won't get rid, not until he wants to leave, and both their recent words suggest it's unlikely in January.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Obviously, but Pep won't get rid, not until he wants to leave, and both their recent words suggest it's unlikely in January.

Oh sure, he’s here until the end of the season. Then he goes unless he signs a new contract.

 

[cleavers]

We wait on the chap, the only chap, that has ever won a Ballon d’Or in our colours. As well as getting his age wrong, you also seem to be ignoring the fact that he’s actually played for us 8 times this season. His return has not been smooth, granted, but he and Bernardo are the two best midfielders at the club, and rushing either out of the door, let alone both, would be wanton stupidity.

...and not something Pep will even consider.

 

[blueparrot]

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What other options do we have? Baleba is a defensive midfielder with physicality and PL proven.

He isn’t a Pep 6, even if we do decide we need to replace Rodri it won’t be Baleba

 

[Gabriel]

...and not something Pep will even consider.

Not unless he, too, has overindulged in the Christmas sherry.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

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He isn’t a Pep 6, even if we do decide we need to replace Rodri it won’t be Baleba

Then you saw his face…

 

[cleavers]

I love this forum, I rarely come in it thankfully, but it's always of shit and giggles whenever I do.

 

[Kinkladze 1]

Looking like Utd by all accounts. He must have rocks in his head.

 

[blueparrot]

Looking like Utd by all accounts. He must have rocks in his head.

All accounts? Really.

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

Looking like Utd by all accounts. He must have rocks in his head.

So he is leaving a team that will probably finish above Utd to go to Utd
He must be mental

 

[bluemc]

Looking like Utd by all accounts. He must have rocks in his head.

What "all accounts" would they be then?

 

[deano ou812]

Hmmm any player that goes to the rags is thinking of money,he’ll probably be getting treble what we or the red scousers were going to offer,( if they are in for him as well) money is a factor but is this were footballers are now money above the chance of trophies,more fool him and anyone like him ..

 

[cleavers]

He must be mental

.....or deluded, or not as good as some think he is.

 

[Gorbachev]

Why would consider selling Olise whilst they are in the CL?

I was initially thinking summer window.

At the time of writing that I didn't think Semenyo would be a Jan deal and there was talk of Olise being unhappy in Germany.

 

[Marvin.]

So he is leaving a team that will probably finish above Utd to go to Utd
He must be mental

As far as I can see, the reports are that City and Utd are both in for him. If it is a footballing decision, there is only one logical outcome.

 

[lol yank]

I hope city tell him to fk off to United to be honest. A player that isn’t full on for city isn’t worth the time. Give me players like Mahrez all day long who are sitting out of training and begging to come to city versus choosing between United and city. No thanks

City started no wingers in the last couple of matches. All midfielders with cherki wandering out wide on occasion. That’s an issue. The wingers outside of doku don’t score goals. That’s an issue. A winger is desperately needed and the cm cover can come in the summer. That’s assuming/hoping Rodri actually returns in the new year.

 

[jollylescott]

Tolmie said on Twitter that Semenyo has already made up his mind.

Tolm was replying to a post stating that the player was about to choose between us and the rabble down the road.

Sounds promising to me.

 

[richards30]

Why would he genuinely go to the rags? Radcliffe is bringing the wage bill down and Amorim is more likely to leave than Pep in the next few years!?

 

[Blue Smarties]

Tolmie said on Twitter that Semenyo has already made up his mind.

Tolm was replying to a post stating that the player was about to choose between us and the rabble down the road.

Sounds promising to me.

He knows nowt.