Search results

I'd take a punt on him if we can convince Ortega to stay.

Plus, who knows how long Pep is staying and who will follow him. All while Slot just got started.

That sounds like a disaster and if you frame it like that, I'd back Pep to the hilt if given the choice. The likes of Sporting and Brighton operate several galaxies underneath City's level. They are not expected to win the Prem and CL and can thus afford to take punts on young projects. It's...

It hardly matters for Stones, he's pretty much a vacant spot as it is.

Straight to Girona like Alvarez and Echeverri, eh?

Based on that he looks closer to a right footed Savinho than a Premier League fullback.

And injury-prone ones to boot.

Do Forest still have an obligation to buy Ndala for £4m?

Cool, I'm sure Hugo & Pep will be thrilled that the squad numbers work for WallyA on BM. Our young players have historically gotten some valuable minutes in the Champions League in the past. If they can't make that squad, their chances in the Prem will be slim (see: Reis and Echeverri this...

I doubt we are going to see this sort of formation with 3 centre backs and 5 attacking players, seeing how we are linked to several dedicated fullbacks. I also doubt NOR is going to play (primarily) as a LW. Plus, the squad registration would only work for the Prem, as Bah, Reis, Echeverri...

True for the league, but for European competitions he could only be registered as one of 17 foreign players, as only players under 21 years who have spent 2 years at the club do not need to be registered.

Born or raised (i.e. spent their formative years in the region).

I'm still convinced he's one of those former Arsenal kids.

Agree, was a bit sloppy today.

Poor? Slipped in Nunes (and pointed out the run to him!) for the first goal. He's not going to beat his fullback and waltz into the box anymore, but there's nobody as good at securing the ball and you see how the team trusts him with that by simply blasting the ball to his general direction...

Reminds me of SWP, where the ball would ricochet between several shins only to end up at his feet in the end somehow.

Who do we think are the non-homegrown players most likely to leave out of these (in addition to Kevin)? Ortega Ederson Akanji Nunes Kovacic Bernardo Gundogan Doku Savinho Reis (loan) Echeverri (loan) Khusanov (loan) Be realistic though, not just wishful thinking. I assume Dias, Gvardiol, Nico...

A backup GK, for starters.

Lacks width for me. At their peak, I'd pay to watch this lot: Sané Agüero Silva De Bruyne Yaya Rodri Cancelo Laporte Kompany Walker Ederson Bench: Hart, Stones, Gvardiol, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden, Sterling, Haaland Tough on: Dias, Zabaleta, Mahrez, Tevez

More Ben Arfa than De Bruyne. Avoid.