It’s not that it needs a wholesale group of top level players, but in my opinion we’re short of two genuinely top level players. One in midfield and one in attack.You are correct imo in your first sentence. Question is, what in today's transfer market would that first group, at the level they became, be valued at. £ 70 + for Kompany ?, only if you consider Van Dijk better than him. Sergio at his peak ? Joao Felix : £ 113 million apparently for "potential" what price Mbappe, £ 131 million, Neymar: £ 199 million. It is not a trick, why do people think we can buy whoever we want at any price and not be aware of the PL & European financial restraints, they are not gone. Maybe one or at most two per year but to suggest we can spend six to seven hundred million on players of the calibre that first group became over a short period is off the wall.
One of my best mates here in Valencia is a Barcelona fan. When we signed Rodri he was gutted because he wanted them to sign him. In his opinion Rodri's biggest attribute was his range of passing. Where has that gone? Is he being asked to just play 5 yard passes or is it him that's not showing the ability to do that in the PL? How did he miss that ball over the top when both Sterling and De Bruyne had broken their defensive line and would have had an easy opportunity to score? I was excited when we signed him based on what my mate had said. Last night's over hit pass just shows how one dimewnsional he is for us and that range of passing just isn't there.
Did you read my post? And he was shit last night, btw.Simply untrue. He continually won it, kept it and gave it, accurately. He absolutely was not the reason for last night.
I don’t mind Rodri (he ain’t improved on last season though) but that pass summed up the difference between him and Fernandinho perfectly. How often did we see Fern makes that type of pass for an easy goal two seasons ago. You could see Pep was fuming.One of my best mates here in Valencia is a Barcelona fan. When we signed Rodri he was gutted because he wanted them to sign him. In his opinion Rodri's biggest attribute was his range of passing. Where has that gone? Is he being asked to just play 5 yard passes or is it him that's not showing the ability to do that in the PL? How did he miss that ball over the top when both Sterling and De Bruyne had broken their defensive line and would have had an easy opportunity to score? I was excited when we signed him based on what my mate had said. Last night's over hit pass just shows how one dimewnsional he is for us and that range of passing just isn't there.
It was such an easy pass, I could have done that with my cock. It’s so rare for our players to get in behind a defense with so much space, let alone two players. Pep might have been fuming but what did he do about and what will he do about it. Fuck all is the answer.I don’t mind Rodri (he ain’t improved on last season though) but that pass summed up the difference between him and Fernandinho perfectly. You could see Pep was fuming.
I read it and the parts about his City career are incorrectDid you read my post? And he was shit last night, btw.