you buy a young player playing regularly in an inferior league with potential to play in the EDS team and so extend the squad, Leao was one such but a bit inexperienced we missed the boat one that oneI hear you but I honestly don’t see how we can rotate three strikers. Especially if we see Aguero and Jesus not get injured.
Anyone out there good enough to replace/challenge either Jesus or Aguero is not going to sit on the bench/stands for most of the season and play EDS games. Its just going to happen.you buy a young player playing regularly in an inferior league with potential to play in the EDS team and so extend the squad, Leao was one such but a bit inexperienced we missed the boat one that one
I think you are missing my point ( or i am putting it wrong, would not be the first time) it is not to challenge Jesus or Aguero it is there are youngsters out there who could do a decent job, Leao is a decent youth but did not have enough match experience and our EDS are simply too inexperiencedAnyone out there good enough to replace/challenge either Jesus or Aguero is not going to sit on the bench/stands for most of the season and play EDS games. Its just going to happen.
Leao chose Lille for the exact reason above, he is guaranteed a starting place every week. We didn't miss the boat at all, we simply cannot put forward a strong enough case for someone to come in until Aguero has left.
I get what you are saying but I just don’t see any youngster wanting to come in and do that.I think you are missing my point ( or i am putting it wrong, would not be the first time) it is not to challenge Jesus or Aguero it is there are youngsters out there who could do a decent job, Leao is a decent youth but did not have enough match experience and our EDS are simply too inexperienced
I think you are missing my point ( or i am putting it wrong, would not be the first time) it is not to challenge Jesus or Aguero it is there are youngsters out there who could do a decent job, Leao is a decent youth but did not have enough match experience and our EDS are simply too inexperienced
I think the Serg successor becomes a “we buy when the right player is available” kind of purchase. IF we have decided, for example, Dybala is the one then we will go for him when we have to rather than when people expect.Think it leaves little margin for error, if Aguero starts to decline over the next 18 months. Means any incumbent in the summer of 2020 would almost certainly need to hit the ground running. Not saying it’s necessarily the wrong approach, but it isn’t without significant risk, especially as Aguero and Jesus could quite conceivably sustain concurrent injuries.
We would also expect an academy prospect to be capable of the odd run out too.If a striker can't (or has not got the potential to) challenge Jesus and Aguero, he's no good to us.
Buying a third central striker for the first team squad just does not make sense.
We need two top quality players for each position, some of whom need to be able to play more than one role. Of course you run the risk of having both central strikers injured - as you do left backs - but you cannot eliminate all risks. Sterling can fill in in the middle and Leroy ought to be able to. I'm sure KDB could do a job there if he had to. Pep has used both Silva's there late in games.
Douglas Luiz had a great game against Real. Hopefully he continues his development and is a good future alternative for Ferna
I like this idea in principle but it's a very fine line between "too good for the EDS" and "not good enough for City" which would leave you with a specific and difficult profile to buy for. It will be difficult to convince a top quality player to join our EDS (Leão is evidence of this) and are more likely to leave on loan that stay around the EDS.you buy a young player playing regularly in an inferior league with potential to play in the EDS team and so extend the squad, Leao was one such but a bit inexperienced we missed the boat one that one
We would also expect an academy prospect to be capable of the odd run out too.
get a bad feeling we are gonna end up with chillwell and reuben neves this summer. not that that would be a disaster, but i am of the opinion we should only be buying players who improve us. those two rub me as gap fillers.
Will he qualify for a work permit now ?
Anyone think a double swoop on Celtic for Kieran Tierney and timo weah leaving the latter there for a season or 2 as a sweetener a good idea?