30 | Claudio Echeverri - 2025/26 (on loan at Leverkeusen)

Pep want 22 players plus the 3 goalies can we get it down to 22 outfield players?

Injuries will do that for us, rather have a few unhappy faces than be caught short like last season. I kind of like the idea of having all these super talented young creative players all scrapping eachother for the spot and knowing the minute the levels drop there is a young hungry lad ready waiting in the wings.
 
Plus, he competes with too many players for a starting place, including Bobb.

I'd be surprised if both Evheverri and Bobb were here in September. One is highly likely to leave on loan.
I hope and highly doubt City will let Bobb go with him being home grown and also the kid has a lot of talent albeit yet to fulfilled on a regular basis.
 
I hope and highly doubt City will let Bobb go with him being home grown and also the kid has a lot of talent albeit yet to fulfilled on a regular basis.
He is but at his age having missed last season think he needs lots of regular football to get back to where he should be, more than he’d get with us next season. He looks rusty and a season of football at the right team would be good for him and us long term.
 
I just can’t see him getting minutes here, yet.

I’d guess he’ll be loaned out for meaningful game time and European experience, especially given the riches we have to choose between in forward areas.

Unless he takes McAtee’s place in the squad. But even then, Bobb’s back and Cherki’s arrived.
 
I just can’t see him getting minutes here, yet.

I’d guess he’ll be loaned out for meaningful game time and European experience, especially given the riches we have to choose between in forward areas.

Unless he takes McAtee’s place in the squad. But even then, Bobb’s back and Cherki’s arrived.
I saw it as him taking mcatees place.
 
I agree Echeverri is the Ideal replacement for McAtee and hopefully Echeverri could really make more of an impact; although McAtee had made a real effort in trying to nail a place in the side.
 
I hate players who don't celebrate against their old teams. I think it is disrespectful to their current team. I don't know why it became a trend.
In the modern environment, it doesn't take much to antagonise people, so it makes sense to keep a lid on celebrations, especially if revisiting the area socially.

A more distasteful turn, for me, has become the running off on your own to celebrate a goal. Even a tap in seems to warrant the obligatory embarrassing knee slide to the corner flag, and most of our players are guilty of it. Even the academy players look as if they practise it. Reeks of egotistical individualism. Much preferred it when they all automatically gathered as a group to share the moment. Showed collectiveness and a sense of team over anyone.
 
In the modern environment, it doesn't take much to antagonise people, so it makes sense to keep a lid on celebrations, especially if revisiting the area socially.

A more distasteful turn, for me, has become the running off on your own to celebrate a goal. Even a tap in seems to warrant the obligatory embarrassing knee slide to the corner flag, and most of our players are guilty of it. Even the academy players look as if they practise it. Reeks of egotistical individualism. Much preferred it when they all automatically gathered as a group to share the moment. Showed collectiveness and a sense of team over anyone.
Hmmmm. Strangely, I'm fine with it because often they are running to go celebrate with the fans. Which i like. I dont like players with contrived specialized celebrations. Like Doku:s hop step dance or Phil's kneel down gunshot, or Belend's arms wide spread or Ronaldo's original trash bpose.

I hate them all except celebratory run to a corner or fist in the air while jumping up or running towards the guy who assisted you.

I suppose the old school celebrations I grew up with seem okay to me, I bet younger folks will see it differently
 
Wasn't his injury before his goal? like, fairly early in the half? If it's that serious how did he continue playing and score a great goal too? very odd
 
Wasn't his injury before his goal? like, fairly early in the half? If it's that serious how did he continue playing and score a great goal too? very odd

Yeah. At least 20 minutes before half time from memory.

Probably one of those where adrenaline kicked in and let him play on (he even jumped on his celebration!!) then when half time rest came around, he started to feel it.

Players who do their ACL tend to try and play on for 5 before walking off a bit.

Probably more medically to it than adrenaline but bet that’s part of it!
 
Watch the intensity of his training in the latest video (Inside City - FWC - Episode 3) and, IMO, he absolutely is part of our plans. If he wasn't before, Pep's comments about staying behind to practise free kicks, along with that intensity, will be forcing a rethink.
 
Hmmmm. Strangely, I'm fine with it because often they are running to go celebrate with the fans. Which i like. I dont like players with contrived specialized celebrations. Like Doku:s hop step dance or Phil's kneel down gunshot, or Belend's arms wide spread or Ronaldo's original trash bpose.

I hate them all except celebratory run to a corner or fist in the air while jumping up or running towards the guy who assisted you.

I suppose the old school celebrations I grew up with seem okay to me, I bet younger folks will see it differently
I always liked Mick Channon's one armed windmill celebration best ... probably due to it being the first goal I ever saw City score at Maine Road.
 

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