7 | Joao Cancelo - 2022/23 Performances

[Manchester33]

Let's not be that type of fanbase.

Cancelo has been a brilliant player for us. Treated us to some incredible moments. He was also a huge part of the most successful period in our history. Something has obviously gone on, but no one knows the full details, so let's not dramatise the situation - these issues happen in all teams, it's just a part of life.

I'll wish him all the best in the future. I'm sure City will continue to do just fine in his absence.

 

[oldius]

Let's not be that type of fanbase.

Cancelo has been a brilliant player for us. Treated us to some incredible moments. He was also a huge part of the most successful period in our history. Something has obviously gone on, but no one knows the full details, so let's not dramatise the situation - these issues happen in all teams, it's just a part of life.

I'll wish him all the best in the future. I'm sure City will continue to do just fine in his absence.

Brilliantly put.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

We won't get more than 35-40m for Cancelo even if he is brilliant at Bayern. Everybody knows both sides are desperate to part ways, to sell him for 50-60m is completely unrealistic now. We inserted that 61m option in the contract to make it look like a good deal.

Cancelo said this isn't permanent. He will be back, this is just to be able to play football.

 

[alexmcity]

Cancelo said this isn't permanent. He will be back, this is just to be able to play football.

He didn't want to come across as petulant... It's bad form to confront a manager like Pep publicly. Clubs/managers will stay away from him if he is silly enough to say bad things about Pep and City. But deep down, both City and Cancelo know it's over. Guess we'll try to get 40m for him, but if we can't, we'll settle for the money we can get and move on.

I think Pep wanted to teach him and some other players a lesson, but things went too far even for Pep's liking. Maybe Pep didn't realise that it felt humiliating for Cancelo to get benched for a CB and a teenager. Or he realised it...Pep's only human. Let's hope what's happened will help the squad to perform better.

 

[Keeper!]

Tolmie was technically good on occasions..i give you his goal at Chelsea for one..

Tolmie was an incredible signing for what we paid, scored some superb goals, great partnership with Parlane and ensured promotion, and gave us plenty of good memories!

 

[A57 the snake]

Can they I didnt know that! Hope Mahrez rips him a new one

Patrick Roberts !!

 

[Eccles Blue]

It will still be Once a Blue, always a Blue, as far as I’m concerned.
He comes back in any capacity he gets a cheer. :-)

 

[vicblueman]

Just glad he's gone if the latest info from the daily mail has any legs then he's behaved like a petulant 5 year old, good riddance ! If he's the world's best football, admittedly according to his wife why did it take him six months of his first season to adapt to Peps methods ? It seems to half taken an 18 year old with no first team experience about 2 games to get it !!!

Rico has been learning the system that pg wants since moving up in the academy, so its now natural.

 

[Roachy]

He didn't want to sound like a petulant wanker. It's bad form to confront a manager like Pep publicly. Clubs/managers will stay away from him if he is silly enough to say bad things about Pep and City. But deep down, both City and Cancelo know it's over. Guess we'll try to get 40m for him, but if we can't, we'll settle for the money we can get and move on.

I think Pep wanted to teach him and some other players a lesson, but things went too far even for Pep's liking. Maybe Pep didn't realise that it felt humiliating for Cancelo to get benched for a CB and a teenager. Or he realised it...Pep's only human. Let's hope what's happened will help the squad to perform better.

Regardless of the "spat", he deserved benching for his form. On that issue alone he left Pep no choice.

 

[alexmcity]

Regardless of the "spat", he deserved benching for his form. On that issue alone he left Pep no choice.

That's debatable, for his last game was at Old Trafford, where he wasn't worse than the other defenders. I think he was, both statistically and on the eye test, better than them. People seem to forget that Ake couldn't deal with a teenager for their winner, Walker didn't track Fernandes for the equalizer (even though it shouldn't have stood), etc. On that showing at United, Cancelo wasn't worse than the other players...but he was benched again after that. Not sure Pep was right here. It doesn't matter now anyway. In Pep we (should) trust.