Anyone panicing yet?

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bluemoondays

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Well, I'm not - I'm probably only just starting to feel a little nervous. It would be nice to see a couple of players come in but I'd even not be too concerned if we picked up a few for squad depth that aren't "superstars". Any more than 2 incoming players would concern me as, especially if they were to be 1st teamers, we'd have another bedding in period. At some point we need to stabilise and only bring through players who are going to replace players leaving or retiring.

We finished top last season whilst bedding in Aguero, Clichy, Nasri (3 first teamers) and a backup CB in Savic. Also we lost Tevez on a golfing holiday for 6 months and the Toure's to ACON. Finally we had some daft red cards for VK and Mario. Tevez is back (still think Id' be happier if we got rid) and the team have now had a season together with a PL title in the bag.

I honestly believe this team has another gear it can step up to which we saw in spots last season, first half at the Bridge springs to my mind where we looked like the home side and were battering them. If we can start to perform like that on a consistent basis then my only concerns over next season would be if we had some injuries to key players.

Going by the threads I've read I've also noticed a distinct lack of panic in people's posts.
 
I think we deal with ACON again this year, as they moved it up for the WC the year after. So, yea, some depth would be great to see. I bet it is quiet untill the Euros wrap up.
 
I personally don't mind. We just won the Premier League and no one has left since so we are in no rush to sign anyone. Mancini is probably just waiting until the right player becomes available or someone leaves.
 
More worried about the deadwood not bring shifted. This is holding us back, get them shifted
 
there is no panic the team will be better than last season on a premiership scale even if we didnt buy anyway not so sure on a champions league level for which i feel the squad as a whole needs to be strengthened for us to compete in it properly.
 
I'm seriously considering switching back to Chelsea. They're already signing players and I want in!
 
Read what the media says on the O.S
If i am not mistaken the first appearance of "Don't forget that the Manchester City website will be first to bring you confirmed transfer news on any deals that go through this summer." was yesterday. Business end of talks with person or persons unknown?
 
One thing I think we can all agree on is that, even if we don't sign anyone, the collective sum of the team will be higher than the value of the individual parts. In the sense that the team will have the confidence and more experience of playing together. It's what's kept United on our tails this season. Without it they'd have been 10 points off I'm certain of it.

Also, if indeed Tevez has said he'll behave until his contract has run out, then we have such a powerful asset in addition to our squad. I think he and Yaya Toure are the only two who really have everything necessary to take a game by the scruff of the neck and slam dunk it. Not a criticism of other players, because they all play vital roles in their positions, but the two mentioned really have the rare talent of being able to "dictate games".

I am of the opinion however that we could do with two players.

1) Another attacking midfielder. This will allow us to play 2 of either Nasri, Silva, or X, while resting the other. It was clear Silva needed resting and was carrying a heavy burden of creativity especially around Feb/Mar/Apr. He also complained of carrying a knock but played through it (what a beast by the way). With that sort of rotation policy it would minimise those problems.

2) Ideally another Yaya. It seems players like Yaya are few and far between, and the ones we know of are getting on (eg. De Rossi). I personally haven't seen enough of Martinez to comment, but if what I read is true then it's the sort of player we need. We need someone with the defensive capabilities of De Jong, but the forward thinking passing of Barry. If Martinez can do that then we should be looking at him. Especially as he has proven to be able to cover centre back. That "two bird one stone" factor is something we know Mancini likes.

If our summer ended with the addition of two players of the style mentioned. I'd be happy, but I'm certainly not panicking (yet. haha). There is a lot of talk about new strikers but to be honest, I'm very happy with to keep the strike force we have. There are certainly better options than Balotelli (attitude) and Dzeko (confidence), but you can't have it all.
 
I find it slightly worrying that we haven't managed to get rid of those who need getting rid off. I was under the impression this needs to happen first before we can do some serious spending.
 
Matt the Giant said:
I find it slightly worrying that we haven't managed to get rid of those who need getting rid off. I was under the impression this needs to happen first before we can do some serious spending.
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Unfortunately I think the main problem is, the players we're looking to offload are going to be the target of clubs looking for a bargain. Those clubs tend to act late in the transfer window and pick up the cheap deals from clubs desperate to unload!
 
Our 1st signing was the end of june last year...very early yet for me...mancini is having his holiday...

I expect movement in 2 weeks my opinion...
 
The players we are looking to offload are so bad they aren't worth their contracts. Bridge and RSC will play out their contracts. Ade at least has some value so we can continue to loan him, but unless someone like PSG come in we're stuck with him.
 
If you buy really early you start paying the wages which for us is significant extra money for nothing if you work on 3 players

I don't expect anything until after the Euros
 
Blue Haze said:
The players we are looking to offload are so bad they aren't worth their contracts. Bridge and RSC will play out their contracts. Ade at least has some value so we can continue to loan him, but unless someone like PSG come in we're stuck with him.
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We could at least sell Weiss, MJ, and Cunningham. That would be a start
 
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