Only City could buy an injury prone left back to replace TWO left backs and then have to use an even more injury prone midfielder as his emergency cover. Delph will not let anyone down when he's on the pitch, but how long will he be on the pitch for? Already this isn't far off his longest spell of being fit for City, and it's only a handful of games! Please sign more cover in January. Get Michael Ball on a free again if we have to! Anyone!
You're forgetting a certain Mr. PetrovTal Ben, anyone? Stuart is a natural left full back, too!
Hasn't Pep been saying he won't be playing anytime soon/months out and talking about a replacement left back in the January window rather than the summer?...doesn't sound to promising the way he's talking but he does also say we'll know more when he's seen the specialist in Barcelona.
You're forgetting a certain Mr. Petrov
Ah, the mythical Hamann/Demichelis/Jordan hybrid you speak of.Ah but Martin could run. We really want someone who would need ambulatory assistance to get from the goal line to the halfway line!
Ah, the mythical Hamann/Demichelis/Jordan hybrid you speak of.
And yet he won more freekicks than Hazard with his legendarily casual flopsHaha! I've never come across anyone who could outslow Didi in a run off! Most people could walk backwards faster than Didi could run forwards!
Gareth Barry took lessons off him for the "bump in the back and fall over" trick.And yet he won more freekicks than Hazard with his legendarily casual flops
He never had Didi's swan like grace.Gareth Barry took lessons off him for the "bump in the back and fall over" trick.
No he said IF he is out for a while they could look in January.Hasn't Pep been saying he won't be playing anytime soon/months out and talking about a replacement left back in the January window rather than the summer?...doesn't sound to promising the way he's talking but he does also say we'll know more when he's seen the specialist in Barcelona.
Duncan Castles @DuncanCastles·23m
Concern with Benjamin Mendy is that Man City's sole specialist left back has ruptured an ACL. If so possible 9 months rehab process.
They absolutely will have an inclination - that's why he's going to a knee specialist! And also why Pep said what he said in the post match press conference.Must be something in this - surely our doctors would have a very good inclination before sending him off to Barca :(.
All about timing of the comment, why mention buying a left back in Jan otherwise. Im hoping for good news, but the fact Pep even mentioned it makes me fear the worst.I dont understand why people think Peps comments about signing someone in January mean its a dead cert terrible injury, surely we were after a second left back in summer anyway? If not thats just piss poor planning going into a 60game season with one left back.