There are some "Cityesque" posters on Red Cafe—very few but there are level-headed, halfway decent folk. My favourite poster recently said that he thought it was right that Bernardo Silva came to us because he probably wouldn't enjoy playing RWB at United. Gave me a chuckle.Just had a quick look on ragcafe to see if they expect him to end up at city and seen this quote
oh how times have changed
That is what I am thinking (and hoping).I think he has confirmed its done in the Its Quiet thread. I would agree, makes sense to wait until Monday as there are all these cup finals this weekend. Signing Mendy on Monday would be the main story. Smart move from us if so.
Thing is, most stat sites, with the exception of Opta, include crossing as part of pass completion...and Mendy crosses a ton.Micah averaged about 87% pass completion since 11/12
Mendy 78%
Dribbling...Do you not remember Micah's mazy runs? Mendy has a poor take-on rate for a full back
I see nothing to differentiate their control
I'll give you crossing
There are some "Cityesque" posters on Red Cafe—very few but there are level-headed, halfway decent folk. May favourite poster recently said that he thought it was right that Bernardo Silva came to us because he probably wouldn't enjoy playing RWB at United. Gave me a chuckle.
Thing is, most stat sites, with the exception of Opta, include crossing as part of pass completion...and Mendy crosses a ton.
Clichy has also higher take on percentage that Mendy, Marcelo, and Sandro.
There goes your stats for you....
Fact of the matter is Mendy is technical and physical. He can control difficult passes, can dribble, and can cross. He's lightning fast and good in the air. He is an anomaly.
He was incredible that day.Why is that so funny?
You should also go watch the 6-1
Kolarov and Fernandinho. Midfield will be Dave Kev Gundo Yaya and FabinhoWith Clichy, Sagna and Zabaletta gone, who are out back up full backs?
Get rid of Kola he's a liability. Have a young left back be backup to Mendy.Kolarov and Fernandinho. Midfield will be Dave Kev Gundo Yaya and Fabinho
In fairness, neither should ours.No way would their owners spend €50m on a left back.
Sure it's a much smaller sample size, but Mendy had a higher take on percentage than both Sandro and Alves during the CL.Yeah but Clichy isn't a dribbler, only attempted 9 this season and completed 7. Mendy has attempted 66 and completed 37.
Didn't look lightning fast vs Sterling..He has pace but he is not rapid.
He is ok in the air & should be better given his size..Wins just over 50% of his headers compared to Kolarov who is about the same size and wins 65% of his.
If its 50 million, it will look crazy. Just like Stones was ludicrous at 47 million, this would be ludicrous at 50.Perisic was Caligiuri's backup in Wolfsburg lol sometimes Mourinho makes strange signings , You are right the Mendy'signing probably won't seem to crazy considering other made for inferior players but the chance to run out of budget is very concrete for me
In fairness, neither should ours.
If its 50 million, it will look crazy. Just like Stones was ludicrous at 47 million, this would be ludicrous at 50.
We should stop pretending there is a sky rocketing market out there. There isn't one. There are just a few teams who tend to buy at excessive prices; Real, PSG the rags and us. That's pretty much the list of repeat offenders.
50 million will make Mendy the joint most expensive defender ever. He is not in the top 30 defenders in the world today. So what the fuck are we doing paying top 3 money for?
The main reason why its often hard to move dead weight is because of this style of purchase. Even the mindset that price = production is sad. Generally for top end players? sure. For squad and role guys? Hell no. And make no mistake, Mendy is a role player.
Like I've pointed pointedout in my diatribe. There are 4 offenders in world football. Real Madrid, PSG, rags, and City. That is the list of teams that consistently pay ridiculous prices. The market is quite stable outside of those 4.How much did the Rags spend on Shaw ? With add ons I seem to recall it was almost 40m. We need to look long term and buy quality - it's cheaper in the long run. As Shaw shows crap full backs can be as expensive as good ones.
If its 50 million, it will look crazy. Just like Stones was ludicrous at 47 million, this would be ludicrous at 50.
We should stop pretending there is a sky rocketing market out there. There isn't one. There are just a few teams who tend to buy at excessive prices; Real, PSG the rags and us. That's pretty much the list of repeat offenders.
50 million will make Mendy the joint most expensive defender ever. He is not in the top 30 defenders in the world today. So what the fuck are we doing paying top 3 money for?
The main reason why its often hard to move dead weight is because of this style of purchase. Even the mindset that price = production is sad. Generally for top end players? sure. For squad and role guys? Hell no. And make no mistake, Mendy is a role player.
Not too sure about that Barca spent just last summer €70m on shit like Alcacer and Gomes combined.Like I've pointed pointedout in my diatribe. There are 4 offenders in world football. Real Madrid, PSG, rags, and City. That is the list of teams that consistently pay ridiculous prices. The market is quite stable outside of those 4.
€80m on Suarez, €90m on Neymar.Not too sure about that Barca spent just last summer €70m on shit like Alcacer and Gomes combined.
Agreed the prices in the market are fair excluding those teams you've mentioned.If its 50 million, it will look crazy. Just like Stones was ludicrous at 47 million, this would be ludicrous at 50.
We should stop pretending there is a sky rocketing market out there. There isn't one. There are just a few teams who tend to buy at excessive prices; Real, PSG the rags and us. That's pretty much the list of repeat offenders.
50 million will make Mendy the joint most expensive defender ever. He is not in the top 30 defenders in the world today. So what the fuck are we doing paying top 3 money for?
The main reason why its often hard to move dead weight is because of this style of purchase. Even the mindset that price = production is sad. Generally for top end players? sure. For squad and role guys? Hell no. And make no mistake, Mendy is a role player.