Boateng to Bayern

[Blue Haze]

This made the most sense for all involved.

He was not very aggressive for someone wanting to play CB. That may work in the Bundesliga, but not in the PL. And regardless he wants to play for Munich, no point in keeping an unhappy player.

Good luck, Jerome.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

He has better positional sense than Lescott (Yes to all, I realize Lescott was much improved) so the choice between him and Lescott always seems to be trading one set of positives and negatives for another.

I take your point but I much prefer Lescott personally. Much better upper body strength, much better in the air. You don't see Lescott getting bullied but you do Kolo. Kolo was a bad signing in my opinion.

The one downside with Lescott is he can be vulnerable with the quickest players running at him. But it's something he copes with in the main.

 

[The Pink Panther]

Actually, with us signing Boateng before last season we actually got a brilliant right back, because it made Richards get his act together.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Actually, with us signing Boateng before last season we actually got a brilliant right back, because it made Richards get his act together.

Good point that PP :-)

 

[taconinja]

He has better positional sense than Lescott (Yes to all, I realize Lescott was much improved) so the choice between him and Lescott always seems to be trading one set of positives and negatives for another.

I take your point but I much prefer Lescott personally. Much better upper body strength, much better in the air. You don't see Lescott getting bullied but you do Kolo. Kolo was a bad signing in my opinion.

The one downside with Lescott is he can be vulnerable with the quickest players running at him. But it's something he copes with in the main.

I agree with you, which is why I'm okay with Boyata going somewhere to get consistent first team experience. If he succeeds, he comes back into a starting spot next year possibly.

 

[zangatangring]

the poster is right, e is a fucking twat; he shit out of a lot of challenges last season which zaba doesn't, boyata doesnt, so would rather fill the position with 1 of them; also the cnut bad mouthed the club, said we were a small club and angled in the media for a move. A complete fucking twat in my view mr smart arse (oh but Dave you are SO cool though)

Breath and let go mate.

You'll have a happier life without all the bile and anger.

thanks for the lecture Dave, you really are ultra cool and I very much look up to you and hang on your every word; on the subject of Boateng for the way he slighted the club and the fans he is a cnut of the highest order; despite his poor performances last season I would have been keen to see him stay and get another chance, but the way he has bad mouthed the club I am absolutely delighted he is going. Off to read my back of didsbury dave's smart and cool one liners now, it is SUCH a good read

I can do one liners too ______________________________.

 

[2sheikhs]

If we sign Sebastian Coates, then i fear Boyata's City career is coming to an end. He'd end up going on loan this season, but when he comes back, i don't see how he can leapfrog Kompany, Lescott, Savic and Coates (or whoever else we sign). The defenders we are selling this summer are Bridge, Onuoha and Boateng. Bridge was only here for half the season and has now been replaced by Clichy. Onuoha was never here, and Boateng has been repaced by Savic. I don't see why we'd need another, especially considering Kolo is back in September.

What's wrong with Kompany and Lescott as first choice, Kolo and Savic as cover/rotation and then Boyata as extra back-up? Plus, we could always play Richards at centre back with Zab at right back if we have an injury crisis.

We don't need any more defenders as we need to keep Boyata as he is a club-trained, home grown player - important for the Champions League squad.

This concerns me too Trev. I feel Boyata is the real deal and it is important for many reasons that he is in the squad. Personally I'd get shut of Kolo, buy a top-line centre half to compete with Lescott and I probably wouldn't have bothered with Savic. 4 centre halves there would have been great. If Savic is a good player then I'd just get rid of Kolo and let Boyata be the "fourth" centre half.

Either way I don't believe we need another young 'un.

Kolo is the elephant in the room at City now, a bit. Not good enough.

Kolo goes........Yaya goes.

 

[bluesince76]

He has better positional sense than Lescott (Yes to all, I realize Lescott was much improved) so the choice between him and Lescott always seems to be trading one set of positives and negatives for another.

I take your point but I much prefer Lescott personally. Much better upper body strength, much better in the air. You don't see Lescott getting bullied but you do Kolo. Kolo was a bad signing in my opinion.

The one downside with Lescott is he can be vulnerable with the quickest players running at him. But it's something he copes with in the main.

Watch the final again and the way Jones just brushed Lescott off. I don't rate him or Kolo particularly highly, so we need someone to fill the space next to Vince at the top level. They need to be what Vince isn't which is aggressive, especially on headers. Speed and technical ability and nice to haves i.e. we need a vidic.

Hopefully Savic will become that player, but of the players we have who I've seen, Boyata looks the best prospect, but not ready, so I'd go with Nedum. Or buy a right back and move Micah across.

 

[MCC]

Actually, with us signing Boateng before last season we actually got a brilliant right back, because it made Richards get his act together.

Good point that PP :-)

I think that, Mancini and a kick up the arse from Vieira helped also!

 

[FantasyIreland]

Kolo goes........Yaya goes.

They're Ivorian not fvckin Siamese......