Grassland Blue
Well-Known Member
We've got academy players coming through now who could be as good or better than Palmer.I wish the communication and long term thinking from all parties had been better. I’m almost as disappointed he left as I would be had Foden left. I thought they were going to be a very complimentary pairing in attacking midfield for us long term after de Bruyne, Bernardo, Gündoğan and Kovačić have all taken a back seats or gone/retired.
Foden is a blistering, explosive skillful rocket of a player; Palmer is a more controlled, slower style but silky skilful player. With both goal and assist threats from their own styles, I thought their differing styles would have been so good as a pairing.
It wasn’t to be. But I’ll always be disappointed with him, his agent and City for not making it work with him staying.
We’ll end up buying a player for well over £100m to replace those ageing lads I mentioned above and it’s unlikely the player will be any better than Palmer will end up being who cost us nothing.
I hope he does very well at Chavski and is instrumental in beating the arse and dippers.