De Bruyne?

MasterOfKnees said:
The Mirror article says that our opening offer will be £40m, but that we're prepared to pay up to £60m should it be necessary. It's just poor reporting.


As long as we play our cards well we shouldn't need to pay £60m. This is where Txiki needs to shine.
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We'd be the world's worst poker players if we start briefing the newspapers how much we're willing to spend.
 
Damocles said:
You lied to me Bluemoon. Never watch Bundesliga and asked @LoveCity to recommend a decent video or too which led to those "every touch" vids.

He is absolutely nowhere near a player coming in as an attacking mid for us like a Silva or a Nasri. He's a winger, a Navas replacement
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He could play across the front 3 & behind the striker.
 
pavelsrnicek said:
We'd be the world's worst poker players if we start briefing the newspapers how much we're willing to spend.
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Hahahaha exactly

Mirror: 'So lads...how much are you going to spend on Kevin?'

City: 'We were thinking 40 million but PSSSSST we could go up to 60 million if pushed...but don't say owt *wink*'

Mirror: 'Course not...mum's the word'
 
Dax777 said:
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I know you were being general, but we should never sacrifice anyone for Nando. He will simply have no role if both players come. Sorry to say, but none. Dihno and Delph all day when defensive steel is required.
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Yeah I can't see Fernando getting in ahead of those 2, I'd agree with you. That's if he's even still here come September 1st.
 
Damocles said:
You lied to me Bluemoon. Never watch Bundesliga and asked @LoveCity to recommend a decent video or too which led to those "every touch" vids.

He is absolutely nowhere near a player coming in as an attacking mid for us like a Silva or a Nasri. He's a winger, a Navas replacement
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That's the way I've seen it, to play in a 3 with Aguero, with Silva or Nasri at the top of our midfield 3.
 
Neville Kneville said:
He could play across the front 3 & behind the striker.
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Can't see him behind the striker mate. Doesn't have the ball retention of Silva and his left foot is something that he actively tries to avoid. If we're playing with a man behind the striker and then two lads cutting in then obviously it is extremely beneficial to be comfortable with both feet.

He doesn't run into blind alleys like Navas and sees the game better than him (and just to be clear, this is literally from watching some of those "every touch" videos on YT so others will know better), but he needs a bit of work. Quite a few times I was surprised by his first touch aswell, not so much from normal play but when controlling high balls coming into him.

He looks a very good counter attacking style winger who could probably decimate full backs every now and again but he's not a behind the striker type for me
 
I'm with Damo on this. He hasn't really wow'd me based on what I've consumed online from various clips. Feel like I'm missing something. He's a good player, clearly, but I don't get the mental delirium over him based on what I've seen. Someone tell me what I'm missing? Few nice long balls. Couple of great strikes and some decent driving runs is all I've seen so far. Some good crosses too. But nothing exceptional. Correct me if I'm wrong! Just expected more!
 
shockin-hocking said:
Yeah I can't see Fernando getting in ahead of those 2, I'd agree with you. That's if he's even still here come September 1st.
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With the players coming in I don't think he ever makes out first eleven. However, just about the only thing he does well is protecting the centre backs in a three man midfield. I can see Pellegrini playing him in most of the away champs league games in this position.
 
Damocles said:
You lied to me Bluemoon. Never watch Bundesliga and asked @LoveCity to recommend a decent video or too which led to those "every touch" vids.

He is absolutely nowhere near a player coming in as an attacking mid for us like a Silva or a Nasri. He's a winger, a Navas replacement
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I've been trying to shout this as loudly as possible. He'll play on the left of the 3 behind the striker. He used to be a winger, so he always drifts wide to pick up the ball and then runs with it. We will have a constantly interchanging front 4, but I would bet my life KDB spends most of his time wide left.

Which is also where we can make use of his delivery. No one is whipping in crosses from the number 10 position.
 
Damocles said:
Can't see him behind the striker mate. Doesn't have the ball retention of Silva and his left foot is something that he actively tries to avoid. If we're playing with a man behind the striker and then two lads cutting in then obviously it is extremely beneficial to be comfortable with both feet.

He doesn't run into blind alleys like Navas and sees the game better than him (and just to be clear, this is literally from watching some of those "every touch" videos on YT so others will know better), but he needs a bit of work. Quite a few times I was surprised by his first touch aswell, not so much from normal play but when controlling high balls coming into him.

He looks a very good counter attacking style winger who could probably decimate full backs every now and again but he's not a behind the striker type for me
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Wide left for me, cutting inside as part of a trident behind Aguero.

Sterling played his best football for Liverpool centrally behind a striker. David can play on either flank or behind a striker.

I think they'd interchange quite seemlessly as they saw fit, would be fascinating to watch.

It's a pick em really. Be interesting to see how they'd all line up together.
 
Neville Kneville said:
Tbf, Nasri is asking for more Signings & welcoming the competition.
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Nasri isn't going anywhere for sure. Really Fernando is the odd man out in my mind.

If you take our team at the start of last season and add and subtract:
Sterling replaces Milner
Debruyne replaces Jovetic
Bony (mid season purchase) Replaces Dzeko
Pogba replaces Lampard
Delph replaces ?

I think Fernando is the answ
 
Dax777 said:
Nasri isn't going anywhere for sure. Really Fernando is the odd man out in my mind.

If you take our team at the start of last season and add and subtract:
Sterling replaces Milner
Debruyne replaces Jovetic
Bony (mid season purchase) Replaces Dzeko
Pogba replaces Lampard
Delph replaces ?

I think Fernando is the answ
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disagree. This year pellers is clearly planning on playing 3 in the middle rather than the doomed 4-4-2. If anything we are 1 man short. Fernando will have a part to play and I think he will do just fine.
 
silva_is_god21 said:
disagree. This year pellers is clearly planning on playing 3 in the middle rather than the doomed 4-4-2. If anything we are 1 man short. Fernando will have a part to play and I think he will do just fine.
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Fernando is gash. Should be aiming to reduce his playing time as much as possible if our target is progression as a side.
 
Fernando aint going anywhere. With a 4-3-3 we are going to need at least 2 holding in midfield. So thats at the moment 2 from Fernando , Delph , Fernadinho and Yaya but Yaya could always play more advanced in the 3 ahead of Silva in that role when needed.
 
leighton said:
Fernando aint going anywhere. With a 4-3-3 we are going to need at least 2 holding in midfield. So thats at the moment 2 from Fernando , Delph , Fernadinho and Yaya but Yaya could always play more advanced in the 3 ahead of Silva in that role when needed.
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Do you think we need 1 more mate?
 
And there are people who want to compare

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so once we hear how much he's going to cost everyone jumps off the bandwagon. Let's drop our interest in the Bundesliga POTY and make an unrealistic approach for Isco instead.
 
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