Is he still injured? Or does Pep just not fancy him?
More chance of me getting a game under Pep than Delph.
Not a dig at the lad, just reality and he will be moved on asap.
Heard a story at the time that Delph had failed his medical, but having released Lampard and Milner, City were desperate for an English player to fill the quota.
Apparently this explained the mystery over the on-off-on transfer.
Didn’t take the story too seriously (one of those “my mate’s mate is the physio who conducts the medical”), but more than a year later, it seems more credible.
In the meantime, our 25 man squad is realistically a 23 man squad, with Delph and Kompany permanently injured. Once you allow for Sagna, Zabaleta, and daft suspensions, that becomes an issue.
Heard a story at the time that Delph had failed his medical, but having released Lampard and Milner, City were desperate for an English player to fill the quota.
Apparently this explained the mystery over the on-off-on transfer.
Didn’t take the story too seriously (one of those “my mate’s mate is the physio who conducts the medical”), but more than a year later, it seems more credible.
In the meantime, our 25 man squad is realistically a 23 man squad, with Delph and Kompany permanently injured. Once you allow for Sagna, Zabaleta, and daft suspensions, that becomes an issue.
If maffeo dosnt get a game time tomorrow there's very little point of him being at the club.for all the talk of pep playing youngsters all he's done is used them pre season when he had no one else and in the league cup..Delph just doesn't have the qualities to be a midfielder under Pep
Could he be converted to a fullback...well possibly, but there are probably better options out there. .....the key comment by Pep that still resonates with me is that he would love to have 11 fernandihnios....I think Pep will go for some player who is very much similar to him and either convert that player into a fullback or a young player who is already playing in that position who just needs moulding a bit more.....
We have been linked with Alaba..that could be just lazy journalism (high probability of this).....i think he will pull someone out of the bag that is an unknown for the fullback positions.....
On the left hand side i certainly don think Angelino is good enough defensively to that job....Maffeo...well maybe we will find out today or over the coming weeks as both zabba and Sagna now injured (zabba only short term by the sound of it)...but maybe he will get his chance
If maffeo dosnt get a game time tomorrow there's very little point of him being at the club.for all the talk of pep playing youngsters all he's done is used them pre season when he had no one else and in the league cup..
And Garcia's had about 10 mins of prem action
Not so sure I have a feeling he may drop stonesPep may go three at the back again to get an extra forward on so there is a possibility we won't see him
If maffeo dosnt get a game time tomorrow there's very little point of him being at the club.for all the talk of pep playing youngsters all he's done is used them pre season when he had no one else and in the league cup..
And Garcia's had about 10 mins of prem action
Total shite, as I said at the time of signing. A pointless purchase.
Not suggesting chucking a load of kids in,but with two right backs out its time to either play maffeo or what does this say to the other academy lads .?As if Pep would chuck a load of kids in, already, when he's had no pre season & hasn't even had chance to teach the senior players how to play. Already we have seen them get time in the league cup & the Champs League. It's October.
If we hadn't defended like clowns at Celtic, we might have seen some of them in the Champions League for the final game. That kind of thing is all most of us have asked of the Pelle, for 3 years.
Maffeo is 18. If Pep thinks he's ready, he'll risk him on Sunday.
Not suggesting chucking a load of kids in,but with two right backs out its time to either play maffeo or what does this say to the other academy lads .?
Pellers was wrong in he had kids on the bench and choose to bring on senior players instead of giving them 10 mins here or there.
And too his credit he handled kelchi very well IMHO.
Total shite, as I said at the time of signing. A pointless purchase.