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[ak93city]

Prime Yaya was benched by another 'passing machine' in Busquets for a reason, I watched every Barca game that season so remember it clearly. Busi was simply a much better pivot for a Guardiola team.

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[The Stockport Iniesta]

I agree with all that. Jorginho is a passing machine but Fabinho reminds me of a peak Yaya in some respects and I’ve wanted him for ages as I wanted VVD too.

Good player Fabinho, but not fit to lace an in his pomp Yaya's boots. Yaya was a game changer, Fabinho isn't.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Prime Yaya was benched by another 'passing machine' in Busquets for a reason, I watched every Barca game that season so remember it clearly. Busi was simply a much better pivot for a Guardiola team.

Tend to agree that our two targets are probably a better fit.

It’s just difficult for me to not to think, in isolation, Fabinho and Fekir > Jorghino and Mahrez

 

[Burtonblue]

I think Jorginho will flat out replace Dinho. Dinho will be the back up now.

Not so sure.
Dinho was arguably our most consistent player last season. Added to that it will take any player the best part of a season to adapt a) to the premiership and b) to Guardiola’s style of play. Next season will be Jorginho’s settling in time...after that he may well take over as first choice but he will bloody well have to earn it.

 

[cleavers]

I think Jorginho will flat out replace Dinho. Dinho will be the back up now.

In 12 months time maybe, but not from the start. See Bernardo.

He'll get plenty of minutes, but won't take over straight off.

 

[ak93city]

Not so sure.
Dinho was arguably our most consistent player last season. Added to that it will take any player the best part of a season to adapt a) to the premiership and b) to Guardiola’s style of play. Next season will be Jorginho’s settling in time...after that he may well take over as first choice but he will bloody well have to earn it.

He's a better fit to Pep's play than Dinho already given his characteristics.

The getting used to PL bit might be the only obstacle. Worth noting he'll be getting a full summer training ahead of Dinho who has a world cup + holiday, so I think Jorginho is starting the season for us.

 

[ak93city]

In 12 months time maybe, but not from the start. See Bernardo.

He'll get plenty of minutes, but won't take over straight off.

I think Bernardo's case was that he took a lot of time to get what Pep wants, if the journos are to be believed.

Jorginho other hand is coming from the most pep-like system outside of City. Think he'll know most of what to do so to speak.

 

[citizens_1976]

I’m not scared of Liverpool I just wanted VVD Fabinho and Fekir for us. It’s just coincidence that it looks like they will end up with all of them rather than them going to different clubs.

So we get Van Dijk, that means we wouldn't have got Laporte. We get Fabinho, we don't get Jorginho. We get Fekir, we don't get Mahrez.

We can't have them all.

 

[citizens_1976]

Well there are clearly plenty of experts on this forum who obviously disagree that Pep actually knows which players we need, so this season was clearly a fluke.

Yup. Hit the nail on the head.

 

[davek1808]

Think I'll leave it up to the man who's ripped the premier league a new one.