Fabio Coentrao

[redmizzle]

Dont want or need him.
Hes brilliant going forward but very average defending.

Kolarov and Zabaleta are both better options.
There's 0% chance we'll sign another left back, not even close to being a problem area.

 

[Mad 4 It]

Yeah sure...he will only cost 2x more than Coentrao. Now we aren't going for him...

But honestly..if we are going to use Kolarov as our first choice next year too.......

He is a good back up..but we only have him and we need another LB to rotate. Coentrao is one of the best...

Hopefully this is not true..

To be honest, Coentrao is the best LB in football today. I can see how we wouldn't go for him if Mancini wants to give Kolarov a chance to develop. So we still need a backup to Kolarov though. Maybe someon even average, just for competition and safety. Had we gone for Coentrao, I have no doubt in my mind he would have benched Kolarov with ease.

Dax

Glad to see you invested your time wisely watching Coentrao. As you know I have been banging on about him for yonks and will be be very pissed off if we don't get him this summer. The back up for him is likely to be Van Der Weil as he can play left or righ back but not to the same level as Coentrao.

Coentrao is a player that would be a nailed on starter in the same way as De Jong, Kompany, Silva, Tevez and Hart. We need more players that are nailed on to start in the squad if we are to improve e.g. Sanchez, Pastore, Subotic etc It takes time (years) and money to build a starting 11 that can actually go out and beat the best time and time again.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Coentrao is a player that would be a nailed on starter in the same way as De Jong, Kompany, Silva, Tevez and Hart. We need more players that are nailed on to start in the squad if we are to improve e.g. Sanchez, Pastore, Subotic etc It takes time (years) and money to build a starting 11 that can actually go out and beat the best time and time again.

Couldn't agree more.

We simply don't have the quality,or rather,depth of quality at present,Mancini has bought poorly,that is fact,and if it wasn't for the lesser standard of the teams around us we would not currently be in fourth place.I honestly don't believe we have made significant progress this season,certainly not enough for the manager to be given the opportunity to waste even more money and,more importantly,time.

Regarding Coentrao,if we can't get him,then we have to find an equal,as Kolarov simply isn't good enough.
At least with Balo,Boateng and Yaya,while the're inconsistent and unreliable and probably not the type of players we required at the time,the evidence is there that they can improve and may eventually prove decent purchases.

 

[Mancio]

Coentrao is a player that would be a nailed on starter in the same way as De Jong, Kompany, Silva, Tevez and Hart. We need more players that are nailed on to start in the squad if we are to improve e.g. Sanchez, Pastore, Subotic etc It takes time (years) and money to build a starting 11 that can actually go out and beat the best time and time again.

Couldn't agree more.

We simply don't have the quality,or rather,depth of quality at present,Mancini has bought poorly,that is fact,and if it wasn't for the lesser standard of the teams around us we would not currently be in fourth place.I honestly don't believe we have made significant progress this season,certainly not enough for the manager to be given the opportunity to waste even more money and,more importantly,time.

Regarding Coentrao,if we can't get him,then we have to find an equal,as Kolarov simply isn't good enough.
At least with Balo,Boateng and Yaya,while the're inconsistent and unreliable and probably not the type of players we required at the time,the evidence is there that they can improve and may eventually prove decent purchases.

lesser standard ???
unfortunally for your theory in the last champions league 8 there are two of the teams that are above us in the home league table. and one that is behind us.

 

[Andouble]

Jose Enrique would be my next target, though I don't think we're going to give up on our 17mil LB so quickly.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Jose Enrique would be my next target, though I don't think we're going to give up on our 17mil LB so quickly.

Fingers crossed they ain't talking rubbish for once.....

Manchester City full-back Aleksandar Kolarov has been targeted by Serie A leaders AC Milan for a £12m summer raid

The 25-year-old initially struggled to find his feet at Eastlands when switching from Lazio for £18m last summer, however, his form over the past couple of months have secured him a regular place in Roberto Mancini’s plans.

Mirror Football understands that Milan sporting director Ariedo Braida observed City’s Europa League game with Dynamo Kiev in order to get a close look at the Serbian international.

Kolarov has made 18 league appearances so far this season.

 

[Mad 4 It]

The mirror are reporting Chelsea are in for Van Der Weil who was my back up if we didn't get Coentrao. To lose out on both would be a big blow!

 

[BlueCityfan]

The mirror are reporting Chelsea are in for Van Der Weil who was my back up if we didn't get Coentrao. To lose out on both would be a big blow!

He is a right-back. So he wouldn't be the answere.

I hope Coentrao doesn't want to go to Bayern. This isn't confirmed yet. Only goal.com and some portuguese shit papers report this.

Hopefully it was never even happening.

 

[Dax777]

The mirror are reporting Chelsea are in for Van Der Weil who was my back up if we didn't get Coentrao. To lose out on both would be a big blow!

He is a right-back. So he wouldn't be the answere.

I hope Coentrao doesn't want to go to Bayern. This isn't confirmed yet. Only goal.com and some portuguese shit papers report this.

Hopefully it was never even happening.

Players always want to go to bigger clubs. It is just the nature of things. Just like I would want to go work for a bigger firm with bigger perks. Players are the same. They are human. If Google Legal comes for me today, and offer me 2ice my salary, longer vacation days and training seminars in cool European countries. Ofcourse I will lose my current firm like a bad rash. It is not like I don't like my firm, I do- and I love my work. I just think life would be fuller and more entertaining at a better organization. And footballers are even more moveable than regular workers. So if Bayern has put in an offer for him, and the club agrees to it. It is unlikely they he would reject it.

I am bummed already coz I sense we have lost out on him :( I don't really think Wiel is a target either. Chelsea are bigger fans than we are. Now I can only hope I was wrong about Kolarov and he happens to be a stud in all facets of the game, but I was too dumb to see it :)

It would be a happy time accepting my dumbness :)

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Mancini has bought poorly,that is fact

Is it fuck