Gabriel Jesus

[Bluep*ss]

Hope he has had a word with Fernandhino..............You get tackled in the PL.
No "diving".....only allowed by Refs. IF it against City.....and then the nearest City player gets a yellow....Doh!

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

I haven't read the thread but wanted to know when you think he will likely start for us?

Heard people talking about beginning of Jan but is that likely ?

 

[decmancity]

It all depends on how he settles, I would be surprised if we see him before Feb. He has played a lot of football this year, he is moving to a new country and no doubt Pep will want to drill some of the basics of what he wants and expects before he plays.

 

[Petrovs left peg]

Don't get too excited - The "Edghill Mob" will have him reduced to a nervous wreck when he doesn't score six on his debut, by half-time.

 

[kaz7]

Gabriel Jesus has told @FourFourTwo that he rejected more lucrative financial offers because he 'appreciates the whole City project'.

Gabriel Jesus: "City are a huge club in a country that loves football and has one of the best leagues."

Gabriel Jesus: "I can’t deny that working with Guardiola helped with my decision. He’s an excellent manager – one of the best in the world."

Gabriel Jesus: I rejected bigger offers to join Pep Guardiola and 'huge club' Manchester City. [FourFourTwo]

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Gabriel Jesus has told @FourFourTwo that he rejected more lucrative financial offers because he 'appreciates the whole City project'.

Gabriel Jesus: "City are a huge club in a country that loves football and has one of the best leagues."

Gabriel Jesus: "I can’t deny that working with Guardiola helped with my decision. He’s an excellent manager – one of the best in the world."

Shhhhh. This spoils the agenda of the usual mob - 'He only joined city for the money! They offered him £200k a week more than anyone else!'.

 

[mcfc1632]

Don't get too excited - The "Edghill Mob" will have him reduced to a nervous wreck when he doesn't score six on his debut, by half-time.

By full-time they will be on the Txiki thread slagging him off for bringing such a shit player to the club

 

[Neville Kneville]

I haven't read the thread but wanted to know when you think he will likely start for us?

Heard people talking about beginning of Jan but is that likely ?

I think there are two contradictory stories about this. One is from Pep, who quite rightly realises that GJ has been running his bollocks off without a rest, for a long time, so is playing down any imminent involvement.

The other is from Jesus himself, who basically wants to play v Burnley ;)

So I imagine there will be a compromise, where he gets a few minutes early in his career but is not in the starting plans.

Problem for Pep, trying to be sensible, will arise if GJ settles straight away, as people will want him in the team & it will be difficult to leave him out.

 

[YaYa's Left Peg]

I think there are two contradictory stories about this. One is from Pep, who quite rightly realises that GJ has been running his bollocks off without a rest, for a long time, so is playing down any imminent involvement.

The other is from Jesus himself, who basically wants to play v Burnley ;)

So I imagine there will be a compromise, where he gets a few minutes early in his career but is not in the starting plans.

Problem for Pep, trying to be sensible, will arise if GJ settles straight away, as people will want him in the team & it will be difficult to leave him out.

What a nice 'problem' to have ;)

 

[Neville Kneville]

What a nice 'problem' to have ;)

Indeed.

It's impossible to predict how he will settle, new country, colder, Premier League football etc. But on the offchance that he did actually settle down pretty quickly & produced he level he is doing for Brazil, then imo he'd most likely win us the title. I can't imagine the home games we have lost & drawn so far, not being wins if he had been involved at full capacity.

 

[cibaman]

Is he in training or having a month long break? If the latter, wont he need a mini pre season before he's ready to play?

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Perhaps if he's really keen a run out off the bench in the WHU cup game?

I'd keep him off the pitch til march when the weather improves personally.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Perhaps if he's really keen a run out off the bench in the WHU cup game?

I'd keep him off the pitch til march when the weather improves personally.

March?! He should be in the squad by the end of January.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

March?! He should be in the squad by the end of January.

Yeah but don't want burn out. He's probably gagging to play we do need to look at a bigger picture though.

I'd love him to start V Burnley but it probably would be in his or even the clubs best interests.

 

[SWP's back]

Perhaps if he's really keen a run out off the bench in the WHU cup game?

I'd keep him off the pitch til march when the weather improves personally.

When the weather improves?

He's not a cricketer.

 

[domalino]

Yeah but don't want burn out. He's probably gagging to play we do need to look at a bigger picture though.

I'd love him to start V Burnley but it probably would be in his or even the clubs best interests.

If he joins the team in January he's already had a full month of holiday. That's much more than most players get between seasons.

I get the impression he'll play a bigger part then people are expecting, Pep is mentioning him in every press conference, sometimes more than once. When asked if things would get easier when players returned he said yes, we've got fernandinho coming back, then sergio and then Jesus.

I think this is a signing he's been waiting for - more like a 2016 summer signing arriving late than a 2017 summer signing arriving early.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

With Sterling in form and Sane starting to click/gain confidence, it'll be a frightening prospect for defences if you add Jesus into the mix.

The pace, trickery, unpredictability, etc, will be difficult to stop.

There's still a lot of improvement in all of those players and I imagine we'll continue to see a lot of missed chances and inconsistency, but once it comes together, which I'm sure it will by next season, it'll be a real treat to watch.

 

[SWP's back]

With Sterling in form and Sane starting to click/gain confidence, it'll be a frightening prospect for defences if you add Jesus into the mix.

The pace, trickery, unpredictability, etc, will be difficult to stop.

There's still a lot of improvement in all of those players and I imagine we'll continue to see a lot of missed chances and inconsistency, but once it comes together, which I'm sure it will by next season, it'll be a real treat to watch.

For me I'd be using Sterling/Sane on the right

Kun in the middle

Jesus/Nolito on the left.

So much pace and skill right there.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

For me I'd be using Sterling/Sane on the right

Kun in the middle

Jesus/Nolito on the left.

So much pace and skill right there.

Agreed.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Tbh I wouldn't mind seeing Sterling, Jesus, Sane as the front 3 on some occasions.

Edit: another possible outcome of the much maligned 3 at the back system, which we will see again at some point, is it opens up the possibility of getting those players, plus Aguero or Kelechi, into the same team, in several configurations.