I think the club have made a noticeable change in their recruitment strategy over last few years. Net spend seems to be a key driving force in decision making and the club seem reluctant to spend big money like they once did. This summer will be interesting to say the least
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Hugo Viana to be new Director of Football (Official Announcement p17)
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Yeah I'd agree with this. Seems more important to make money than spend any. Which is admirable... but we have never really spent at the top have we.I think the club have made a noticeable change in their recruitment strategy over last few years. Net spend seems to be a key driving force in decision making and the club seem reluctant to spend big money like they once did. This summer will be interesting to say the least
Maybe takes a season behind to go and flex some cash. Personally think spend some in jan, we employ enough people to have knowledge of some lesser known players to sign in Jan
Franny 1234
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Let's hope he brings their number nine with him.
We have one.Let's hope he brings their number nine with him.
He'll be bored like ours is within a week.
Franny 1234
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We didn't tonightWe have one.
He'll be bored like ours is within a week.
Squad is fine, I’m not massively concerned.
Keepers I’m happy with.
Defenders I’d like a left back and a right back but don’t think we’re desperate if all players are fit, I prefer Ake and Akanji/Walker there at the minute with Gvardiol, Dias or Stones in the centre.
Probably not the best time to move Gvardiol, though I do see him as a centre back eventually.
We should be fine with Walker/Akanji/Ake/Gvardiol until Stones and Dias are back.
Rico needs taking out of the picture for a while.
We NEED a covering defensive midfielder and striker, but nothing new there since Alvarez left and we saw that Phillips couldn’t cut it.
We are massively over stacked with midfielders now, and there is no balance.
We don’t seem to be able to get a tune from 5 out of Kovacic, Grealish, KdB, Silva, Foden, Nunes, Gündogan, Doku, Savinho at the minute.
I’d prefer Doku or Savinho on the right paired with Grealish or Nunes on the left.
Foden furthest forward in the centre with Kovacic or KdB behind paired with Silva or Gundogan.
Without a defensive midfielder though I just think we’re too open to counters and to make matters worse we have so many players from the above out of form or coming back from injury/injured, we’re also struggling for height and general defensive acumen with all those in the centre of the park, they are all attacking players.
It’s Silva/Gundogan in the middle which is the problem (not blaming the players, I love them both). Not sure what the answer is and with Rodri there we are fine. If a defensive midfielder doesn’t get addressed in January I think we win nothing, even if we do, it took Rodri a year.
Think it’s going to be a case of an injury to our best and most important player (who despite trying we couldn’t find a backup for) wrecking our season.
But we do need to get cover for Rodri and Halland before next season starts, preferably in Jan but it’s hard to get deals done and the last thing we want to do it panic buy.
Is there anyone from the youth teams?
Keepers I’m happy with.
Defenders I’d like a left back and a right back but don’t think we’re desperate if all players are fit, I prefer Ake and Akanji/Walker there at the minute with Gvardiol, Dias or Stones in the centre.
Probably not the best time to move Gvardiol, though I do see him as a centre back eventually.
We should be fine with Walker/Akanji/Ake/Gvardiol until Stones and Dias are back.
Rico needs taking out of the picture for a while.
We NEED a covering defensive midfielder and striker, but nothing new there since Alvarez left and we saw that Phillips couldn’t cut it.
We are massively over stacked with midfielders now, and there is no balance.
We don’t seem to be able to get a tune from 5 out of Kovacic, Grealish, KdB, Silva, Foden, Nunes, Gündogan, Doku, Savinho at the minute.
I’d prefer Doku or Savinho on the right paired with Grealish or Nunes on the left.
Foden furthest forward in the centre with Kovacic or KdB behind paired with Silva or Gundogan.
Without a defensive midfielder though I just think we’re too open to counters and to make matters worse we have so many players from the above out of form or coming back from injury/injured, we’re also struggling for height and general defensive acumen with all those in the centre of the park, they are all attacking players.
It’s Silva/Gundogan in the middle which is the problem (not blaming the players, I love them both). Not sure what the answer is and with Rodri there we are fine. If a defensive midfielder doesn’t get addressed in January I think we win nothing, even if we do, it took Rodri a year.
Think it’s going to be a case of an injury to our best and most important player (who despite trying we couldn’t find a backup for) wrecking our season.
But we do need to get cover for Rodri and Halland before next season starts, preferably in Jan but it’s hard to get deals done and the last thing we want to do it panic buy.
Is there anyone from the youth teams?
We did. He missed a penalty. And hit a decent half volley and smashed a volley a million miles away - but if you think for one second he doesn't score the 3 chances that their lad had (who scored 2 of them) you are a silly person :)We didn't tonight
he will have to deliver big in his first window. the squad is neglected bit, letting it get too old in some positions, one striker in total, no Rodri sub, these were all choices we made. add in the panic buy Nunes, the brutal Phillips transfer. Savinho and Doku might become City greats but right now very raw wingers with not much end product. mid range players like Bowen shit out their G+A.
I am not unhappy its not left for Txiki to sign KDB replacement. we need new energy in recruitment and clearly Txiki is done and ready to relax but City cannot relax.
I am not unhappy its not left for Txiki to sign KDB replacement. we need new energy in recruitment and clearly Txiki is done and ready to relax but City cannot relax.