Ilkay Gundogan

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ChicagoBlue said:
NEWSFLASH:

Gundo will not be our next manager.

Love him all you want as a City player, but let’s not put the cart so far in from of the horse when it comes him being a coach here or any big club.
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Is that the Chicago member of the MCFC Board speaking ? :)
 
Burtonblue said:
You are most likely correct although he could be apprentice to Pep in the same way Arteta was.
He understands the way Pep thinks and plays already and has already done his coaching badges.
It would be about as seemless a succession as possible so not completely out of the question in my opinion.
If he were to return it would definitely be a possibility….
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Everything is possible, but I find your extrapolation of one idea (his return) far more “possible” than your second (him becoming the next coach here).

That’s not to say he couldn’t be A coach here, and even take one of the younger teams as his own, but first team coach seems a stretch today.

We don’t even know if he really wants to come back here yet, do we?
 
This feels like something that could be done very quickly

If everybody is up for it, he could be a blue again by this time tomorrow
 
This feels like one the players could get involved with too. Whether it’s Pep consulting senior players or them asking him!
 
His age isn't an issue.
I feel the biggest thing he did in matches was to come on and regain control when our backs were against the wall.
Cover for Rodri is also a factor.
So it would be a yes from me, either a contract or loan.
 
ChicagoBlue said:
Everything is possible, but I find your extrapolation of one idea (his return) far more “possible” than your second (him becoming the next coach here).

That’s not to say he couldn’t be A coach here, and even take one of the younger teams as his own, but first team coach seems a stretch today.

We don’t even know if he really wants to come back here yet, do we?
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Correct. He may well not come back but if he does I still maintain he would be a potential manager here. After all it’s pretty much how Pep fell into the Barca gig isn’t it.
First step is coming back (obviously)
Second is managing the youngsters (which he already has experience of btw!) after he stops playing, and third is replacing Pep when he eventually leaves.
Bit of dreaming never did any harm eh..
 


Fabrizio being the one to "break" this has me worried that Ilkay's agent is just shopping around and using his City history to get a bigger contract from some other team.
 
Bluemoon115 said:
I've always been negative when posters have suggested bringing him back, because he chose to leave. he broke my heart.

But fuck it, I am ready to get hurt again. Bring the boy home!
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I don’t think he ever broke my heart. He served a great purpose for us and celebrated what he achieved with us and I wished him luck in the future. Never wanted him to leave but understood his wanting something different. But end of day, gundogan is a valuable leader and player and if he wants to come back knowing his minutes will be limited, I’m all for it. If we can swap cancelo, even better.
 
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