Ilkay Gundogan

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Barca politics at play here, wouldn't believe a thing that comes out of that club. Flick has said he expects Gundo to stay, interesting days ahead
 
Dribble said:
I used to like Gerrard before this match. Mid-table Villa, with fuck all to play for, performed like it was the Champions League final FFS!

At 5 minutes in, they were time-wasting so badly, at 15 minutes the ref had to warn their keeper! Their fans wouldn't return the ball when it went out either.

Gerrard set his team up to play defensively, waste time & to hit us on the break to help his beloved Dippers win the PL title.

It didn't occur to the Villa fans that if Gerrard had have put this amount of effort & planning in throughout that season, they wouldn't have ended up with fuck all to play for! Twats!
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Don't disagree with how they played, mad how you think such an inept manager like Gerrard could influence to that level though. It was just one of them things.
 
KingGeorge said:
I was willing to excuse not signing an a attacking midfielder last summer because Paqueta really screwed us. I really thought we got a bit unlucky.
This is now the second summer in the row we have failed to do it and on top of it we seem to be digging through our back catalog United style. There is reason to be concerned about our player acquisition strategy.

I mean the club thought Ilkay was only worth a one year contract before the 2023-2024 season so why would he all of a sudden be sufficient now? Basically it appears we whiffed and now are grab bagging.
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The Paqueta thing seemed good as done but fell through.

Guimares and Paqueta are extremely close, Brazil internationals who share a midfield together.

The idea of them teaming up was likely very appealing to them.

Once Paqueta fell through, it became much harder to get Guimares to agitate for a move. Once Newcastle sorted their PSR concerns and didn't need to sell anymore, he became unwilling to move.

The club is likely looking at Musiala and Wirtz as long term targets that realistically cant be pried from their clubs until next summer.

Gundogan could be the perfect stopgap, a player who wouldn't need a long term commitment, who wouldn't need assurances of playing time, who fits the system perfectly.

They thought he was a one year guy at the time but the needs of the team are fluid and change constantly. A reunion seems to be the best case for the club at this present time. One more depth option really makes us that much more secure in the midfield.
 
Fordyboy46 said:
Barca politics at play here, wouldn't believe a thing that comes out of that club. Flick has said he expects Gundo to stay, interesting days ahead
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Flicks statements are 2 days old: the situation has evolved since then.
 
thismeansfour said:
Don't disagree with how they played, mad how you think such an inept manager like Gerrard could influence to that level though. It was just one of them things.
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I disagree. Time-wasting after 5 minutes? It was the final game of the season, Villa were safe from relegation & had nothing to play for, so why all the negative anti-football tactics, with nothing riding on the match?

Nah mate... Gerrard was doing everything in his power to help his beloved Dippers overhaul us in the title race imo.
 
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Dribble said:
I disagree. Time-wasting after 5 minutes? It was the final game of the season, they were safe from relegation & had nothing to play for, so why all the negative anti-football tactics, with nothing riding on the match?

Nah mate... Gerrard was doing everything in his power to help his beloved Dippers overhaul us in the title race imo.
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Why would you expect anything less? If the roles were reversed and Kompany to his Burnley side to Anfield I’d expect him to do the same
 
Jonas.shaffer said:
I don't see how this doesn't affect Foden and his playing on the wing far more than he wants. If he finds himself on the wing this season, he has every right to be pissed.

Can you imagine Pep putting a player who was bought for 100M and had just won Player of the Year the season in his preferred position back in a position that he doesn't want to play and is clearly worse at? I can't.
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That’s my concern. I want to see foden in the middle where he’s at his best. Will this transfer effect that and force him out wide again.
 
ManCitizens. said:
Why would you expect anything less? If the roles were reversed and Kompany to his Burnley side to Anfield I’d expect him to do the same
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If I were a Burnley fan & Kompany saved his best until a dead rubber last match of the season to help City, I'd be seriously pissed.

Where was that Villa throughout a dreary season for them? Time-wasting after 5 minutes? Come on mate...
 
KingGeorge said:
I was willing to excuse not signing an a attacking midfielder last summer because Paqueta really screwed us. I really thought we got a bit unlucky.
This is now the second summer in the row we have failed to do it and on top of it we seem to be digging through our back catalog United style. There is reason to be concerned about our player acquisition strategy.

I mean the club thought Ilkay was only worth a one year contract before the 2023-2024 season so why would he all of a sudden be sufficient now? Basically it appears we whiffed and now are grab bagging.
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I thought we'd offered a 2 year contract but it came that late in the day he'd already given his word to barca that he would sign for them.
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
I shall always love Zin and Raz for playing their part in possibly the most purely euphoric ten minutes of my life. I was not in the stadium for 93:20, but I was in the South Stand for this one. Hours later, I still didn't really believe what I'd seen.
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We were in our usual seats in CBL3.

The guy,, who sits next to me is a very staid sort of chap; he hardly ever speaks or gets excited during the game.

When the third went in, he hugged me like he was my best mate.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
That’s my concern. I want to see foden in the middle where he’s at his best. Will this transfer effect that and force him out wide again.
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There will be enough space for him in that role. We might just use Gvardiol or Walker/Lewis as the width-holders in place of a natural winger to push Foden central.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
That’s my concern. I want to see foden in the middle where he’s at his best. Will this transfer effect that and force him out wide again.
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I don’t think Pep would play Kev and Gundo in the same team due to lack of legs. Think it will be more limit KDBs time on the pitch rather than Foden being shoved onto the wing. Kev will need managing this year if he picks up any knocks.
 
Dribble said:
I disagree. Time-wasting after 5 minutes? It was the final game of the season, Villa were safe from relegation & had nothing to play for, so why all the negative anti-football tactics, with nothing riding on the match?

Nah mate... Gerrard was doing everything in his power to help his beloved Dippers overhaul us in the title race imo.
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His celebration for their 2nd showed the world this.
He thought he was going to get revenge for all the Slippy G chants over the years from us
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
That’s my concern. I want to see foden in the middle where he’s at his best. Will this transfer effect that and force him out wide again.
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I don't see how it doesn't.

I am trying to understand why Rodri's backup has to be better than what we already have in Kovacic, but I don't.
 
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