Injuries 2024/25 | 8 players injured | Grealish, KDB & Walker unlikely to return until after international break

[vanchi]

Who were we supposed to sign that would replace Haaland at a level that would satisfy you if he was injured but would be happy to sit on the bench when he wasn’t?

that’s not really fair, the club has people who get paid to do the scouting etc. how should a ‘civilian’ know about the profiles and options?

 

[jrb]

Ok, who then?

It’s a bit late now. City should have made that decision in the Summer to buy another forward. We had £100mill+ to buy a forward. We have Txiki and a massive scouting network. In all seriousness, who at City thought going into a new season with one striker, Haaland, was a sensible idea?

 

[ysmsa]

This competition won’t exist in a few years. It’s a complete waste of time, the poor man’s FA Cup. Sorry I know you all love it for some reason ;-)

Might also be time to move to 18 teams in the PL like most of Europe.

Hope we win 115 because we need a big transfer window next Summer.

Nowt wrong with domestic football and European Club stuff, it's that International shite and customary 2 week breaks which mean club football is Crammed into what is left.

I fucking hate what they have done to the football calendar.

If Clubs introduced pay freezes when players leave for International duty than players would decline the call up.

 

[jrb]

that’s not really fair, the club has people who get paid to do the scouting etc. how should a ‘civilian’ know about the profiles and options?

Exactly.

 

[vanchi]

Nowt wrong with domestic football and European Club stuff, it's that International shite and customary 2 week breaks which mean club football is Crammed into what is left.

I fucking hate what they have done to thd football calendar.

If Clubs introduced pay freezes when players leave for International duty than players would decline the call up.

it doesn’t work like that.

 

[BlueMonkey79]

If we carry on winning with 8 first teamers out it will be an incredible achievement by Pep.

I know it’s not ideal but KDB might have to risk the pain. We need him, now.

Risk the pain lol.

What, for him to pull up 3 or 4 games later and miss another 2 months.

Rather him miss the next 3 games to have him fully fit for the rest of the season.

 

[Damanino]

and guess what had we sold Bernardo (with an offer he was hoping for years from warmer climate) Txiki and Pep likely thinks no replacement needed to keep the others happy playing time wise. like at Alvarez. we got way to comfortable on transfer market on the incoming side. Pep prefers a small squad, well this the risk of it.
we knew we have more CL games in new format and also a whole new format CWC with up to 7-8 games after the season.

 

[ysmsa]

it doesn’t work like that.

That's the problem.

It's how it used to be

 

[vanchi]

Did Gvadiol pick something up as well?

pep said he doesn’t know.

i didn’t see him getting help after the game finished, but they’re checking his head/neck here:

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Lot of players out but we've still got the best striker in the world and enough to compliment him. Just need to get over the line against Bournemouth and Brighton and then it's international break when hopefully we'll have a few back. Less fussed about the Lisbon game now that we've broken the record and we've been ravaged by injuries