I'm not arguing with you...just asking...why are you assuming both Ake and Zinny will be leaving and not be replaced?...what are you basing this on?...secondly, suppose Ake and Zinny leave and we wind up with a back line of Walker/Cancelo Dias/De Normand Stones/LaPorte Cucurella/Ait Nouri...just humor me...do we need another attacking player?...key word "need"...again, just asking...----------------------Ederson / Ortega / Carson
Walker------Stones / Mbete*------Dias / Laporte------Cancelo / Cucurella
----------------------------Rodri / Phillips
----------Bernardo / Gundogan---------De Bruyne / Mcatee*
Mahrez / Palmer*----------Haaland / Alvarez*-------------Foden / Grealish
It would be crazy to lose Ake, Zinchenko, Sterling and Jesus and not bring in at least 2 players.
We'd be down to a squad of 19 outfielders with question marks* over 4 (yes Alvarez isn't a guarantee).
Does the team below get through every round of the League Cup and FA Cup?
----------------Ortega
Stones----Mbete----Laporte---Cucurella
----------------Phillips
--------Gundogan----Mcatee
Palmer---------Alvarez---------Grealish
I don't think it does.
Plus 1 injury to the back 4 and we're playing 2 starting XI defenders in the games we should be rotating.
Depends if he wants to play regularly and if he can pass a ball. 10 years at Burnley won’t have done his passing much good.That is not a bad suggestion a free transfer and wouldn't demand too much wages; wouldn't haven't any issues registering Mee either.
There is that but Mee would be another experienced centre back which wouldn't put too much pressure on rushing playing Mbete (if required). Besides that he won't have the World Cup to think about.Depends if he wants to play regularly and if he can pass a ball. 10 years at Burnley won’t have done his passing much good.
A lot of the younger guys are past playing at the rising levels and there's no room on the 1st team so normally most would go out on loan...someone correct me if I'm wrong but there's a large restriction coming into play greatly reducing the number of players a club can put out on loan...so it would make sense for City to sell these youngsters with buy back and sell on clauses for now...yes, no?Not a panicking post by any means because for me it makes sense to get money for players who either 1. want to leave or 2. aren’t going to get a chance here but it strikes me as odd we’re doing it all in the same window.
Either we’re just boosting the pot because why not? or we’re boosting it for some monstrous move.
I hope it’s the latter, this forum is more fun when that’s the case! ;)
Could be...I actually think Pep believes Rodri can play some in a more advanced role...I believe he tallied 7 goals in the league, which for a holding player is absurd...I get the feeling that a big part of bringing in Phillips from Leed's is that it allows us to use Rodri as an emergency centre half if needed.
Who would he play in a more advanced role instead of ? Not KDB ,Bernard and Gundogan and I think he'd play Foden and Grealish in a more advanced midfield role ahead of Rodri, maybe Mcatee too.Could be...I actually think Pep believes Rodri can play some in a more advanced role...I believe he tallied 7 goals in the league, which for a holding player is absurd...