It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

I just cannot see Gvardiol, Pau nor Kounde being ok with a 4th choice spot before a World Cup. This oozes a classic City “sell and get a player next summer” - which would be a massive mistake.

Or someone from left field will be linked soon. Losing Ake is kinda hurting.
 
samuelyeboah said:
Laporte was signed amidst a CB crisis when we had 2 fit CB's one of which was a shaky otamendi, he was explicitly signed to be a starter (and he was).
Dias was signed to be 1st choice to play alongside laporte after a dreadful season where we had stones and fernandinho.
Ake was signed to be 4th choice, explicitly, and that's exactly what he was.
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I thought Ake was signed as it looked like Laporte and/or Stones wouldn't return to form due to injuries etc and tere was a chance they would be moved on. He was signed before Dias as well
 
samuelyeboah said:
Laporte was signed amidst a CB crisis when we had 2 fit CB's one of which was a shaky otamendi, he was explicitly signed to be a starter (and he was).
Dias was signed to be 1st choice to play alongside laporte after a dreadful season where we had stones and fernandinho.
Ake was signed to be 4th choice, explicitly, and that's exactly what he was.
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Ake was not signed to be 4th choice, and I bet if he knowed he would not come here to be 4th choice.
Club thought Stones will leave but he desided to stay.
When Stones and Ruben played most in 20/21 Laporte was not happy and he was looking to leave.
Now people want 40mil or more for 4th center back if Ake leave.
If that happend next year situation will be the same, it is impossibile to make all four top quality center backs happy and some will 100% want lo leave.
 
samuelyeboah said:
Laporte was signed amidst a CB crisis when we had 2 fit CB's one of which was a shaky otamendi, he was explicitly signed to be a starter (and he was).
Dias was signed to be 1st choice to play alongside laporte after a dreadful season where we had stones and fernandinho.
Ake was signed to be 4th choice, explicitly, and that's exactly what he was.
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Bullshit. With the hindsight filter. Just like Philips was signed as Rodri back-up. We sign players to be in the squad, and compete for places, and play their part however big or small. There was every chance Dias could have taken the time to settle and Ake might have been the more prominent player. Laporte wasnt signed for emergency cover, not for 60m ffs.

The club may well sign a 'lesser player' to take Ake's place, or they may sign somene that can compete with the players there and one of them may become '4th choice'. There is no 'clear' profile or pecking order to our signings, other than good, the right age, and right fit.
 
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Damn, so we are losing 3 players by the looks of it, our bench could do with a boost only having these senior players left Ortega, Stones, Zinc, Phillips, Greelish, Gundogan, Alvarez. we need another CB with Stone & Laportes injury record and another winger to replace raz

First 11 is looking good though
Ederson

Walker - Dias - Laporte - Cancelo

De Bruyne - Rodrigo - Bernardo

Mahrez - Haaland - Foden​
 
I think that if we sign a top-class prospect as a centre-back, they come to compete with Stones, Dias and Laporte. If any of those guys have a problem with competing for their place, then they are not at the right club, no matter how respected they are. We play more than seventy games a season, and that is 35 games per pairing.

As regards the attack, Haaland, Alvarez, Mahrez, Pamer, Foden and Grealish is a superb combination. Phillips will allow KDB and Bernardo to join it, where needed, and we have McAtee and Borges too.
 
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