Fairly certain Enrique would really like to have his two main cbs being at City together for 6 months before going to WC.
Long term would also think Pau would love to play under Pep.
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Long term would also think Pau would love to play under Pep.
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We sign top class players, that's why we are successful, bringing in a 4th CB, who isn't good enough when required to play would be a stupid thing to do. Bring someone in who's good enough, and if he wants to leave in a few years like Ake its no big deal. Never compromise on quality.If we are replacing Stones, Laporte or Dias I will agree lets bring a top quality defender in now regardless of the World Cup. The issue is keeping the 4th CB happy is near enough impossible even for Pep's managerial abilities.
Besides that he would of come in the World Cup year because there is an actual place in the team for him. Not a couple of players ahead of him and where he still has to adapt.5 or 6, if Khaldoon's words are anything to go by.
Keeping 4 top quality CB is near enough impossible even for Pep.We sign top class players, that's why we are successful, bringing in a 4th CB, who isn't good enough when required to play would be a stupid thing to do. Bring someone in who's good enough, and if he wants to leave in a few years like Ake its no big deal. Never compromise on quality.
It’s not a normal World Cup year though, is it?
It’s about 15 league games before it starts.
Yes, but with 5 substitutions.
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We won 100 points basically with Mangala as 4th choiceWe sign top class players, that's why we are successful, bringing in a 4th CB, who isn't good enough when required to play would be a stupid thing to do. Bring someone in who's good enough, and if he wants to leave in a few years like Ake its no big deal. Never compromise on quality.
We won 100 points basically with Mangala as 4th choice
Won a title without a striker too you know. Once played a CL game with Walker in goal as well.
We won 100 points basically with Mangala as 4th choice
Mangala is so the wrong fucking example for this it is almost satirical. A top rated player that cost 42m at a time when that type of fee was a pisstake, who found himself down the pecking order after we brought in more capable players.
Could have said Eric Garcia if you really wanted to make the point. But then that year was a bit of a defensive shitshow wasn't it.
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And how many points would we have got if he had to play lots because of injury. I also don't remember a World Cup in the middle of the season when Mangala was here. I'm actually astonished that some think just 3 top CB's is enough for the coming season.We won 100 points basically with Mangala as 4th choice
Under normal circumstanceswe could easily sign an extra quality defender during the World Cup and it would give the player less pressure to acclimatise.And how many points would we have got if he had to play lots because of injury. I also don't remember a World Cup in the middle of the season when Mangala was here. I'm actually astonished that some think just 3 top CB's is enough for the coming season.