It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[DeBlueLou]

It's incredible some people here have convinced themselves pep is "saving" the day. we have the best team in the world, the best players in the world. this doesn't happen by accident.

absolutely no respect.

To be fair, Pep has made these players the best itw.

 

[Ajm1985]

I think rice and Bellingham were those players that city wanted regardless of need. With them not coming it’s a case of we’ll only but if we lose a player. They aren’t looking specifically at anyone else in the forward positions. Mcatee and Oscar bobb to be intergrated hopefully this season into squad and Phillips to play more of a part. Gvardiol coming in as they expect to lose cancelo and he fits the new system

But surely you don't think we'd have a Plan B (Rice) player that we wanted regardless of need, after we didn't get the Plan A (Bellingham) player that we wanted regardless of need? Gvardiol I get for that aspect, but strange that we had interest in 2 very high profile players in a position we now don't think is a position of need.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

I have always thought the plan was for Kovacic to cover Rodri/Gundogan role.
KDB to become more of an 8 and Foden and Alvarez to share the 10 position.
For me Bernardo staying is key with him and Mahrez options on the right. Grealish can be covered by Foden as we know.
Like many, I wonder if Oscar Bobb takes Palmer's place in the squad.

 

[argyle]

I see what you’re saying.

We really don’t need much else if no one goes. Gvardiol added what else do we really need?!

Not that Rice would have been my pick, but a player to compliment alongside and help rest Rodri?

 

[Alexia_Ko]

The wings are short and Kovacic is the gundo replacement? The drop off in creativity is staggering. Also, Gomez, Palmer, Philips and Mcatee will need to step it up.

 

[DeBlueLou]

I have always thought the plan was for Kovacic to cover Rodri/Gundogan role.
KDB to become more of an 8 and Foden and Alvarez to share the 10 position.
For me Bernardo staying is key with him and Mahrez options on the right. Grealish can be covered by Foden as we know.
Like many, I wonder if Oscar Bobb takes Palmer's place in the squad.

I like that idea but that leaves City with a winger short.

 

[Danamy]

I see what you’re saying.

We really don’t need much else if no one goes. Gvardiol added what else do we really need?!

Pace, that's why I think Mahrez will be sold and will be replaced with a pacey winger, gives us another option we haven't had for a while

 

[Tony - MCFC]

Not that Rice would have been my pick, but a player to compliment alongside and help rest Rodri?

Phillips? stones?

If City are keeping Phillips, very likely it seems now, he has to play & be trusted, at least that has to be the idea.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

I like that idea but that leaves City with a winger short.

I agree so it wouldn't surprise me if we got one on the 'cheap'.

 

[Tony - MCFC]

Gaughan also suggesting Kovacic was Gundo replacement, that’s obv to most who saw Kovacic as a replacement signing for someone when we were linked, it was never a depth signing.

Seen many mention winger, don’t get that at all, as squad stands today, not needed, and it certainly wouldn’t be a natural winger anyway, based on the way City play wide men now.

Gvardiol aside, incomings depends on out.

City clearly wanted Rice, but wouldn’t pay silly £, which leads me to think someone else is v likely off (Bern?), and when they do, they’ll be replaced.