It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

xMatMcC said:
Kovacic = Gundogan for all intensive purposes. Same quality player. Kov might be a bit more defensive but that's a good thing with Bernardo/Foden/McAtee attempting to play LAM.

And I really cannot see a big drop off as you mentioned. The goals will come from elsewhere. McAtee and Palmer are quality but they won't be playing big games. Our lineup for big games will be the exact same. Mahrez wasn't in it as of late. McAtee and Palmer could easily start in PL teams ranged from 5th to 10th. If we have to slot them in for Carabao Cup or Luton town matches then so be it. I think the problem is overstated and will be forgotten by November.

I still think we need a winger but I'd rather not rush it. Our patient moves have been nothing but outstanding lately. I.E. Dias instead of Koulibaly, Haaland instead of Kane, and theres a few more examples.
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Neat and tidy though Kovacic is, he’s a defensive midfielder who scored the grand total of 4 goals in 142 PL games for Chelsea. I wouldn’t categorise him as equalling Gundogan in any way shape or form.
My concern is not so much that McAtee and Palmer will be asked to occasionally fill in or come off the bench, but that due to thin nature of our squad in those areas, they’ll be required to start and maybe regularly. The first XI midfield almost picks itself (Foden, Grealish, Bernie and Kev in behind Haaland), but there’s nothing in reserve. Injuries to 2 or more of those players and we’ll have a noticeable drop off IMO. Even were we to buy someone like Olise, who I don’t think has pulled up any particular trees at Palace, it would at least give us a layer of insurance
 
Mancini’s Pastilles said:
Why are we so afraid to spend money nowadays getting tighter each window
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Because we don't want to spend a ton on some players we like but don't love.

That's what Rags and Gooners and Dippers do.

Sancho, Antony, Darwin, Pepe etc.

Also City have to take into account a lot of players from overseas that look good in supposed top leagues but are total crap here. So sorry twitter targets but City aren't really that much into you!
 
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