It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[blueparrot]

I see Davies has been reported as nit signing on at Bayern, we desperately need a left back, maybe we could offer them Cancelo again.

Can't say we desperately need a left back, not had one for years and are probably happy to carry on without one.

 

[richards30]

Paqueta
Neves
Neto
Branthwaite

All heavily linked again this week

 

[Asa's left peg]

It’s weird we don’t seem to want Davies but I guess we have Ake and Gvardiol who play there? I’d personally swap them around and have Gvardiol at LCB and Ake at LB

I would think that this is Josko's settling in season and learning his craft in preparation for his move to centre back. His games against us showed he has bags of potential but still a lot to learn at this level. He looks good at CH for his national team.

Anyway, wtf do I know - Pep will probably have him playing as a false 10 next season.

 

[vanchi]

Gvardiol and Ake are the Left Backs, so knock two down

this would mean that gvardiol’s gonna be stuck at lb permanently, he’s not a lb. if that happens signing for city could turn out to be a career suicide.

 

[Asa's left peg]

I do wonder given the injury problems, the increase in overall number of games and the joke of 2 weeks in between seasons means Pep is considering having a bigger squad. I hope so.

If any of the rumours are true it means more midfielders and centre halfs / fullbacks, with very few going out of the door and I can see that being justified. Nunes is the key to this for me. Why did he come? Don't get me wrong, he is better than most think of him on here, but he isn't going to start in a full strength squad but he could elsewhere.

Just a thought.

 

[richards30]

this would mean that gvardiol’s gonna be stuck at lb permanently, he’s not a lb. if that happens signing for city could turn out to be a career suicide.

I’m surprised that Josko hasn’t been played at LCB to be honest, especially as Ake was so good at LB last season and Josko being talked about as the best young LCB in the world last summer? Very strange

 

[Dribble]

I see Davies has been reported as nit signing on at Bayern, we desperately need a left back, maybe we could offer them Cancelo again.

Since 2021, the football World was aware Davies to Real was the move, hence why few have bothered trying, similar to Mbappé.

 

[vanchi]

I’m surprised that Josko hasn’t been played at LCB to be honest, especially as Ake was so good at LB last season and Josko being talked about as the best young LCB in the world last summer? Very strange

i agree. there are several theories, i was told that it’s how pep makes them learn the system. another is that it’s his ball playing. who knows.

everyone knows that pep likes his players to be versatile but he doesn’t get to play cb and he’s often stuck on that left wing.

if city buy branthwaite this summer and he gets to play cb and joško doesn’t my career suicide theory will be confirmed. other young cbs are developing in their natural positions.

and after finding out that the players do read/watch fan content, knowing that so many city fans absolutely can’t stand you, after such short time with the club is probably not very nice.

 

[blueparrot]

i agree. there are several theories, i was told that it’s how pep makes them learn the system. another is that it’s his ball playing. who knows.

everyone knows that pep likes his players to be versatile but he doesn’t get to play cb and he’s often stuck on that left wing.

if city buy branthwaite this summer and he gets to play cb and joško doesn’t my career suicide theory will be confirmed. other young cbs are developing in their natural positions.

and after finding out that the players do read/watch fan content, knowing that so many city fans absolutely can’t stand you, after such short time with the club is probably not very nice.

Maybe he will maybe he won't play centre back in the future,Pep sees things in players nobody else does and the player might be more than happy with Peps plans for him.
So many City fans can't stand who? Even if players look that's just nonsense.

 

[Gabriel]

Guardiola asks players, particularly young ones, to start in wide positions as that gives them the best perspective of the system and how play develops. It’s much like looking at a painting in landscape as opposed to portrait. It also enables the player to get used to the rhythm of play in an area of the pitch where mistakes are less costly. Playing at the back in England is incredibly difficult, particularly in our system where the line is held high and defensive teammates are often dangerously far ahead of the ball. Gvardiol has done really well and the experience he has gathered this season will only make him better as he moves infield.