It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

By all accounts we won`t see Rodri for a few weeks due to the injury and rest since the Euros. So Saturday will definitely give us a idea of what`s in store. I firmly believe he`ll start Kova and O`Reilly at Wembley. It would be a nice reward and a confidence booster for O`Reilly.

Yeah, he could put himself in the picture for a few games while the lads come back, far more physical presence than anyone else in the mix.

 

[LeonardoDaVnci]

There seems to be no real consensus on what Tikki's to do list should be...

Is the priority...

1 Rodri backup
2 Alvarez replacement
3 Left back
4 Left wing back
5 Option 1 and 2
6 Do FA

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

There seems to be no real consensus on what Tikki's to do list should be...

Is the priority...

1 Rodri backup
2 Alvarez replacement
3 Left back
4 Left wing back
5 Option 1 and 2
6 Do FA

1 and 6.

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

I see Perrone in the training pictures. Is he staying with City this season?

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

I see Perrone in the training pictures. Is he staying with City this season?

Wasnt the plan, not sure they've picked a loan destination though. Las Palmas did want him back..

 

[Delboy352]

There seems to be no real consensus on what Tikki's to do list should be...

Is the priority...

1 Rodri backup
2 Alvarez replacement
3 Left back
4 Left wing back
5 Option 1 and 2
6 Do FA

On Pep’s to do list, number 1 should be to have Gvardiol play at left back and not left wing on Saturday…

 

[Alexia_Ko]

There seems to be no real consensus on what Tikki's to do list should be...

Is the priority...

1 Rodri backup
3 Alvarez replacement
2 Right back
4 Left wing back
5 Option 1 and 2
6 Do FA

 

[stan bowles]

no

Savio and Bobb will collect that easily

Savio had 20 G+A last season for Girona

Bobb will do 10 G+A

That’s it

A brand new signing and an Academy graduate is expected to bring in 30 G/A and yet nothing of significance is expected from Grealish.

 

[Paul1970]

With Alvarez leaving coupled with the previous sales of Gundogan and Mahrez means we have lost a lot of goals and assists for the second season in a row. Last season Kovacic, Nunes and Doku arrived but they didn’t score and create enough.

Yes we won the league but we lost both the FA Cup final and went out of the Champions League despite being the better side. Losing Alvarez means we need to replace his goals and assists. It’s asking an awful lot of Bobb and McAtee to get 32 goals and assists between them.

Not a chance they get 15 goals let alone 32 .nog looking great atm for signings and j can’t see anyone being happy if we go into a he new season as we are

 

[DallasMCBlue]

Have some context. Julian is 24. McAtee is 21. Alvarez has proven to be a top striker. IMO he's also proven that with him in any other position we don't win anything of consequence. As far as being "accomplished" obviously Alvarez is much further ahead. In terms of pure footballing skills if you think McAtee is not in the same ballpark as Julian I would agree. McAtee is much better on the ball, has better vision, and is a better player in tight spaces, so yes, they are in complete different ballparks as players...

The point is McAtee has literally proven almost nothing. Alvarez is an extremely accomplished player at the highest levels of club and international football.