It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[ScottSinclair]

Cannovaro is one of the best CBs ever imho.
Anyway on the subject of transfers we are overdue a “Def con one” moment.
Erling was the last one for me but who would fit that mould on a realistic level ?

Wirtz. Vincius if he somehow wanted to leave Madrid.

 

[Gumzy97]

"Madrid will be going for a striker."

Don’t think they will spend the money for Haaland , especially with them wanting Saliba in the summer to help the defence.

 

[Keeper!]

Don’t think they will spend the money for Haaland , especially with them wanting Saliba in the summer to help the defence.

I would agree and I was joking, they have more pressing issues especially MF, I would imagine they will try hard to get Wirtz and will sign Arnold on a free.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Looking at our squad I think the only untouchable players are:

Defence: Dias and Gvardiol
Midfield: Rodri, Foden
Attack: Haaland, Savinho (goals WILL come) and Bobb

Stones and Ake are good enough when fit, but are too injury prone and can’t be relied on as long as Pep wants a small squad. Walker and Gundogan are 100% finished. Bernardo has wanted out for years, and needs to be replaced with someone younger who actually wants to be here. Kovacic is a little similar to Stones and Ake, but I hope he stays one more season. KDB has supposedly been training fully for 4 weeks but still can’t start a game? Can’t see the club offering 300k+ a week for someone who’s never fit. Although I personally rate Nunes it seems like Pep doesn’t. Doku is very lively and provides something different but needs to add more goals and assists to his game. Don’t think he will leave but is in no way untouchable if a huge bid came in. No idea what’s going on with Grealish lately, Pep seemed a little angry with him in that one press conference. I personally like Grealish, but like Doku, he should be adding more goals and assists to his game, but unlike Doku, time is not on his side

Savinho is far from untouchable, the guy needs to grow some balls and getting the numbers before he is even a trusted starter

 

[ScottSinclair]

Savinho is far from untouchable, the guy needs to grow some balls and getting the numbers before he is even a trusted starter

Very few 20 year old wingers are as good as him. Another victim om a team that doesnt function

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Very few 20 year old wingers are as good as him. Another victim om a team that doesnt function

The issue really is that we shouldn’t be having to rely on a 20 year old winger.

 

[ScottSinclair]

The issue really is that we shouldn’t be having to rely on a 20 year old winger.

Spot on. I'd also say this is true regarding the Rico Lewis hysteria

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

You could probably add another couple to that, but I can’t see us getting rid of loads of players with so much experience. It would cost a fortune to replace them as well.

 

[Tico Warrior]

Tiny squad? Isn't there 24 first teamers?

That 24 includes Carson, JWE who is not trusted to ever start a match, McAtee who isn't trusted to play more than one minute against Ipswich at home, and Oscar Bobb who was going to get more game time apparently, but knowing Pep that might have been limited minutes as well. It also includes perma crocks Stones, Ake, KDB, and Grealish.

Most of the time we can't fill our bench and rather than putting a youth player on there we stick Carson on for some reason.