Liverpool win the CL and lost 1 league game with Matip playing 31 games, Lovren 18 and a 21 year old 25, so I’m not sure it’s that desperate if we don’t get a CB.If City don't sign a good CB and we go into the season with Laporte, Stones Otto and Garcia, potentially we are looking at a difficult season at the back.
If Laporte or stones are out for any length of time not sure the remaining cb options fill me with confidence over the course of 4 course competitions.
There is reason most if not all of the top 6, wouldn't go with a 19 or 20 year old at the back for any length of time.
They are just not ready unless your de ligt and he isn't even the finished article yet.
City managed Foden well in terms of appearances last season and he is considered approaching ready to hold down and or fight for a first team slot this season
I don't see City giving Garcia more game time than they gave Foden with his development in mind.
This would leave are remaining CB's over the course of a season with a lot of games to play, too many games.
City need a good CB or it's going to be difficult.
If City don't sign a good CB and we go into the season with Laporte, Stones Otto and Garcia, potentially we are looking at a difficult season at the back.
If Laporte or stones are out for any length of time not sure the remaining cb options fill me with confidence over the course of 4 course competitions.
There is reason most if not all of the top 6, wouldn't go with a 19 or 20 year old at the back for any length of time.
They are just not ready unless your de ligt and he isn't even the finished article yet.
City managed Foden well in terms of appearances last season and he is considered approaching ready to hold down and or fight for a first team slot this season
I don't see City giving Garcia more game time than they gave Foden with his development in mind.
This would leave are remaining CB's over the course of a season with a lot of games to play, too many games.
City need a good CB or it's going to be difficult.
I think highly of Garcia but like Foden last season his games will need to be managed carefully. I'm a big Otto fan too but he is prone to dips in form and if you watched him last night against Columbia, you will know what I mean.I think we’ll definitely sign a centre half this summer, and think it could happen quite soon. There’s no way we’d go into the season with Garcia as fourth choice imo. Do think we could still see Otamendi go though, with Fernandinho filling in at CB when required (once we sign a new DM).
I don't remember him saying that. He was just explaining why City don't score a lot from set pieces.Was interesting that at the end of the season pep kept saying we needed more physicality in the side? Rhodri is 6ft 2 ish I believe and maguire is a bigger than otamendi I would imagine?
I don't remember him saying that. He was just explaining why City don't score a lot from set pieces.
Height will be more important in the future with less interference allowed with VAR, we saw that at the World Cup. However there aren't many mobile tall players, VVD would have been ideal. Mobility is a huge part of Pep's style of play.I don't remember him saying that. He was just explaining why City don't score a lot from set pieces.
I ll have it but I think he's in for games management this season.Your forgetting Fern, widely reported that he will play CB next season.
I’m assuming games when we expect to have very high percentage of the ball.