Current available evidence says that most players don’t hit their peak at 22. Salah was still at Chelsea at 22yo. Closer to home, Marmoush was at Stuttgart on loan scoring 3 goals in 21 apps. You could find a million examples.Fine as a squad player, impact sub and occasional starter, agreed
But he’s had two full seasons now. Has he really progressed much, if at all, since we signed him?
He is what he is, and that’s OK if he’s willing to accept that role.
But I remain unconvinced how coachable he is, or how much higher his ceiling is, on current available evidence
They will work together as a team just as they always have. Nobody manipulating anyone.Anyway Txiki and Viana are still working together.Pep doesnt have Txiki to manipulate now though? Viana is ruthless when he has to be!
Forgot about those 4!!!!Akanji, Bobb, Bah, Doyle?
They will work together as a team just as they always have. Nobody manipulating anyone.Anyway Txiki and Viana are still working together.
There must be a common denominator in that changing room.“Fractions in the locker room “? That explains a lot. Instead of focusing on football, these lads are wasting time with mathematics. Nerds.
Peps comments about squad size are a bit different to what I seem to remember saying eariler in the season where he said something like that he was realising a bigger squad was needed to del with the extra demands of more games in a season, intensity and lack of rest (increased internationals and tournaments).
I reckon we will have about 5 incomings
2 midfielders
1 goalkeeper
2 fullbacks
Possibly but there were very strong rumours about both keepers earlier in the season - Ederson linked to the middle east and Oretega wants to be first choice somewhere....The keeper situation will be purely based on if one leaves? Been no rumours on that has there so maybe now both keepers stay?
That statement was before we added 5 players in January . We start the summer with 28 players which is obviously too many.Peps comments about squad size are a bit different to what I seem to remember saying eariler in the season where he said something like that he was realising a bigger squad was needed to del with the extra demands of more games in a season, intensity and lack of rest (increased internationals and tournaments).
I reckon we will have about 5 incomings
2 midfielders
1 goalkeeper
2 fullbacks
Possibly but there were very strong rumours about both keepers earlier in the season - Ederson linked to the middle east and Oretega wants to be first choice somewhere....
Reckon at least one of them goes
Id rather it wasnt that way and then we could possibly go for another outfield player
yeah but lots of stuff has gone quiet.....there will be movement in the background....lots of agents do stuff on the quiet....there are only a few players that want the attention etc and city do keep stuff pretty quiet these days.....Gone quiet on the Ederson to Saudi stuff though?
100% agree yet I see multiple times, every day, posters with their list of outgoings and a healthy transfer fee next to the name of John Stones.Not a cat in hell's chance we get a combined £40M-£50M for Stones and Ake given their age and injury record's.
We are stagnating if we only bring in two players, no matter who they are and how good they are.From sounds of everything from pep. I think a realistic prediction for summer would be 2 in
Reijnders
Cambiasso
We are stagnating if we only bring in two players, no matter who they are and how good they are.
The keeper situation will be purely based on if one leaves? Been no rumours on that has there so maybe now both keepers stay?
Even a chance we lose both keepers.
So two new keepers on top of outfield signings?
Might just be me but ederson wanted out and you can’t have players not 100% committedEven a chance we lose both keepers.