But how statistically anomalous a 2% conversion rate is...Adeyemi, Doku, Saka, Gittens, Minteh, Olise off the top of my head, there’s 11 with no effort.
And this is just pure wingers rather than the likes of other players that play out wide, like Cherki and Musiala.
Rodrygo, Kvaratskhelia perhaps a little too old for the argument.
How many wingers, without the god like dribbling and positioning that you claim, got more than his one premier goal last season?
How many are able to stay fit?We have 6 CBs and just sent a 7th out on loan
They're also cheap bastards.Has to be bollocks or Forest are the most tactically unaware club in the prem
Interest in Prem and GermanyPresumably Ortega is off but where ?
What you're not getting is the old guard will all be gone within two seasons. We can't hold onto all the younger players & bed them in whilst the old guard play out their contracts. Squad quotas won't allow it.See you still have it roundabout, the older players and it’s only 3 of them , are sticking with us not us sticking with them, sickened ,really? Over reaction.
Adeyemi is Crazy. That guy can only run and is missing a bunch of goals every year . Gittens is also a funny name. That guy had a run of like 5 games and then joined the bench because he got found out and was horrible afterwards. Most people in Dortmund don’t think he was anything special and are very happy for the amount they got from Chelsea.Adeyemi, Doku, Saka, Gittens, Minteh, Olise off the top of my head, there’s 11 with no effort.
And this is just pure wingers rather than the likes of other players that play out wide, like Cherki and Musiala.
Rodrygo, Kvaratskhelia perhaps a little too old for the argument.
How many wingers, without the god like dribbling and positioning that you claim, got more than his one premier goal last season?
Edit: for my money, he isn’t as good as Oscar Bobb.
So how do u get rid of Gundo , Stones , Akanji, Kovacic, Ake if they are happy to see off the last 12 months of their contract and one being out till Oct ? You cant , its just the way it isWhat you're not getting is the old guard will all be gone within two seasons. We can't hold onto all the younger players & bed them in whilst the old guard play out their contracts. Squad quotas won't allow it.
We'll either have to loan out, or sell our younger players to accommodate the older ones that Pep wants to keep. If we loan out the younger squad players, how long will it then take for them to acclimatise & to bed in when they return?
At some point the older injury-prone squad members have to be moved on, & that process should've started two years ago. This is poor squad planning, & based on what Guardiola & more tellingly Khaldoon said, the delay in rebuilding our squad was Pep's decision.
Last season & this summer we're suffering the ramifications. If that doesn't bother you, that's your business. Personally, I'm sickened & gutted, because it was so unnecessary.
It also leads me to believe that Guardiola was seriously thinking of leaving this summer, hence him probably wanting to wring a final season out of his treble winners, & leave our much needed rebuild to his successor.
The question then is, what's the role of the DoF? I thought they were supposed to keep the continuity of the squad intact, regardless of which manager was at the helm?
The fact that both Txiki & Guardiola were due to leave at the same time also suggests that Txiki may have wanted to leave the rebuild to his successor too. This wasn't in Manchester City's best interests.
It was the perfect storm, & last season we paid the price, & will continue to do so if Pep keeps the tactics & formation of last season which failed us, & retains the majority of the older players who clearly aren't fit enough to last a gruelling season, especially when you consider Pep's small squad philosophy.
"Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?"‘Will no one rid us of this troublesome Phillips?’
1 year? The last 3 have 2 years left my guy. We are stuck with them until 2027.So how do u get rid of Gundo , Stones , Akanji, Kovacic, Ake if they are happy to see off the last 12 months of their contract and one being out till Oct ? You cant , its just the way it is
Point stands1 year? The last 3 have 2 years left my guy. We are stuck with them until 2027.
Although I think Kova will go in JanPoint stands
You've not addressed the issue of squad numbers, our non-HG status, Pep's preference for a smaller squad than the maximum we're allowed, & his preference to stick with the ageing, injury-prone old guard who've proved they can't stay fit for significant periods of a gruelling season.It makes total sense to me.
Viana came in and seems to build a team of winners to compete for big titles. I really hope he has screened the squad for players who are not the right fit: Grealish left, McAtee didn't breakthrough, Eddie and Ortega ageing, Savinho is talented but has a thin skin and doesn't perform as expected. In my view those are tough but very good managerial decisions.
If we in return get a CT 2nd keeper (we all wanted for years and years!), a top shot stopper and strong personality, why not?
What if we replace Rico - who can't really find a position in our squad - by Livramento now that Jack has opened his spot?
I don't know our budget limitations, so we'll have to wait.
I find Viana's action plan brilliant.
This is the job of the club.So how do u get rid of Gundo , Stones , Akanji, Kovacic, Ake if they are happy to see off the last 12 months of their contract and one being out till Oct ? You cant , its just the way it is
The answer is you can'tThis is the job of the club.
The question you need to ask is, does Pep even want to get rid of the old guard? By the looks of things, I'd say no. That then becomes Manchester City's issue for the coming season.
You can easily make it clear to them they have no future at City & will only play a bit part & only registered for the PL where we have a bit more leeway if they refuse to leave.The answer is you can't
You tell them they'll be training alone.So how do u get rid of Gundo , Stones , Akanji, Kovacic, Ake if they are happy to see off the last 12 months of their contract and one being out till Oct ? You cant , its just the way it is