It's Quiet the £250m return

Gorbachev said:
We didn't trigger it. He triggered it himself by meeting a certain amount of games played this season.

I have a feeling Viana has been savage and told Gundogan and Bernardo that they can find new clubs and the club is going in a new direction. He has no sentiment to those players and Pep was pretty clear when he said it's up to the club to decide what is happening with the squad which tells me some things have been taken out of his hands.
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The point still remains. If we had no intention of not using him next season Pep would have used him even more sparingly. Same to extent with Bernie. They will be replaced but not in one window.
 
RayCTID said:
The point still remains. If we had no intention of not using him next season Pep would have used him even more sparingly. Same to extent with Bernie. They will be replaced but not in one window.
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He had no choice though mate.

He needed players he could trust this season and with Rodri out, players like Gundo and Bernardo probably got more games than initially planned.
 
Gorbachev said:
He had no choice though mate.

He needed players he could trust this season and with Rodri out, players like Gundo and Bernardo probably got more games than initially planned.
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Seemingly Pep still trusts both Bernie and Gundo and we aren't going to cut too many seniors in one window. Pep has said he doesn't want to work with a deep squad.
 
RayCTID said:
Seemingly Pep still trusts both Bernie and Gundo and we aren't going to cut too many seniors in one window.
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Maybe mate, but I think the experience argument is nonsense personally.

Experience is only worthwhile if they can offer quality on the pitch as well. If they are not playing what's the point.

We still have plenty of experience in Rodri, Foden, Dias, Haaland, Kovacic, Stones and Ake.

The club are clearly wanting to move forward and to get foreign players in we are going to be looking at a 1 in, 1 out policy because of our current numbers.

I can't see the club wanting Bernardo who is on £300k a week and Gundogan who is on £230k a week to be predominantly on the bench next year.
 
RayCTID said:
Seemingly Pep still trusts both Bernie and Gundo and we aren't going to cut too many seniors in one window. Pep has said he doesn't want to work with a deep squad.
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Doesn't matter what Pep thinks, Viana wants them gone due to their wages they will be gone they are just assets to Viana.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
Tbh if you break down what he’s said, it’s not a completely crazy thing to say at all.

His first point is he has “limited pace” - well that needs no further comment, it’s clearly true.

Secondly, “crap in the air” - the stats show that last season he had the 2nd lowest aerial duel success percentage out of every PL centre back. Second lowest. So by current premier league standards, is he crap in the air for a centre back? Yeah, he is if you compare him to others.

Thirdly, “not great at passing” - I’d say this is true too. He’s obviously improved his passing since he joined, but has he improved enough to be called a great passer? No, that would be far fetched.

Then his final point about not seeing Dias in his best form for a long time now is also absolutely true. It’s been at least 2 years now.

The only thing he missed, and the main thing that still allows him to be described as a top centre back in my opinion, is the way he makes the other defenders around him better. He is the glue in defence, the leader, the communicator. And all of those intangibles are crucial to us, as the majority of our players don’t talk on the pitch.
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Y'kow when Dias was good with his head?
When he nodded that Inter attempt off the line to win us the chumps league.

You are correct, though. He makes the players around him better, and that is an immeasurable factor.
 
Chelsea may as well be renamed Manchester City Academy FC.

If we ever wanted to see an experement of how one of our FA Youth cup winning teams would do in senior football I think we are about to find out.
 
rice10 said:
Chelsea may as well be renamed Manchester City Academy FC.

If we ever wanted to see an experement of how one of our FA Youth cup winning teams would do in senior football I think we are about to find out.
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Just a Harwood-Bellis bid needed for the spine of that team.
 
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