It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[wattle]

As I responded to Marv a few posts back, everyone from the club to the fans would want to have all our dealings done well in advance of the first game, but it clearly isn't that simple.

Some of the hyperbole posted on here because we haven't achieved that ideal position has been absolutely cringeworthy at times.

Surely, you see that

I think getting foreign players in is extremely difficult atm because of obvious reasons. Plus put yourself in the players from other countries shoes - why would you want to come to this fuck up of a country with confused rules, with the worst Covid figures in Europe, trying to buy a house and finding a school for the kids etc etc. There’s a lot more to transfers this season that just arranging a fee and wages. This is probably why any deals we are trying to do are taking so long. We’ve done ake - living here anyway and Torres - a young lad who has no family to worry about sorting out.

 

[Cheeky Txiki]

 

[kaz7]

Liverpool have just completed the Jota deal from wolves 45m and Aguero is our for 1-2 months with no signings in sight for us.

Shambles. Liverpool won the league by 20 plus points last season and are significantly stronger this with the signings whist we are actually weaker.

Couldn’t make it up. Only time during Mansour era I feel we are lacking in ambition.

Haha, oh you were serious, you are fast becoming the most negative poster, watch golf maybe

 

[GBrannan]

I thought someone would say something like that, but I still went ahead and pressed post reply..... seriously the guys better than what's been made out on here.

I agree. He looks a good player and I think he’ll give Pep the option to play the inverted full back role on the left far more successfully than Mendy can, which seems to be his preferred setup in big games. He’s also HG which gives us some flexibility in shaping the squad.

It’s the other side of our defence that’s a mess and should’ve been an equal priority to address before the season started, and really before last season started too. Here’s hoping we get our act together.

 

[mosssideblue]

Haha, oh you were serious, you are fast becoming the most negative poster, watch golf maybe

Good shout but there is another candidate for that accolade :)

 

[malg]

Maybe but Fergiscum was a master at rebuilding squads

Easier to rebuild when no one else has the funds you have. It was easier to hoover up all the talent in the league as well. Bit like Bayern now.

 

[Neville Kneville]

As I responded to Marv a few posts back, everyone from the club to the fans would want to have all our dealings done well in advance of the first game, but it clearly isn't that simple.

Some of the hyperbole posted on here because we haven't achieved that ideal position has been absolutely cringeworthy at times.

Surely, you see that

I can see people overreacting but I also see people underreacting.

Crticism of our management team is very fair. Not on individual deals but on the fact we haven't fixed problems that we've had years to fix.

I'm not panicking, because it is what it is.

But if City want to win the title, they are not making it easy for themselves.

We have picked out some great, under the radar, signings over the years & may have just done two more with Ake & Torres.

But really, failling to sign Harry Maguire, is the best we can do for right cb, in the space of a year ? Should have been sorted then, never mind now.

 

[oakiecokie]

Haha, oh you were serious, you are fast becoming the most negative poster, watch golf maybe

It could be far easier than that Kaz.Perhaps Pep just doesn`t rate him.

 

[AJ71]

I get the frustration, but I doubt anyone on here knows what our overall budget is.

Maybe by the time we’ve taken wages, agents fees etc into account we simply can’t afford the extra 5-10m it may cost to land any of our targeted CB’s? Particularly without shifting anyone else on?

I think like all other clubs we are operating under tighter financial restrictions, given the current economic outlook.

 

[salfordbluetrue]

Or we could just adjust our formation and play to the strengths of the squad we already have.
Trying to find a ball playing centre half with the pace of Usain Bolt limits our options somewhat.
We lost games last season by being hit on the counter. How about sitting a bit deeper in some of these games. We have the skill to pass our way through teams and the ability to break quickly.
You never know, Stones/Otta may be the second incarnation of Baresi in a system that suits.

That option has always been on the table Pep has never taken it up, can not see him doing so now:)