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

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skyblues said:
Messi and Koulibaly aside for a bit, I believe the club have a few sendoffs to make.
Angelino, Zinchenko, Stones and Otamendi.
I can see the club bringing in another leftback too.

The season starts on September 19 for us but a week earlier for other teams. For some reason I feel we don’t have all that much time left to conduct all necessary changes.

It’s not only about bringing people in. Who would want the four guys I mentioned? It could take time to find them a new home.
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Angelino (if true) might be used as part of the deal to try to bring Messi hear....of course it could all just be rumours but before all the Messi stuff started there was talk in the press about Angelino being wanted by Barca. Leeipzig are trying to bring the price down by waiting the summer out as well

Ota I would definitely let leave - he has no place in the team any more - a return to Spain hopefully

ZInchenko I would imagine would/could play for the large percentage of prem teams if he wanted or in any major league - just not as a left back - Again just in fairness to the lad Id sell him on as he is a decent player

Stones is the strange one - IF Garcia is to leave and then we also sell Stones it puts us down to just Ake and Laporte and then either Koulibaly (or his plan B) - 3 centre halves for a full season is asking for trouble - unless the club have plans to bring back one of the loanees as the 4 centre half. People have suggested Tosin but he doesnt look good enough for me - there is the other lad thats playing for Vinne right now (Sandler?) - not sure how he is progressing. For me and because of al that I would leave Stones and give him a year to sort himself out.

There havent been any strong links to a left back (Alt Nouri was briefly mentioned) but i agree we do need one unless one of Zinchenko or Angelino come back into contention for that (or we use Cancello for cover (but then Walker has to play even more)
 
simon23 said:
Stones is the strange one - IF Garcia is to leave and then we also sell Stones it puts us down to just Ake and Laporte and then either Koulibaly (or his plan B) - 3 centre halves for a full season is asking for trouble - unless the club have plans to bring back one of the loanees as the 4 centre half. People have suggested Tosin but he doesnt look good enough for me - there is the other lad thats playing for Vinne right now (Sandler?) - not sure how he is progressing. For me and because of al that I would leave Stones and give him a year to sort himself out.
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Agree with all you said except this. No other player in history would be given this much time to sort himself out as we have given Stones. He’s out of excuses for me.

I’d rather take my chances with Fernandinho one more year (and as 4th choice) than playing Stones again. That’s how I rate him.

Also, looking at how much money Pep spend on defenders since joining us, it would just look better to sell whatever we get for Stones and invest in his replacement; Koulibaly. Paying £50m for a CB ending up as 4th choice just doesn’t look good for Pep or for the club. For the money he spent, we should have a much better defence.
Selling Stones would be admitting a mistake was made or the signing didn’t turn out the way we hoped, which is the truth. But leaving such an expensive player as Stones is on the bench as 4th choice would just be giving ammunition to the muppets out there saying this club is just throwing money around, and I think appearances is important.
 
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