I've been there too,& behaved like a twat half the time because of it but I kept it separate from anything where people were relying on me.
He should also be man enough to accept the consequences of his own decisions. This nonsense has been dragging on for too long, I get the impression the management have run out of patience waiting for him to get his shit together
True but it still has an effect on your mental state
Personally think he should move on because if a man manager like Pep can’t make it work then the issues are deeper
I really feel for him but we need to move on
Back 3 would be such a waste of our attacking talent. 1 extra CB means 1 less forward/attacking midfielder.
Nice to see you back @Neville KnevilleEven so, he's a footballer in one of the best teams of all time. You would think he would be even more focussed on that , if he has relationship problems etc. The football should be an escape from it. He should be the nailed on cb, trying to get City to a Champions League final, not a dodgy sub.
We need kind of transfers this summer like Laporte, KDB, who do bring in quality and thet get an unquestionable starting place for themselves.
We usually have much better transfers after a bad season than after a good one. Maybe Txiki feels more he has to improve the squad more than after we won and just get the squad bigger...
Ake and Torres are not above category for me, they will be on the bench a lot. Good squad players, Torres has great potential but he wont start 10 PL next season I am sure. Maybe more for rotation and cup games.
We need a serious second season from Rodri and Cancelo, as we paid top money for them, but not yet proved their real worth or potential. Especially Cancelo.
We spent huge on Stones, Mendy years ago and did not work, they arrived as young, very talented players, high potential. Now we will struggle to get a serious fee for them.
(Mangala dont get me started on that. For younger talents its more than enough to do Nastasic, Savic type of cheap signings if they work out great, if not we still can sell the for same price or for small profit.)
That Van Dijk signing worked out immensely for Liverpool and he was 75m. Imagine Laporte-Van Dijk duo for a cost of 135m instead of Stones-Otamendi-Ake for 125m fee.
I would rather pay 90m for a guranteed top class player than 45m each for 2x squad players who are of course talented but are not gonna change City much, as they replace squad players not guaranteed starters and chances are they wont be guaranteed starters soon and if they cant reach that level within two-three years likely they gonna get moved on ...
Nice to see you back @Neville Kneville
That’s not fair. He’s had a number of very good seasons for us although it’s true he’s never been world class and consistent. Always has a rash challenge in him but he’s certainly had better than “decent” seasons.
sorry dont agree while he does make a few cock ups he was great in the 100 point season and the year after.hes just getting on now and its time to part but hes been a good signing imoSorry but Ota has never played at a decent level ever - he has had better moments/periods of a season where his performances have improved but for me he has been a horror story waiting to happen since day 1 at the club - he is dire
Please don't be offended if I think your post is nonsenseWe need kind of transfers this summer like Laporte, KDB, who do bring in quality and thet get an unquestionable starting place for themselves.
We usually have much better transfers after a bad season than after a good one. Maybe Txiki feels more he has to improve the squad more than after we won and just get the squad bigger...
Ake and Torres are not above category for me, they will be on the bench a lot. Good squad players, Torres has great potential but he wont start 10 PL next season I am sure. Maybe more for rotation and cup games.
We need a serious second season from Rodri and Cancelo, as we paid top money for them, but not yet proved their real worth or potential. Especially Cancelo.
We spent huge on Stones, Mendy years ago and did not work, they arrived as young, very talented players, high potential. Now we will struggle to get a serious fee for them.
(Mangala dont get me started on that. For younger talents its more than enough to do Nastasic, Savic type of cheap signings if they work out great, if not we still can sell the for same price or for small profit.)
That Van Dijk signing worked out immensely for Liverpool and he was 75m. Imagine Laporte-Van Dijk duo for a cost of 135m instead of Stones-Otamendi-Ake for 125m fee.
I would rather pay 90m for a guranteed top class player than 45m each for 2x squad players who are of course talented but are not gonna change City much, as they replace squad players not guaranteed starters and chances are they wont be guaranteed starters soon and if they cant reach that level within two-three years likely they gonna get moved on ...
We need kind of transfers this summer like Laporte, KDB, who do bring in quality and thet get an unquestionable starting place for themselves.
We usually have much better transfers after a bad season than after a good one. Maybe Txiki feels more he has to improve the squad more than after we won and just get the squad bigger...
Ake and Torres are not above category for me, they will be on the bench a lot. Good squad players, Torres has great potential but he wont start 10 PL next season I am sure. Maybe more for rotation and cup games.
We need a serious second season from Rodri and Cancelo, as we paid top money for them, but not yet proved their real worth or potential. Especially Cancelo.
We spent huge on Stones, Mendy years ago and did not work, they arrived as young, very talented players, high potential. Now we will struggle to get a serious fee for them.
(Mangala dont get me started on that. For younger talents its more than enough to do Nastasic, Savic type of cheap signings if they work out great, if not we still can sell the for same price or for small profit.)
That Van Dijk signing worked out immensely for Liverpool and he was 75m. Imagine Laporte-Van Dijk duo for a cost of 135m instead of Stones-Otamendi-Ake for 125m fee.
I would rather pay 90m for a guranteed top class player than 45m each for 2x squad players who are of course talented but are not gonna change City much, as they replace squad players not guaranteed starters and chances are they wont be guaranteed starters soon and if they cant reach that level within two-three years likely they gonna get moved on ...
Ake and Torres are not above category for me, they will be on the bench a lot. Good squad players, Torres has great potential but he wont start 10 PL next season I am sure.
Otamendi is far less an issue.
Earns considerably less than Stones and out of contract next summer.
He can count on a lot more suitors abroad than Stones has in England.
I think we would be foolish to sell Stones this summer. Garcia is not as good at this time and might never be.
Not sure that’s true.... Otamendi’s contract runs out 2022
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nicolas-otamendi/profil/spieler/54781
I'll be stunned if Torres doesn't get ten starts in the league next season and I'd expect him to hand in a transfer request.
Well I think 8-10 starts for him and lot of times will be coming in from bench plus cup games.
When Kun is back Jesus will play from the wings couple times, also Foden sometimes. He wont make Pep to put Mahrez/Sterling on the bench not in his first year.
What he needs to do is to do very well in the limited time he will be on the pitch.
For example Foden last season had 300 minutes in PL. But he did well in the limited time he played also cup games etc and now this season he is trusted more.