It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[BillyShears]

Absolutely this. We have failed to strengthen from a position of power on more than one occasion in the past. Time to be ruthless even if it means a surprise departure. I could see us maybe letting Jesus go or flipping Torres for a quick profit to someone like the Madrid clubs if the right bids came in and if we landed Grealish and Haaland.

The issue is there’s very little room in the squad and selling players will be hard this summer.

Long as we buy a 9/goals everything else will be a bonus for me.

Grealish is rep’ed by Jonathan Barnett who is close with lots of the London press pack so I’d assume that if it’s advanced someone will write it.

 

[BAB.DAB]

Elaborate or don't bother joining in the discussion.

Think about it before you post.
You don't need to fuck around with the squad, that's what you think.
How do you know what the club, Pep and players think.
Look at zinchenko, City tried to sell him but he wouldn't leave.
You don't know what is going on behind the scenes, so thinking 1 transfer will do is blinkered, crackpot!

 

[OB1]

We'd like to assume City already has an idea? There has been talk Kev could move further back as he gets older, but there must be a shock departure somewhere outside of Fernandinho.

Signing Grealish would give a degree of leverage if Sterling or Mahrez did drag out renewal talks?

I don't think Mahrez will be in a hurry to move on although I'm pretty sure he has an issue with Pep rotating people so much: Riyad doesn't seem to cope well with not playing every week. However, his personal life might tie him strongly to the North West.

 

[domalino]

We just about retained our level from the previous season which is a big testament to Pep and the players. But Liverpool strengthened and closed a 25 point gap from 17/18..

It's easy to improve when you're 30 points back.

When you've already got the best squad in world football, you can't just keep adding 3 players a year and expect to keep getting better.

We have a deficiency at striker - that needs fixing. We have a 35 year back up old defensive mid who needs replacing even if he stays in the squad.

We don't need to get a 9th Attacking mid/wing option just for the sake of it.

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

Summer of 2018 goes against the narrative.

2018 we bought Mahrez who started about 30% of games in his first season when we won the title again.

Truth is, if you have a good squad you don't need to fuck with it to win the title again.

Bringing in one more top quality player, like we did in 2018 is all we need to do.

You might be right with one signing but if Ferna goes too I think two signings is the sensible option.

Replace two legends with two elite signings like Haaland / Grealish (or equivalent) and we will be even tougher to beat.

 

[Gabriel]

I just cannot see us, indeed anyone, meeting Dortmund’s €150m valuation this summer, especially if they reach the CL, and especially when everyone knows there is a more attractive release clause next summer.
Grealish would be cheaper and allow Guardiola to continue to evolve the style of play he has adopted this season. After next season, however, it may in turn need to change again, at which point a more direct front man might be preferred.

 

[David Silva]

It's easy to improve when you're 30 points back.

When you've already got the best squad in world football, you can't just keep adding 3 players a year and expect to keep getting better.

We have a deficiency at striker - that needs fixing. We have a 35 year back up old defensive mid who needs replacing even if he stays in the squad.

We don't need to get a 9th Attacking mid/wing option just for the sake of it.

No doubt, but our position right now is very different to our first title under Pep. There's plenty of room for improvement and all likelihood is every team will improve once we come out of the pandemic.

We are currently 33 league goals down on where we finished last season. Pep will absolutely want to bolster his attack and that deficit isn't just because of Aguero's absence. The entire team have scored fewer goals.

Like I said in another post in all likelihood I doubt Ferna will get replaced directly, Rodri has already done that. Before 2019 summer Ferna was the CDM and Gundo filled in on the rare occasion we needed him to. I'd not be surprised if that was the plan from next season.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

any news about us siging someone who could put the ball in the back of the net reliably and consistently?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

As soon as you saw Foden play, you just knew he was the real deal.

To be honest, when I first saw him I didn't think he'd progress so quickly to what he is now.
He's superb at the moment.
Dele Alli is a player that I thought was going to be a world star but he's gone downhill quicker than Foden us going up.
Very hard to judge who's gonna make it

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Just saying "Wrong" doesn't mean anything.

Thats right.