It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[tolmie's hairdoo]

If he did want to go, do you think city would ask for Felix, I think he would explode under Pep

Possibly, although I watched him this season against Chelsea and he was easily bullied and we absolutely need to buy a recognised striker.

Are we really saying we will be playing false nine for evermore, because in two years time, should Pep leave, we would be stuck with a £100m false niner in someone like Felix, when another manager might not even have a preference for the formation.

Teams will be ready for the false nine next season.

Felix has some amazing attributes, but Grealish is superior for what we could also get from him.

 

[Phil1]

Think it goes without saying that if Silva is happy to stay then we shouldn't even consider selling him.
Whilst he's not been as effective as he can be recently he's still an exceptional player who fits the mould of the team/squad perfectly.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Bernardo has 4 years left on his contract. Going nowhere.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

The left back at At Madrid is class FWIW.

Haha - heard their right back has a house already in Bury too!

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

saying "we would have won 2 less titles" is a bit odd considering we won by margins of 1, 12 and 19 points. Only one of those can be reasonably argued (and it's his best season so I definitely agree with you that we'd have probably lost on 18/19 without him) are you suggesting we would have dropped 19 more points in 2017/18 or 12 more points in this season without bernardo?

Yes.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

saying "we would have won 2 less titles" is a bit odd considering we won by margins of 1, 12 and 19 points. Only one of those can be reasonably argued (and it's his best season so I definitely agree with you that we'd have probably lost on 18/19 without him) are you suggesting we would have dropped 19 more points in 2017/18 or 12 more points in this season without bernardo?

Yes I am. This season, he was absolutely crucial in the way we set up and allowed the nine to work.

Absolutely crucial.

And I'm not even talking about the crucial goal that broke the deadlock against Villa at home or the man of the match display against them with ten men - which is the difference between four or five points right there.

He energy levels were incredible and filled so many gaps.

Pep was able to get the team back on track once he brought Foden and Bernie into the equation.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Yes.

Exactly. And let's not fool ourselves, we don't win that game away at Villa and the gap to United would have been very uncomfortable.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

C'mon Blues, we have players already that others can only dream about.

Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater, eh?

We need two or three new faces at best, starting with the No.9 and then a midfielder better that Rodri.

 

[oakiecokie]

Now I certainly wouldn`t turn my nose up at him coming.

 

[OB1]

Yes I am. This season, he was absolutely crucial in the way we set up and allowed the nine to work.

Absolutely crucial.

And I'm not even taking about the crucial goal that broke the deadlock against Villa.

He energy levels were incredible and filled so many gaps.

Pep was able to get the team back on track once he brought Foden and Bernie into the equation.

Feels like a lot of people underrate Bernie's contribution but one man who we can be sure doesn't is Pep.

I think someone earlier in the thread used the word knit and it applies to Bernie, hes one of those players who provides glue to the team, as does Gundo, and are often unsung compared to those whose numbers look more spectacular in the face of it.

If Bernie wants to leave to get more game time, or even be allowed to play with more freedom, then so be it but I do not see City trying to move him on and nor should they.