Jamal Musiala

i don't know what everyone see in him. yes, he can dribble better than Grealish and pause better than Doku, but i just don't see it.
 
you think you will get Alonso ? the ex liverpool guy ?

I don't think his Liverpool allegiance stops him managing City personally. He had a great relationship with Pep and I can see him being convinced to come to us.

But I personally don't think there's anything secretive going on and he simply wants to stay and continue to develop at Leverkusen. Big jobs are going to come up and he'll get that chance in the future. He probably feels it's much better to stay at the Bundesliga winners than move to Bayern who aren't as good at the moment. Liverpool's a job you're destined to fail at replacing Klopp. There's a job at Real in a couple of years he could go for.
 
i don't know what everyone see in him. yes, he can dribble better than Grealish and pause better than Doku, but i just don't see it.

I'm on the fence. I wouldn't be disappointed if we signed him. He's got plenty of experience for his age and could be developed into an excellent player. But his scoring record in Europe and for Germany is quite poor and that's where I'd be concerned. Just turned 21 though and with a lot of experience so got lots of plus points. Also knows English football having played the majority of his youth football here.
 
Nope - Alonso is RM bound

Depends , being the successor to Peps biggest project and multiple trophy winning team could be a bigger pull than Madrid.

Forget teams , if Alonso gets a phone call from Pep one of the greatest managers in the game saying I want you to be the guy to take over my project. To be my successor that’s a massive deal. That’s really hard to turn down, especially for someone who’s worked under Pep learnt from Pep.

When Pep leaves which I hope is not soon, the city job will be one of the biggest a manager would want. Just because of the reputation Pep has. From what we know from lu Martin one of the journalists close to Pep. Pep wants to pick his successor.
 
I think that's a bit blue-tinted - he's given the most PR-safe answer I've ever heard from a footballer there with no real ambiguity.

Hope you're right and I'm wrong, though!
See where you are coming from - but some players do kill rumours in interviews, could be something like “I’m at happy at Bayern”
 
See where you are coming from - but some players do kill rumours in interviews, could be something like “I’m at happy at Bayern”

True. But then I don't think many do nowadays because they like to keep their options open - Bayern could be fucked in 5 years and he knows it. So could we.

Haaland gave a similar answer in a recent interview if I'm not mistaken. But then we'll be in League 2 in 5 years anyway! ;)
 
I don't think his Liverpool allegiance stops him managing City personally. He had a great relationship with Pep and I can see him being convinced to come to us.

But I personally don't think there's anything secretive going on and he simply wants to stay and continue to develop at Leverkusen. Big jobs are going to come up and he'll get that chance in the future. He probably feels it's much better to stay at the Bundesliga winners than move to Bayern who aren't as good at the moment. Liverpool's a job you're destined to fail at replacing Klopp. There's a job at Real in a couple of years he could go for.
he said he wanted to manage the clubs he played for; i would be even more shocked by this than Musiala exit
 
Who knows but it will be a disaster for the Bundesliga if history repeats itself and Bayern are yet again able to dismantle a club that has been able to pose a genuine threat to their dominance. I can sew Wirtz and Alonso installed at Bayern in 2025 but, you have to ask if that’s a good thing for-the league.
what you mean is Bayern have to wait for clubs from outside of Germany to take their best players and coach; Bayer doesnt have financial strenght to keep them
 
Also Alonso was approached before when Arteta left. Chose to go to Leverkusen and has clearly been a brilliant move for him.

Managers coaching who they played for… sure it happens but it’s not the be all and end all. Pep had a trial at City we chose not to sign him. He never played for Munich.

Take Alonso he had connections with Sociedad but no connection to Leverkusen so what?
so based on this you imagine Alonso could also be coaching Barca.....the guy said he would like to coach the clubs he played for
 
he said he wanted to manage the clubs he played for; i would be even more shocked by this than Musiala exit

We don't need a manager so it's not something I expect, I just don't think he'd be that bothered about coming to City. He's denied a former club a title this season whilst being at Leverkusen. He might end up going to Bayern in a year or two, but it would be an odd move and I'm personally expecting him to end up at Real when Ancelotti goes.
 
Saying you would like to coach the clubs you played for is hardly the same as categorically ruling out ever managing any other club.
The problem for Alonso is if he came to us, he won't be able to go and manage Liverpool at a later date.
 
what you mean is Bayern have to wait for clubs from outside of Germany to take their best players and coach; Bayer doesnt have financial strenght to keep them

Lol, but that’s a self defeating argument. The Bundesliga is the epitome of a one team league. It’ll never challenge bigger leagues until you have 4 or 5 serious contenders for the league title. Things have to change for the league to grow but I understand that Bayern won’t just give up their dominance but in time they’ll fall further and further behind the Premier League, if you just see Bayern dismantle any team that threatens their dominant position.
 
Lol, but that’s a self defeating argument. The Bundesliga is the epitome of a one team league. It’ll never challenge bigger leagues until you have 4 or 5 serious contenders for the league title. Things have to change for the league to grow but I understand that Bayern won’t just give up their dominance but in time they’ll fall further and further behind the Premier League, if you just see Bayern dismantle any team that threatens their dominant position.
no they dont, fans like it just the ways it is;its bayern pushing to cancel 50+1 rule but fans want it to stay; some of us dont agree with oil money and sporwashing, i know its hard to understand that for fans of club like yours
 

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