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TRUE BLUE NO1 said:
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Manchester City want to sign £5m-rated Japan midfielder Ritsu Doan (20) from FC Groningen in January. City have been tracking the player for some time and have been impressed. Juventus and Atletico Madrid are also interested. [Mirror]
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According to Transfermarkt he's primary right winger but can also play left winger or attacking midfielder. Anyone seen him in action?
 
Plain Speaking said:
According to Transfermarkt he's primary right winger but can also play left winger or attacking midfielder. Anyone seen him in action?
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Looks nice, Im not sure he is good enough for city but we will get support from 127 million Japanese fans so economically it sounds good :)
 
MCFC ISRAEL said:

Looks nice, Im not sure he is good enough for city but we will get support from 127 million Japanese fans so economically it sounds good :)
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Reminded me a lot of Mahrez watching that video. The feints and eye for a pass along with the footwork and dipping crosses. Certainly should get a move to a bigger club on that evidence although it is only highlights - see the Greek god. He is far too exciting for many of the cloggers in the prem and maybe born too far from Lisbon to get to Wolves. Can see him going to the Bundesliga as they have the strongest history with nurturing Asian players but many top clubs will do a lot worse for 50 million never mind 5. Sadly we just don't have room for exciting players at that age and position as they can't displace anybody.
 
Dax777 said:
De Jong
Ndombele
Neves.

That's my order of preference. But I'll take any of them.
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That's my order of preference as well, but if we get down to Neves I would actually prefer waiting until summer and signing Rabiot on a free rather than paying Wolves the crazy money they'd be after in January. Of the three Ndombele is the only one I could actually see moving this window.
 
In terms of similarity to the current, sure Ndombele is most like Fernandihno. Perhaps a better dribbler and technical passer of the ball. Similar athletic ability, similar bite in the tackle. So I truly can see why folks might favor Ndombele. It's a bit similar to how a majority wanted Fabihno a few summers ago. Or Pogba for Yaya.

I call this the appeal to the similar. But when viewed through the prism of what Pep does and what Pep cherishes in a base Midfielder, FDJ is simply on a level above and beyond Ndombele for what we do.

This is not to suggest FDJ is better than Ndombele in a vacuum. He very well may not be. But for the problem Pep is trying to solve in today's game (The Gengen Press and other permutations of it), FDJ is significantly superior to Ndombele (or Dihno for that matter) in being a likely personel solution.

For all his flaws, all one needs to do is watch do Jorghino at Chelsea. He is a vastly inferior version of FDJ, and yet he is cobbling together Chelsea's Sarri ball.

We will win the Champions League with FDJ. This is not a big statement, seeing as we can win it as presently constituted. But I believe with FDJ our chances will double.

I believe Fernandihno has 2 more years of good foitbfoo in him. Albeit as a backup. Same also may be true for David. Albeit David probably has another year of starter in him, but I expect BernyBe to take over necn season as full time Starter, and David as first backup to him and Kev. All we need is a starter for Dihno, and I can see us winning 2 CLs in the next 4 years.
 
bluesteel said:
Ndombele is my preference from the limited amount I've seen of him and FdJ.
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Two very different types of CM players as are Gudun and Ferdy, in my opinion we will need both soon and should buy both before next season, if only one then FDJ as he has the ability to be the best deep lying play maker in the would, and there is always another top quality box to box that Ndombele is
 
Dax777 said:
In terms of similarity to the current, sure Ndombele is most like Fernandihno. Perhaps a better dribbler and technical passer of the ball. Similar athletic ability, similar bite in the tackle. So I truly can see why folks might favor Ndombele. It's a bit similar to how a majority wanted Fabihno a few summers ago. Or Pogba for Yaya.

I call this the appeal to the similar. But when viewed through the prism of what Pep does and what Pep cherishes in a base Midfielder, FDJ is simply on a level above and beyond Ndombele for what we do.

This is not to suggest FDJ is better than Ndombele in a vacuum. He very well may not be. But for the problem Pep is trying to solve in today's game (The Gengen Press and other permutations of it), FDJ is significantly superior to Ndombele (or Dihno for that matter) in being a likely personel solution.

For all his flaws, all one needs to do is watch do Jorghino at Chelsea. He is a vastly inferior version of FDJ, and yet he is cobbling together Chelsea's Sarri ball.

We will win the Champions League with FDJ. This is not a big statement, seeing as we can win it as presently constituted. But I believe with FDJ our chances will double.

I believe Fernandihno has 2 more years of good foitbfoo in him. Albeit as a backup. Same also may be true for David. Albeit David probably has another year of starter in him, but I expect BernyBe to take over necn season as full time Starter, and David as first backup to him and Kev. All we need is a starter for Dihno, and I can see us winning 2 CLs in the next 4 years.
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Sort your keyboard out Dax :)
 
The league is much closer than I thought it would be thus far. We're far deeper than the opposition which should carry us through to the title. Still... I wonder if we're now more likely to spend in the Winter especially if the league remains as close as it is.
 
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