Nope we signed Mangala and loaned Denayer out to Celtic earlier on in that season and quite correctly gave our expensive signing a chance to try and settle.
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Jason Denayer
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Lavinda Past
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I'm talking about when Denayer came back with a very good reputation from his loan, and Mangala had proved to be one of our worst ever signings.Nope we signed Mangala and loaned Denayer out to Celtic earlier on in that season and quite correctly gave our expensive signing a chance to try and settle.
Denayer and VVD could have been an exceptional pairing at City. The club not offloading Mangala was an expensive mistake imo.
Denayer still wouldn't of gotten a look in. Mangala came with a good reputation as well and we gave him a chance with him being a senior defender. Denayer wouldn't of made it in the way we set up our defence under either Pellegrini or Guardiola.I'm talking about when Denayer came back with a very good reputation from his loan, and Mangala had proved to be one of our worst ever signings.
Denayer and VVD could have been an exceptional pairing at City. The club not offloading Mangala was an expensive mistake imo.
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Not sure why you say that. From memory VVD was not the number 1 at Celtic, he only started to outshine Denayer after the pairing was split up and VVD went to Bournemouth.Denayer still wouldn't of gotten a look in. Mangala came with a good reputation as well. Denayer wouldn't of made it in the way we set up our defence.
Still not enough to displace Mangala or Otamendi the next season. And the season after that we signed StonesNot sure why you say that. From memory VVD was not the number 1 at Celtic, he only started to outshine Denayer after the pairing was split up and VVD went to Bournemouth.
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Scottyboi
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His mate was in a fight and getting seriously ground and pounded so he saved him... 0 charges came from it.
Yep strange thing to be so upset about lol, backed his boy was a kick in the face not like he stomped him out.
Mangala had a very mixed reputation, an undoubted talent but widely inconsistent, several top clubs looked at him but took it no further, we bit the bullet and went for him, a hugely costly error sadly.Denayer still wouldn't of gotten a look in. Mangala came with a good reputation as well and we gave him a chance with him being a senior defender. Denayer wouldn't of made it in the way we set up our defence under either Pellegrini or Guardiola.
Lavinda Past
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I give up Ray... I'd just sign out of this bit of the thread by saying that I'm probably a better footballer now, at 67, than Eliaquim Mangala ever was at City. He was poor. A fine athlete in the wrong sport.Still not enough to displace Mangala or Otamendi the next season. And the season after that we signed Stones
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I have fond memories of Deyayer a real prospect but i thought he left because he wanted to play at cener back and we wanted him to play at right back, he did have a new contract on the table, it is a pity he has played superb and we could have used him, he is finished now even being stil young.