Yes I understand & I agree with you. I was just making the point that the two new CB we need, don't have to be a "Kompany replacement" (if that makes any sense)
He said Nine for a reason.
Could of just said something else.
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Could of just said something else.
Stockport Blues
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Who are the 9 again?Yes I understand & I agree with you. I was just making the point that the two new CB we need, don't have to be a "Kompany replacement" (if that makes any sense)
He said Nine for a reason.
Could of just said something else.
I'll make a new in a few days.Who are the 9 again?
I listed 8 names.
Pep included Yan Couto, Who was bought in Jan, in the final list.
Therefore 9 names!
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Fair enough but I thought 2 of them (Kouassi and Traore) weren’t happening?I'll make a new in a few days.
I listed 8 names.
Pep included Yan Couto, Who was bought in Jan, in the final list.
Therefore 9 names!
Ok, we've found where we at :)Yes I understand & I agree with you. I was just making the point that the two new CB we need, don't have to be a "Kompany replacement" (if that makes any sense)
He said Nine for a reason.
Could of just said something else.
No, I don't believe it has to be anybody in particular. Just someone who can defend and on top of that learn (or if like Koulibaly already know) to play the way we play. I think Koulibaly is a good fit but if there's someone else that fits then I won't complain.
Ashleymcduff
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I agree Tolm but we are so desperate for a top notch LB
Going into next season with Mendy & Zinchenko is just not right
If we had the chance of Ake & Alaba or Aka & Koulabily then I would snap there hands off with Alaba all day every day, leaving Garcia & Stones as 4 CB's.
Add 2 top young guns in Bennacer & Torres then go all in for Kane, that would be City sorted more connected & better shape
Sensible post
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Ok, we've found where we at :)
No, I don't believe it has to be anybody in particular. Just someone who can defend and on top of that learn (or if like Koulibaly already know) to play the way we play. I think Koulibaly is a good fit but if there's someone else that fits then I won't complain.
Back after a weeks ban. This deal is done he will be a man city player i have proof. But as i said repeatedly i am not revealing my true identity. I have got everything right so far :)
Traoré => Ferran TorresFair enough but I thought 2 of them (Kouassi and Traore) weren’t happening?
and Kouassi We missed out(no replacement)
so 8 out of 9.
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Ah okay fair enough, still confident on Bastoni or do you reckon it will be Ake?Traoré => Ferran Torres
and Kouassi We missed out(no replacement)
so 8 out of 9.
Hello again.Back after a weeks ban. This deal is done he will be a man city player i have proof. But as i said repeatedly i am not revealing my true identity. I have got everything right so far :)
I won't complain if you're right, I'll give you that ;).
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Back after a weeks ban. This deal is done he will be a man city player i have proof. But as i said repeatedly i am not revealing my true identity. I have got everything right so far :)
Did you get the night you so longed for with the missus
Did you lock the kitchen door
I agree with everything, although I certainly don't believe Koulibaly is a donkey. Overrated on this forum, absolutely, the way some people are trying to make him out to be an impenetrable brick wall is simply not true. He's very good, no doubt, but he's not quite that good, nobody is. Even Kompany made some howlers and I don't think we'll ever see a better CB, ever.Laporte / stones / Garcia / eke
with a world class left back
would be better Options then
vvd/matip / Gomez / lovern
We should be buying a decent LB and a forward . Don’t need to pay our record transfer fee for a near on 30 year old donkey
3 days :)
Like I asked before,
(General Question for those posters dreaming about him)
Would you sign Koulibaly if it means we have to lose Garcia?
£90m+ at minimum for those two probably...Ah okay fair enough, still confident on Bastoni or do you reckon it will be Ake?
Like I asked before,
(General Question for those posters dreaming about him)
Would you sign Koulibaly if it means we have to lose Garcia?
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Personally no but I bet a lot would disagree with that...3 days :)
£90m+ at minimum for those two probably...
Like I asked before,
(General Question for those posters dreaming about him)
Would you sign Koulibaly if it means we have to lose Garcia?
He’s not, the fact you think he is confirms it for me.Mendy is wank full stop!!!!
Do you not think December and January's blip was due in part to fatigue? We play a lot of games (league, CL, FA cup and league cup) during that period and it can show with a lack of intensity in our defensive play, players just aren't as quick to press or get a challenge in and with our style of play, it can be disastrous.I'll try to reply later in detail, but come on man, we've had good debates. No need to insult my intelligence by assuming my opinion is based on Kompany scoring a goal. My opinion is based on us conceding 11 goals in 29 games outside of that down spell in December and January thanks to in part having 2 highly competent CBs in the team (whoever they are). There are other equally key factors of course, but if we'd not had 2 good CBs we'd never have done that well at the back.
to those same people ask them this:Personally no but I bet a lot would disagree with that...
Would you sign Koulibaly + Ake both on a free transfer if it means losing Phil Foden?
IIRC we had injury issues by November end. I remember we played Lyon with a midfield pairing of Silva and Sterling. So yeah we had fatigue issues for sure. I think the reason why historically we've always finished seasons strongly is precisely because there's so few games to worry about (although last season was down to mentality too).Do you not think December and January's blip was due in part to fatigue? We play a lot of games (league, CL, FA cup and league cup) during that period and it can show with a lack of intensity in our defensive play, players just aren't as quick to press or get a challenge in and with our style of play, it can be disastrous.
When your tired you lose sharpness, and I think that's where we suffer. Unless you're 100% switched on (like the end of last season) then all of a sudden you start losing 50/50s, you suddenly get sloppy in possession and you suddenly make more errors. On top of that you find it tougher to fight. I think with us having our backs to the wall last season we really stepped it up, but in December/January I think we took how good Liverpool were for granted and didn't expect them to run away like they did. This season we weren't very motivated, for a lot of reasons.
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Back after a weeks ban. This deal is done he will be a man city player i have proof. But as i said repeatedly i am not revealing my true identity. I have got everything right so far :)
Have you shared your credentials with either @Ric or @Moderating Team, or will we just go on thinking you are on the wum again?
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I agree with everything, although I certainly don't believe Koulibaly is a donkey. Overrated on this forum, absolutely, the way some people are trying to make him out to be an impenetrable brick wall is simply not true. He's very good, no doubt, but he's not quite that good, nobody is. Even Kompany made some howlers and I don't think we'll ever see a better CB, ever.
Exactly
maladini,nesta,carnavaro,baresi etc all made mistakes, all cbs do and will, ok maybe calling him a donkey is harsh but I believe he will, if he signs be Caught out in one on ones vs pace and passing astray out the back or in possession under pressure like all our cbs have .hes gonna be be no difference to any of cbs we’ve had or have now , when all are midfielders and fullbacks are miles up the pitch and a counter attack happens it doesn’t matter who the cb’s are they are being exposed by the way we play
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