Kalvin Phillips | Joins City on a 6-year deal

[markbmcfc]

To me, it feels like there's a squad quota angle to this one. We get Phillips, allow Sterling to leave if he wants to go and maintain the quota, allowing us to bring in a foreign forward.

Makes sense all round, even if there's probably better (foreign) midfielders on the market this year.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

He is a player we are missing in midfield, someone who's aggressive in a Tackle. Rodri is amazing but he doesn't have that aggressive side to his game that Fernandinho gave us.

Kalvin has. He was asked by Ian Wright why does he play CDM, he said cause he likes to smash people in a challenge. He's got that aggressive side but also has the fernandinho passing range.

He's the perfect Fernandinho replacement really.

Sounds like we should be going for Lee Catermole or Jonjo Shelvey then!

 

[Gabriel]

Fernandinho picked up a booking every 328 minutes. Phillips has picked up a booking every 338 minutes.

He'll easily trump the great man's record if he comes here.

 

[pudge]

Sounds like we should be going for Lee Catermole or Jonjo Shelvey then!

I'd be all for it just to bring them on for the last five minutes against United when we're six up

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I'd be all for it just to bring them on for the last five minutes against United when we're six up

Along with Delap?

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

Please make some suggestions.

I strongly feel that people underestimate the PL. The days of overseas players arriving and quickly dominating are long gone, it's by far the toughest league.

Ndombele was rated as a top player.
Keita was going to be a game changer.
City wanted Fred.

They've all achieved sweet fa.

Phillips would settle in immediately, be a stable long term backup and is a very good player. The Ake of DM. Nobody in world football is dislodging Rodri so this is exactly what we need.

Plus he'll only get better working with Pep

 

[yankblue]

Not true. Don't compare a 27-year-old player from a nearly relegated side to Ruben Dias.

I'm not comparing them as players, I'm saying the fan reaction to Dias was similarly overwhelmingly negative

Have a look here, it's funny in hindsight

Ruben Dias - Benfica confirm sale to City

Someone will pay that for him within the next couple of years, it's just a way of securing Benfica a better deal. United set the standard with Pogba and now Maguire and that's a pretty fucking low bar. Counterpoint: if his goal is to actually get a transfer to a top club (which I’m assuming it...

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[Mr-Mertle]

I'm not comparing them as players, I'm saying the fan reaction to Dias was similarly overwhelmingly negative

Have a look here, it's funny in hindsight

Ruben Dias - Benfica confirm sale to City

Someone will pay that for him within the next couple of years, it's just a way of securing Benfica a better deal. United set the standard with Pogba and now Maguire and that's a pretty fucking low bar. Counterpoint: if his goal is to actually get a transfer to a top club (which I’m assuming it...

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Hindsight is always easy, but this is especially hilarious. Apparently he had no pace, was too raw and was the new Mangala before he signed.

 

[LongsightM13]

I wouldn't put Bentancur as a benefit of hindsight signing.

£17M from Juventus, and MOTM performance at defensive midfield in the previous season's Copa Italia final.

Newcastle got a bargain there tbf

 

[bumbleblue]

I'm not comparing them as players, I'm saying the fan reaction to Dias was similarly overwhelmingly negative

Have a look here, it's funny in hindsight

Ruben Dias - Benfica confirm sale to City

Someone will pay that for him within the next couple of years, it's just a way of securing Benfica a better deal. United set the standard with Pogba and now Maguire and that's a pretty fucking low bar. Counterpoint: if his goal is to actually get a transfer to a top club (which I’m assuming it...

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Lol that’s hysterical… hindsight makes genius’ of us all.