Kolo Toure

Dead set, based from what i saw this season from him at Arsenal he wouldn't really be that much of an improvement. He has his days were he performs brilliantly but he wouldn't be my top choice defending against players such as Bent, Pav, Jones, Drogba who are really physical. Thats were we need someone like Bruno Alves, Hangelaand (Spelling) Garay etc. No doubt Toure is a class player but not what City need ATM and Arsenal will suffer with Toure/Vermaelen at the back because of their height.
 
Blewboy said:
I'm not entirely convinced by Toure. Sure hes a great defender but hes just not what City need. City need a commanding CB much like Vidic who commands the back-line and wins every single header. I would much rather see Ned start at CB rather then Toure. (Awaits to get slated)

I agree completely. A commanding, dominant player at the back like Bruno Alves would be the right move. It is a far better option than Toure.
 
brian the blue said:
there is better out there then toure.


the question is , are we able to get them. Reality is that its not that easy to get world class defenders.
And if you factor in Toure used to be the Captain he does bring in that experience.
 
Aussie! said:
brian the blue said:
there is better out there then toure.


the question is , are we able to get them. Reality is that its not that easy to get world class defenders.
And if you factor in Toure used to be the Captain he does bring in that experience.

We should certainly be able to get world class players like Bruno Alves if we really went for it. Even though we can't offer CL yet, the PL would still be very attractive.
 
Somud said:
Aussie! said:
the question is , are we able to get them. Reality is that its not that easy to get world class defenders.
And if you factor in Toure used to be the Captain he does bring in that experience.

We should certainly be able to get world class players like Bruno Alves if we really went for it. Even though we can't offer CL yet, the PL would still be very attractive.

How do you know Alves is world class ? he looks a decent player but his record is not so impressive (loaned out to clubs like AEK & 2 small Portuguese clubs). I have no doubt he is a good player I'm just curious where you get this "world class" from....
 
vincent said:
Somud said:
We should certainly be able to get world class players like Bruno Alves if we really went for it. Even though we can't offer CL yet, the PL would still be very attractive.

How do you know Alves is world class ? he looks a decent player but his record is not so impressive (loaned out to clubs like AEK & 2 small Portuguese clubs). I have no doubt he is a good player I'm just curious where you get this "world class" from....

I remember his world class assist to Shrek in a Champions league semi final last season. It was Dunne esque.
 
How was he going to play when there were 4 CBs ahead of him in the pecking order? Jorge Costa, Pedro Emmanuel, Rick Carvalho and Pepe.
 
He is a slight improvement, i would rather we got our other two targets, (Lescott and Terry) and if they failed go for Toure.
 

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