Kyle Walker

[doobyedoobye]

Fair play to the older players who are tempted to move onto another challenge in the twilight of their careers after an incredibly gruelling journey..

 

[kaz7]

So i assume this is why he didnt play much, not a happy face , shame

 

[Fordyboy46]

Sad to see Kyle go if it's true, been an absolute rock in that right wing back position, very difficult to replace him

 

[Brewster's millions]

That's right, we're going to have a lot of money now, and besides, we're the best team on Earth, so why not, right? We should aim for the best players, not the Kalvin Phillips level, I reckon.

We effectively had 18 genuine first team players at the start of last season, plus Phillips and Gomez, then Lewis and Palmer.

I haven’t included Phillips in that 18 as Guardiola effectively disregarded him, while Gomez was arguably signed more with the intention of loaning him out. I think both could and probably should be sold this summer.

Of the core group, Cancelo has already gone, and unfortunately it looks like Gundogan, Bernado, Laporte and now Walker are on the way as well. That would leave us just 13 genuine starters, with Lewis and presumably McAtee in the squad as well.

Kovacic and Gvardiol look like good signings if they do come, but that still leaves us with 3 or 4 signings to make, and a couple of them will have to be good enough to come straight into the starting XI. I don’t think we have any choice but to think big.

 

[rickmcfc]

This is a bad move for us imo. Pep usually doesn’t get it wrong, but I feel this will be his first.

 

[mosssideblue]

This is a bad move for us imo. Pep usually doesn’t get it wrong, but I feel this will be his first.

Why?

 

[rickmcfc]

Why?

Because Walker is arguably the best right back in the PL, possibly Europe

 

[richards30]

Because Walker is arguably the best right back in the PL, possibly Europe

All about opinions mate though and it seems our system doesn’t require an orthodox full back any longer?

 

[Matt the Giant]

Because Walker is arguably the best right back in the PL, possibly Europe

That he is.
But if he wants to leave, its a good move for us to let him. Sooner rather than later he would be on his way, might as well start to adapt to that reality now, get a few quid for him.

 

[Gabriel]

All about opinions mate though and it seems our system doesn’t require an orthodox full back any longer?

Isn’t the reality, however, that we have more than one system and adapt it accordingly? We may favour one system over another in more games, but when faced with a side with a flier, we still need pace at the back. In that regard, nobody else in our defence comes close to catching Walker, let alone the person he’s chasing.