Left Back

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

One good thing about Gomez (if it is him, finally). We can be certain that City (and specifically Pep) will have been briefed pretty thoroughly about him by Vin.

 

[Dribble]

One good thing about Gomez (if it is him, finally). We can be certain that City (and specifically Pep) will have been briefed pretty thoroughly about him by Vin.

On the subject of Vinny, I was seriously impressed with Burnley during the season opener. You could see the DNA of City the way they played.

In this respect, if Vinny's talked this kid up & recommended him, that's good enough for me...

 

[jrb]

"Ohhhh Man City, the only football team without a proper left back!"

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Isn't the definition of an ideal loan scenario one in which you are buying promising players at positions of need on the relative low end feeling maybe they aren't quite ready for the team?

If Wilson-Esbrand is ready for the team (as in, stepping in for a three week period of injury to Cancelo) then I don't really see the point of buying Gomez. If Gomez is considered to be ready for the team, and Wilson-Esbrand isn't for the scenario I've just outlined, I don't see the point of loaning him out. We need him, or any other decent full back, here, not in Girona.
Of course, if João doesn't get injured, then we're fine. If he does get injured, then we're fairly fucked. If Walker gets injured for several weeks and João has to revert to the right, then again, we're fairly fucked. Pep's optimism is admirable, but I'm not particularly convinced by it. Not in this case. In any case, I'm tired of us just ‘getting by’ for this one position. Zin did a decent job but an inevitably limited one as far as defending was concerned. In any case, without wishing to rehash that argument, he's gone. Wilson-Esbrand, I believe, has not played a single full game for the senior team yet. As I remember, he's got some minutes in the early rounds of cup games under his belt.
And Aké? At present, he seems to be needed elsewhere (and a good job he's doing of it, too…)

 

[BringBackSwales]

No offence to Fabian Delph as he is a proper bloke, but he was never in anyones wildest dreams a left back, yet Pep made him into one. If we get this lad from Belgium, who apparently is a natural left back, I would back Pep to make him very good in a short amount of time

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Tbh I'm not that worried about it either. Players can play different positions.

Anyway what position's everyone going to moan about once we get the left back?

 

[Zenmanc]

Anyway what position's everyone going to moan about once we get the left back?

Mate, on this forum even the ball boys are subject to being pelted with expletives.

 

[deegee33]

Tbh I'm not that worried about it either. Players can play different positions.

Anyway what position's everyone going to moan about once we get the left back?

Beer queue at half.

 

[Desert Blues]

since the start of the summer I've been saying here that Cucurella is City's only left back target and now Jack Gaughans tweet confirms it. They are now trying to look and find someone and thats just bad planning .. I dont think they will sign anyone but Sergio Gomez which makes the left back position weaker than last season. I highly rate Zinchenko and never wanted him to leave!

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Anyway what position's everyone going to moan about once we get the left back?

It is literally the last piece in the jigsaw, the only area where we've got away with it over the last three seasons. Get this sorted, nothing more to worry about (except… er, Bernardo going, then we're fucked again…)