Lucas Paqueta investigated by FA for alleged betting breaches

ElMago_DSilva said:
I think this move is off the table, it's unfortunate, but it is what it is.

Seen names flying around like Goncalves, Olmo, Wirtz etc but I think Pep and the board wanted a player that could potentially play as a 6 and an 8 and these players are hard to come by.

Paqueta due to his physical abilities could have adapted well as a 6 in some games and would have been a good fit for us.

I think the worry for Pep is if Rodri gets injured, he clearly just does not trust Kalvin Phillips and clearly does not want him at this football club.

If you can't get on for the last 20 mins when you're 3-0 up against Burnley and you see the likes of Cole Palmer and James McAtee coming off the bench ahead of you, that tells us everything we need to know about how Pep feels about Kalvin Phillips. He just simply doesn't trust him.

If the key is to make sure we have cover for Rodri... I'd like Caqueret from Lyon. Then again... He doesn't create or score much (scored 4 league goals and assisted 7) and we do need creativity with De Bruyne out injured.

Difficult decisions to make now. Not many options on the table for us.
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We have Kovacic for that.

It’s obvious that we’re looking for a creative 8 with good work ethic, technique and high footballing IQ.
 
Lavinda Past said:
Good post.

If we had signed Maddison, many on here would have been hailing him the second coming of De Bruyne before the ink was dry on his contract.

It's how football works on BM.
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Pep was talking Maddison up earlier in the year, but it doesn't mean that he was asking the board to sign him.

He can play, there is no argument, but perhaps City didn't think he was right for the team ?
 
The irony is that he got that yellow card in the 94 minutes!!!! How is it possible to plan for it and keep it late till the extra time?
 
DeBlueLou said:
Ederson + Ortega - Ramsdale + Raya
Walker + Lewis - Timber + White
Akanji + Stones - Gabriel + Kiwor + Holding
Dias + Gvardiol - Saliba + Tomiyasu
Ake + Gomez(?) - Zinchenko + Tierney

Rodri + Phillips - Rice + Partey + Elneny
Kdb (injured) + Bernardo - Odegaard + Havertz
Kovacic + McAtee - Jorginho + Vieira + Smith-Rowe

Foden + Palmer - Saka + Nelson
Grealish - Martinelli + Trossard
Haaland + Alvarez - Jesus + Nketah + Balogun.

In terms of depth they are just superior.

City have the best XI but not the best squad.
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Well Timber is injured, and Kiwor and Holding aren't even close to being good enough, and Tierney is a sick note whi never plays and may actually be off

Arsenal lost outast year as they weren't good enough at the back and they have the same problem after Timbers injury.

White - Saliba - Gavriel - Zinchenko.... then the drop off from that back 4 is huge, that's why they won't challenge

Balogun is pretty much nailed on to go on loan right?

There is about a player or 2 difference, and on average our best and our reserves are better quality
 
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