Marc Cucurella

[blue ranger]

City Might sign a RB too. Instead of a LB. 3 things, arguably.

Maybe we will keep Issa Kabore. Although I wonder if their would be work permit issues.

 

[LongsightM13]

Ok £45m better off.

Try again mate…

 

[chesterbells]

If we hadn't sold Oleks, there wouldn't be half the hysteria on here.


But we did, alas.

He’s morphed into a hybrid of Maldini, Beckenbauer and Bobby Moore since we sold him.

 

[deano ou812]

If we hadn't sold Oleks, there wouldn't be half the hysteria on here.


But we did, alas.

The problem is Jim we did sell him and now we have left ourselves short and open to being ripped off as teams know we need an experienced LB,can’t understand why the club knew we needed one but (even before zinchenko went ) didn’t see it as a priority which it now is,we have been caught napping unfortunately..

 

[remember arthur mann]

Selling Zin makes no difference. Most fans did not see him as a natural Lb. The amount of posts saying he was not good enough should be enough proof. It’s another stick to beat the club with. The lad wanted to go and city facilitated the move with no games or stipulations.

He was not deemed good enough as a LB or he would still be here now.

Strange thing is, when chatting to fans at the stadium and plenty of fans around and about, they rate Zinchenko highly. It must be a bluemoon thing.

 

[jimharri]

Ok £45m better off.

According to this.... https://www.skysports.com/football/...-cucurella-from-getafe-on-contract-until-2026

You paid £15.4m for him. So you're expecting to clear 60m?

 

[LongsightM13]

Maybe we will keep Issa Kabore. Although I wonder if their would be work permit issues.

Still on a two year loan at Troyes apparently
Playing in Ligue 1 and starring at AFCON means there shouldn’t be a work permit issue, they are considered class 1 tournaments

 

[jimharri]

The problem is Jim we did sell him and now we have left ourselves short and open to being ripped off as teams know we need an experienced LB,can’t understand why the club knew we needed one but (even before zinchenko went ) didn’t see it as a priority which it now is,we have been caught napping unfortunately..

That's my point, hence the alas.

 

[nellyonthewing]

The truth is Cancelo playing at left back is fine for the majority of games against teams defending with 9 players.
Salah is brilliant he shows up most left backs, as he did on Saturday. I doubt Cucurella would do much better against him.
A left back tackling with his right foot will always have issues.
Also our tactics means the left sided forward doesn't double up defensively leaving the full back exposed especially against a World class performer.

Teams will target the weakness on our left side .

 

[blueparrot]

Strange thing is, when chatting to fans at the stadium and plenty of fans around and about, they rate Zinchenko highly. It must be a bluemoon thing.

I think most of us did but we also knew there would be certain games when he would be exposed at left back, pretty much the same as Cancelo at left back really.