Marc Cucurella

[Keeper!]

NOT playing, don’t you mean? Your sentence reads like they didn’t want to play.

thank you corrected, they wanted to play every week, hence why they left

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

It's all boring now.

 

[Dribble]

After watching City last night without Foden, Stones, Gundo, and with the addition of Cuckoo, if he signs, what a squad we will have.

How Pep will keep all the players happy is going to be a problem.

After improving the quality of our squad's gene pool & with the introduction of 5 subs, my hope is that Pep trusts, rests & rotates the squad better.

If we're looking to win every competition we're in & Pep truly trusts HIS squad who aside from KDB were bought for him, our senior players will get 40 games each (notwithstanding injuries, suspension & loss of form).

In this regard, we have to do better...

 

[Dribble]

People are talking about value and what fair value is/would be/could be for Cucurella. Putting things into perspective, how many transfers of fullbacks have taken place worldwide, at any point in history for £50m or £50m+? To my knowledge, Walker, Mendy and depending on how you believe the figures were set out, Cancelo... hakimi, chilwell, wan bissaka... any others? ... Taking that a step further, how many fullbacks have traded for £40m plus, ferland Mendy?... That's only 7 transfers in history... 3 being English, so the English premium... The others seasoned internationals with champions League experience... Ferland Mendy in today's money was £40.8m...

All other defenders that have been £50m+ have been centre backs... So White is a bad comparison for Brighton as he is a centre back... And also English...

The question is, when considering the above, is Cucurella with no champions League experience and 1 cap for Spain, so good that we should be adding him to the above list as the third ever foreign fullback to have a value of £50m/£50m+? Or 4th ever over £40m (I stand corrected if there are more transfers that I am unaware of btw)

For me, it is a No, he isn't proven enough to provide the comfort on value... So, for me, forget it now and move on... Make sure we aren't short of players in the squad for the upcoming season - I'm no scout so won't suggest alternatives, I just step back and take a rational view of situations...

Yeh but there's a cost of living crisis & rampant inflation... \0/

 

[Fordyboy46]

It's all boring now.

Does seem an age since Phillips signed, all these outgoings have taken over

 

[Dribble]

Your first sentence 100% true but the players that were no longer happy to play their part have left the building.

Sterling, Zinch, Jesus have left because they wanted to be playing most weeks.

But Bernardo, Gundog, Cancelo, Laporte & Aké had/have the same issues.

Hopefully Pep trusts this squad more & with the addition of 5 subs, he'll rest & rotate more.

 

[CityBluez]

But Bernardo, Gundog, Cancelo, Laporte & Aké had/have the same issues.

Hopefully Pep trusts this squad more & with the addition of 5 subs, he'll rest & rotate more.

Bernardo, gundo, cancelo , laporte play a lot already?

 

[Dribble]

Bernardo, gundo, cancelo , laporte play a lot already?

My point being, at various times of them being here, they've cited a lack of playing time as being problematic. Most recently Gundog & Aké of those left.

 

[alexmcity]

How long before we move on?

If we move on, we won't tell the media in order to make the negotiations for other LBs easier. I guess Txiki has been contacted by agents and new options are being explored as we speak, if the differences on Cucu's price are big.

 

[CityBluez]

My point being, at various times of them being here, they've cited a lack of playing time as being problematic. Most recently Gundog & Aké of those left.

The problem is this a world cup season and as ake said everyone wants to get playing time. That's the reason probably sterling and jesus looked to leave