Nicolas Tagliafico

[Manc in London]

The guy on Sky earlier said he can't defend, doesn't attack all that well but could play that creative, inverted fullback role for City.

I thought he was pretty good at defending & a good crosser etc, have I got the wrong bloke ?

I know it's a lazy comparison to make but based on watching him, he is a bit like Zabaleta. Maybe a yard quicker.

 

[richards30]

Marcos Alonso is way too slow. He's the last left back we should be looking at.

Tagliafico is a cool name and if Youtube is any guide he tackles anything that moves but I doubt he's an upgrade on Cancelo.

Every Summer we do this. Spend £100m on 4 good players rather than buying an elite player that truly makes a difference.

name a world class LB that we would be able to get for a decent fee AND wants to come to us? Alaba doesn’t for a start! Plus anyone on huge money affects squad moral is the message we get told?

 

[daveyboybluemoon]

Re the Zinchenko squad space issue.

The club are either waffling or maybe have someone else already lined up for the spare space we already have.....just hope we're not just keeping an empty seat incase Messi has a change of heart on deadline day.

Just to back this up (apologies if been covered in more detail earlier in the thread), as it stands we have 2 free spaces for an Overseas player in the PL squad & one in the CL squad (Torres counts as U21 in the PL but has to be on the A list in the CL)

 

[ami]

Marcos Alonso is way too slow. He's the last left back we should be looking at.

Tagliafico is a cool name and if Youtube is any guide he tackles anything that moves but I doubt he's an upgrade on Cancelo.

Every Summer we do this. Spend £100m on 4 good players rather than buying an elite player that truly makes a difference.

I don’t understand you don’t rate him.
Here’s an interesting read. He’d be perfect for us. A great mix of offensive and defensive qualities.

Data Analysis – Is Nicolas Tagliafico a world class left-back?

Data analysis comparing Nicolas Tagliafico to some of the best left-backs in world football. This data analysis looks to discover whether Nicolas Tagliafico is world class.

totalfootballanalysis.com

 

[Citizen Green]

Rather stick with Mendy, Cancelo &/or Zinchenko for the season at LB personally and go and buy a young one next summer.

 

[@BluePhil8]

Not the awnser but better than Mendy. Maybe Tagliafico this summer, before selling Mendy next summer and signing another left back.

 

[Cityfan]

Marcos Alonso is way too slow. He's the last left back we should be looking at.

Tagliafico is a cool name and if Youtube is any guide he tackles anything that moves but I doubt he's an upgrade on Cancelo.

Every Summer we do this. Spend £100m on 4 good players rather than buying an elite player that truly makes a difference.

Not to sure I agree with this.
We've spent considerably over £25M on most players recently Rodri, Mahrez, Cancelo etc.
The last two truly elite players we appear to have looked at namely Pogba and Sanchez I'm quite glad we didn't sign.

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

I don’t understand you don’t rate him.
Here’s an interesting read. He’d be perfect for us. A great mix of offensive and defensive qualities.

Data Analysis – Is Nicolas Tagliafico a world class left-back?

Data analysis comparing Nicolas Tagliafico to some of the best left-backs in world football. This data analysis looks to discover whether Nicolas Tagliafico is world class.

totalfootballanalysis.com

It's a good read, it's certainly raised my excitement level for the prospect of getting the guy. Many thanks.

 

[wolviedinho]

Marcos Alonso is way too slow. He's the last left back we should be looking at.

Tagliafico is a cool name and if Youtube is any guide he tackles anything that moves but I doubt he's an upgrade on Cancelo.

Every Summer we do this. Spend £100m on 4 good players rather than buying an elite player that truly makes a difference.

We continue to have a strong squad as apposed to a strong 11 and this is why we have won so much. If the option is to spend £100 million on one player without fixing the squad or use the 100 to fix problems it has to be option 2.

Next year we will have to spend over £100 million to get a Sergio replacement. Maybe that is the plan. Squad this window and a star forward next summer?

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

I'm hoping we sign him. He looks decent and his stats compare well with other top players in that position. He's a natural left back and would provide good balance to the back four.

If Mendy manages to recapture his pre-injury form and keeps fit I would expect him to be our first choice, but unfortunately we just can't count on that.

There seems to be a lack of available top class left back's on the market today so, for this fee it feels like a no-brainer. Especially when you consider what Chelsea paid for Chilwell. At least the window closes soon, so it won't be a long, drawn out saga!