Nicolas Tagliafico

Cityzen_89 said:
You've just gone from saying pace isn't the be all and end all to saying "I'd rather a full-back with decent pace who can defend when required, and run all day". Make your mind up. For the record I never said they need to be rapid, they just need pace to get them out of sticky situations.
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Decent pace to me is not being slow, Zabaleta had decent pace wasn't slow but wasn't rapid, as for run all day, that's the requirement for a full back, to be able to get up and down the pitch for 90 minutes.
 
I saw Mendy at Monaco when they pulled us apart. He was brilliant, fantastic pace and lethal crossing. Sadly after the injuries, the pace has gone and so has much of his confidence. The crossing is now mostly predictable. It's a shame for him and City but there it is. I'm not sure whether we need a left back but if Zinch goes and we have a space in the squad, I think its a toss up between a left back and a striker. I'm 60-40 striker as we still have Ake and Cancelo. I suspect both of them will have a good season.
 
Moorland Blue said:
I saw Mendy at Monaco when they pulled us apart. He was brilliant, fantastic pace and lethal crossing. Sadly after the injuries, the pace has gone and so has much of his confidence. The crossing is now mostly predictable. It's a shame for him and City but there it is. I'm not sure whether we need a left back but if Zinch goes and we have a space in the squad, I think its a toss up between a left back and a striker. I'm 60-40 striker as we still have Ake and Cancelo. I suspect both of them will have a good season.
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Mendy was scary going forward for Monaco.

He would have been great for us. Pity.
 
Moorland Blue said:
I saw Mendy at Monaco when they pulled us apart. He was brilliant, fantastic pace and lethal crossing. Sadly after the injuries, the pace has gone and so has much of his confidence. The crossing is now mostly predictable. It's a shame for him and City but there it is. I'm not sure whether we need a left back but if Zinch goes and we have a space in the squad, I think its a toss up between a left back and a striker. I'm 60-40 striker as we still have Ake and Cancelo. I suspect both of them will have a good season.
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Don't think we were in for LB this summer and thought process would have been Cancelo Ake would fill in and maybe there was hope that Mendy can be decent. And back if mind people at club would be still thinking but maybe club doesn't really trust Mendy at all. We will have to wait if we actually land LB.


Next up striker Kun remains go to man once he returns and Jesus as back up. It was unfortunate that both are out. But do we sign anyone? Don't think so. Bcoz no quality available,maybe opportunity presents itself next summer and if we settle for a tier below like Ighalo United deal, that player will be stuck to bench for rest of season eating up foreign spot with getting little play time
 
RayCTID said:
Trouble is Taglifaco will not be a cheap signing and we will probably end up having to sign another left back
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Probably be cheaper than virtually every other defender we have on the books. And when you say we would have to sign another left back is that because you think he would flop or because both Mendy and Zin need replacing?
 
Murph said:
Probably be cheaper than virtually every other defender we have on the books. And when you say we would have to sign another left back is that because you think he would flop or because both Mendy and Zin need replacing?
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Ajax have stated they aren't selling Tagliaflico on the cheap
 
RayCTID said:
Tempting but it sounds like a too good to be true price
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Ajax have a policy where if a player says they want to leave they help them. how the rags got Van de beek, the player wanted to leave ajax they accepted the first offer this summer for him.
 
Look I know I’m leaving myself open to all sorts here. But he did great for me and my all conquering teams in football manager a few years back. Though he was rotating with David Alaba at the time much to a digital James Milners approval in the game, who managed a run of games for me at CM as I had 2 LBs. haha
 
simon23 said:
This lad looks like he has a bit of Zabba about him - fearless tackler and drives forward...ma not have the delivary of some more modern day fullbacks but he looks like he can play and more importantly defend
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Qualities that we don’t have in abundance in the squad right now.
 
We need a consistently fit, natural left back desperately.

Get zinchenko and Garcia out, this guy in, and that would be a pretty fucking solid transfer window.
 
simon23 said:
This lad looks like he has a bit of Zabba about him - fearless tackler and drives forward...ma not have the delivary of some more modern day fullbacks but he looks like he can play and more importantly defend
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I bet he's already sent Gundogan on the butty run and got Rodri rolling his cigs for him.
 
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