rastus said:dctid said:LoveCity said:The fact that Ancelotti is desperate to keep hold of him says it all. Ancelotti and Pellegrini, two of the best coaches in Europe, rate him - and that's because he is a fantastic footballer.
I might be wrong but i did read relatively recently that Pepe will not be first choice centre half. There has to be some reason why he would consider leaving or RM consider selling him. Clearly it could all be bollcosk but City must have had some sort of indication that there a chance because why else make a bid?
All confusing but hopefully become clearer
Like you i think he is a top top centre half just maybe a little past his very very best
Well hes 31 in February, if someone wants to offer stupid money you listen
Why?BringBackSwales said:rastus said:dctid said:I might be wrong but i did read relatively recently that Pepe will not be first choice centre half. There has to be some reason why he would consider leaving or RM consider selling him. Clearly it could all be bollcosk but City must have had some sort of indication that there a chance because why else make a bid?
All confusing but hopefully become clearer
Like you i think he is a top top centre half just maybe a little past his very very best
Well hes 31 in February, if someone wants to offer stupid money you listen
ok so he is not 30 he is 30 and a third; are you 9 and three quarters by any chance?
Deepest Blue said:Hope I'm very wrong, but I'm sort of expecting Nasty to have a slight regression this year. Second year syndrome and all that.
Some teams may have spotted some weaknesses in his game and will try to exploit them, also I wonder if he was closer to Mancini than most as he signed him and had faith to play him from the start.
Having an older head with good technique and smarts around may be wise but I hope that the figures quoted are the usual press BS.
If Pepe is signed he will be first choice alongside Vinny imo and Nastasic will vie with Lescott (if he is still here) on rotation.adrianr said:Deepest Blue said:Hope I'm very wrong, but I'm sort of expecting Nasty to have a slight regression this year. Second year syndrome and all that.
Some teams may have spotted some weaknesses in his game and will try to exploit them, also I wonder if he was closer to Mancini than most as he signed him and had faith to play him from the start.
Having an older head with good technique and smarts around may be wise but I hope that the figures quoted are the usual press BS.
If it happened to Kompany the year after he properly rose to prominence, it can certainly happen to Nastasic. This really is the only deal we must make this summer. We'll be bringing in an experienced centre half regardless. If we can't get Pepe I guarantee everyone will be whining their keyboards off when we end up with someone worse than Kolo. Our fallback to Pepe isn't going to be Thiago Silva, sorry to say.
rastus said:Why?BringBackSwales said:rastus said:Well hes 31 in February, if someone wants to offer stupid money you listen
ok so he is not 30 he is 30 and a third; are you 9 and three quarters by any chance?
George Hannah said:If Pepe is signed he will be first choice alongside Vinny imo and Nastasic will vie with Lescott (if he is still here) on rotation.adrianr said:Deepest Blue said:Hope I'm very wrong, but I'm sort of expecting Nasty to have a slight regression this year. Second year syndrome and all that.
Some teams may have spotted some weaknesses in his game and will try to exploit them, also I wonder if he was closer to Mancini than most as he signed him and had faith to play him from the start.
Having an older head with good technique and smarts around may be wise but I hope that the figures quoted are the usual press BS.
If it happened to Kompany the year after he properly rose to prominence, it can certainly happen to Nastasic. This really is the only deal we must make this summer. We'll be bringing in an experienced centre half regardless. If we can't get Pepe I guarantee everyone will be whining their keyboards off when we end up with someone worse than Kolo. Our fallback to Pepe isn't going to be Thiago Silva, sorry to say.