Players who might improve us

[aguero93:20]

No. Why ??

If we wanted to sign him, he'd end up taking gametime from an existing player. Sterling is the closest in style, as neither are strikers (ala Aguero, Jesus) and neither are wingers or midfielders (Bernardo, Sané, Mahrez).

It's all well and good wanting players, but there's zero point in signing a player that's not as good as what we've got, in a position that we already have options in.
Son is a great player when in form, but does he improve our first team? No. Does he improve our squad? Maybe, but he'd need to prove it, far more difficult to have an impact as a squad/rotation player.
Does he improve our squad as much as a top class holding midfielder or left back? No chance.

 

[oakiecokie]

If we wanted to sign him, he'd end up taking gametime from an existing player. Sterling is the closest in style, as neither are strikers (ala Aguero, Jesus) and neither are wingers or midfielders (Bernardo, Sané, Mahrez).

It's all well and good wanting players, but there's zero point in signing a player that's not as good as what we've got, in a position that we already have options in.
Son is a great player when in form, but does he improve our first team? No. Does he improve our squad? Maybe, but he'd need to prove it, far more difficult to have an impact as a squad/rotation player.
Does he improve our squad as much as a top class holding midfielder or left back? No chance.

Off course he would improve our squad.A fucking dustbin is currently better than Mahrez. but the lad can play virtually in any forward position.He would enhance the squad easily.

 

[aguero93:20]

Off course he would improve our squad.A fucking dustbin is currently better than Mahrez. but the lad can play virtually in any forward position.He would enhance the squad easily.

Mahrez is in double figures for goals (11) and assists (11), despite being a bit part player. Son has 18 goals and 10 assists as a key player for spurs, most of those goals coming when Kane has been out and he's been the focal point of their attack.
There's zero guarantee that Son could be more effective than Mahrez, in the role of 5th choice forward.

 

[01cravend]

Mahrez is in double figures for goals (11) and assists (11), despite being a bit part player. Son has 18 goals and 10 assists as a key player for spurs, most of those goals coming when Kane has been out and he's been the focal point of their attack.
There's zero guarantee that Son could be more effective than Mahrez, in the role of 5th choice forward.

Son has only played 300 more minutes than Mahrez

 

[aguero93:20]

Son has only played 300 more minutes than Mahrez

Due to the Asian games. He's still in the first choice xi and has been a focal point of their attack. Mahrez has been coming in as a rotation option. As Son would be if we signed him.

 

[oakiecokie]

Due to the Asian games. He's still in the first choice xi and has been a focal point of their attack. Mahrez has been coming in as a rotation option. As Son would be if we signed him.

So are most players at the club.

 

[aguero93:20]

So are most players at the club.

So is he good enough to be an improvement as a rotation option, worthy of the (undoubtedly) astronomical fee that Spurs would want? Could he even match what Mahrez does, coming in for 10-15 minutes at a time, or getting the odd cup start? Failing that, can he displace Sterling or Aguero and get the game time he needs to deliver? He doesn't fill a position in the squad that needs strengthening.

 

[01cravend]

So is he good enough to be an improvement as a rotation option, worthy of the (undoubtedly) astronomical fee that Spurs would want? Could he even match what Mahrez does, coming in for 10-15 minutes at a time, or getting the odd cup start? Failing that, can he displace Sterling or Aguero and get the game time he needs to deliver? He doesn't fill a position in the squad that needs strengthening.

We bought mahrez for a spot that didn't need strengthening. Rw is probably our strongest area with Raz and Bernardo yet we still went and signed a player who plays exclusively on the right.
Son plays across the front so he'd feature more than Mahrez would for that reason alone.

 

[oakiecokie]

So is he good enough to be an improvement as a rotation option, worthy of the (undoubtedly) astronomical fee that Spurs would want? Could he even match what Mahrez does, coming in for 10-15 minutes at a time, or getting the odd cup start? Failing that, can he displace Sterling or Aguero and get the game time he needs to deliver? He doesn't fill a position in the squad that needs strengthening.

You know full well that we will never attempt to sign him so keep your toys in the pram.
I said he was the only Spurs player I would like to see in a City shirt.No mention by me of signing him ... end of discussion,seeing that you get fired up at every conversation people have with you.

 

[aguero93:20]

We bought mahrez for a spot that didn't need strengthening. Rw is probably our strongest area with Raz and Bernardo yet we still went and signed a player who plays exclusively on the right.
Son plays across the front so he'd feature more than Mahrez would for that reason alone.

Son plays as an inside forward. He couldn't do what Sané does for us out on the lines of the field, or what Bernardo does carving infield and dropping deep or Jesus and Aguero do leading the line. He'd do exactly what Sterling does, less effectively, hence the money would be better spent on a holding mid or left back. Mahrez has done well, but we didn't really need him so people are underwhelmed. Son would be no better. If we were going to sign another forward (which I wouldn't) we'd be better off getting someone who could play out and out wide on the right hand side as Sané does on the left, to balance the team when Sterling or Jesus plays on the left.

Look at the players people aren't happy with, Delph, Danilo (to an extent), Otamendi, Gundogan, Mahrez. They're all by and large players that don't bring much extra to the team when they play, aren't first choice and don't play in positions where we're weak, bar Delph at left back when he's the weakness.