Players who might improve us

[Deleted member 87819]

That’s still quite small and and I just can’t see us signing him this summer as a direct replacement for Fernandinho.

I tend to look for what we don’t have as a team, even with Fernandinho, and that is height, pace, physicality, mobility, and a degree of positional flexibility; experience of having played in the league is also an important criterion. Rice ticks all those boxes for me. Not saying he’s the finished article by any means, but, in my humble, he has more of the attributes we’re missing than most of those mentioned.

Wait, but of course I too prefer Rice. He would be my number 1 pick 100%. I am offering a suggestion of a player who will develop into a worldclass DM very soon. I am telling you, he has what it takes to be better than Casemiro. The characteristics you listed, he ticks those boxes even by not being so tell, but is pretty good in aerial duels still. Now of course ideally having PL experience would be great, but Rodri didn’t. You bring a 21 year old to be his understudy, without having to play constantly, he will naturally settle in. Even in the event of a Rodri injury he can still share with Gundo

 

[Gabriel]

Wait, but of course I too prefer Rice. He would be my number 1 pick 100%. I am offering a suggestion of a player who will develop into a worldclass DM very soon. I am telling you, he has what it takes to be better than Casemiro. The characteristics you listed, he ticks those boxes even by not being so tell, but is pretty good in aerial duels still. Now of course ideally having PL experience would be great, but Rodri didn’t. You bring a 21 year old to be his understudy, without having to play constantly, he will naturally settle in. Even in the event of a Rodri injury he can still share with Gundo

Fair enough. I see he’s the same height as Douglas Luiz and just fear that were we to sign him, we would put him on the same trajectory. Doesn’t appear to have much international experience, is he a late developer?

 

[Deleted member 87819]

Fair enough. I see he’s the same height as Douglas Luiz and just fear that were we to sign him, we would put him on the same trajectory. Doesn’t appear to have much international experience, is he a late developer?

This is what I mean. He is far more technical than Luiz let alone at the same age. He played against River Plate in January of 2021 an extraordinary game with Palmeiras in which he started both meanwhile Julian Alvarez, who is a year older, started on the bench, and we signed him. The Brazilian league and the games he has played for Palmeiras internationally are much more significant than Alvarez’s experience. Danilo played the Club World Cup final in January against Chelsea, so even facing a top PL club he already has

 

[Gabriel]

This is what I mean. He is far more technical than Luiz let alone at the same age. He played against River Plate in January of 2021 an extraordinary game with Palmeiras in which he started both meanwhile Julian Alvarez, who is a year older, started on the bench, and we signed him. The Brazilian league and the games he has played for Palmeiras internationally are much more significant than Alvarez’s experience. Danilo played the Club World Cup final in January against Chelsea, so even facing a top PL club he already has

By international I meant for Brazil.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

By international I meant for Brazil.

I said in a previous post that he has just been called for the first time to the senior team. He had previous experience in the under 20s. There was a lot of pressure on Tite to call him given his extraordinary form the past couple of years, and Tite doesn’t usually call many players from Brazilian teams, but he had no way of not doing so this time. If you see the other ones he was called with, you will see the company (Luiz hasn’t been called in awhile…)

 

[Gabriel]

I said in a previous post that he has just been called for the first time to the senior team. He had previous experience in the under 20s. There was a lot of pressure on Tite to call him given his extraordinary form the past couple of years, and Tite doesn’t usually call many players from Brazilian teams, but he had no way of not doing so this time. If you see the other ones he was called with, you will see the company (Luiz hasn’t been called in awhile…)

Sorry, must have missed your earlier post. Well, let’s see if those in power answer your plea.

 

[Vester]

I said in a previous post that he has just been called for the first time to the senior team. He had previous experience in the under 20s. There was a lot of pressure on Tite to call him given his extraordinary form the past couple of years, and Tite doesn’t usually call many players from Brazilian teams, but he had no way of not doing so this time. If you see the other ones he was called with, you will see the company (Luiz hasn’t been called in awhile…)

Sounds like a very interesting player, even if I have never seen him play. City usually have good knowledge about Brazilian talents so if he has been called up to the national team I assume he is definitely on our radar, and an option if guys like Rice/Tchouameni are unattainable this summer.

 

[Dialog]

He was a thug against us.

Well in all fairness, Fernandinho is a thug at times, just that his thugery benefits us!

 

[Deleted member 87819]

Sounds like a very interesting player, even if I have never seen him play. City usually have good knowledge about Brazilian talents so if he has been called up to the national team I assume he is definitely on our radar, and an option if guys like Rice/Tchouameni are unattainable this summer.

The one thing that gives me hope, or at least allows me to fantasize, is the lack of links for him, which suggests a club that doesn’t like much noise (like ourselves) is very interested or even advanced. I say this because Palmeiras behaves as if he is to leave in the European summer window. It’s a different situation from the fake noise surrounding certain “media targets” that seem very unreliable and unlike us

 

[Chi-town blues]

Well in all fairness, Fernandinho is a thug at times, just that his thugery benefits us!

Disagreed . Thugs don’t smile while at it.