Rebuild

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

We need at least three central midfielders, Fernandinho is currently the only one capable of doing the job required.

Even he has been hit and miss recently. I can't think of one player who has been better than a 7/10 this season. Plenty below 5/10

 

[richards30]

Pogba
Gundogan
Xhaka or weigl for midfield
New striker
New right winger
New left back
New centre back

 

[fatbloke]

Even he has been hit and miss recently. I can't think of one player who has been better than a 7/10 this season. Plenty below 5/10

Probably because he's asked to press and contain the oppositions 3 man midfields on his own the majority of time.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Even he has been hit and miss recently. I can't think of one player who has been better than a 7/10 this season. Plenty below 5/10

Nonsense,along with Fernandinho,Clichy and Aguero have attained that level regularly as did Vince in the few injury free games he's managed.

We are struggling and the positives are few and far between.....but that's not an excuse to make things up.

 

[Father Paul]

I think the incoming players, whoever they are, will cost City an average of £10m more per player than your estimates.

I also think quite a few of the outgoing players will leave on loan deals. I don't think it will be easy to sign so many players and I expect many of the deals will drag on into August. We cant offload players in bulk until we are sure that we have the replacements on board. I think the club will look to move on Yaya fairly quickly, Demichelis is obviously going, but the rest will have to wait until we've got the replacements. Which will make it difficult to complete permanent deals, especially given the wages some are on.

Not sure we can do that this time. We need to identify who is leaving early and get rid. We then need 2 mega signings and 4/5 lesser signings who are young have some technical ability and willing to work their balls off. We need to bring back Denayer and maybe one or two others and promote 2/3 from academy. If we are in the Europa we will need a large pool of 25 to 28 players who actually get game time with a lot of rotation

 

[Esteban de la Sexface]

Clone demichelis and play him in every position

 

[Father Paul]

Sagna, Zab, Otamendi, Demichelis, Kolarov, Fernando, Yaya, Silva, Navas, Bony.

These are the players I think will leave in the next 12 months, and I have no problem with it whatsoever.

If Merlin sorts himself out, then keep him, and I think Kompany will be hanging on by a thread.

Looking forward to the cull now

Sagna or Zab will go not both in summer anyway. Kolorov almost certain to go back to Italy. Demichelis is leaving in May. Bony has to be shown the door. Otamendi will most likely be given a chance particularly with doubts about Vinny's fitness. Yaya may survive one more year but that will depend on who might come in and what offers are received. Silva will be given a chance most likely. Navas will be replaced if a suitable replacement is found and the same can be said of Fernando. There must also be doubts about Nasri and Delph. As I have been saying for weeks now this is a two year rebuilding job and expect 4/6 changes both this summer and the following one. There will be 3/4 mega buys with 6/8 lesser arrivals of guys who have some technical ability and a strong work ethic.

 

[depps]

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soc...diola-soon-to-face-his-biggest-test-1.2581110

interesting piece from Ken Early in the Irish Times

 

[cibaman]

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soc...diola-soon-to-face-his-biggest-test-1.2581110

interesting piece from Ken Early in the Irish Times

I did wonder when the teams walked out, how many City players would United be worried about? Obviously Aguero. They would have known that Yaya and Silva are capable of magic and would have to be watched, but aren't playing that well. They would have respected Hart but known that he is beatable. Apart from that?

 

[worsleyweb]

I did wonder when the teams walked out, how many City players would United be worried about? Obviously Aguero. They would have known that Yaya and Silva are capable of magic and would have to be watched, but aren't playing that well. They would have respected Hart but known that he is beatable. Apart from that?

Criminal that our squad has been allowed to become so poor after the great team we had in 2011.