Ruben Dias - Benfica confirm sale to City

[damrider]

Laporte will have to earn his spot now if we play with back 4.

What? no he won't

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

I think we need to stay the hell away from 3 centerbacks for the foreseeable future

Why?

 

[damrider]

Why?

We have exactly one fit striker and I don't see how 3 atb works with that

 

[itisrising]

Ake over Mendy at left back? I mean defensively Ake is better but going forward can he do the job Mendy, Walker, Cancelo can do?

What job going forward does Mendy actually do? In theory he should be an asset going forward but in practical terms he hasn't been for over a year.

 

[br88]

Their fans are absolutely gutted he is leaving. They also seem to be absolutely gutted they are getting Otamendi as well.

They are correct on both counts.

 

[aimar]

can someone translate in porkchugeese ?

Here:

Since anyone hasn't provided an actual translation I'll gladly do it :) :

"(Fam)ily, heads up! We're a good team, we're a good team, everybody knows it! Good players decide games every now and then and go on to get a nice contract. The greats? Well, the greats do it constantly. Always. They get a big win, they win in the Champions League and next game they're winning in the Championship. Each game in the Championship... that's 3 points. Three points won, a great exhibition with lots of goals. That's it, now that game is behind us and we immediately focus on the next one. Three more points ahead. We ought to think like that. If we want to be part of the greats, if we want to reach the heights we all know we can reach, we cannot just win and play well from time to time. No. We must do it every time. All the time. At all moments. In each and every game. Focused!

And one more thing...! If we try to play individually, each trying to get his goal, each trying to make his own thing, his own play... well, we are [explicit]! This [explicit] only works if we play as team, [explicit]. A team, in and outside the pitch [explicit].

At every moment."

*team chants*

This was 4 years ago, or so.

 

[damrider]

What job going forward does Mendy actually do? In theory he should be an asset going forward but in practical terms he hasn't been for over a year.

Agreed Mendy is absolutely useless going forward. shockingly so.

 

[MillionDollarDream]

Real question is who is the next signing ? I think we are for at least one more surprise this window

Possibly

 

[King Jay]

Possibly

He’s more injured than Kun in a not so physically league. Makes no sense getting him unless u switch Jesus to the wings.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Glad we've finally got someone in, if we can get a result tomorrow the time it's taken won't really matter.

My only concern is we've bought a CB before from the Portuguese league who apparently was going to be a monster for us.....I'm not (and I've not seen that much of Dias) so sure that there's much of a similarity in standard/pace from there to here. However, he'll obviously get my full backing.