Van Dijk will always bug me, as Celtic only wanted £8m plus add-ons for him at the same time we were chasing Mangala!Even if we’d paid £100m for Walker he‘s proved that would have been worth it, given how consistently good he’s been for us. Just like the scouse twats getting van Dijk who has proved definitely worth the £75m (I wish we’d paid up for him), some players are worth paying what it takes to get them.
Others not so much, £80m for Maguire for example. Hopefully Cucurella proves to be more like Maguire than Walker and he’s shipped off on loan to Villarreal or similar after one season.
I remember thinking we had grabbed a bargain after witnessing one of the most impressive debuts I’d seen.Van Dijk will always bug me, as Celtic only wanted £8m plus add-ons for him at the same time we were chasing Mangala!
I kept calling for us to take a chance on VVD & reports suggested we gave him a cursory glance & went balls deep for Eliquim instead. What might have been hey? \0/
He was a beast in that first game. It was against Chelsea iirc???I remember thinking we had grabbed a bargain after witnessing one of the most impressive debuts I’d seen.
The own goal he scored and the red card shattered his confidence. If I remember correctly, this happened in the next game against Hull or was it Wolves?He was a beast in that first game. It was against Chelsea iirc???
However, sometimes it just doesn't work out & sadly that was the case for Mangala... \0/
Seems to be from the video footage I've seen.Is he left footed?
Bit of a strange question to ask about a left back but know he started out as a right midfielder
Foden & Grealish play 0-5 games a season as an 8 as it stands, Kev will be 32. Gonna need at least 2-3 of high quality, even if they move foden or grealish back money is going on wingers before left backs.Why, what’s wrong with Rodri, Phillips, Kev, Foden and Grealish? Only need one or two maybe if Bernie or Gundogan leave next year.
That's where your strength of character & mental fortitude comes into play. It's big boys football & one such setback shouldn't have killed his whole City career imho... \0/The own goal he scored and the red card shattered his confidence. If I remember correctly, this happened in the next game against Hull or was it Wolves?
So your both right thenIn context, we have spent 215m on Jack Grealish, Kalvin Phillips, Erling Haaland, Juliam Alvarez, and Sergio Gomes. Some we pay big for, some we don't, so the point of the days of consistently overpaying being over is still valid.
That's where your strength of character & mental fortitude comes into play. It's big boys football & one such setback shouldn't have killed his whole City career imho... \0/
If you look at it like that it seems absurd and I also felt we should have taken a chance on VD back then. I suppose if everybody got their transfers right all the time it would be a boring world.Van Dijk will always bug me, as Celtic only wanted £8m plus add-ons for him at the same time we were chasing Mangala!
I kept calling for us to take a chance on VVD & reports suggested we gave him a cursory glance & went balls deep for Eliquim instead. What might have been hey? \0/
Fully agree. He reminded me of a kid on roller skates for the first time.I honestly think that Eliaquim Mangala was one of the least natural footballers I've ever seen in 60+ years of watching.
His performance against Chelsea/Diego Costa was no better than OK. Costa was absolutely useless that day. I left the ground that day saying that Mangala looked clueless and I never saw him as anything else.
A good lad and a fine athlete, but in completely the wrong sport. Whoever scouted him for City should have been sacked.
He was a Pellegrini pick apparently... \0/I honestly think that Eliaquim Mangala was one of the least natural footballers I've ever seen in 60+ years of watching.
His performance against Chelsea/Diego Costa was no better than OK. Costa was absolutely useless that day. I left the ground that day saying that Mangala looked clueless and I never saw him as anything else.
A good lad and a fine athlete, but in completely the wrong sport. Whoever scouted him for City should have been sacked.
Very true, but surely £8m was a price worth taking a risk with for VVD? It seems that Pellegrini was hell bent on Mangala regardless, & the rest was history. \0/If you look at it like that it seems absurd and I also felt we should have taken a chance on VD back then. I suppose if everybody got their transfers right all the time it would be a boring world.
He was a beast in that game. Probably the best debut any CB has had in the pl. You need to watch the highlights again.I honestly think that Eliaquim Mangala was one of the least natural footballers I've ever seen in 60+ years of watching.
His performance against Chelsea/Diego Costa was no better than OK. Costa was absolutely useless that day. I left the ground that day saying that Mangala looked clueless and I never saw him as anything else.
A good lad and a fine athlete, but in completely the wrong sport. Whoever scouted him for City should have been sacked.
He was OK. No more than that. I suppose that, considering all his other performances were worse, that one game was his "beast".He was a beast in that game. Probably the best debut any CB has had in the pl. You need to watch the highlights again.
Training Monday then hopefullySergio Gomez was in a box in the family stand today. My lad got his photo wit him