Thank You, Ilkay Gundogan

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Psychedelic Casual said:
Up there with Yaya, Kompany and Agüero for giving us a number of crucially massive trophy winning goals and performances.

He’s been a fantastic servant to this club. Very consistent and has seemed to get better with age.

In that record breaking 14-game winning run to beat Liverpool to the PL title in 2019, Gündoğan was our best player and was actually rated by Opta as the best player in Europe from February to May that season. A masterclass of deep-lying play-making (a role he played a number of times for us, including in the 6-3 demolition of United this season). You have to remember that Kevin de Bruyne was injured for most of that season and Fernandinho missed a lot of the run-in with injury n’all, and Gündoğan really stepped up as a leader in midfield.

In that record breaking 21-game winning run in all competitions that saw us stretch away from everyone else in the PL and barge our way through to nearly winning a treble that season n’all - in 2021 - Gündoğan was brilliant again. He scored 13 PL goals and 17 in all competitions that season. de Bruyne was injured for most of those 21 games and, again, Gündoğan really stepped up as a leader in that run, where scored 11 of his 17 goals within that winning run.

Last season, Ilkay came up with one of the most exciting and monumental displays and goals in football history with the way we came from 0-2 down against Villa to win the game and the PL title.

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And this season, as captain of the club, he’s lead by example again. Some of his performances over the second half of the season to chase down Arsenal to win the PL were brilliant (his beautiful goals and assist for Haaland at Everton) and to beat Bayern München, Real Madrid and Inter to finally win the CL.

And the goals against United in the FA Cup final!

Someone who doesn’t get mentioned as being up there with those with statues outside the East Stand, but fucking should. What a fucking player!

And a true gent…

Thank you Ilkay. All the best for the rest of your life.
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This says it all for me.

He will be missed.
 
Every woman, every man
Hail Ikay Gundogan
(Stand up) stand up, stand up

Everybody, take a stand
Love Ikay Gundogan
(Stand up) stand up, stand up

We will miss when he's gone Ikay Gundogan (Stand up) stand up, stand up
 
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the classic role model in football, what a guy.

good luck on semi retirement at barca, your knees will last longer at the pace !
 
A wonderful player, captain and human being. I always thought of him as the most technically gifted player in the EPL: he could receive with either foot, pass short or long, spin away, run with the ball under close control, dictated the pace of the game and could score goals. He will be missed, but we and he move on.
 
oldius said:
A wonderful player, captain and human being. I always thought of him as the most technically gifted player in the EPL: he could receive with either foot, pass short or long, spin away, run with the ball under close control, dictated the pace of the game and could score goals. He will be missed, but we and he move on.
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are you like me in thinking, cant be replaced. He is one of those players like david silva and others we have had, that leave and there is no replacement and never will be.. Ok media and fans say we need such a player, but you see things in these guys that nobody else has.
 
What a player, what a guy and what a way to bow out. Although i think there maybe could have been more for him to achieve as a captain here, winning the Champs League in the country of his parents birth while captaining this City side, WOW. Good luck to him, although Barca are snakes its undeniable that it's a special club and beautiful city.
 
Will always be remembered as a player who consistently turned up at the business end of the season.

Always scored vital goals to get us over the line when things were getting tough.

Thanks Gundo. You’ll never be forgotten.
 
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trevorriley said:
are you like me in thinking, cant be replaced. He is one of those players like david silva and others we have had, that leave and there is no replacement and never will be.. Ok media and fans say we need such a player, but you see things in these guys that nobody else has.
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He can't be replaced like many of our legends can't be replaced. They are all unique. Gundogan did not replace David Silva. He became a legend in his own way. David Silva did not replace Yaya. We have been blessed with some of the best midfielders English football has ever seen in the last 15 seasons. Only one of them was the treble season captain. Hail Ikay.
 
trevorriley said:
are you like me in thinking, cant be replaced. He is one of those players like david silva and others we have had, that leave and there is no replacement and never will be.. Ok media and fans say we need such a player, but you see things in these guys that nobody else has.
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Individually, he cannot, but neither could Yaya, nor David. The blend of skills within the team is what's important.
 
What a signing, what a player and what a man

Really sad he’s leaving another 2 years would’ve been amazing but players leaving is part of the game

All the best Gundo
 
Benzino said:
The rumours were, that Gundo was close to leaving last season, as he doesn’t think he can take the strenuous demands of the PL. He decided to stay another year but it seems he doesn’t want to push it. He’s had serious injuries in the past and he doesn’t want to end up in a bad situation for the rest of his life. Essentially he’s moving into retirement with a Barca payday in the sunshine. Just as Aguero did.
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Thanks for that… He certainly goes with my blessing anyway after what he’s done for us
 
Its been emotional, Will miss you Gundog.

Let's hope the rest of the t/fer window goes better. So far we have spent 30m to get worse. Bloody contracts ending can be a right pain in the arse.
 
Now a legend of the club I was saddened last night by the news he was officially going. Not that i want to turn this into a David v gundo debate, but does Anyone else now think he will go down as more influential than David silva was due to the huge goals he scored in huge games and moments and winning the European cup as captain ?
 
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