It isn't and I have some sympathy for Txiki in that regard but you can get the overall strategy right. It's quite legitimate to ask why we've let the squad get in such a state instead of a gradual refresh. That isn't supposed to happen under a DoF.
So once again the overall opinion seems to be throw good money at it.............. no wonder people are beginning to think we are just a cheque book club. We need to build a squad from within and stop tinkering about and just get on with the job of building a team spirit. To keep saying this player's too old and that player is too old is nonsense, look at Jermaine Defoe, look at how good Frank Lampard was for us and they have been considered too old as far as some people are concerned. Zaba, Kompany (& please don't give me that bull about him being too 'fragile', if he is fit to sit on a bench, prowl the touchline, he is fit enough to play) Nasri, Hart etc are all fighters and within there we have 3 leaders. Joe might have blotted his copy book by being over enthusiastic at the Euros but I'd sooner have that than the insipid way they come out of the tunnel these days at the Etihad!!
Cheque book recruitment isn't the best strategy. We need motivators, we need players who bleed blue blood. That's what I want for City. Because whatever anyone says it is Manchester City we fight for.
Uplifting post but unfortunately it is clear some of our players are running in treacle - so they either don't have the pace required for the modern game or they are indeed too old.So once again the overall opinion seems to be throw good money at it.............. no wonder people are beginning to think we are just a cheque book club. We need to build a squad from within and stop tinkering about and just get on with the job of building a team spirit. To keep saying this player's too old and that player is too old is nonsense, look at Jermaine Defoe, look at how good Frank Lampard was for us and they have been considered too old as far as some people are concerned. Zaba, Kompany (& please don't give me that bull about him being too 'fragile', if he is fit to sit on a bench, prowl the touchline, he is fit enough to play) Nasri, Hart etc are all fighters and within there we have 3 leaders. Joe might have blotted his copy book by being over enthusiastic at the Euros but I'd sooner have that than the insipid way they come out of the tunnel these days at the Etihad!!
Cheque book recruitment isn't the best strategy. We need motivators, we need players who bleed blue blood. That's what I want for City. Because whatever anyone says it is Manchester City we fight for.
Uplifting post but unfortunately it is clear some of our players are running in treacle - so they either don't have the pace required for the modern game or they are indeed too old.
The two players you mention and other great older players are more like exceptions to the rules, that's why they stand out. They're usually given very different roles and have to fit perfectly into a system.
As distasteful as our hypocritical rivals have made it sound - cheque book recruitment is necessary in this case, but I would like to see some academy players to compliment it too.
Point taken about leaders and building team spirit; Too often we're touchline focused.
If we buy William Carvalho I won’t be impressed at all. He’s slow and not good enough for what we want to be.
Sick of us wasting so much money on players that aren’t up to it.
If we had bought well since 2013 we would be head and shoulders ahead of everyone now.
Its a joke we are where we are with all the money at our disposal.
So once again the overall opinion seems to be throw good money at it.............. no wonder people are beginning to think we are just a cheque book club. We need to build a squad from within and stop tinkering about and just get on with the job of building a team spirit. To keep saying this player's too old and that player is too old is nonsense, look at Jermaine Defoe, look at how good Frank Lampard was for us and they have been considered too old as far as some people are concerned. Zaba, Kompany (& please don't give me that bull about him being too 'fragile', if he is fit to sit on a bench, prowl the touchline, he is fit enough to play) Nasri, Hart etc are all fighters and within there we have 3 leaders. Joe might have blotted his copy book by being over enthusiastic at the Euros but I'd sooner have that than the insipid way they come out of the tunnel these days at the Etihad!!
Cheque book recruitment isn't the best strategy. We need motivators, we need players who bleed blue blood. That's what I want for City. Because whatever anyone says it is Manchester City we fight for.