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The Squad planning thread
- Thread starter HaalandEffect
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Yes but it wasn’t a season long injury. Anyone we signed in summer would be on the understanding they would have been second place to RodriHe got injured in the euro final so the warning signs where there but we thought we could get way with it .
Playing second fiddle to the best holding mid in world by a country is not such a bad gig is it . IfYes but it wasn’t a season long injury. Anyone we signed in summer would be on the understanding they would have been second place to Rodri
It is if you believe in yourself & want to play most games. Ask Cole & AlverezPlaying second fiddle to the best holding mid in world by a country is not such a bad gig is it . If
I don't think we did ourselves any favours in the summer regarding long-term thinking.
I know many are absolute in the innocence of the 115 charges, but I 100% believe the club have held back this summer just in case worst case scenario occurs, because I cannot see us allowing ourselves to be put in a scenario where we need to replace KDB, Walker next summer and have Kovacic, Gundogan, Grealish, Ederson, Akanji, Stones, Ake and Bernardo Silva all in their 30s by next season.
Add in the fact the uncertainty over Pep's future.
We have a lot of ageing players at the moment, of whom many are our key players and to replace them all we could be looking at 100s of millions needed to be spent.
Next summer is potentially the biggest since 2010/11 because we could be left with an ageing squad, the best midfielder and right back the PL has seen leave the club and the best manager of all time maybe leaving.
I know many are absolute in the innocence of the 115 charges, but I 100% believe the club have held back this summer just in case worst case scenario occurs, because I cannot see us allowing ourselves to be put in a scenario where we need to replace KDB, Walker next summer and have Kovacic, Gundogan, Grealish, Ederson, Akanji, Stones, Ake and Bernardo Silva all in their 30s by next season.
Add in the fact the uncertainty over Pep's future.
We have a lot of ageing players at the moment, of whom many are our key players and to replace them all we could be looking at 100s of millions needed to be spent.
Next summer is potentially the biggest since 2010/11 because we could be left with an ageing squad, the best midfielder and right back the PL has seen leave the club and the best manager of all time maybe leaving.
Mancityphilfo2000
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You can definitely see the start of a decline in a lot of the team walker, stones, kdb, gundog, at least 4 in the summer.
RB, 2 CM, KDB replacement ( hopefully Musiala) and a Haaland backup would be everything. Walker is declining. Kovacic and Gundo are not starter level for a team like City in my opinion and KDB is basically injured for half a season for 3 years now.
Gaz (FMwkdsoul)
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2 in at Jan (DM/ST), 3 in at Summer (RB/CM/AM) split?RB, 2 CM, KDB replacement ( hopefully Musiala) and a Haaland backup would be everything. Walker is declining. Kovacic and Gundo are not starter level for a team like City in my opinion and KDB is basically injured for half a season for 3 years now.
Mancini’s Pastilles
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Why was there no foward planning to replace KDB Walker and to rejuvenate the midfielded ?