Txiki Begiristain

[ono]

They are the future.

Maybe we should allow them time to produce before claiming they are flops and the bloke that signed them made a huge mistake?

People are ok with the future. It's the present most are concerned about.

 

[hgblue]

If only this was the discussion mate.

Im happy to answer. Other than keeper which i think is a decision Pep took on advice from the club re Hart, we haven't signed the right quality of players, Stones aside in the positions you mention and its really poor given our budgets and it has to be addressed this summer latest.

Phew, that was better than arguing the toss with posters who want Cook back and who want to talk about Tevez!

So Stones then? How long has he been here? Not unreasonable to be critical of that track record.

 

[toffee balls]

"Never let a team get old together "

We really didn't follow the pisscans mantra did we.
But that is what the club did.

What we find really frustrating is we seem to have lost focus.

Like it or not , we won the football lottery and the ride has been incredible but I truly
Believe we are destined for the very top and our ignorance of the above mentioned wisdom
Coupled with some questionable transfer strategy has left in this current apparent malaise.

Sorry to sound arrogant and entitled but in the aftermath of the Sheikh's wild and wonderful initial
Shopping spree , we have somewhat come to expect signings from the top shelf.No one gets them all right
But we have not really repeated this since Sergio.
The fullback situation being a case in point.

The other major frustration I have is a really touchy one but very sadly , Kompany I believe is done.
I think deep down everybody fears the same and we need to move on.

This is a major rebuild so the sooner we get started the better.

 

[domalino]

It's perfectly simple, the contention from the critics of the DoF is that his player recruitment for the goalkeeping, full back, centre back and defensive midfield positions has been poor, leaving the squad woefully unbalanced and giving Pep a headache he could do without. If you dispute this, please provide a list of all the quality young signings he's made that have strengthened these positions and will be an integral part of Pep's plans going forward. I'm all ears

Why are you pretending that Txiki goes and buys players and Pep just accepts it?

The decisions are made together, and we know Pep was involved in signings in 2015, as well as the 150m we spent in the summer and Pep didn't want fullbacks.

Or if he did want fullbacks, he didn't want them as much as he wanted a keeper, a defender, a midfielder and 3 wingers.

Signings have never been the sole responsibility of Begiristain. If you're unhappy with the summer signings, it's just as much Guardiolas fault and probably Khaldoon as well.

 

[City_Sean]

Why are you pretending that Txiki goes and buys players and Pep just accepts it?

The decisions are made together, and we know Pep was involved in signings in 2015, as well as the 150m we spent in the summer and Pep didn't want fullbacks.

Or if he did want fullbacks, he didn't want them as much as he wanted a keeper, a defender, a midfielder and 3 wingers.

But for me, overlooking the fullback, CM and CB area for three wingers is a huge oversight.

 

[hilts]

They are the future.

Maybe we should allow them time to produce before claiming they are flops and the bloke that signed them made a huge mistake?

In fairness fella you are now just making things up but I will retract it if you can show all these posts that have said cook turned everything into gold and the young signings are a flop. Txiki has made more mistakes than is acceptable for someone in his position especially considering the status some bluemooners held him in. This is no different to posters discussing a manager and getting to a point where common sense leaves the building. It's strange this stalwart defence from those who even admit he has dropped a huge bollock on the defensive part of the team. And trying to sell the future greatness of players is a folly.

 

[daztrueblue91]

But for me, overlooking the fullback, CM and CB area for three wingers is a huge oversight.

He's spent nearly £150 million on CBs in three seasons. That's hardly overlooking the positon.

 

[domalino]

But for me, overlooking the fullback, CM and CB area for three wingers is a huge oversight.

Possibly, but there isn't one person responsible.

Begiristain goes out and gets players the manager wants. With £150m in his pocket in June, if Guardiola, his great friend and a manager he's spent years trying to get here, has told him to make fullbacks a priority then we'd have bought fullbacks.

Between the 3 parties involved, we clearly decided that it was more important to nail down up and coming prospects like Sané, Jesus and Stones than get fullbacks.

It's perfectly reasonable to question that, but don't lump it all on Begiristain because it's disingenuous at best.

 

[City_Sean]

Possibly, but there isn't one person responsible.

Begiristain goes out and gets players the manager wants. With £150m in his pocket in June, if Guardiola, his great friend and a manager he's spent years trying to get here, has told him to make fullbacks a priority then we'd have bought fullbacks.

Between the 3 parties involved, we clearly decided that it was more important to nail down up and coming prospects like Sané, Jesus and Stones than get fullbacks.

It's perfectly reasonable to question that, but don't lump it all on Begiristain because it's disingenuous at best.

I've never lumped it all, I just can't believe that so many intelligent people have overlooked such a problematic position.

 

[hgblue]

Possibly, but there isn't one person responsible.

Begiristain goes out and gets players the manager wants. With £150m in his pocket in June, if Guardiola, his great friend and a manager he's spent years trying to get here, has told him to make fullbacks a priority then we'd have bought fullbacks.

Between the 3 parties involved, we clearly decided that it was more important to nail down up and coming prospects like Sané, Jesus and Stones than get fullbacks.

It's perfectly reasonable to question that, but don't lump it all on Begiristain because it's disingenuous at best.

You're the one being disingenuous by focusing on one transfer window and attempting to find the manager equally culpable for a recruitment failure that pre-dates his arrival by years. Pep may not have felt defensive signings were a top priority before he started working with the squad but I bet he sure as hell does now, and that's the whole point of having a DoF in place, so that you're not constantly having to rebuild the squad every time a new manager comes in.