Vitor Reis | £29.4m deal agreed (p43)

Status
Not open for further replies.
With all the constant injuries we get at CB it's exciting we are linked with 2 young CBs, but even if we get them both in does anybody seriously think PEP will play them ? PEP doesn't trust kids Pusey can't get on the field even with or current issues PEP would rather put walker or even gundog in ,4-0 up against WMU and still no oReilly,Pusey mcatee only come on at 80 minutes as long as there's a hole in my backside KIDS won't play.Just imagine if citys academy had that kid yamal from barca do you think he would be a superstar if at city?probably wouldn't even of played a game.
Pussey has been on the field and looked woeful sadly on every occasion.
 
Nobody here has seen Vitor Reis play, so we just have to have faith that this level of investment in such a young player is a good one. There is also interest from other clubs with a track record of buying young talent and selling them later for big money.
 
Complacency and far too loyal.

Loyalty is a great trait but it can also come back to haunt you as we have seen this season.

Elite clubs/winning clubs keep winning by been ruthless and make tough and seemingly callous decisions on players/coaches.

Players come and go, some leave as legends but most go and are soon forgotten, that's the nature of sport. Sadly now we have far too many of our fan base that seem to support players more than the club, I find that strange.
With a fully fit squad & Rodri as a 6, we'd still be a force to be reckoned with imo, BUT there's no stopping the hands of ole Father Time. As our players age, injuries are easier to come by & harder to heal quickly from, & because of Pep's preference for a smaller squad, the perfect storm has ravaged us.

I think this goes beyond loyalty. I agree with you 100% that it's the complacency that this perfect storm would never hit us, which has led to the dire situation we find ourselves. We're heading toward a summer where TWELVE members of our squad will be 30+. We can't be relying on them to play 60+ games per season, at the highest echelon of football, 3 times per week. It's impossible to do this at the zenith of football, at that age. It's just the harsh reality of biology & physics.

We also need to act decisively with Jack, Nunes & McAtee. Jack's effectively become a £100m paperweight, Nunes was never up to the recent historical standards of Manchester City's squads & has done nothing to dispense that notion, & McAtee should either be given a fair chance to prove himself, or sold with a buy back clause & sell on fee.

Major surgery is needed at the Etihad & we need to be brutally honest with ourselves. It's pointless hanging on to the older players we have, hoping they can overcome the realities of age, just as much as it's pointless hanging on to players who're taking up a squad place, but rarely played when they're not up to the elite standards we've set.
 
Last edited:
I don’t agree. I think he’s looked pretty good considering it’s his first time starting games. The expectation levels for youngsters are ridiculous
Put it this way . If either of these lads put in performances like JSP they will be wrote off as some of our worst ever signings.

Harsh on JSP but that's the reality.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top
  AdBlock Detected
Bluemoon relies on advertising to pay our hosting fees. Please support the site by disabling your ad blocking software to help keep the forum sustainable. Thanks.