Welcome Donnarumma!

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Haven't even read the media mate, for me it's a strange transfer. Someone at the club must know we need a right back and I am assuming Trafford didn't come back juat to be someone's number 2 for 6 years.

100% agree.

Trafford fits our system - very capable on the ball and an excellent shot stopper. He fits our system.

But now we've signed Donnarumma who is average on the ball, and is, on his day, the best or second best at stopping goals.

 

[kunaguero10]

It honestly baffles me how some people about Trafford and Donnarumma as if they are like-for-like calibre players; GD is a clear level above Trafford right now.

Trafford is 3.5 years younger that's only natural and he may get there in time. But I can't get my head around people being genuinely upset that we're not risking the entire season on Trafford as sole first choice, by signing a proven top-level keeper.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Why are you writing it as if he’s gonna read it and be upset.

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I wrote this post because at the time it wasn't 100% certain that Donnarumma would be in our side.

As to why I'm upset... I think I've made my objections clear.

 

[Nevizade]

I watched a game a while back, he was in net, can't remember who it was against, but wow, he was unbeatable that night. This guys special. I think a lot have already been brainwashed by the City hating media thinking every keeper needs to be Eddie and there's a lot of apathy towards him. I seen a few stats recently that put him very high with the top world class goalies with his feet, so he can't be that bad surely? We're never going to get another Eddie, its just not happening, the guy was a freak of nature. But what this guy will do a lot better than Eddie is command his area on crosses etc and save unsavable shots. Maybe Pep will start to change his style of play in time who knows? But what we have here is a GRADE A WORLD CLASS KEEPER and probably the World's no1 too. And his Mrs is fit as fuck :)

Rules are rules.

 

[HelloCity]

100% agree.

Trafford fits our system - very capable on the ball and an excellent shot stopper. He fits our system.

But now we've signed Donnarumma who is average on the ball, and is, on his day, the best or second best at stopping goals.

Don’t fall for the media bullshit.

Donnarumma has been number 1 for teams that have won the Champions league and European Championships.

You don’t play in goal at that level and if you’re not at a high level in most attributes.

 

[HelloCity]

Amazing to see how even other blues are being brainwashed about the quality of Donnarumma.

He’s an elite level goalkeeper.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

With Donnarumma, Haaland and nunes we’re slowly Turing into a team of munters. Rags still have that rat Fernandes so he top trumps all of our lot so we’re good for now.

Haaland and Nunes aren't bad are they? Haaland probably a bit marmite - the Tilda Swinton of football.

Cherki, Donna, Doku though! Get it sorted ffs City!!

On a positive note - Mrs GM's taken a shine to Reijnders I think.

 

[Eaststander1]

Turns out Pep wanted him back in 2017 before they brought Ederson in. He loves him, and back then he felt that he could be trained to improve his play on the ball. There's obviously not been a huge amount of progression in that in the ensuing years, but Pep's feeling is still that he's a world class goalkeeper who can improve all aspects of his game.

This is much more of a Pep signing than I had originally anticipated it to be.!

Haven't even read the media mate, for me it's a strange transfer. Someone at the club must know we need a right back and I am assuming Trafford didn't come back juat to be someone's number 2 for 6 years.

Trafford will have known the score when he signed.

Trafford was probably given the nod in talks that Ederson was expecting to leave, but I doubt that that he would have expected a keeper of the stature of Donnarumma to sign ...... this keeper is a big name, and a big game player, and a major stumbling block to Traffords progress here, and he'll immediately take precedence for the keepers position.

 

[stan bowles]

We've bought him to raise the standard. A winner who's not going to take any of this flaky, half-arsed shit we've been serving up for the last year and a half. I hope he upsets a few in the dressing room if it's necessary.

 

[manimanc]

Great signing. 26 years old at his peak . Ed was magnificent at his peak but as with all players time moves on . Definitely a signalling of the end of the golden era and the start of new era in the history of Manchester City Football Club .

Nicely and simply put.
No big hoo ha just the end of a great run of winning everything and now it's the start of a new chapter and challenge.

 

[mcfcphil]

Haven't even read the media mate, for me it's a strange transfer. Someone at the club must know we need a right back and I am assuming Trafford didn't come back juat to be someone's number 2 for 6 years.

But what has signing Donnarumma got to do with signing a right back?

 

[better dead than red]

People used to say they had a mental advantage with Schmeichel in goal. I feel the same with Donnarumma. Imagine lining up next to him in the tunnel?

I really hope that game is his debut.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Don’t fall for the media bullshit.

Donnarumma has been number 1 for teams that have won the Champions league and European Championships.

You don’t play in goal at that level and if you’re not at a high level in most attributes.

And you've no clue.

Donnarumma has evolved into a world class shot stopper. His distribution is better than Joe Hart's... but that is the best compliment I can pay for him in this regard.

Donnarumma isn't a sweeper - isn't a gifted passer - he's a David de Gea... and on huge wages (presumably).

So we start with a David de Gea-like keeper - with our ball retention system - play it from the back - use the keeper as an additional player...

This has disaster written all over it.

 

[chaddblue]

I really shocked (not) that the BBC and Sky have managed to focus on all the negatives on the signing of the best keeper in the world

 

[mexico1970]

But what has signing Donnarumma got to do with signing a right back?

Out of all of the positions we needed a goalkeeper wasn't that important, you don't sign a young keeper for that amount of money and then install a keeper above him for possibly 6 years.

Now I like Donnarumma and I am happy we have got him but something about the Trafford situation doesn't ring right, I will bet he's off out on loan again before long.

 

[TheGhost]

It’s not like the other positions in a team where rotation is expected and injuries occur more frequently, we’ve signed probably the worlds best goalkeeper who is only 26 on big wages, Trafford doesn’t stand a chance.

You can be delighted with the signing, as I am, and concurrently have some empathy for Trafford as the situation is blatantly not the one he was sold.

Don’t know what’s wrong with some of you lot honestly.

How do you know it’s not the situation he was sold? He will be told he’ll be given opportunities to win the place from the number 1 keeper. Whether that’s Ederson or Donna Summer I don’t think really matters.

 

[HibbertStreetKid]

Call me old fashioned but a keepers main objective is to save shots on goal, this keeper is the best in the world (in my opinion) at doing that. With our current set up we are going to need him to be at the top of his game this season. As much as I loved Eddie he wasnt the best at shot stopping.

 

[Eaststander1]

We've bought him to raise the standard. A winner who's not going to take any of this flaky, half-arsed shit we've been serving up for the last year and a half. I hope he upsets a few in the dressing room if it's necessary.

Well he's certainly big enough ..... I hope little Bernardo's not gonna give him any backchat or he could find himself hoisted up air and dumped on a clothes peg in the dressing room!

 

[HelloCity]

And you've no clue.

Donnarumma has evolved into a world class shot stopper. His distribution is better than Joe Hart's... but that is the best compliment I can pay for him in this regard.

Donnarumma isn't a sweeper - isn't a gifted passer - he's a David de Gea... and on huge wages (presumably).

So we start with a David de Gea-like keeper - with our ball retention system - play it from the back - use the keeper as an additional player...

This has disaster written all over it.

Just like he was a disaster for PSG and Italy? The former being a team that regularly plays the ball out from the back on their way to winning major trophies.

You say I have no clue and yet I’ve seen him play live multiple times for both PSG and Italy - where as you’re basing your views on what you’re reading and hearing on tv and the internet.

You’re just a silly old man who believes everything he reads and hears. All it takes is a click of the media fingers for you to repeat their bullshit.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

I really shocked (not) that the BBC and Sky have managed to focus on all the negatives on the signing of the best keeper in the world

And you've zero clue.

Courtois is the best pure shot stopper in the world.

Donnarumma on current form is maybe 2nd best.

But our system demands that our keeper is excellent on the ball. And in this regard, Donnarumma falls far short.