Welcome Julian Alvarez | Signing confirmed on a five-and-a-half year deal

[Deleted member 87819]

 

[footballmanager]

That team had the easiest path to that Libertadores title… trust me, he isn’t good. There is another good manager in Brazil right now: Rogério Ceni. You will hear more from him soon enough

yeah i just checked and their draw was rather friendly indeed. I thought he did a decent job at Flamengo, Ceni but got fired anyway, Paulo Sousa is next ahah

I'll admit that South American football is hard to follow for me cause theres a very high turnover of players and coaches from season to season - or thats my impression at least - but i do like a good libertadores games with hard nosed tackles and all that nonsense

 

[Deleted member 87819]

yeah i just checked and their draw was rather friendly indeed. I thought he did a decent job at Flamengo, Ceni but got fired anyway, Paulo Sousa is next ahah

I'll admit that South American football is hard to follow for me cause theres a very high turnover of players and coaches from season to season - or thats my impression at least - but i do like a good libertadores games with hard nosed tackles and all that nonsense

I feel really bad for Paulo Sousa. They are sabotaging him.
Vitor Pereira has a higher chance of success

 

[Itd]

I wouldn't be surprised if I see Pep playing something like this in some specific matches. For the first time in a long time we have 2 strikers with good finishing

 

[footballmanager]

I feel really bad for Paulo Sousa. They are sabotaging him.
Vitor Pereira has a higher chance of success

Vitor Pereira coached my team (FC Porto) to two titles so i have a sweet spot for him, for Luis Castro too. Paulo Sousa never coached in Portugal so i dont really know him as a coach (was a very good player though) .

I just hear ramblings of Jesus wanting his place and i assume the supporters want him back too

 

[footballmanager]

I wouldn't be surprised if I see Pep playing something like this in some specific matches. For the first time in a long time we have 2 strikers with good finishing
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looks a bit ambitious to me, unless you restrict bernardo somewhat but they'd probably stick four at home vs a mid table side

 

[Itd]

looks a bit ambitious to me, unless you restrict bernardo somewhat but they'd probably stick four at home vs a mid table side

Most of the opponent teams line up as the red dots.
Alvarez + Haaland inside the box would allow us to have many tap-ins opportunities with Cururella and Cancelo going foward to make crosses. I think it can be used against some very defensive sides

 

[christened at st marks]

Laurens: Alvarez is the future of Argentine football - ESPN Video

Julien Laurens can't hide his excitement at Manchester City's move for River Plate youngster Julian Alvarez.

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[br88]

The front three of those two plus Foden COULD turn quite incredible. Or he could push Foden to the middle as has been alluded and add a certain Portuguese… think about that haha

And they are all so young...what an incredibly exciting prospect for next season.

 

[JDV]

all six ...

Wow what a highlight reel.

That last goal was incredible.

 

[paulchapo]

Wow what a highlight reel.

That last goal was incredible.

This lad reminds me so much of Sergio. Fast, direct and an ice cold finisher.

 

[JDV]

I wouldn't be surprised if I see Pep playing something like this in some specific matches. For the first time in a long time we have 2 strikers with good finishing
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I like it

 

[NZBlue]

I wouldn't be surprised if I see Pep playing something like this in some specific matches. For the first time in a long time we have 2 strikers with good finishing
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Possibly but in the Derbies I suspect we will end up much more like this

 

[toffee balls]

all six ...

Not too shabby.

Different gravy.

 

[This CITY is OURS 14]

Wow, i think we may go beyond a century of goals next season, looks some player, Haaland & Alvarez are deadly.

 

[TravisBickle]

Possibly but in the Derbies I suspect we will end up much more like this

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Against Utd? Far to defensive! I would stick Ederson up top alongside Alvarez & Haaland

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Had high hopes for this guy and they're not getting any lower.

Assuming Pep is going 1 up front & he's waiting to explode off the bench.

 

[TravisBickle]

To go from no strikers for 2 years to 2 world class strikers who can score with either foot is just fucking scary.
In fact some might say it’s City cheating again lol

 

[Larry Stranger]

all six ...

Some of those goals were Agueroesque. I know the other team was terrible, but if he can get into some of those positions with us then even the best keepers can't stop some of those shots. What impresses me the most is his willingness to press and close down. Last week he almost nipped one off the keeper as well. He's deceptively quick. Not as quick as Gabby, but has an engine and is willing to press which is a plus.

 

[Tevez City]

4 goals with his right
2 with his left

Not bad