We've got enough....

As mentioned....left ourselves thin in a few areas! Years of poor team management, gave us too much to do in one summer! I think Sanchez would have given us more goals and lack of goals could be the difference between us coming 2 and winning the Prem at the end of the season. LB, CB and a forward short and money still in the bank doesnt make much sense but window done and made some great signings! Lets just hope everyone stays fit! ;)
 
I believe we have the best squad -

We have spent more than all the teams that finished below us significantly strengthening our first team

Chelsea have second season syndrome and also look weaker - Spuds not done much business - Liverpook have done good business but their squad looks weak with CL footy.

I think based on the above , if Pep is as good as we expect we should win the league otherwise the manager and board have f*cked up
 
CityInWashingtonState said:
We do indeed have a strong squad and will likely win the PL.

But our owners are not satisfied with this - our goal is to win the CL.

And Madrid are the best team in football by a fair margin, with Bayern and Barca and now PSG also very strong. Our squad can now compete with these teams... but against RM, I'd much rather have Sanchez and Mbappe *both* in our squad.
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One last thought...

Is a strong academy, consistently developing "home grown" players - players who end up starting for and becoming the best of their squad - is such an academy more of a nostalgic anachronism than a vital part of today's game?
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If our owners seriously wanted to win the CL then Sanchez would have been signed with an offer to good to refuse, when PSG are spending mega bucks and RM look formidable - a GK and two FB and BS don't change a team finishing 4th to a CL winning team.

PSG's owners really want to win the CL, we as a club have a good business strategy which allows us to grow and compete but we still look way behind the top clubs. \\\\\\\\\this doesn't mean we don't have a chance as we do have real quality players
 
TRUE BLUE NO1 said:
As mentioned....left ourselves thin in a few areas! Years of poor team management, gave us too much to do in one summer! I think Sanchez would have given us more goals and lack of goals could be the difference between us coming 2 and winning the Prem at the end of the season. LB, CB and a forward short and money still in the bank doesnt make much sense but window done and made some great signings! Lets just hope everyone stays fit! ;)
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I've already said I have no regrets regarding City's strategy on the Sanchez issue. I've also said I consider a weakness the absence of a plan B. Simply because that's what it is, a weakness...

It's obvious the manager believes we needed another forward plus another CB. As far as I am concerned, City are not adequately covered in the DM position also, given the way Guardiola wants to play. But that's a different discussion...

Anyway. It is difficult to accept that AS and JE were the only players in the football universe capable of meeting City's demands for the above mentioned positions, respectively. Extremely difficult, in fact impossible. But what is done is done. Just that there will be no excuses from now on...
 
Nelinho said:
I've already said I have no regrets regarding City's strategy on the Sanchez issue. I've also said I consider a weakness the absence of a plan B. Simply because that's what it is, a weakness...

It's obvious the manager believes we needed another forward plus another CB. As far as I am concerned, City are not adequately covered in the DM position also, given the way Guardiola wants to play. But that's a different discussion...

Anyway. It is difficult to accept that AS and JE were the only players in the football universe capable of meeting City's demands for the above mentioned positions, respectively. Extremely difficult, in fact impossible. But what is done is done. Just that there will be no excuses from now on...
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I agree mate....clearly Pep felt a forward and CB was needed but when the Sanchez/Evans deals felt apart, we didnt have a plan B lined up, I think that was the biggest surprise for me. The club had highlighted those areas to upgrade, had the money to spend but left empty handed. As you say, what is done is done.....
 
One big winner in all of this is Raheem the club showed great support for the lad and I hope he relays it now on the pitch.
 
TRUE BLUE NO1 said:
I agree mate....clearly Pep felt a forward and CB was needed but when the Sanchez/Evans deals felt apart, we didnt have a plan B lined up, I think that was the biggest surprise for me. The club had highlighted those areas to upgrade, had the money to spend but left empty handed. As you say, what is done is done.....
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Yep what is done is done , we have to hope for minimal injuries in 'key areas' ie LB , CH and CF .. we are due some luck in the injury dept surely.
It's also a chance for the kids to shine .. Tosin , Foden , Diaz all should get a chance at some stage.
Anyway it's 4 months until the January window opens... I expect us to be very active again come that window.
 
Just 2 senior strikers to fight all fronts in one of the most competitive season ever? Not enough!
 
FrancisMCFC said:
Sterling. Also pretty rare you find top clubs with 4 strikers these days.
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Utd have lukaku martial rashford and zlatan
Madrid have Ronaldo benzema bale
Psg cavani neymar mbappe
Spurs Kane son Jansen llorente
They're just off top of my head not many teams just have 2. Even Chelsea technically have costa batshuai moratta.
 
onceabluealways said:
I believe we have the best squad -

We have spent more than all the teams that finished below us significantly strengthening our first team

Chelsea have second season syndrome and also look weaker - Spuds not done much business - Liverpook have done good business but their squad looks weak with CL footy.

I think based on the above , if Pep is as good as we expect we should win the league otherwise the manager and board have f*cked up
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I can't agree. Given that we're looking at a 55 game season, with suspensions and injuries an inevitability, I think we're thin up top, thin at centre half and thin on the left side at the back. We are as likely to finish 5th as we are champions
 
No, we are still short in 4 positions, LB, CB, DM, Striker
if everyone stays fit we will be fine but will have problems if we pick up injuries in these areas, particularly to Vinnie, Gundo, Kun, GJ.
 
Everyone is missing the fact that we might not have the numbers but the depth in quality has improved significantly.

We still have 4 centre backs with Mangala - 5 if you count Tosin - and with the attacking players we have we don't really need 4 out and out strikers.

Danilo was bought with the intention of covering both right and left back if necessary.

Of course, another one would have been ideal, and I'm sure the club thought so, but with Arsenal preferring to screw us on Sanchez rather than look after their own situation first, it has left us one attacker short. Not ideal but not the end of the world.

Mangala would have been replaced by Jonny Evans, so we go into the season a striker down on what would have been ideal.
 
I think the squad is light in a few key areas, and one or two injuries could seriously destabilise our title aspirations. It was a good window overall in terms of improving the quality of the squad and getting rid of the dead wood, but the failure to land Sanchez will be costly I think.

Still, Guardiola prefers to work with a smaller group of players and the pathway to the first team for the likes of Foden and Diaz looks clearer so there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic.
 
Ric said:
I think the squad is light in a few key areas, and one or two injuries could seriously destabilise our title aspirations. It was a good window overall in terms of improving the quality of the squad and getting rid of the dead wood, but the failure to land Sanchez will be costly I think.

Still, Guardiola prefers to work with a smaller group of players and the pathway to the first team for the likes of Foden and Diaz looks clearer so there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic.
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I can't see us winning the league this season based on what I have seen first 3 games. Let's hope I am wrong.
 
Ric said:
I think the squad is light in a few key areas, and one or two injuries could seriously destabilise our title aspirations. It was a good window overall in terms of improving the quality of the squad and getting rid of the dead wood, but the failure to land Sanchez will be costly I think.

Still, Guardiola prefers to work with a smaller group of players and the pathway to the first team for the likes of Foden and Diaz looks clearer so there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic.
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I think the fact we made v early signings has distorted the success of this window. Re Sanchez - great player but it would have affected Sane & Sterlings playing time - not to mention the best forward in the League - Kun. We've also got Gundy coming back. Also need to allow Foden & Brahim a proper chance & Sanchez would have prevented this.

Defensively - could have done with a back up CH but we signed 3 defenders & still have Mangala who did well last season in Valencia (? I think it was). Did we keep Tosin? If so then this is how we should be moving forward i.e. giving one or 2 kids a chance.

From a financial viewpoint - net spend now removes us from the tedious "spending" club tag.

All looks good.
 
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