I'd really like Cancelo to be given a fair crack of the whip, if next season is at all normal. I just think that people have been very quick to judge him negatively.
I don’t think Pep would be shy coming forward if that’s how he feels.I'd bin Walker . How insensitive a prick is he to disregard covid distancing when his Boss lost his mother to it. For that alone get shut.
I'd bin Walker . How insensitive a prick is he to disregard covid distancing when his Boss lost his mother to it. For that alone get shut.
I don’t think Pep would be shy coming forward if that’s how he feels.
I don't think Walker will get sold, more likely we swap Cancelo for Semedo as the rumours say and he's just marginalised.
Walker has been fucking up for over a year, his personal life went down the drain and affected his football in 2019, probably contributed to him getting the boot from Southgate and now has made him a public enemy for flauting the lockdown so maybe this was the kick up the backside/rock bottom he needed to sort himself out.
As a footballer, he's going to be uniquely useful at covering the counter attack because of his pace and physicality so for 80% of games we have he's worth keeping around.
Plus who's going to pay decent money for him now?
Newcastle?
I think he would have been given a fair crack of the whip if he wanted to be at the club, but by all accounts he's a miserable bastard that wants another move. I think his career path to date is quite telling.
I don't really think there's much that can be done if he's the one pushing for the move.
Pep has implied several times that Cancelo is someone who feels bad for himself when benched rather than rising to the occation and proving to Pep that he needs to play. Showed poor mentality and very impatient, doesn't seem to want to be here. But on the other hand if we actually replaced Kompany and Laporte didn't get injured Cancelo would've played more often. This squad needed Walkers speed and physicality to cover counter attacks this seasonCould you please explain what you mean? I don't understand
Completely agree with otto and Mendy
On the fence about Stones
Feel sorry fo Zinchenko as he is a very good player btu he aint going to get into our team in his natural position probably
Why the hell would you get rid of sterling or Jesus (I think he needs to improve but getting rid is a whole different story!)
Sterling value has reached the top and I think its the best time to sell since he is not BIG GAME player for me.
I don't want to remember how many times he let us down in big important difficult games.
I appreciate his late goals against mid table clubs which were important, but IF you consider what the club is paying him and how much we can sell him, he might be the right player to sell.
For Jesus, I hope he meet the Brazilian media expectations, but I can't see him yet as good enough to replace Sergio.
Sterling has struggled to regain lost form but he's also not had the same service he's had the previous two years due to the drop in pace of our attacking play. We've played safety first, eliminating risky passes in the build-up which has reduced Sterling's effectiveness, due to the lack of consistency and stability at the back with Laporte's injury and so many defensive changes. He'll be back to his best when the team recovers the confidence to play quicker.Sterling value has reached the top and I think its the best time to sell since he is not BIG GAME player for me.
I don't want to remember how many times he let us down in big important difficult games.
I appreciate his late goals against mid table clubs which were important, but IF you consider what the club is paying him and how much we can sell him, he might be the right player to sell.
For Jesus, I hope he meet the Brazilian media expectations, but I can't see him yet as good enough to replace Sergio.
Sterling value has reached the top and I think its the best time to sell since he is not BIG GAME player for me.
I don't want to remember how many times he let us down in big important difficult games.
I appreciate his late goals against mid table clubs which were important, but IF you consider what the club is paying him and how much we can sell him, he might be the right player to sell.
For Jesus, I hope he meet the Brazilian media expectations, but I can't see him yet as good enough to replace Sergio.
Gundogan
It depend which position he is playing in.
Never good enough to replace Silva or KDB, but exceptional when playing as DM.
Its like having Pirlo playing as DM, he is the best DM playmaker.
But if a company is cash rich they take advantage of a bad situation. For me personally sounds horrible but for 7 years I've been saving up to buy a house, when the market opens up again properly it would most likely be the best time to buy in a decade. Other clubs will need to sell to balance the books/reinvest in the squad. We could pick up talent like thuram, isak, Bellingham, etc. Dont want to sound cold but the best thing for football is city, PSG, newcastle, chelsea, barca, etc spend big and inject cash back into the game.This is not the summer to sell Sterling. No major clubs will be awash with cash - there will be few major transfers - ignore the press. Clubs have no money coming in and no real idea when that’ll change. If you’ve just been made redundant do you rush out and buy a Bentley? I can see us bringing a couple of players in but even City will look to balance the books - there’s too much uncertainty to going splashing the cash. There’s no guarantee of a successful vaccination - we could be living with this virus for years and it honestly could be 5 years before we get back to normality. Football is always slow to get its head around things - usually because it’s heads firmly up its arse - Football will be changed by this pandemic and it will need to adapt - the days of throwing money around like confetti are over (for now) and some hard financial facts are about to bite.