Dr.Spaceman Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 29 minutes ago, Nucasol said: Pep’s recent transfer business hasn’t been that spectacular. Gvardiol, Grealish, Nunes and Phillips all underwhelming compared with both reputation and fee size. I can’t see how they’d had been worse off with some of their stellar youngsters coming in. At least he's only 22 with plenty time in front if him. The others have been average to poor. My Man City supporting mate hates Nunes, reckons he's one of the worst signings they've made in the last 10 years and is often ridiculed by their fans for being nowhere near good enough. Imagine not being as good as KDB... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 2 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said: At least he's only 22 with plenty time in front if him. The others have been average to poor. My Man City supporting mate hates Nunes, reckons he's one of the worst signings they've made in the last 10 years and is often ridiculed by their fans for being nowhere near good enough. Imagine not being as good as KDB... Agreed but Gvardiol looked stellar elsewhere and hasn’t looked with it since making the step up. Yet another Red Bill Leipzig fluff job? Not quite Werner or Keita but somewhere in the middle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Gvardiol will be the best in the world at CB within three years, I’m sure of it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 5 minutes ago, gbandit said: Gvardiol will be the best in the world at CB within three years, I’m sure of it Possibly. Been an underwhelming transition year between Bundesliga and PL. Is he being Dan Burned and played out of his best position? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 He’s definitely being Dan Burned and I have no idea why, I’m sure he’ll move to CB next year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 (edited) Every time I've seen Gvardiol I've thought he's looked canny. Imagine moving to a shit hole at the age of 22, I'm sure you'd be on top of your game as well Edited April 9 by Dr.Spaceman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpawel Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Yeah I'm sure in a few years Gvardiol will be renowned as one of the best CB's. Hes unique in that he's unreal with the ball, can impact the game in the final third with his passing and can play inverted / auxiliary left back role 90m seems a bit much though considering Dan Burn only cost 13m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Lot of guardiola signings struggle first season. Hell Ake looked a baffling signing for a long time and now seems a mainstay. (albeit was Ake signed under guardiola? feels an age ago that one). The price tag is eyebrow raising is the thing, no chance of making anywhere near that back if it isn't just adapting and he really isnt up to it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 09/04/2024 at 09:36, janpawel said: Yeah I'm sure in a few years Gvardiol will be renowned as one of the best CB's. Hes unique in that he's unreal with the ball, can impact the game in the final third with his passing and can play inverted / auxiliary left back role 90m seems a bit much though considering Dan Burn only cost 13m It’s what you had to pay. Everyone wanted him. We’d been after him for ages but our window closed very quickly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 09/04/2024 at 11:01, Tiresias said: Lot of guardiola signings struggle first season. Hell Ake looked a baffling signing for a long time and now seems a mainstay. (albeit was Ake signed under guardiola? feels an age ago that one). The price tag is eyebrow raising is the thing, no chance of making anywhere near that back if it isn't just adapting and he really isnt up to it They make a profit of £100M anyway - it doesn’t matter to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 09/04/2024 at 11:01, Tiresias said: Lot of guardiola signings struggle first season. Hell Ake looked a baffling signing for a long time and now seems a mainstay. (albeit was Ake signed under guardiola? feels an age ago that one). The price tag is eyebrow raising is the thing, no chance of making anywhere near that back if it isn't just adapting and he really isnt up to it Yeah, didn't the Man City fan on here say Rodri was crap the first year and now he's top class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpawel Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, leffe186 said: It’s what you had to pay. Everyone wanted him. We’d been after him for ages but our window closed very quickly. My point on the price was purely to parody Dan Burn haha But you raise a good point, similarly I thought Arsenal paid a lot for Declan Rice, however if this fee stops Man City getting him and further enhancing their premiership dominance... Then it's worth it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 08/04/2024 at 20:48, Nucasol said: Who is he likely to replace? Kovacic/Gundogan. He would be excellent alongside Rodri and behind Foden/KDB. So would Bruno so that's fantastic. On 09/04/2024 at 07:06, Nucasol said: Pep’s recent transfer business hasn’t been that spectacular. Gvardiol, Grealish, Nunes and Phillips all underwhelming compared with both reputation and fee size. I can’t see how they’d had been worse off with some of their stellar youngsters coming in. I haven't loved any of their transfers in a long time. Talent/excitement wise they are a long way from the Sane, Sterling, Mahrez type wingers. It can take years to master Pep ball though. Gundogan for example got better and better every season damn near. Same with Rodri. He as pretty poor in his first 18 months or so. Rodri-Gundo didn't work properly for some time. Not like the Fernandinho-Silva axis at least. Then it clicked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Seems cheap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 He’s going to have 5+ clubs offering £40m easy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 It's that cheap that certain clubs will be looking to buy him to make sure other clubs can't... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 8 hours ago, Checko said: Yeah, didn't the Man City fan on here say Rodri was crap the first year and now he's top class. Kompany is his first season at Man City was atrocious. Turned out to be excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Am I right in thinking he’s got 1 year left? He’s got Chelsea written all over him. Would love him to be a colossal flop. His craic is absolutely lifting. 11 hours ago, leffe186 said: It’s what you had to pay. Everyone wanted him. We’d been after him for ages but our window closed very quickly. Bought better and more suited for less tbf in Men with Ven. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 28 years old and has had two decent seasons in the PL, no thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezzle Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 7 hours ago, midds said: It's that cheap that certain clubs will be looking to buy him to make sure other clubs can't... Hopefully one pif related just to piss the greedy 6 off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 6 hours ago, Disco said: … Bought better and more suited for less tbf in Men with Ven. Yeah in the end. We wanted Gvardiol years ago trying to get him when the price wasn’t as steep. VDV is obviously more suited now Ange is here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Apparently, the agent has been hawking him around quoting that number. Think he'll go for double. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Toney is a great player, and would improve us, but it feels like he comes with a lot of baggage, given the way he has spoken in the press about his desire to leave and basically throwing Brentford under a bus, it makes me not really want to go for him tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SUPERTOON Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Usually bang on with Arsenal news Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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