17 Jan 2025 18:28:47
Hi editors! It seems slot is not fully convinced with Quansah, are we still interested in that left sided center back who can also play as a left back? Or is the focus now just on a natural left back since our two left backs are not good enough anymore? And are we still looking Inacio or Hincapie? I think either one of them in January will significantly increase our chances of winning the title this season.
{Ed001's Note - it is still the focus. I would expect that the poor form of Robbo will have made it an even higher priority.}
17 Jan 2025 21:06:07
Yep, if city can identify so many players to improve them in Jan so can we. I’m not buying this Jan is too tough to buy nonsense. Put another few million in front of clubs and you can buy who you want.
I think we should also try and get Douglas Luiz on loan if we can’t solve CM long term. Prem proven, more mobile than Endo and could defs do a job for us if needed.
17 Jan 2025 23:54:43
Doesn’t Douglas Luiz also come with Alisha Lehmann? If so then FSG should break the bank.
18 Jan 2025 00:06:41
Douglas Luiz is rubbish though. Juve desperately trying to rid themselves of an over priced mediocre Brazilian midfielder feels like somewhere we’ve been before.
18 Jan 2025 04:00:18
Brummyred - City haven't 'identified' players; they are reacting to a very poor first half of the season by throwing money at whoever looks half decent and hoping they are successful, as they/ Guardiola always do. The 'greatest ever coach' - what a joke - not even attempting to do what every other coach has to. They are paying their latest acquisition, who has achieved absolutely nothing in the game, almost as much as we pay our best player.
Just remember that Doku, Grealish, Nunes, Savinho and Gvardiol cost them the best part of 400m. yet none have been an overwhelming success.
You can criticize Liverpool and FSG for not being ambitious enough in the transfer market - they absolutely aren't - but arguments go out the window when comparisons with City begin.
18 Jan 2025 09:02:58
Good post that Lowe1FC. I think Gvardiol has been a great signing for City though. Really good defender and scores plenty of goals too.
18 Jan 2025 09:08:48
Douglas Luiz isn't the best CM in the world but he is not rubbish, your posts are though. He had 6 goals and 6 assists, and 9 goals and 5 assists in his last 2 PL seasons, more than any of our midfielder for the last 5-6 years!
18 Jan 2025 10:38:46
He loves a bit of hyperbole, Fisk. I remember many saying last season that Luiz might be the best midfielder outside the big 6. I didn’t agree as I think that’s Guimaraes, but Luiz is a decent enough player who can play 6 or 8. Villa look a lot weaker without him.
18 Jan 2025 12:50:52
Do you think Villa have dropped off because of Douglas Luiz or the added CL games this season though? I like the look of their midfield with Onana and Kamara tbh.
18 Jan 2025 13:40:20
KBL - Gvardiol is a good player for sure, but his defending still needs a lot of work. By far the best signing of the listed bunch and will probably go on to be a big success.
Fiskesprett - Villa haven’t dropped off - they’re 3 points off top 4 and almost through to the last 16 of the CL. The CL would have likely impacted on their early season form, but it’s more that Chelsea have largely got their act together while Bournemouth are having an amazing season as to why they’re 7th.
Emery continues to do a cracking job at another upper-mid-sized club.
18 Jan 2025 17:00:35
I fully agree Lowe1FC, nice one mate.
18 Jan 2025 17:01:39
What do you think of Bournemouth young CB Ed? The name Huijsen I think.
{Ed001's Note - I like him, I had watched him before as I thought his name was Hysen and I wondered if he was Glenn's kid, but he is better than him.}
19 Jan 2025 01:31:10
Is identifying a player in January that can improve you the same as signing a player that can improve you?
Would you swap City's potential new signings for our respective league points so far?
Or are we still focussing on next season?
19 Jan 2025 02:43:24
You think he got what it takes to get into the next level at top club? Didn't we were interested before him signing with Bournemouth?
{Ed001's Note - I think he can step up.}
19 Jan 2025 08:51:21
Gvardiol can’t defend. He doesn’t even play against Liverpool because Pep is scared he would get turned inside out.
19 Jan 2025 10:36:09
MickLiver, you seem to have arrived at a strange conclusion.
Slot has said he tries not to rotate GK, CB’s or the DM.
He’s not “not convinced by Quansah” he’s playing a wonderful Centre half there in Konate. Being second fiddle behind the France captain doesn’t mean you’re not well regarded. Quansah is a kid, he probably played, given his age, more games at the highest level than he should have.
I know signings are exciting, but you’re looking for issues to justify spending.
19 Jan 2025 11:29:44
Bournemouth seem to have really good scouts, picking up fine young players like Kerkez and
Huijsen.
19 Jan 2025 18:31:46
A bit premature Lowe, saying City are simply throwing money at the problem. They’re reacting to the problem, you can’t criticise that until the end of the season. They have it in their locker to come back and finish second and suddenly a dyer start to the season doesn’t look so bad. When we won the league the following season we were woeful and did jack all in the market to correct the issue.
19 Jan 2025 19:59:48
Does the same logic apply to not buying anyone @Frode? Should people take your advice and not pass judgement until the end of the season? Perhaps you could set the standard by practicing what you preach?
20 Jan 2025 00:51:21
City are just throwing money at it. They're throwing money at players to compete with players they had thrown money at.
Do people really want an under-performing team of overpaid primadonnas? then we have to go buy more overpriced primadonnas just to get the previous lot back in line?
I hate that kind of recruitment with a passion.