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Player Valuation: £100m
With mangala, Could we try/play
Pickford
Holgate Keane mangala
Coleman gueye siggy Rooney Cuco
Walcott tosun
I'd rather we didn't tbh, swap Cuco with siggy and put snides of Davies in the middle.
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With mangala, Could we try/play
Pickford
Holgate Keane mangala
Coleman gueye siggy Rooney Cuco
Walcott tosun
Having watched a fair bit of Laporte over here,I've a feeling Stones will be the backup.Laporte can actually defend.They've got Stones and Otamendi, and want a reliable third player of the same standard for rotation and in the event of injury, of course
Having watched a fair bit of Laporte over here,I've a feeling Stones will be the backup.Laporte can actually defend.
Why are people debating whether he's a good loan or a bad one. His previous form is irrelevant, just got to give the lad a chance before we can debate either way. Lets just wait and see eh ?
At least he had the chance to be rubbish in his correct position at Soton.Sorry mate, but that's nonsense
Of course it's relevant
If he'd been cack for ages then it would be reasonable to suggest he'd be cack for us too
That's just common sense
Just like how Martina had been rubbish at Southampton and, low and behold, he's been rubbish for us too
yeah but has martina ever been decent for anyone? mangala has been decent for every club bar city, finger crossed he'll be decent hereSorry mate, but that's nonsense
Of course it's relevant
If he'd been cack for ages then it would be reasonable to suggest he'd be cack for us too
That's just common sense
Just like how Martina had been rubbish at Southampton and, low and behold, he's been rubbish for us too
He's not a left-back, but he's left-footed, and he's players there. And isnt Managala/<any other cb> a better left side than Martina/Mangala?I think he's a square peg for a round hole
I don't doubt his abilities in the centre back position
However, I have yet to hear from a single City fan who rates him as a left back, and they're the one's who would know
They are all pretty much unanimous in saying that he's decent at centre back though, so if that's his primary role here then he should be a useful addition to the ranks
If we are going 3-5-2, with Garbutt as a wing back, then I'd expect him to play on the left side of the back three, which should be fine
Sorry mate, but that's nonsense
Of course it's relevant
If he'd been cack for ages then it would be reasonable to suggest he'd be cack for us too
That's just common sense
Just like how Martina had been rubbish at Southampton and, low and behold, he's been rubbish for us too
Yup, but previous form and level of the player has to be factored in - especially so with a player at his peak age and without any serious injury which could have permanently regressed them.
At Porto he was rated massively highly, so much so City paid 40m for him in 2014 - which would translate to about 80m or more in the current market. City signed him and he has struggled (as did Ottamendi) with the pressure at City, and they simply went out and spunked 100m+ on two other centre backs who are way more suited to Peps system and style of play.
Meanwhile Martina played so so in Holland, and Saints took a very low risk punt on him at about 1m quid, he flopped for a lower mid table side and they let him go on a free...
So what i'm trying to say is one was a massively rated centre back who was bought and played in a system he was very unsuited too, put him in a system that doesn't ask him to be Maldini and you may see that cb so rated at Porto, the other was a journeyman player who has never looked good enough for a top league
City haven't got a manager who knows how to get a LB to play as a defender.I think he's a square peg for a round hole
I don't doubt his abilities in the centre back position
However, I have yet to hear from a single City fan who rates him as a left back, and they're the one's who would know
They are all pretty much unanimous in saying that he's decent at centre back though, so if that's his primary role here then he should be a useful addition to the ranks
If we are going 3-5-2, with Garbutt as a wing back, then I'd expect him to play on the left side of the back three, which should be fine
City haven't got a manager who knows how to get a LB to play as a defender.