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Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 12:34 am
by Bigpokey24
Dude is nothing but a spend spend manager

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 10:29 pm
by kalani JR
Fortunately they have enough to spend spend spend.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 8:17 am
by Mr. Piffington
Yes, Manchester City are the only club that spends money. Every other club gets their players for free.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 10:02 am
by Coach
@Piff, it’s call Naijitc thinking, “One’s success is a produce of their surrounding”. Guardiola’s achievements are formalities given his workings solely amongst the upper echelons. When last did he take a Crapingham Rovers to the pinnacle of Europe? When last did he procure a bungling oath from the Vauxhall Conference and transform him into a ten time Balon d’Orite? Comparative advantage is the overriding objective of all the behemoths in the battle royal of football’s elite. No matter how slender, how subtle. In truth, does it differ in any sport? Do Mercedes invite engineers from Innosons to build the beast beneath the bonnet for Lewis Hamilton? Does a champion boxer ask the local agbero to lead their curriculum in the sweet science? Better begets best, more often than not.

In the case of Haaland, if City didn’t get him and a rival did, comparative advantage is lost. In the boardrooms where bespoke pinstriped suit sporting big wigs toasts dividends, no one gives a sh*t about Naijitics. There’s much more to it.

In a nutshell “Not every seed shot sires the soil”. Give the same hand to another, the results are seldom the same.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 2:09 pm
by Mr. Piffington
Coach wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 10:02 am @Piff, it’s call Naijitc thinking, “One’s success is a produce of their surrounding”. Guardiola’s achievements are formalities given his workings solely amongst the upper echelons. When last did he take a Crapingham Rovers to the pinnacle of Europe? When last did he procure a bungling oath from the Vauxhall Conference and transform him into a ten time Balon d’Orite? Comparative advantage is the overriding objective of all the behemoths in the battle royal of football’s elite. No matter how slender, how subtle. In truth, does it differ in any sport? Do Mercedes invite engineers from Innosons to build the beast beneath the bonnet for Lewis Hamilton? Does a champion boxer ask the local agbero to lead their curriculum in the sweet science? Better begets best, more often than not.

In the case of Haaland, if City didn’t get him and a rival did, comparative advantage is lost. In the boardrooms where bespoke pinstriped suit sporting big wigs toasts dividends, no one gives a sh*t about Naijitics. There’s much more to it.

In a nutshell “Not every seed shot sires the soil”. Give the same hand to another, the results are seldom the same.
Well by that logic then Messi can't be one of the greatest players of all time because he didn't play for Stoke or Wigan and take them to the heights and win trophies. I have no idea why the footballing world is so upset at Man City and PSG and are quick to bring up their spending when Madrid were spending for years before them (galactico era), Man United have been spending even recently (beating out City to the likes of Sanchez, Fred, etc.). BigPokey supports Chelsea yet he forgot his club were the original sugar daddy club that were spending like no tomorrow that got them into the upper echelons of football. Man City have played all season without a striker, they don't have a LB instead they use Zinchenko (a midfielder) and Cancelo (who's a natural RB) and yet they've done well and if they win this weekend they'll be champions again.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 6:50 pm
by Coach
Overt Arab ownership.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 3:39 pm
by joao
This brings up the issue again of,
What makes a successful team, the players or the coach?
Everyone loves to win but reality indicates that in any true competition,
there will be a lone winner. Which is why only unrealistic fans want their
coaches fired after only a few game losses or missed trophies.
I'm sure those Arsenal fans wanting Arteta fired after ten matches in the
current EPL season are now less agitated.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 7:35 pm
by txj
Mr. Piffington wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:09 pm
Coach wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 10:02 am @Piff, it’s call Naijitc thinking, “One’s success is a produce of their surrounding”. Guardiola’s achievements are formalities given his workings solely amongst the upper echelons. When last did he take a Crapingham Rovers to the pinnacle of Europe? When last did he procure a bungling oath from the Vauxhall Conference and transform him into a ten time Balon d’Orite? Comparative advantage is the overriding objective of all the behemoths in the battle royal of football’s elite. No matter how slender, how subtle. In truth, does it differ in any sport? Do Mercedes invite engineers from Innosons to build the beast beneath the bonnet for Lewis Hamilton? Does a champion boxer ask the local agbero to lead their curriculum in the sweet science? Better begets best, more often than not.

In the case of Haaland, if City didn’t get him and a rival did, comparative advantage is lost. In the boardrooms where bespoke pinstriped suit sporting big wigs toasts dividends, no one gives a sh*t about Naijitics. There’s much more to it.

In a nutshell “Not every seed shot sires the soil”. Give the same hand to another, the results are seldom the same.
Well by that logic then Messi can't be one of the greatest players of all time because he didn't play for Stoke or Wigan and take them to the heights and win trophies. I have no idea why the footballing world is so upset at Man City and PSG and are quick to bring up their spending when Madrid were spending for years before them (galactico era), Man United have been spending even recently (beating out City to the likes of Sanchez, Fred, etc.). BigPokey supports Chelsea yet he forgot his club were the original sugar daddy club that were spending like no tomorrow that got them into the upper echelons of football. Man City have played all season without a striker, they don't have a LB instead they use Zinchenko (a midfielder) and Cancelo (who's a natural RB) and yet they've done well and if they win this weekend they'll be champions again.
Its because the subvert the competitive balance of the game.

You cite the fullbacks Cancelo and Zinchenko.

To arrive at his current fullbacks, he spent 250mp. Just to get it right in the fullback positions...

That's in the realm of fantasy football...

Contrast this with Klopp who spent 8m for Robertson, 7m for Tsimikas and developed Trent from the academy (with Conor Bradley, a Northern Ireland international coming thru) , producing in the process 3 world class fullbacks for a whopping 15MP!

Pe's a brilliant manager and one of the great coaching minds in the game. But he's long since transitioned from advancing the game....

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 8:07 pm
by Mr. Piffington
txj wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 7:35 pm
Mr. Piffington wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:09 pm
Coach wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 10:02 am @Piff, it’s call Naijitc thinking, “One’s success is a produce of their surrounding”. Guardiola’s achievements are formalities given his workings solely amongst the upper echelons. When last did he take a Crapingham Rovers to the pinnacle of Europe? When last did he procure a bungling oath from the Vauxhall Conference and transform him into a ten time Balon d’Orite? Comparative advantage is the overriding objective of all the behemoths in the battle royal of football’s elite. No matter how slender, how subtle. In truth, does it differ in any sport? Do Mercedes invite engineers from Innosons to build the beast beneath the bonnet for Lewis Hamilton? Does a champion boxer ask the local agbero to lead their curriculum in the sweet science? Better begets best, more often than not.

In the case of Haaland, if City didn’t get him and a rival did, comparative advantage is lost. In the boardrooms where bespoke pinstriped suit sporting big wigs toasts dividends, no one gives a sh*t about Naijitics. There’s much more to it.

In a nutshell “Not every seed shot sires the soil”. Give the same hand to another, the results are seldom the same.
Well by that logic then Messi can't be one of the greatest players of all time because he didn't play for Stoke or Wigan and take them to the heights and win trophies. I have no idea why the footballing world is so upset at Man City and PSG and are quick to bring up their spending when Madrid were spending for years before them (galactico era), Man United have been spending even recently (beating out City to the likes of Sanchez, Fred, etc.). BigPokey supports Chelsea yet he forgot his club were the original sugar daddy club that were spending like no tomorrow that got them into the upper echelons of football. Man City have played all season without a striker, they don't have a LB instead they use Zinchenko (a midfielder) and Cancelo (who's a natural RB) and yet they've done well and if they win this weekend they'll be champions again.
Its because the subvert the competitive balance of the game.

You cite the fullbacks Cancelo and Zinchenko.

To arrive at his current fullbacks, he spent 250mp. Just to get it right in the fullback positions...

That's in the realm of fantasy football...

Contrast this with Klopp who spent 8m for Robertson, 7m for Tsimikas and developed Trent from the academy (with Conor Bradley, a Northern Ireland international coming thru) , producing in the process 3 world class fullbacks for a whopping 15MP!

Pe's a brilliant manager and one of the great coaching minds in the game. But he's long since transitioned from advancing the game....
Chief I think you need to do your research. Cancelo and Zinchenko did not cost that much combined. He bought Mendy that barely featured but has since used Fabian Delph and Zinchenko in those positions, both of whom aren't natural LBs. This season he played without a striker, I wonder what the excuse for that will be.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 8:25 pm
by GG of G
Not playing a striker is by you. He floods the middle to keep a stranglehold on the game and play 95% possession football. Jesus is a striker but he won't get a run.

I seriously have mad respect for Kloop. I looked at his squad and the 2nd team he trudged out against Southampton and wondered how many of those would get Man city C team, imagine James Milner, Tmiskas etc.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 8:54 pm
by Coach
Swings and roundabouts. Phil Foden is the same age as Curtis Jones. One will go to the World Cup, one will play World Cup on FIFA. Advocates of either will find feathers for their favoured’s cap. As some do with fullbacks, others do with midfielders. Fabinho, Thiago, Keita, all upwards of 30 million…In all honesty, Liverpool much like City, became the imperial outfit of today, once they brought the cash out.

Success doesn’t come cheap.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 9:02 pm
by The YeyeMan
Coach wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:54 pm Swings and roundabouts. Phil Foden is the same age as Curtis Jones. One will go to the World Cup, one will play World Cup on FIFA. Advocates of either will find feathers for their favoured’s cap. As some do with fullbacks, others do with midfielders. Fabinho, Thiago, Keita, all upwards of 30 million…In all honesty, Liverpool much like City, became the imperial outfit of today, once they brought the cash out.

Success doesn’t come cheap.
Thiago was £20m. But anyway several teams have spent more than Liverpool in recent years and have less to show for it. Paying for a resource and knowing what to do with it to make it successful are two separate things.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 9:35 pm
by Coach
Correct. 20m. Fabinho 40 odd. Big Naby somewhere in the 50s. Chequebooks open left, right and centre. It’s their birthright.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 11:02 pm
by txj
Coach wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 9:35 pm Correct. 20m. Fabinho 40 odd. Big Naby somewhere in the 50s. Chequebooks open left, right and centre. It’s their birthright.


True it doesn't come cheap, but its the financial doping that enables you sign a Nolito for about 30m and then simply give him away when it does not work.

1.032 billion euros since taking over. That's an incentive not to bother with finding football solutions and simply to coach at the fantasy level of football.

LFC has spent money and big, cus it truly does not come cheap. So has Bayern and Juve and Inter.
But that is a different level we are talking about wrt City...

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 11:28 pm
by txj
Mr. Piffington wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:07 pm
txj wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 7:35 pm
Mr. Piffington wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:09 pm
Coach wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 10:02 am @Piff, it’s call Naijitc thinking, “One’s success is a produce of their surrounding”. Guardiola’s achievements are formalities given his workings solely amongst the upper echelons. When last did he take a Crapingham Rovers to the pinnacle of Europe? When last did he procure a bungling oath from the Vauxhall Conference and transform him into a ten time Balon d’Orite? Comparative advantage is the overriding objective of all the behemoths in the battle royal of football’s elite. No matter how slender, how subtle. In truth, does it differ in any sport? Do Mercedes invite engineers from Innosons to build the beast beneath the bonnet for Lewis Hamilton? Does a champion boxer ask the local agbero to lead their curriculum in the sweet science? Better begets best, more often than not.

In the case of Haaland, if City didn’t get him and a rival did, comparative advantage is lost. In the boardrooms where bespoke pinstriped suit sporting big wigs toasts dividends, no one gives a sh*t about Naijitics. There’s much more to it.

In a nutshell “Not every seed shot sires the soil”. Give the same hand to another, the results are seldom the same.
Well by that logic then Messi can't be one of the greatest players of all time because he didn't play for Stoke or Wigan and take them to the heights and win trophies. I have no idea why the footballing world is so upset at Man City and PSG and are quick to bring up their spending when Madrid were spending for years before them (galactico era), Man United have been spending even recently (beating out City to the likes of Sanchez, Fred, etc.). BigPokey supports Chelsea yet he forgot his club were the original sugar daddy club that were spending like no tomorrow that got them into the upper echelons of football. Man City have played all season without a striker, they don't have a LB instead they use Zinchenko (a midfielder) and Cancelo (who's a natural RB) and yet they've done well and if they win this weekend they'll be champions again.
Its because the subvert the competitive balance of the game.

You cite the fullbacks Cancelo and Zinchenko.

To arrive at his current fullbacks, he spent 250mp. Just to get it right in the fullback positions...

That's in the realm of fantasy football...

Contrast this with Klopp who spent 8m for Robertson, 7m for Tsimikas and developed Trent from the academy (with Conor Bradley, a Northern Ireland international coming thru) , producing in the process 3 world class fullbacks for a whopping 15MP!

Pe's a brilliant manager and one of the great coaching minds in the game. But he's long since transitioned from advancing the game....
Chief I think you need to do your research. Cancelo and Zinchenko did not cost that much combined. He bought Mendy that barely featured but has since used Fabian Delph and Zinchenko in those positions, both of whom aren't natural LBs. This season he played without a striker, I wonder what the excuse for that will be.

Danilo
Walker
Mendy
Cancelo
Delph CM/LB

That is after selling the following: Zabaleta, Sagna, Kolarov and Clichy

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 12:39 am
by Coach
Big Andy Carroll

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 7:20 pm
by Mr. Piffington
GG of G wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:25 pm Not playing a striker is by you. He floods the middle to keep a stranglehold on the game and play 95% possession football. Jesus is a striker but he won't get a run.

I seriously have mad respect for Kloop. I looked at his squad and the 2nd team he trudged out against Southampton and wondered how many of those would get Man city C team, imagine James Milner, Tmiskas etc.
And the excuses will keep pouring in. Okay, he floods the midfield, if it were that simple more teams will be doing it but they don't.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 7:22 pm
by Mr. Piffington
Coach wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:54 pm Swings and roundabouts. Phil Foden is the same age as Curtis Jones. One will go to the World Cup, one will play World Cup on FIFA. Advocates of either will find feathers for their favoured’s cap. As some do with fullbacks, others do with midfielders. Fabinho, Thiago, Keita, all upwards of 30 million…In all honesty, Liverpool much like City, became the imperial outfit of today, once they brought the cash out.

Success doesn’t come cheap.
Yup. Some people almost make it seem like it's only City that pays for players while poor old Liverpool gets their for free.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 7:25 pm
by Mr. Piffington
txj wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 11:28 pm
Mr. Piffington wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:07 pm
txj wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 7:35 pm
Mr. Piffington wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:09 pm
Coach wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 10:02 am @Piff, it’s call Naijitc thinking, “One’s success is a produce of their surrounding”. Guardiola’s achievements are formalities given his workings solely amongst the upper echelons. When last did he take a Crapingham Rovers to the pinnacle of Europe? When last did he procure a bungling oath from the Vauxhall Conference and transform him into a ten time Balon d’Orite? Comparative advantage is the overriding objective of all the behemoths in the battle royal of football’s elite. No matter how slender, how subtle. In truth, does it differ in any sport? Do Mercedes invite engineers from Innosons to build the beast beneath the bonnet for Lewis Hamilton? Does a champion boxer ask the local agbero to lead their curriculum in the sweet science? Better begets best, more often than not.

In the case of Haaland, if City didn’t get him and a rival did, comparative advantage is lost. In the boardrooms where bespoke pinstriped suit sporting big wigs toasts dividends, no one gives a sh*t about Naijitics. There’s much more to it.

In a nutshell “Not every seed shot sires the soil”. Give the same hand to another, the results are seldom the same.
Well by that logic then Messi can't be one of the greatest players of all time because he didn't play for Stoke or Wigan and take them to the heights and win trophies. I have no idea why the footballing world is so upset at Man City and PSG and are quick to bring up their spending when Madrid were spending for years before them (galactico era), Man United have been spending even recently (beating out City to the likes of Sanchez, Fred, etc.). BigPokey supports Chelsea yet he forgot his club were the original sugar daddy club that were spending like no tomorrow that got them into the upper echelons of football. Man City have played all season without a striker, they don't have a LB instead they use Zinchenko (a midfielder) and Cancelo (who's a natural RB) and yet they've done well and if they win this weekend they'll be champions again.
Its because the subvert the competitive balance of the game.

You cite the fullbacks Cancelo and Zinchenko.

To arrive at his current fullbacks, he spent 250mp. Just to get it right in the fullback positions...

That's in the realm of fantasy football...

Contrast this with Klopp who spent 8m for Robertson, 7m for Tsimikas and developed Trent from the academy (with Conor Bradley, a Northern Ireland international coming thru) , producing in the process 3 world class fullbacks for a whopping 15MP!

Pe's a brilliant manager and one of the great coaching minds in the game. But he's long since transitioned from advancing the game....
Chief I think you need to do your research. Cancelo and Zinchenko did not cost that much combined. He bought Mendy that barely featured but has since used Fabian Delph and Zinchenko in those positions, both of whom aren't natural LBs. This season he played without a striker, I wonder what the excuse for that will be.

Danilo
Walker
Mendy
Cancelo
Delph CM/LB

That is after selling the following: Zabaleta, Sagna, Kolarov and Clichy
Danilo isn't on the team, he hardly featured the year he was there. Mendy played a total of like 5 games before he tore his acl, after which he hardly featured and wasn't instrumental to their success. Zabaleta, Sagna, Kolarov, and Clichy were all out of contract.

Delph and Zinchenko aren't LBs but he played both there with success.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 7:43 pm
by txj
Mr. Piffington wrote: Wed May 25, 2022 7:25 pm
txj wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 11:28 pm
Mr. Piffington wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:07 pm
txj wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 7:35 pm
Mr. Piffington wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:09 pm
Coach wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 10:02 am @Piff, it’s call Naijitc thinking, “One’s success is a produce of their surrounding”. Guardiola’s achievements are formalities given his workings solely amongst the upper echelons. When last did he take a Crapingham Rovers to the pinnacle of Europe? When last did he procure a bungling oath from the Vauxhall Conference and transform him into a ten time Balon d’Orite? Comparative advantage is the overriding objective of all the behemoths in the battle royal of football’s elite. No matter how slender, how subtle. In truth, does it differ in any sport? Do Mercedes invite engineers from Innosons to build the beast beneath the bonnet for Lewis Hamilton? Does a champion boxer ask the local agbero to lead their curriculum in the sweet science? Better begets best, more often than not.

In the case of Haaland, if City didn’t get him and a rival did, comparative advantage is lost. In the boardrooms where bespoke pinstriped suit sporting big wigs toasts dividends, no one gives a sh*t about Naijitics. There’s much more to it.

In a nutshell “Not every seed shot sires the soil”. Give the same hand to another, the results are seldom the same.
Well by that logic then Messi can't be one of the greatest players of all time because he didn't play for Stoke or Wigan and take them to the heights and win trophies. I have no idea why the footballing world is so upset at Man City and PSG and are quick to bring up their spending when Madrid were spending for years before them (galactico era), Man United have been spending even recently (beating out City to the likes of Sanchez, Fred, etc.). BigPokey supports Chelsea yet he forgot his club were the original sugar daddy club that were spending like no tomorrow that got them into the upper echelons of football. Man City have played all season without a striker, they don't have a LB instead they use Zinchenko (a midfielder) and Cancelo (who's a natural RB) and yet they've done well and if they win this weekend they'll be champions again.
Its because the subvert the competitive balance of the game.

You cite the fullbacks Cancelo and Zinchenko.

To arrive at his current fullbacks, he spent 250mp. Just to get it right in the fullback positions...

That's in the realm of fantasy football...

Contrast this with Klopp who spent 8m for Robertson, 7m for Tsimikas and developed Trent from the academy (with Conor Bradley, a Northern Ireland international coming thru) , producing in the process 3 world class fullbacks for a whopping 15MP!

Pe's a brilliant manager and one of the great coaching minds in the game. But he's long since transitioned from advancing the game....
Chief I think you need to do your research. Cancelo and Zinchenko did not cost that much combined. He bought Mendy that barely featured but has since used Fabian Delph and Zinchenko in those positions, both of whom aren't natural LBs. This season he played without a striker, I wonder what the excuse for that will be.

Danilo
Walker
Mendy
Cancelo
Delph CM/LB

That is after selling the following: Zabaleta, Sagna, Kolarov and Clichy
Danilo isn't on the team, he hardly featured the year he was there. Mendy played a total of like 5 games before he tore his acl, after which he hardly featured and wasn't instrumental to their success. Zabaleta, Sagna, Kolarov, and Clichy were all out of contract.

Delph and Zinchenko aren't LBs but he played both there with success.


I'm not talking about contribution. I'm talking about cost.

Between Danilo, Cancelo, Walker and Mendy, Pep spent 250mp to arrive at his fullbacks.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 7:58 pm
by Mr. Piffington
txj wrote: Wed May 25, 2022 7:43 pm
Mr. Piffington wrote: Wed May 25, 2022 7:25 pm
txj wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 11:28 pm
Mr. Piffington wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 8:07 pm
txj wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 7:35 pm
Mr. Piffington wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:09 pm
Coach wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 10:02 am @Piff, it’s call Naijitc thinking, “One’s success is a produce of their surrounding”. Guardiola’s achievements are formalities given his workings solely amongst the upper echelons. When last did he take a Crapingham Rovers to the pinnacle of Europe? When last did he procure a bungling oath from the Vauxhall Conference and transform him into a ten time Balon d’Orite? Comparative advantage is the overriding objective of all the behemoths in the battle royal of football’s elite. No matter how slender, how subtle. In truth, does it differ in any sport? Do Mercedes invite engineers from Innosons to build the beast beneath the bonnet for Lewis Hamilton? Does a champion boxer ask the local agbero to lead their curriculum in the sweet science? Better begets best, more often than not.

In the case of Haaland, if City didn’t get him and a rival did, comparative advantage is lost. In the boardrooms where bespoke pinstriped suit sporting big wigs toasts dividends, no one gives a sh*t about Naijitics. There’s much more to it.

In a nutshell “Not every seed shot sires the soil”. Give the same hand to another, the results are seldom the same.
Well by that logic then Messi can't be one of the greatest players of all time because he didn't play for Stoke or Wigan and take them to the heights and win trophies. I have no idea why the footballing world is so upset at Man City and PSG and are quick to bring up their spending when Madrid were spending for years before them (galactico era), Man United have been spending even recently (beating out City to the likes of Sanchez, Fred, etc.). BigPokey supports Chelsea yet he forgot his club were the original sugar daddy club that were spending like no tomorrow that got them into the upper echelons of football. Man City have played all season without a striker, they don't have a LB instead they use Zinchenko (a midfielder) and Cancelo (who's a natural RB) and yet they've done well and if they win this weekend they'll be champions again.
Its because the subvert the competitive balance of the game.

You cite the fullbacks Cancelo and Zinchenko.

To arrive at his current fullbacks, he spent 250mp. Just to get it right in the fullback positions...

That's in the realm of fantasy football...

Contrast this with Klopp who spent 8m for Robertson, 7m for Tsimikas and developed Trent from the academy (with Conor Bradley, a Northern Ireland international coming thru) , producing in the process 3 world class fullbacks for a whopping 15MP!

Pe's a brilliant manager and one of the great coaching minds in the game. But he's long since transitioned from advancing the game....
Chief I think you need to do your research. Cancelo and Zinchenko did not cost that much combined. He bought Mendy that barely featured but has since used Fabian Delph and Zinchenko in those positions, both of whom aren't natural LBs. This season he played without a striker, I wonder what the excuse for that will be.

Danilo
Walker
Mendy
Cancelo
Delph CM/LB

That is after selling the following: Zabaleta, Sagna, Kolarov and Clichy
Danilo isn't on the team, he hardly featured the year he was there. Mendy played a total of like 5 games before he tore his acl, after which he hardly featured and wasn't instrumental to their success. Zabaleta, Sagna, Kolarov, and Clichy were all out of contract.

Delph and Zinchenko aren't LBs but he played both there with success.


I'm not talking about contribution. I'm talking about cost.

Between Danilo, Cancelo, Walker and Mendy, Pep spent 250mp to arrive at his fullbacks.
I'm talking about utility. My point is that I don't understand people talking about cost when most of them aren't even utilized.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 10:39 pm
by Coach
Alex “Ohsee” Oxlade Chamberlain. Had forgotten he existed. Trial and error.

Re: Mancity must let pep go

Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 8:25 pm
by kajifu
Like Danfo said ,Pep is a check book master,dud have spend a billion on player just at Man City....