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At this point we will likely end up with Diego Carlos who doesnt look that good and will probably be another Stones.

Saul Goodman wrote:At this point we will likely end up with Diego Carlos who doesnt look that good and will probably be another Stones.

Dont know much about him, reading that many do not think he is good enough. If hes no better than what we have why bother.

This lad from Atletico Madrid wd are supposed to be in for is surely a no go. Only once in 6 years started more than 25 games.

nottsblue wrote:This lad from Atletico Madrid wd are supposed to be in for is surely a no go. Only once in 6 years started more than 25 games.

Sounds like he's right in our wheelhouse

If this wasn't so serious it would be laughable.

And Tosin apparently wants to leave...

Now we've allegedly moved on to Diego Carlos centre back partner at Sevilla, Kounde.

Fucking silly season.

It's disappointing that we have not brought in another centre back or left back yet, but if we were start this weekend with a back 4 of Walker, Ake, Laporte and Cancelo then that would be a solid back 4. That should be good enough to begin the season with and we still have a couple of weeks to bring new players in (and ship out some deadwood).

But this season Pep needs to play the same back 4 as often as possible. We know Stones, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Mendy, Zinchenko etc. all struggled last season but I don't think any of them were helped by us playing a different back 4 every game. Even if you don't have the best defenders, you can still have a strong defence if they are well organised and play regularly together.

aaron bond wrote:It's disappointing that we have not brought in another centre back or left back yet, but if we were start this weekend with a back 4 of Walker, Ake, Laporte and Cancelo then that would be a solid back 4. That should be good enough to begin the season with and we still have a couple of weeks to bring new players in (and ship out some deadwood).

But this season Pep needs to play the same back 4 as often as possible. We know Stones, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Mendy, Zinchenko etc. all struggled last season but I don't think any of them were helped by us playing a different back 4 every game. Even if you don't have the best defenders, you can still have a strong defence if they are well organised and play regularly together.

Two left footed centre backs feels weird. I know right footers do it all the time but to me it feels awkward

Just fucking ask Dunnie to come back for a season.
Even fucking Howie looks delicious now.

Yeah, I know how that phrase sounds.

PeterParker wrote:Just fucking ask Dunnie to come back for a season.
Even fucking Howie looks delicious now.

Yeah, I know how that phrase sounds.

I’ve always thought Richard Jobson could do a job in this City team.

aaron bond wrote:But this season Pep needs to play the same back 4 as often as possible. We know Stones, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Mendy, Zinchenko etc. all struggled last season but I don't think any of them were helped by us playing a different back 4 every game. Even if you don't have the best defenders, you can still have a strong defence if they are well organised and play regularly together.

Baldie will never ever play the same back 4 as long as hes got a hole in his arse - its his downfall and is the main reason why we were nowhere last season.

carl_feedthegoat wrote:

aaron bond wrote:But this season Pep needs to play the same back 4 as often as possible. We know Stones, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Mendy, Zinchenko etc. all struggled last season but I don't think any of them were helped by us playing a different back 4 every game. Even if you don't have the best defenders, you can still have a strong defence if they are well organised and play regularly together.

Baldie will never ever play the same back 4 as long as hes got a hole in his arse - its his downfall and is the main reason why we were nowhere last season.

I will be shocked if we manage to have a great season.
My feel is that our morale is low and our squad is tired and used.

Dubciteh wrote:

aaron bond wrote:It's disappointing that we have not brought in another centre back or left back yet, but if we were start this weekend with a back 4 of Walker, Ake, Laporte and Cancelo then that would be a solid back 4. That should be good enough to begin the season with and we still have a couple of weeks to bring new players in (and ship out some deadwood).

But this season Pep needs to play the same back 4 as often as possible. We know Stones, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Mendy, Zinchenko etc. all struggled last season but I don't think any of them were helped by us playing a different back 4 every game. Even if you don't have the best defenders, you can still have a strong defence if they are well organised and play regularly together.

Two left footed centre backs feels weird. I know right footers do it all the time but to me it feels awkward

I dont think its weird to be honest. I would have a good left footer in that position rather than an bad right one!!

Until we have a consistent back 4 playing together it doesn’t matter who we sign, defenders need to play together regular to develop into a unit
So chopping and changing defenders every week has the opposite effect and, leads to the unforced errors we saw occur last season.
A typical example of this is Sheffield United, ask yourself this -: name their back 4 without google - see what I mean, yet they had a good defence, in fact without it would have been relegated.

Isnt Ake still injured? I bet Fernandinho starts at CB vs Wolves

Saul Goodman wrote:Isnt Ake still injured? I bet Fernandinho starts at CB vs Wolves

Nope, in full training.

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:

Saul Goodman wrote:Isnt Ake still injured? I bet Fernandinho starts at CB vs Wolves

Nope, in full training.

Good, then Ake & Fern it is

Harry Dowd scored wrote:Until we have a consistent back 4 playing together it doesn’t matter who we sign, defenders need to play together regular to develop into a unit
So chopping and changing defenders every week has the opposite effect and, leads to the unforced errors we saw occur last season.
A typical example of this is Sheffield United, ask yourself this -: name their back 4 without google - see what I mean, yet they had a good defence, in fact without it would have been relegated.

Correct.

nottsblue wrote:

Harry Dowd scored wrote:Until we have a consistent back 4 playing together it doesn’t matter who we sign, defenders need to play together regular to develop into a unit
So chopping and changing defenders every week has the opposite effect and, leads to the unforced errors we saw occur last season.
A typical example of this is Sheffield United, ask yourself this -: name their back 4 without google - see what I mean, yet they had a good defence, in fact without it would have been relegated.

Correct.

Unfortunately won’t happen with tinkerman MKll