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I would of taken 30mil for Torres and ran. I just dont see him improving or ever being the type of player Dembele and Raphinha are. And if we need a player to play more inside, Fati has proven much better and he's operating at 50% capacity still.

I was really hoping to see a lot more of him. He had some clever moments in preseason, especially considering they were his first true moments playing with the team.

I read that he doesnt have great pace, can anyone that follows La Masia comment on his speed?

I'm glad he had a good game, but as I said, it doesnt change the fact that he was not present most of the end of the season into preseason and the beginning of this season. His work rate and fighter mentality was never in doubt, it's a question of where else does he excel and offer the team. He...

Roberto and Alba are both not strong defensively though. I said two attacking or two defensive fullbacks is too much. One attacking (Balde) and one more defensive (Kounde) is what I prefer. Balde has just been a bit more safe due to being young and trying to not make mistakes, but we've seen...

He scored 15 goals in 13 games in the CL with Dortmund. Why would he not be able to do that with a far superior team in Man City? Most successful teams in the past have that 9 in the box that commands multicoverage and can score out of nowhere. City hasnt had that until now, and they also have...

To be fair, that defending was absolutely horrific...

To be honest I've never seen the appeal of Gavi that others do. I remember mentioning this a while back, and surprisingly a few respectable posters disagreed. The rest of the season however, especially towards the end of last season, Gavi was very uninvolved and played in quite a few matches...

I couldnt disagree more. Attacking fullbacks add depth to the attack, and ones that are serious threats draw defenders out wide so the wingers dont always have to and can play closer to the net. They also can link up with the fullbacks with the space they create. I prefer one strong, defensive...

Sweet, that was a good change.

I thought it was if the player has featured in the CL already for his current club, he cant play in the CL for the new club he transferred to in the winter.

You can check my earlier posts on him, I was all about giving him a fair shake but he wasnt good last season. He had a few decent games where he scored (despite missing 4x as many as he scored) but soon after he kept missing. Halfway through second half of season he wasnt even getting into...

Alonso isnt the player I would of wanted, but he isnt a bum. He's very strong going forward, as a creator or scorer. He's not the best defensively though but neither is Alba, who doesnt have the pace or lungs to get back the way he used to. The only part about the deal I dislike is 3 years...

Where are all the "he's going to struggle in the EPL" and "he's just a tap in merchant" people? /crickets

Confidence can do a lot for a player, and you get that by starting, especially as a young player. You can tell Balde is mostly focusing on keeping it simple and not making mistakes, but for a young player just starting with the first team, that is a good first objective to strive for. Lewa was...

To be fair, Christensen has been very solid when he has played. It's hard to forget how shit Eric was at times last season and those ridiculous penalties, fouls and handballs. I hope Eric keeps it up, but he needs more than a few decent games against mediocre opposition to erase last season.

I'd be down with that!

Torres won't want to leave, and any decent team of his caliber that's willing to buy him for 15-20mil he wont want to join...and any team he wants to join dont want him. We're stuck with him, especially if he continues where he left off last season, which was gradually becoming worse.

Dude, how was he brought in to be Busquets replacement yet he's been played as CM 99.9% of the time since the moment we bought him. Your logic makes no sense, there are no supporting details or argument to your claim. If he was bought to be our eventual DM, he'd play there more than a few times...

Your overall insight on things is...yikes.