choffer Posted July 27, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, Zatman said: City should retire Silva jersey, probably build a statue for him too. City greatest ever player and one of the greatest to play in English football ever 100% this. One of the most enjoyable players to watch that has ever played in this country. Edited July 27, 2020 by choffer Not the retiring the shirt bit. That’s just for small time clubs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Said before my problem with him is my overall enjoyment of football has decreased and I don't really watch that many games as a neutral anymore so haven't actually watched that much of him, I have no interest in City so therefore have no interest in him, or toure, or aguero, or KDB In the polls that have been going around fabregas is my favourite PL Spaniard by a distance, he played in an arsenal team that I did really enjoy watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 Silva changed how midfielders were viewed in the Premier League, before a midfielder was build like a Lampard or Gerrard or Vieira. Athletes who would burst box to box and be physical. Silva was the first to bring a bit of flair for a small guy and has arguably paved the way for this generation of Jack, Maddison and Mount who are more in the technical mould. Before Silva coming they would have rarely got a chance in England 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 27, 2020 Moderator Share Posted July 27, 2020 16 minutes ago, Zatman said: Silva changed how midfielders were viewed in the Premier League, before a midfielder was build like a Lampard or Gerrard or Vieira. Athletes who would burst box to box and be physical. Silva was the first to bring a bit of flair for a small guy and has arguably paved the way for this generation of Jack, Maddison and Mount who are more in the technical mould. Before Silva coming they would have rarely got a chance in England Cesc Fabregas says “remember me?” 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 City bid £40m for Ake accepted. Bournemouth “sale” has begun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 Looks like Garcia will turn down a new deal and go to Barcelona. Something is seriously wrong at City if keep losing youth players like this, if Sancho goes for 100 odd million its going to look one of biggest transfer flops by City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Garcia says he can't get games, I thought he was doing OK, signing Ake probably the nail in the coffin though But moving to barca...won't get better for him there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Garcia says he can't get games, I thought he was doing OK, signing Ake probably the nail in the coffin though But moving to barca...won't get better for him there Apparently City offered him 45k a week to stay, he has made 13 appearances last season. Crazy money He be ahead of Stones and Otamendi for me. Think Laporte and Ake both left sided as well so he might have got game time unless Pep is copying the Smith tactics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Zatman said: Apparently City offered him 45k a week to stay, he has made 13 appearances last season. Crazy money And this is the problem with modern football, the guy is 19, what does he think he should be earning. Credit to city for not offering even more to keep him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 41 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: And this is the problem with modern football, the guy is 19, what does he think he should be earning. Credit to city for not offering even more to keep him. Maybe he actually wants to play regularly. Possibly Barca made him promises City couldn't match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, dubbs said: Maybe he actually wants to play regularly. Possibly Barca made him promises City couldn't match? Homesickness is about the only reason I could think of, he's from Barcelona, spent 9 years there, returning home which is hard to argue with In terms of football, wages and management barca can't offer him more than city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 2 hours ago, dubbs said: Maybe he actually wants to play regularly. Possibly Barca made him promises City couldn't match? Possibly, but 13 appearances at 19 isn’t too bad, especially for a defender. It seems post lockdown he was one of Peps favoured choices for the cb position so would imagine he’d get even more game time next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 8 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: Possibly, but 13 appearances at 19 isn’t too bad, especially for a defender. It seems post lockdown he was one of Peps favoured choices for the cb position so would imagine he’d get even more game time next season He's seen them buy Aki for £40m and realised that's pushed him down the queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 HA! HAHAHAHAHA! Glad they failed to win the Champions League again... Serves them right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 15, 2020 Moderator Share Posted August 15, 2020 I’ve been saying it for years and years going back to his time in Germany, Pep is the most over rated football manager I’ve ever seen. Remember all the BS when he was appointed about how he would revolutionise English football? It was ridiculous at the time and look laughable now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 Pep has been found out again, one of football biggest con artists. Henry Winter must be crying now that he would revolutionise English football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) In his four seasons been knocked out by Monaco, Liverpool, Spurs and Lyon. Pretty poor that. Will be a decade since he's won CL by the time next season ends. Edited August 15, 2020 by VillaChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, Zatman said: Pep has been found out again, one of football biggest con artists. Henry Winter must be crying now that he would revolutionise English football Tad harsh, some of the football Man City have played has been scintillating. He’s fallen short of the big one, but has won 2 premier league titles and 4 domestic cups in 4 years. Not the greatest ever, not a con artist either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Genie said: Tad harsh, some of the football Man City have played has been scintillating. He’s fallen short of the big one, but has won 2 premier league titles and 4 domestic cups in 4 years. Not the greatest ever, not a con artist either. In recent years been dumped oyt by Lyon, Monaco and Spurs. Hardly Europes elite If was Mourinho it would be called shameful Edited August 15, 2020 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: I recent years been dumped oyt by Kyin, Monaco and Spurs. Hardly Europes elite They beat the Spanish champions and most successful team in European cup history a week ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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