You’re the one who keeps mentioning the goal record! I never referred to it in my original post so I’m not sure of the relevance of it; you’re refuting an assertion that was never made.
100m price tag on him after this season. I wonder if City put a buy back clause on him.
Plus 9 assists. 29 direct goal contributions in 28 games. All whilst playing for a mediocre Chelsea team.
The goal record is obviously the biggest change. He always looked a good player in open play.
Well they play totally different positions.
Didn't he openly want to leave City for regular playing time. Makes you wonder what would have happened if he stayed one more season and had a break through campaign instead of moving away to Chelsea. Maybe could have displaced Bernado Silva?
Bernado Silva is a far, far better player for what City need in that position. He would have had the exact role he had historically at City.
He’s good, obviously a quality player, but the pens make him look a lot better than he might look in a season or two. We’ve been there with Bruno, and also having bought a lot of penalty takers to the club at the same time previously under Jose. It won’t be close to sustainable.
No one’s taking his penalties off him? Even if he’s already scored 2 or 3 in the match. “MINE”
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The Bruno comparison is apt. I don't mean to be unkind as he is a good player (as is Bruno) but a season where you get an unexpected number of penalties like we had with Bruno is extremely helpful. Not just in your overall tally but it helps you penalty taker hugely confidence wise as they don't often face long spells without scoring.
Watching a bang average striker throw a tantrum about not being allowed to take a penalty when he didn't have the courage to set down the marker and demand penalties earlier in the season is amusing. Terrible look for Jackson.
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Weirdly I have not seen Jackson arguing to take the high pressure penalties that Palmer has taken this season.
I'm don't follow City or Chelsea enough to know so thanks for your take. I'm basically trying to compare an apple with and apple but obviously I'm wrong. So are you saying he wouldn't be in the first XI at City now?
I don't think he's argued to take any before tonight, high pressure or not The game was over and Palmer had already scored a hard trick.
I wouldn't imagine he would be in the starting line up no.
Do they? They can both play central and both can play wide. Paqueta plays central for Brazil and has done for West Ham before and palmer played wide against us a few week ago. There not that different. Why would city want Paqueta when they have Grealish, Doku, Bernardo and even Fodan for the wide positions?
So then he doesn't want to be the penalty taker and face the pressure that comes with it but just wants to throw a tantrum when the player who has accepted that responsibility won't just hand it over to him because he has already scored a hat trick?
Still though, penalties are about consistency, you want to be taking them all if you have been already.
Embarrassing from Jackson and Madueke.
Definitely. And stupid from Poch to tell them they were allowed to decide on the pitch who took the pens.
Agreed. Poch should pick 1, 2 and 3 before the season starts.
I'm not sure what you are talking about.
What a silly goose.
He could be top scorer if he could finish consistently.
