What..? They had 63 pts last sesson and are on pace for 76 pts right now.Arsenal look so good they are pretty much in the same position as under Wenger. Why has the barometer changed now Wenger has left? They have gone from reaching top 4 is rubbish to reaching top 4 is a success in the space of 6 months, I don’t get it.
If that were the case then we would still have Zaha, DiMaria and DepayWhat sets City apart is how they can keep buying players over and over for the same positions until they get one that works. The squad depth they have amassed doing that is incredible. If we buy a left winger and he turns out to be a dud, we have to live with it. They just go and buy another one in the next window. If we do buy someone else, we have to add them to the priority list and maybe we buy them next window, maybe in 2 or 3 years time, or whenever the finances work. We just cant match them in throwing money at each and every position at any time they like, and neither can anyone else in the league.
£1bn in one go doesn't really address that even though it would help our squad massively. If we buy £1bn worth of duds we are stuck with them. City would just go and replace the lot.
Griezmann will never be a United player with Mourinho in charge, and if he did buy him, he would put him on the wing. Mourinho likes a big man up frontI think we have potential with our existing team and add a few more to strengthen.
I'd like to see Mbappe and Hazard. (I'm only Hazarding a guess here). Both these on the wings would be frightening for a start.
As a striker, Griezmann would kill it.
Van Dyke to strengthen the defence and I think this would be a world beating team.
The wonders a new manager will do for you, especially one that is more in tune with modern faster paced football.Arsenal look so good they are pretty much in the same position as under Wenger. Why has the barometer changed now Wenger has left? They have gone from reaching top 4 is rubbish to reaching top 4 is a success in the space of 6 months, I don’t get it.
In fairness to Man City despite spending like a drunken sailor on transfer fees when they first came into money they stood with United, Liverpool and most of the major clubs in Europe refusing to pay obscene agents fees when wages started spiraling totally out of control, the thinking being that if we are paying your client £100,000+ a week they, and not the buying club should reward the agent for closing the deal, and rightly so, but Chelsea had other ideas......Refusing to pay agent fees made us lose out on so many players in Sir Alex’s final years. I certainly don’t blame Sir Alex for any of the situation we are in now but I think, much like Wenger, they couldn’t accept what was happening with football agents. We lost out badly to teams who accepted it. In the main City and Chelsea.
ThisIt is becoming very hard to like football.
99 times out 100 the team that spends the most in a league win said league. You can only get so far with players of less ability. Or if you're lucky enough to get a bunch of world class youngster all come through the ranks at the same time, but that happens very rarely.£1bn is still an insane amount of money, unless you only go for the very best players in the world. You could make a whole new squad with that money, and then some.
Besides it's not really how much you spend, it's how well you spend it.
Good point, but what were you thinking? What big men are available nowadays. Not many Drogbas around. There's Cavani? But he's getting oldGriezmann will never be a United player with Mourinho in charge, and if he did buy him, he would put him on the wing. Mourinho likes a big man up front
Neymar, Dembele, Isco, De Jong, Mbappe, Messi, Pogba.It’s actually not that crazy a question. I expect City will spend the best part of £1bn over the next 5 seasons.
It doesn't matter they are still outside the top 4. Wenger's Arsenal were in a similar position last season i.e not in the top 4 and haven't beaten a top 6 side yet. Like I said the minute Wenger left all of sudden reaching top 4 is a success again, this wasn't enough for Arsenal fans for years and now it defines a good season for them?What..? They had 63 pts last sesson and are on pace for 76 pts right now.
The baromter last season was not 'reaching top 4 is rubbish', they weren't even close and it would have been a success to qualify for CL.
What I'm thinking? I would love to have a player like Griezmann. Just know that Mourinho wouldn't use him right and will likely still want Arnotovic...Good point, but what were you thinking? What big men are available nowadays. Not many Drogbas around. There's Cavani? But he's getting old
After missing out on the Top 4 two years in a row, yes it does. This wasn't all of a sudden, but building up over those seasons. Don't know what's surprising about that it clearly makes perfect sense and the reasons are obvious.Like I said the minute Wenger left all of sudden reaching top 4 is a success again, this wasn't enough for Arsenal fans for years and now it defines a good season for them?
Whilst the Glazers are parasites who have sucked hundred of millions out of the club, we haven't been on a downward spiral since 2005: we reached three Champions League final in four years after that. We've been on a downward spiral since Fergie retired, which left the Glazers without a genius to cover for them.Tweet
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I agree with the Sane transfer.Better comparison to Martial and Depay would be Sane, who, when they signed wasn't proven but a similar price (£37M plus addons).
Did he actually say this? Seems weird considering we were constantly linked with Aguero for ages and that we were in for Hazard and the supposed reason we pulled out was due to the demands of the agent in fees.SAF thought Aguero would not succeed in the PL. The same with Hazard. If we had a decent team of younger players when he retired we may not have been in this position. He later on became a short term fixer and did not invest properly after Ronaldo left.
Shame really. Are you pro or against Mourinho?What I'm thinking? I would love to have a player like Griezmann. Just know that Mourinho wouldn't use him right and will likely still want Arnotovic...
I don't think you really have to ask that question do you?Shame really. Are you pro or against Mourinho?
The problem is ourselves and our mismanagement not city.The problem is city are here to stay and they will improve their squad even more.
I agree, we saw last season that it is tactics that can beat City, not just players. If we had Klopp we wouldn't need £1bn.We'd finish second in the league most likely.
Think about when Madrid were up against Barcelona at their peak a few years ago. The Madrid team were hardly lacking talent. You could have taken a world 11 and handed them to Mourinho and Barca would have dominated most matches against them due to the way the team played with absolute dedication to the tiki-taka system.
We could have Pogba, Kante and Kroos in midfield with Mbappe Neymar and Dembele up front and I think we'd still lose 80% of matches against the current City team because they'd still dominate possession and stifle counter attacks.
Fernandinho and B Silva are not better than Kante or Pogba, whilst Mahrez and Sterling are not as far ahead of Martial and Sanchez as yesterday's performance would indicate, so it's clear that the first 11 isn't the only issue. I don't think Jose could reliably beat Pep's City with even £1b unfortunately.
I only watch United games and international tournaments for this reason.It is becoming very hard to like football.
Why does it make any difference? 20m or 200m it's all the same to me tbh.It is becoming very hard to like football.
Nice £1bn spent there. How does your wage bill look now?1000m to spend :
1) Kimmich (Bayern) RB 100m
2) Alaba (Bayern) LB 100m
3) Koulibaly (Napoli) CB 100m
4) Matthijs De Ligt (Ajax) CB 100m
5) Frenkie De Jong (Ajax) MF 100m
6) Pulisic (Dortmund) MF 100m
7) Isco (R Madrid) MF 100m
8) Griezmann (A Madrid) FW 150m
9) Dybala (Juventus) FW 150m
p/s : Need to get rid Jose or else the above players wont come.
Doesn't matter when the Saudis take over , they can easily buy 10,000,000 shirts to beat the FFP!Nice £1bn spent there. How does your wage bill look now?