Summer Spending

Tough start to the season with it all too, with acon n copa our front 3 were left with no pre season n little time off. Chuck in the extra games super cup charity shield etc

comment by There'sOnlyOneRed's (U1721)
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comment by Inbefore (U20589)
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comment by Inbefore (U20589)
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Think klopps on a 15m net spend per year average with us, squads average age is prob 27ish now most the key players are entering 27/28 years old what many call prime years though the cbs usually a little laterand keepers even more so.

it is evident though how far behind city we still are in squad strength on paper our line up was like 320m vs spurs with a 50m bench of which half was llallana and over a third of the starting 11 was vvd n the keeper. Cities line up vs villa was 500m and a 215m bench. Look at that however u like, more credit to how well we have done.
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And they have the likes of laporte and sane etc out its mental
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Sane was going to Bayern anyhow so they wouldn't have had him.
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City said there was no chance of this happening, no?

There's 3 years minimum left in this current team. Enjoy the ride.

We don't need to buy much in the summer really maybe someone who can play left or right back to cover to be honest. And only if anyone leaves to replace them.

Origi. Gone in the summer you reckon? Good player, great at times. Not an automatic replacement for any of the front three though.

If he goes, I wish him well. But .. has anyone seen him make a tackle, a la Robby, TAA, or Virgil? Remember that time in the CL final, the ball was laid on to him and the Spurs goalie came racing out. O made no attempt to get stuck in. The more I watch him, the more I notice it

He’s scored the winner in that game, no question, he’s scored some really crucial goals but, unlike Sadio for example, he doesn’t seem to get stuck in to win the ball.

comment by JimmyTheRed (U1682)
posted 7 minutes ago
Origi. Gone in the summer you reckon? Good player, great at times. Not an automatic replacement for any of the front three though.

If he goes, I wish him well. But .. has anyone seen him make a tackle, a la Robby, TAA, or Virgil? Remember that time in the CL final, the ball was laid on to him and the Spurs goalie came racing out. O made no attempt to get stuck in. The more I watch him, the more I notice it

He’s scored the winner in that game, no question, he’s scored some really crucial goals but, unlike Sadio for example, he doesn’t seem to get stuck in to win the ball.
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Agree with this. He doesn't have that extra bit of aggressiveness needed to play in this team. Decent off the bench but we can do better and he can do better than being a last ten minute of the bench player.

Origi doesn't need to be a replacement for the front three. Having like for like players on the bench isn't always the best.

Origi provides something different to any of our other attackers and is happy to be on the bench.

I wouldn't mind keeping Origi in all honesty. Man is a cult hero and plays like one as well. Moments of brilliance and equally atrocious sometimes 2 mins apart...and he has coldest celebrations in the game.

A legend in his own right.

Origi just won't cut it any where as a main number 9. He is destined to be a super sub.

I think we will lose Shaq, Lallana, Lovren and possibly Origi in summer. They will all need replacing and we need LB and RB cover who isn't Milner.

I am also concerned about Keita's future given his injury record. If he can sustain his fitness then I think he, Fab, Hendo, Wij, Ox and Milner is sufficient and Lallana won't need replacing.