Man City players won everything they could domestically. It is the Champions League that they strive to win and without competing in this competition, they could well and truly lose the motivation and ask to leave.
Yet again, this came completely out of the blue. Who would have thought on Monday/Tuesday? Really well done by the board.
One thing, though - don't stop there. As it was said, keep 'em coming!
The AFCON is a good point. It will start right after the New Year so if we are to sign him, we will lose him for a month or so. Last time his country got eliminated in the Round of 16.
Everyone responsible at Chelsea should take this as a wake up call. For a long long time our main opponents slipped when we slipped and we were grateful. Well, not today. Today shows that sh.t does happen and can happen again.
Just get our sh.t together and start winning games again!