Pizy

This is the slowest transfer we’ve known is done ever. He doing a world tour before signing or something? 😂

It’ll probably be the same old story. They’ll sit deep and let up pass the ball around with 80% possession and struggle to break them down. I think it’s critical we start the season well or we could be left behind by the other title challengers before the race really starts. If I remember correctly Liverpool and United have extremely soft fixtures to start with. Or at least one of them does. We can’t afford to fall 6-9 points behind anyone.

We’re almost surely going to look a whole lot like we did last season for at least the first few games until Lukaku gets up to speed and any other new signings are brought in. And by that I mean we’re going to really find it difficult to score goals and our pattern of play will look very laborious and tedious.

Didn’t Ziyech also get injured in the final match of preseason last year as well? Imagine how he must be feeling… 😔

A 180, no. Significantly better than last season, yes. Don’t need him to be a world beater just competent.

Yeah, it’s just sad watching Timo like this. Doesn’t look any more confident than last season. Just don’t get how someone can go from an almost arrogant assassin in front of goal to this.

Not really sure I understand playing several players who clearly won’t be here. Also not sure I like the idea of like half our best XI not playing a single preseason match before the PL season starts. Even if it’s just for 60 minutes I’d have played as close to our best XI as possible. We have a tough as hell start to the season and need these guys to hit the ground running.

Seeing as there have been zero links with anyone for RLC and since he’s in today’s squad I think he’s staying as our 4th choice CM.

I don’t recall actually seeing Kai leaving his medical and then boarding a plane like we did with Rom. Maybe my memory is fuzzy. I’m guessing it’ll now be Thursday for this announcement since we won’t do it on the day we have a match.

Weird how there’s no news today when the whole world knows what’s going on. Maybe the club waiting until Messi is made official to get some spotlight of our own?

Kind of surprised Mou would want him. Seems like a striker who would really frustrate him.

Much as I think Tammy is just an above average striker, I still wouldn’t sell him to a London rival like Spuds or Arse. Can see him getting on well at either. And like Lukaku having a chip on his shoulder wanting to prove all his doubters wrong, Tammy will have that same thing. Better he takes out that frustration of not making it at Chelsea for a foreign club than for a domestic one who can harm us. I mean, imagine if Tammy goes to Arse and outscores Lukaku this season. 😬😬😬 We’d be bantered for years. As for Moriba, he just has the look of the standard ultra talented youngster we always buy. Will probably go out on loan and never really actually play for the first team. Hard to feel anything about these links. We need a midfielder who’s ready made.

Watching highlights of his time at Man United and he is still very much effective in the box surrounded by defenders. He’s not just a Jamie Vardy type who almost requires open space to sprint into. He’s very strong in the air and at moving defenders with muscle. If we know we’re going to play an extremely deep defense those are hopefully the matches where Ziyech starts to whip the ball in over and over for Rom and Havertz.

100% need a midfielder. We can get on fine if Jorginho or Kova get injured for a bit but if Kante does we’d struggle in midfield against top sides.

Play with Harry Kane? How can Spuds suddenly afford 50m for a CB and 70m for Lautaro without selling anyone? Kane is surely off?

Thankfully we don’t really need him to do anything outside of his strengths. Put away the chances we create, stretch defenses by running in behind, hold the ball up and bring others into play like he did well at Inter. Simple as that. Unlike his time at United or Everton we have loads of players who can handle the creativity and buildup. Tuchel won’t be asking him to be Messi or Harry Kane or one of these strikers who drops deep and becomes a playmaker spraying the ball around. The club and TT clearly wanted a classic #9 and that’s what Rom is. Let’s hope it pays off.

I would absolutely love Locatelli. Unreal on the ball and also puts in a good shift defensively. Young and pretty inexpensive as well. Juve have been stalling on him all summer. Bet if we went for it we’d get him.

Lukaku + Koundé + a midfielder and we’ll have had two exceptional summer windows in a row. With just Lukaku and Koundé I’ll feel pretty confident in a serious title push but still think we’d be living dangerously without another midfield body if Kante got injured again which happens more frequently these days.

Wonder if he takes over as our primary penalty taker from Jorginho. You always want to see your main striker step up and put them away since it feeds their confidence. He did so for Inter so I’m sure he’ll put himself forward.

Even better. Preferably Real Madrid because they’re the kings at publicly tapping up and turning players’ heads.

Glad it’s done. As for Haaland, I really hope City now fail in their pursuit of Kane and go for Haaland next summer. It’s gotten to the point where I hope to see him anywhere but Man United and their arrogant, asshole supporters. Even if it makes our title aspirations harder.

I hear Sir Jordan Pickford was back to his brilliant self today. 😂😂😂

Honestly, I don’t think he cares much about any football related goals anymore. He’s won everything already multiple times. I think it’s all about lifestyle happiness at this point in his career. Playing with his mates and taking it easy most match weeks.

Yes, of course I’m glad he’s not popping up at City. But just as a fan of football in general him going to PSG seems kind of beneath him.

I mean, they clearly don’t care about FFP since it’s effectively dead now so they can probably offer him €1m per week like Messi and Neymar without issue. Would’ve been nice to see him go to a competitive league like England. Watching PSG kill everyone 6-0 each week sure isn’t going to be exciting.