King Kante 1,643 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Jas said: Don't forget, Mount hates Havertz! More importantly don't forget the ✅ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 40 minutes ago, Jas said: True but assuming everyone is fit (like they all were since the last international break), how long we can really rotate before someone becomes unhappy? If Tuchel sticks with the back 3 and say Mount is a certainty to start, then that leaves only 2 spaces. IF we get Haaland, you aren't exactly going to bench him either I'd imagine. Every one of the others would want to start week in week out. They are not going to be happy to play one game, sit out one game and then play one game again. As mentioned, our attackers were injury free since the March international break with the exception of Havertz for that Leicester league game and during that period, there were some noises about Pulisic not being happy with his lack of playing time/super sub role. Imagine next season with one more superstar in the team! And USA did not qualify for the Olympics but Pulisic will be playing for USA at the Gold Cup this summer. I don't disagree with having options to rotate like City but on the other hand, one could also argue about the benefit of having consistent selection like Liverpool. You'll always have patches in the season where some don't play as often as they'd like but I'm sure with 6 players, come the end of the season they'd have all started 30 games and probably played their part in 40 or more. It would be up to Tuchel to get them all aiming for one common goal, which is more trophies. I'd like to hope that the UCL has only given them a thirst for more and we've potentially got the squad to challenge on multiple fronts next season. Mount, Havertz and Werner could all play big parts for their countries this summer, and as you mentioned Pulisic is playing in the Gold Cup. Add to that extra club games, international games, Ziyech at the Afcon and then the World Cup next summer, the fixture list this next year is going to be ridiculous. They will all need opportunities to be rotated and rested during the season and I think 6 is a good number for 3 positions. I wouldn't necessarily say Mount is a certainty. I think he currently is in our "best XI" but we got a couple of good results/performances without him under Tuchel and the onus is on him to kick on again this coming season as he definitely needs to add more goals to his game to get to break into the highest level of players. Haaland too, would likely be used more often than not but he's not a cast iron guarantee to hit the ground running. He may need next season to acclimatise himself, so the alternative options to him could end up being a blessing. Unlike say Werner, who wasn't pulled out of the firing line when he was struggling for form because we had no other options at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Haaland, Werner, Havertz, Mount, Ziyech, Pulisic, and CHO For 3 spots.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,348 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 £90m + Tammy + CHO loan, go go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,941 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Fuck sake I'm starting to get gassed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 20 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: Haaland, Werner, Havertz, Mount, Ziyech, Pulisic, and CHO For 3 spots.... Cannot see Ziyech lasting tbh. CHO also doesn't look like he has much of a chance bar RWB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Feeling the same skepticism as last year when rumors of Havertz first started appearing. That one turned out okay in the end. 😆 Probably not quite impossible but really, really difficult to make happen. Whatever happens, let's hope it gets settled rather quickly. Would hate a lengthy transfer saga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,941 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 20 minutes ago, Mana said: Don't get your expectations up just yet...still got a long way to go here. Big Roman is going all in. You don't hear that often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,140 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Send Tammy and CHO the other day and they will be fucking buzzing with a load of cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Throw in Bakayoko so they don't notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 368 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) Give them money, Ziyech, CHO and Tammy. Edited June 7, 2021 by R2D2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,952 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Player swaps never happen. Or if they do it’s ultra rare. And if Dortmund were interested in any of our players I think CHO is the only one. Tammy is nowhere near Haaland’s level so them replacing one with the other makes no sense. Any deal here will be straight cash I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Pizy said: Tammy is nowhere near Haaland’s level so them replacing one with the other makes no sense. Well to be fair they are really unlikely to find a striker even close to as good as Haaland anywhere. But if they got say Tammy + 110M they could use the remaining cash to improve on other areas of the team as well so it might not even matter if Haaland's direct replacement isn't as good. Edited June 7, 2021 by Jype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGuy 10 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) do you consider so much Haaland because his stats on goals, or because you have seen him play? if you have, what skills him has? Edited June 7, 2021 by BlueGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 13 minutes ago, iceboy said: I am giddy DDA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 23 minutes ago, iceboy said: SP knows feck all. NikkiCFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I really find it hard to believe that Dortmund would sell both Sancho AND Haaland in the same window. And IF they are inclined to sell Haaland this summer, then I'd be surprised if someone like City wouldn't try to make a move when they are also looking for a striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 18 minutes ago, Jas said: I really find it hard to believe that Dortmund would sell both Sancho AND Haaland in the same window. And IF they are inclined to sell Haaland this summer, then I'd be surprised if someone like City wouldn't try to make a move when they are also looking for a striker. To be fair, City are also normally discreet so I don't think we would know. Furthermore, I am not sure Haaland is a Pep type player, I could see him wanting Kane more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, King Kante said: To be fair, City are also normally discreet so I don't think we would know. Furthermore, I am not sure Haaland is a Pep type player, I could see him wanting Kane more. Maybe but Levy is a more pain in the arse to deal with and Haaland would represent a better, longer term investment than Kane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,952 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I agree that Haaland doesn’t seem like the sort of striker that Pep would normally fancy. He’s not really a guy who plays in intricate spaces and is heavily involved in the buildup. And he definitely isn’t a striker who likes standing around the box while City’s midfielders ping it around a hundred times. For me the two clubs he would fit like a glove in the PL are ourselves and Liverpool. Teams that like to aggressively press, win the ball high, and blitz opponents with pace and athleticism. He’s a monster in open space and with the runners we’d have around him that space will be available to him constantly. Saying all that, Haaland would of course score a boat load in the City team. But so would any top striker. DDA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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