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[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Oscar Bobb is their youth replacement for Palmer right?

[Vesper 29,290]

super game

[LAM09 6,857]

Imagine if De Bruyne played that pass for our attackers. The composure from Bobb was something else. 

It seems like they are producing some real talent over there.

[Vesper 29,290]

  On 13/01/2024 at 19:30, Sir Mikel OBE said:

Oscar Bobb is their youth replacement for Palmer right?

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technically Jérémy Doku is why they sold Palmer, at least that is what Pep said

[cosmicway 1,333]

Pep is an idiot.
The players are good but he is a fool.
One up and Newcastle were making counterattacks three against one.
He was playing without defense.
You may do that if you play agaist Gibraltar, you are 2-0 up and you think they are idiots and leave them alone.

[Vesper 29,290]

  On 13/01/2024 at 19:30, Sir Mikel OBE said:

Oscar Bobb is their youth replacement for Palmer right?

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also

[Vesper 29,290]

  On 13/01/2024 at 19:35, cosmicway said:

Pep is an idiot.

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Barcelona

La Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12
Supercopa de España: 2009, 2010, 2011
UEFA Champions League: 2008–09, 2010–11
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011
FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011

Bayern Munich

Bundesliga: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
DFB-Pokal: 2013–14, 2015–16
UEFA Super Cup: 2013
FIFA Club World Cup: 2013

Manchester City

Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
FA Cup: 2018–19, 2022–23
EFL Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
FA Community Shield: 2018, 2019
UEFA Champions League: 2022–23
UEFA Super Cup: 2023
FIFA Club World Cup: 2023

[cosmicway 1,333]

  On 13/01/2024 at 19:39, Vesper said:

Barcelona

La Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12
Supercopa de España: 2009, 2010, 2011
UEFA Champions League: 2008–09, 2010–11
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011
FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011

Bayern Munich

Bundesliga: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
DFB-Pokal: 2013–14, 2015–16
UEFA Super Cup: 2013
FIFA Club World Cup: 2013

Manchester City

Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
FA Cup: 2018–19, 2022–23
EFL Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
FA Community Shield: 2018, 2019
UEFA Champions League: 2022–23
UEFA Super Cup: 2023
FIFA Club World Cup: 2023

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With super budgets, Arabs, FFP violations, Ovebro referee when he was in Barcelona.

 

[bluesman2610 1,369]

  On 13/01/2024 at 19:35, Vesper said:

also

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On their bench he would be so much better than our current midfield 

[Vesper 29,290]

  On 13/01/2024 at 19:48, cosmicway said:

With super budgets, Arabs, FFP violations, Ovebro referee when he was in Barcelona.

 

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if Citeh pull off the treble again

he will have 40 trophies in 15 years

including 4 CLs, 4 trebles(some of them quads/quntiples) and he already has 4 world club cups (would have 5 if they played it in December 2024, but the new format means it is not)

super budgets alone do not win that (look at us, look at Barca post Pep, look at Manure)

 

[Magic Lamps 11,677]

First half of the season City looked saturier and void of ideas . Kdb makes a huge difference. Have to change my mind. The treble is definitely in reach for them again. 

[Vesper 29,290]

  On 13/01/2024 at 20:03, Magic Lamps said:

First half of the season City looked saturier and void of ideas . Kdb makes a huge difference. Have to change my mind. The treble is definitely in reach for them again. 

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only teams that could have a decent shot at stopping another treble (and it would be a quintuple, they blew the last great shot at being the first team ever with a linear AND same season Septuple when they lost the CS and the League Cup) are

CL , MAYBE Bayern or Real Madrid

EPL, Pool

and then an upset in the FA Cup

Edited January 13, 2024 by Vesper

[cosmicway 1,333]

  On 13/01/2024 at 19:55, Vesper said:

if Citeh pull off the treble again

he will have 40 trophies in 15 years

including 4 CLs, 4 trebles(some of them quads/quntiples) and he already has 4 world club cups (would have 5 if they played it in December 2024, but the new format means it is not)

super budgets alone do not win that (look at us, look at Barca post Pep, look at Manure)

 

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Barca have no money.
Manure and cfc are the exceptions.

[Vesper 29,290]

  On 13/01/2024 at 20:10, cosmicway said:

Barca have no money.

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they sure as fuck did when they dumped £700m (salary and fees) on just 3 players

Griezmann

Ousmane Dembele

Coutinho

plus paying Messi alone over £100m a year total compensation

 

[Vesper 29,290]

  On 13/01/2024 at 20:03, Magic Lamps said:

First half of the season City looked saturier and void of ideas . Kdb makes a huge difference. Have to change my mind. The treble is definitely in reach for them again. 

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and they are reeling off win after win (8 out of 9) without the world's best CF (and w/o De Bruyne for most of it)

plus a CB as LB (Gvardiol)

[Strike 7,309]

  On 13/01/2024 at 19:50, bluesman2610 said:

On their bench he would be so much better than our current midfield 

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Really shows the difference in thinking where Pep was targeting Paqueta, Nunes in midfield and we were looking at pure data driven DM signings. 

[Strike 7,309]

Doesn’t feel like it but Chelsea is above Newcastle and Man United in the table and we have won 4 of the last 5 in the league. 

[NikkiCFC 8,102]

  On 14/01/2024 at 02:49, Strike said:

Really shows the difference in thinking where Pep was targeting Paqueta, Nunes in midfield and we were looking at pure data driven DM signings. 

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Are we gonna pretend Nunes is doing good for them? Or Kovacic? If they are here we would complain why we did not get hottest prospects in Enzo and Caicedo...