yep spam will prefer dealing with City so they can get Phillips in return.
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yep spam will prefer dealing with City so they can get Phillips in return.
Good as Rice is, if you're West Ham you're laughing if you get Phillips plus enough money to buy a top player in another position. Phillips is a very good player. He just needs a run of games and to keep himself fit.
I don't think City really need Rice at all. Woolwich do. I wonder if it's more of a case of them getting him more so just to stop him from strengthening Woolwich or United. I mean they also have Rico Lewis coming through who will probably end up as a defensive midfielder, who Guardiola likes a lot.
I don't think City really need Rice at all. Woolwich do. I wonder if it's more of a case of them getting him more so just to stop him from strengthening Woolwich or United. I mean they also have Rico Lewis coming through who will probably end up as a defensive midfielder, who Guardiola likes a lot.
City might not view it like that though. Rice is elite, him and Rodri together with Gvardiol would make the strongest defensive set up of any team in world football. They could even keep Stones in the team in the RCB position. Breaking down the below unit would be a nightmare.
Ederson
Stones Dias Gvardiol
Rice Rodri
Philips will be sitting on the bench and little else. He may or may not be happy with that but if he wants to actual play football West Ham would be fine.
I think he wants to at least try and break in to the first team at city, as unlikely as it might sound.
If he didn’t think he could do it and wanted first team football, he would’ve just stayed at his boyhood club.
Maybe but he now has his trophies. If Rice comes along with Kovacic he is entirely dependant on covering injuries. He must realise this
Despite any pubic rhetoric about 'stay and fight'; he'll want to play with the Euros in mind.
You could actually see Arse (or maybe even Pool) make a play for him if he thinks WH is beneath him.
That was before Kovacic & Rice darkened his doorstep.
Yeh, Ake & Akangi would be the losers here... Not Stones.
CB: Stones / Dias / Gvardiol
+ Ake & Akangi
CM: Rice, Rodri, Kovacic double pivot rotation..... All capable of striding into AM areas of the pitch.
They'll have more games than ever before next season (Charity Shield, Super Cup, Club World Cup) and will be expected to win them all.
Agreed although both Ake and Akanji are able to play RCB, LCB and CB given how many games City will play you think even with Stones Dias and Gvardiol they would get game time. I think it’s Walker that is leaving.
Their defensive setup is going to be crazy good if they get Rice and Gvardiol.
Pretty much what I alluded to...... They just won't be the first pick starters they were this season.
He could still be great in that 3 CB rotation; but I reckon it'll be one of those where Pep says "stay if you want, leave if you prefer".
.......When.
I'd pretty much conceded that they were gonna be utterly dominant next season even before the chips started to fall.
An unprecedented clean sweep (Quadruple + Charity Shield, Super Cup, Club World Cup) is entirely plausible.
Philips is made of tissue paper... If he's over his injuries then OK.
Villa? How many central midfielders do they want? They've already got McGinn, Ramsey, Douglas Luiz, Kamara and Tielemans. All fine players.
Surprised Liverpool aren't in for Adams. He's a good, energetic player and would compliment Mac Allister well.
Tonali is a very good player but is definitely not quite at Barella's level. I think Newcastle's midfield three will often be Tonali, Guimaeres and Joelinton, which looks great on paper. Not sure what the likes of Willock or Longstaff will make of that signing though. I thought they both had very good seasons.
Adams is a 6 for the USMNT and IMO he's best suited there, but he's played fullback at RB Leipzig.
Gonna be a busy summer of transfers for the 'Muricans. Tim Weah to Juventus reportedly close, he's been terrific of late in a US shirt.
As a way to "settle" what?
Surely it's of financial benefit to UEFA to have a big club like Juve raising the profile of a fledgling tournament?
If Juve want out it's cos it's convenient to them....... No way should it be seen as some kind of concession to be set off against any punishment they have coming their way?
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