Pre-window transfers

Per usual, City are getting right down to it and shelling out the cash for big name new players. Given the circumstances though, one has to wonder if what they're doing is smart.

It appears that in the past 36 hours, City have managed to spend 60M pounds (including next years salaries for the players) without even having a manager. To me this begs the question: is the front office going to be dictating the style of play next year? The main reason of employing a manager is that they are experienced coaches who understand the flow of football. Ideally, your manager knows what tactics to use and when, he is a good man manager, and he recognizes when there is a need to bring in new talent or let declining players leave. However, without a manager running the show, it would appear as though Khaldoon has his own opinions on the football and that he is really the one who works for all the new signings we have had in the past few years.

Say that Pelligrini is hired within the next week and he does tell the press that he is bringing his 4-3-3 style to Manchester, well then Jesus Navas seems like a credible signing since he is perfectly suited to play the right winger role that Pelligrini will look for. Fernandinho is another story though. For a reported 30M euros, I don't see Fernandinho adding much to the side. We already have two great attacking midfield players in Silva and Nasri (although I think Nasri should leave for France). Our defensive style midfield is just fine too, considering Gareth Barry has cemented himself as a first team regular and that just last August we paid 16M pounds to Benfica for Javi Garcia. Furthermore, Jack Rodwell a young, impressive physical specimen with plenty of good footballing qualities, I think that it should be a priority of the next manager to develop him into a solid player which the team can rely on in midfield. After all, Yaya turned 30 this year and won't be world class forever. I see Rodwell as his successor, but certainly not Fernandinho. Let's not forget that the Brazilian is not exactly young either, coming in at 28 years of age. The way I see it, when a player is brought into the club, he should be overtly better than the player he is replacing/competing with, or he should bring a new dynamic to the team that it did not have before. I do not think Fernandinho is as good as our midfield as it is, let alone better, and I do not think that his style of play brings anything new to the team.

So, my first advice to City would be to HIRE A MANAGER!! My second piece of advice would be to focus on getting as much quality for the money you spend as possible; not throwing 30M pounds at players who at best add depth to the squad.


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