john68 wrote:PeterParker wrote:Dimples wrote:I reckon a Kun replacement deal has been agreed and it is not one of the usual suspects?
That is the thing right there. Kun's replacement can be either Haaland, either Kane, but they still need to fill big shoes.
Anyone else is not a replacement, but a small fix, a patch.
If you put your pessimism behind you for a moment or two Peter and emerge from your left over comfort zone of self pity because we are now only the 2nd best team in Europe.......
We have in recent years lost a number of irreplaceable World class superstars and actually replaced them quite well, whilst also improving our performances as a team.
YAYA in his his pomp, not only ably defended our defence but was used to great effect by Mancini towards the end of the of the 2012 campaign further up the field destroying opposotion defences.....Irreplaceable until Fernandhino.
ZABBA maybe wasn't the greatest full back, but his spirit, courage and effort were also irreplaceable. And though maybe not fully replaced, Walker has done more than a half decent job getting up and down that flank.
DAVID SILVA earned the name El Mago by his sheer skill and ability to unlock defences and his vision to seen the perfect pass. There will never be another Siva, yet with a few differences in his armoury, Our Phil Foden has covered that loss more than adequately.
KOMPANY was not only our players' leader, in fact our club's leader on and off the pitch. he too was irreplaceable until wer signed Dias ahead of all the other Worldie central defenders we were linked with and had to buy but didn't. This 4th or 5th choice defender turned out to be every bit as good a defender as Vinnie as well as being a leader on the field at a very young age. The honoured footballer of the year no less.
We have seen many young superstars hit the heights then fade, so Haarland, obviously a huge talent, though untired in the Prem may be the City target but he doesn't come with any guarantees. Notr does Kane, great scorer, tried and tested in the Prem but maybe a bit injury prone and no longer in the flush of youth. Kane comes at a. over inflated price but no guarantee.
So itmay be abiy silly to demand what you want like some child passing the ice cream counter but our record of replaceing irrepaceable superstars has been pretty decent in recent years.
It is not about pessimism, John, it is about facts. Our forward position it is a huge gamble where we need to be smart.
Gabby Jesus was brought here to replace Sergio, year by year and become our number one, that was the plan, but since scoring the centurion goal, he has gone backward.
When I am saying it is about facts is looking at the current football where there are missing the strikers we used to see even 10 years ago, not saying 20. And look at Chelsea and they still did not manage to replace Drogba, even if they just won what they did.
Werner was someone who everyone wanted and ended as being one of the worst transfers they did.
Sergio when he came here was on everyone's lips and I am certain we paid the best money at that time.
Signing a Sergio's replacement is different from Yaya, Dave, Zaba, you name it. We are signing someone who can score a winner when our Plan A is not working.
