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Post by Bluemoon on Apr 19, 2012 22:43:59 GMT 1
Man City Target £30m Spain Striker Llorente as Dzeko Replacement Manchester City are closing in on a £30million deal to sign Athletic Bilbao's Spain international striker Fernando Llorente. Manager Roberto Mancini is ready to let Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund target Edin Dzeko leave the club, while the futures of fellow front men Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli hang in the balance. More:  |
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Post by eaststand on Apr 27, 2012 13:56:26 GMT 1
Certainly showed his class last night, his link up play and awareness in and around the box was brilliant to watch and he can most certainly finish. IMO he'll have a lot to learn, i cannot see him hitting the ground running like Aguero. Dzeko is the fine example of a big, target man with very little acceleration that has failed to exert his physical presence against prem defenders and as a result has struggled big time. We need players that can change a game when we aren't playing well, not just one who can score when we are, which i feel is the reason for why Dzeko's goal tally doesn't tott up with his performances. Ultimately we need a Tevez type; Balotelli could be that but he's got a hell of a lot of growing up to do. I wouldn't want to say he will/wont tick these boxes but i think we need to be very careful with the striker we need to buy, they need to be a game changer and not another striker with ability in abundance but lacking in the mental strength and tactical know-how to create space in a league where it can be hard to find and then do the right things when they find that space.
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Post by trautmansdropkick on Apr 30, 2012 8:12:20 GMT 1
In an ideal world - we could get Guidetti back and he'll become our Messiah. He is big enough, mobile enough..... but..... will he be good enough.
That same description applies to a lot of potential strikers - overall, I think that Kidd needs to be spend significant time with Super Mario and help him mature into what he is destined to become.
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Post by hart25 on May 8, 2012 1:12:46 GMT 1
I Would love to see him at City, he tore United to peices a few weeks back! He's a lot like Dzeko but he can keep his form going, and I agree with what you said about Guidetti, Mancini should start him in FA and League Cup games to see what he's like! He deserves a chance.  |
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Post by geemcfc on May 17, 2012 8:54:34 GMT 1
To help Balotelli's cause... yoga lessons?
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