Nucky
Senior Member
He is using Fernandinho in that role.. But he should get someone better..
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
He might use Gundogan there
Except of course that my post has no significance . It was just stating a fact , that City had just bought Mangala . I made no other comments as I wasn't aware of the player at the time . I just knew that he was someone our guys were looking very closely at and that's why I posted the deal .
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I heard a whisper last week that Pep will experiment with Stones in that role against lesser opposition when Company is fit.
Trickykid
Active member
For just £32m clearly indicates that you thought it a bargain.
Hindsight is 20/20. We'll see about Stones - great talent no doubt, but considering how error prone his last season was, I can't shake the feeling that nationality and media hype has inflated his price beyond reason.
Well I've already explained that I had no knowledge of the player AT ALL .. so I had no opinions on his true value.
The JUST part was there as there had been rumours that we had been looking at getting him for £55 million ...
Trickykid
Active member
Fair enough.
Jenks
Senior Member
Well it has, but that doesn't mean he won't be a good player. He's certainly better than Pique was before Pep got a hold of him. That's not to say that he will be better or even as good, but to write-off someone his age based on one poor season in a side that couldn't defend is crazy.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
What are you basing him being better than Pique on?
Pique was behind probably the best CB partnership in world at Man U. Stones would not have broken that either.
Jenks
Senior Member
Pique was a calamity for United when he was given chances. He was fourth choice behind Jonny Evans and Ferguson didn't even want him.
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JamDav1982
Senior Member
Never got a run of games though and if behind a partnership he couldnt break Stones could easily been the same.
Man Utd also didnt play a way that suited Pique.
Pique was at Zaragoza and played well outwith Man Utd.
Jenks
Senior Member
Stones forced his way in front of better CBs than Jonny Evans. Pique didn't. It's all academic now, the point is to write off someone so young when they've got potential is stupid, especially after a season in a Martinez side (good luck Belgium).
Correct . Plus only the other day , Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs ( who played with both Pique AND Rio ) said that Stones is better than Pique and on a par with Rio Ferdinand - comparing same ages .
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