Do Man City actually need Josko Gvardiol?

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9 ай бұрын

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Josko Gvardiol is among the highest-rated young centre-backs in world football, so treble-winning Manchester City would be interested in signing him. But he plays in the same position as Nathan Ake.
JJ Bull explains just how good Gvardiol is, and how Pep Guardiola will likely use the young Croatian international.
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@abelabel3664
@abelabel3664 9 ай бұрын
Guardiola will play Ake as a 9, while Haaland will be a false goalkeeper in a newly positional 1-1-6-2 that uses the Heisenberg principle to be simultaneously in and out of possession in the Schrodinger's victory.
@emilevangheem6165
@emilevangheem6165 9 ай бұрын
Seems reasonable
@indianbossman606
@indianbossman606 9 ай бұрын
He might be the goat
@theportugueselegend
@theportugueselegend 9 ай бұрын
Now that's overthinking
@patrickmccormack3209
@patrickmccormack3209 9 ай бұрын
@@theportugueselegend Nah, it’s just the right amount
@Ceaseless_Watcher
@Ceaseless_Watcher 9 ай бұрын
Finally. Tactics Jack Grealish can understand.
@ondank
@ondank 9 ай бұрын
Guardiola in 2010 : get me 11 midfielders in every role and I will win champo Guardiola in 2023 : Sod that, I want 4 cbs, 6 midfielders and a giant Norwegian.
@pratikroy227
@pratikroy227 9 ай бұрын
Lol didn't know we in 2023 play with 12 players? How can he have 6 mid 4 CB and a giant Norwegian when he needs to field a GK too.
@ondank
@ondank 9 ай бұрын
@@pratikroy227 he still wants his goalkeeper to be a mid ... Just like in 2010.
@jacket2383
@jacket2383 9 ай бұрын
People don't realize that Guardiola has become really defensive coach ever since he came to the premier league. One of the best defensive performance of man city this season was against bayern in the 1st leg. They literally shut down bayern's forward.
@Efnol
@Efnol 9 ай бұрын
@@pratikroy227 sad you missed the joke - ederson is basically a midfielder.
@idrixp7255
@idrixp7255 9 ай бұрын
Grealish is not a midfielder😭
@peerzadadayam3006
@peerzadadayam3006 9 ай бұрын
Scoring goals has never been a problem for Man City.... Defense wins you titles. Pep is too smart to not know that
@clivet3252
@clivet3252 9 ай бұрын
Let's not forget this is from the guys who suggested Haaland made them worse. They're not to be taken seriously. Tabloid journalists with a tactics board are still tabloid journalists.
@MannanGoel
@MannanGoel 9 ай бұрын
@@clivet3252 If you actually watched the matches, you would know that Haaland being a pure striker did make them worse for some time before the changes in formation and tactics
@clivet3252
@clivet3252 9 ай бұрын
@@MannanGoel well Pep must watch this channel then and was influenced by these geniuses.
@MannanGoel
@MannanGoel 9 ай бұрын
@@clivet3252 well it would always have been a gradual change. And that happened.
@KJM94616
@KJM94616 9 ай бұрын
Defense was fine anyway only 33 goals scored against them in PL last season
@joshua7734
@joshua7734 9 ай бұрын
This signing feels like a whole other level of unfair for how good their squad already is. They have the best 9 in the world, the best young defender in the world, the best midfielder in the world and the best manager in the world. It never ends.
@moszn7996
@moszn7996 9 ай бұрын
And they have the best current Cb in Ruben Dias
@ShatteredPlainsTransverser
@ShatteredPlainsTransverser 9 ай бұрын
How about 3-peat real Madrid? Lol
@poopooman8511
@poopooman8511 9 ай бұрын
​@@ShatteredPlainsTransverser4-0
@Gooner184
@Gooner184 9 ай бұрын
Saliba's better pal
@tszeyrox5399
@tszeyrox5399 9 ай бұрын
@@Gooner184no he isn’t lol
@vishaldeka5298
@vishaldeka5298 9 ай бұрын
Who would have thought a team would be playing with 4 centre backs and win the treble. Pep continues to revolutionise football.
@ascostinaratsire3567
@ascostinaratsire3567 9 ай бұрын
One could even argue it's five considering Rodri plays CB in the Spain national team.
@FrankOdongkara
@FrankOdongkara 9 ай бұрын
@@ascostinaratsire3567 Six if you count Ederson :D
@schlauchflicker
@schlauchflicker 9 ай бұрын
Germany won the world cup 2014 with 4 CBs at the back.
@mohammedabshir1
@mohammedabshir1 9 ай бұрын
Lahm wasn't a cb
@schlauchflicker
@schlauchflicker 9 ай бұрын
@@mohammedabshir1 lahm was playing in the midfield until the later stages
@containedhurricane
@containedhurricane 9 ай бұрын
Laporte is 29 and Ake is 28, so Man City need a young left-footed CB to succeed them
@mrskyz8976
@mrskyz8976 9 ай бұрын
and don't forger Laporte ,Ake and Stones is Injury prone.. pep make good choice to buy 1 good defender to cover when one of these defender got injury. Defender injury cost title Lost !! Defender Must be fit .. Ruben Dias is most important Man city defender. He make so many good Block last season !! good in read game !!
@containedhurricane
@containedhurricane 9 ай бұрын
@@mrskyz8976 I agree. Defense is crucial in EPL title race
@lotuseater7247
@lotuseater7247 9 ай бұрын
28 and 29 is prime age for a defender. At least another 5 years in them. But I suppose with all that blood money they may as well get an overpriced back up for 80+ mil.
@containedhurricane
@containedhurricane 9 ай бұрын
@@lotuseater7247 Excellent young left-footed CB with twenty international caps and great ball-playing ability is rare
@marco_1909
@marco_1909 9 ай бұрын
@@containedhurricane Exactly, left footed CBs are rare and even more rare is the potential Gvardiol has. If they didnt go for him they risk their rivals signing him(especially liverpool since vvd is on a downhill spiral based on last year)
@eleanorzissou
@eleanorzissou 9 ай бұрын
If you let JJ do more of these videos, he‘s going to spin out of the known universe at light’s speed.
@bz4899
@bz4899 9 ай бұрын
What does this mean lol
@shreyam1008
@shreyam1008 9 ай бұрын
MIssed one thing. Stones can go into the RCB/RB role and Gvardiol can play the current stones role from left side of the pitch.
@CaelanDafydd
@CaelanDafydd 9 ай бұрын
Or he can rest Stones and use Walker in the RCB if they are up against a particularly strong LW e.g Vinicius
@orca_ball
@orca_ball 9 ай бұрын
​@@CaelanDafyddWalker is going to Bayern
@CaelanDafydd
@CaelanDafydd 9 ай бұрын
@@orca_ball Pep seems very keen to keep him
@maciejbala477
@maciejbala477 9 ай бұрын
that was literally touched on in the video... 5:25
@sigmundfraud124
@sigmundfraud124 9 ай бұрын
Exactly
@B2leave
@B2leave 9 ай бұрын
JJ knew exactly what he was doing there with this comment section trigger at the end of the video.
@ktakura
@ktakura 9 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@tobiadebiyi7490
@tobiadebiyi7490 9 ай бұрын
Lmaoo cause its too easy, ppl are so reactionary
@russellward4624
@russellward4624 9 ай бұрын
​@@tobiadebiyi7490but he's lying. How is that being "reactionary"?
@duhduhduhhahahahha
@duhduhduhhahahahha 9 ай бұрын
Maguire is still the most expensive, isn't he ??
@Alex-tn3tq
@Alex-tn3tq 9 ай бұрын
Yes he covered it in the end of the video
@paulmahony4467
@paulmahony4467 9 ай бұрын
you love to see it
@robovac3557
@robovac3557 9 ай бұрын
That fact never stops to both make me smile and feel uneasy.
@harrydewing1800
@harrydewing1800 9 ай бұрын
Simple answer is no because you can’t pick and choose which exchange rate you would have otherwise you’d look at inflation and say rio Ferdinand is. Gvardiol is the most expensive now
@manqobakunene
@manqobakunene 9 ай бұрын
Nope, in Europe, Gvardiol is the most expensive defender.
@FrZF
@FrZF 9 ай бұрын
Fun Fact When Kovacic transfer to City was in talks,Gvardiol posten famous Croatian(in Croatia) song "Sve bi seke ljubile mornare" witch basicly translates to "All the sisters whuld like to kiss a sailor". He acctualy posted a video of him singing the part where the song goes as its name. Back then it was all clear. With little search online if you are not a football fan, or a city fan it will be all clear.
@ChrisVnzla
@ChrisVnzla 9 ай бұрын
Maguire has cost man U oh so much... on the other hand he's been the gift thah keeps on giving for the rest of us :)
@dharmikthanki7412
@dharmikthanki7412 9 ай бұрын
Imagine a player like Salah or Vini playing against city and dribbling past the players like Rodri, Stones, Dias, Walker and then see one more player in form of Gvardiol. Guardiola is literally building a wall, it'll be interesting to watch how many goals they concede which i think will be mostly from the set-pieces or on the counter may be otherwise i don't see many teams scoring from open play.
@Saeroye
@Saeroye 9 ай бұрын
Chelsea defensive record might be next on Pep’s radar!
@omariblake21
@omariblake21 9 ай бұрын
Not from set pieces bro. Man city with Gvardiol are one of the tallest teams now in the prem. Rodri, Stones, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol, Laporte and Haaland, that's an average height of 6'2/6'3 (187-190)That team is becoming tall asf and i won't be surprised if they score a lot from set pieces instead.
@37wheels
@37wheels 9 ай бұрын
Pep walldiola
@Herbalattraction3000
@Herbalattraction3000 9 ай бұрын
Og course teams will score on us. But we have made it damn hard for them to do so, as Gvardiol really covers everything we needed in defence. If City can make 1-2 quality signing. Maybe two wingers or a 10 and a winger, then the team might become even better than it was last season. Wich is hard to imagine by now.
@AlexandriaTheSecond
@AlexandriaTheSecond 9 ай бұрын
Guardiola building a bus
@MH23455
@MH23455 9 ай бұрын
Yes they need him. Cancelo and Laporte will leave most likely and he will come in to play LCB or LB when needed. His also only 21 years old.
@olavbjortomt1596
@olavbjortomt1596 9 ай бұрын
But Gvardiol is a longtime Madrid fan, who apparently talks to Modric a lot about life in Spain. So I see him staying 3 or 4 seasons in the Premier League, then the rest of his still-long career in La Liga, just like Luka
@ivankazimir9759
@ivankazimir9759 9 ай бұрын
Pep will make Joško Guardiola an even better player, and he is only 21 years old. Joško 💣👊🏻💯
@DonPasquale_
@DonPasquale_ 9 ай бұрын
"look at van Dijk, probably the best defender in the world" gonna stop you right there 😂
@kierantv9857
@kierantv9857 9 ай бұрын
Pickford finished him 😂
@RoomAtTheTopStudio
@RoomAtTheTopStudio 9 ай бұрын
He must be Heineken 😂
@ishanaphale4451
@ishanaphale4451 9 ай бұрын
Love watching these videos, especially because they're very digestible (and 4K). Keep em coming !
@adamhare8365
@adamhare8365 9 ай бұрын
Always hitting the nail on the head with your analysis honestly would be great to see you guys in a tv role
@not2busy
@not2busy 9 ай бұрын
You forgot to mention that City may also benefit by having a Croatian connection with Gvardiol and Kovacic
@Saeroye
@Saeroye 9 ай бұрын
The squad harmony is there and makes settling in easier!
@FootballReviewbyDipta
@FootballReviewbyDipta 9 ай бұрын
As usual, a great video. BTW, which kit is that JJ?
@arnetethiopia8050
@arnetethiopia8050 9 ай бұрын
Stones, dias, ake, laporte will have some injury problems n any part of the season so gvardiol is needed. And dont forget lewis is the one who can play both keft and right back and inverting at the same time.
@HT3897
@HT3897 9 ай бұрын
I think guardiola and gvardiol is compatible 😅
@FunkyGhostHD
@FunkyGhostHD 9 ай бұрын
Gvardiola
@leo1fun
@leo1fun 9 ай бұрын
It doesn't matter if they need him, they can afford him and he's a potentially world class defender into an already world class defense
@2ridiculous41
@2ridiculous41 9 ай бұрын
Pep's teams used to have a certain style, then the world copied them and Pep's tactics have been on walkabout changing to keep ahead of other coaches figuring out how to counter their King's Fianchetto Opening (I have only used this name to confuse).
@GNMbg
@GNMbg 9 ай бұрын
you confused me, I have no idea what you are talking about
@SuperAyan98
@SuperAyan98 9 ай бұрын
@@GNMbg chess terminology
@2ridiculous41
@2ridiculous41 9 ай бұрын
@@GNMbg It's a chess gambit. In chess it is a cliche that for every offence there is a defence. If a team attacks the same way all the time, a good coach can figure out how to counter or at least muffle it. By continually changing, you can keep ahead of the opposition. But then, I'm not a coach just another armchair expert.
@shah1668
@shah1668 9 ай бұрын
Josko can play similar like Stones, he can dominate at the back and midfield.
@OYP-93
@OYP-93 9 ай бұрын
It's not really about need, he's the best young CB in the world, really at 21 he's a player for the future but he'll definitely play his part next season
@oceanwaves657
@oceanwaves657 9 ай бұрын
Pep realized solid Defence can win him more UCL. Stones is going to play as box to box cdm along with Rodri and philips. While Gvardiol will cover both left side of Cb and LB position. Long season and City will push for all four prizes, so they need solid backups at the defence. That's why pep brought him in his super talented squad.
@joon-young9589
@joon-young9589 9 ай бұрын
Pep is 10 steps ahead of everyone
@niallgraham9487
@niallgraham9487 9 ай бұрын
10 inverted steps though
@itsmefmd3791
@itsmefmd3791 9 ай бұрын
​@@niallgraham9487😂
@silvesta5027
@silvesta5027 9 ай бұрын
He is seriously good at his job
@debuschyirwin2944
@debuschyirwin2944 9 ай бұрын
He is called the best manager not without reasons
@mohammeddmalik
@mohammeddmalik 9 ай бұрын
FPL reference 😂 I swear to God the stress Pep gives us every GW is too much
@fellytoo
@fellytoo 9 ай бұрын
Great insight, keep up the good work. Bit confused about the valuation though. €90m is ~£77.5m give or take. Maguire was more expensive regardless of inflation. Wonder who will be the better buy…?
@ahmed-aminebahamou275
@ahmed-aminebahamou275 9 ай бұрын
i still cant believe how can he only be 21 years old he loooks way more older and very mature thats quite rare.
@StevenSmith-mv4ge
@StevenSmith-mv4ge 9 ай бұрын
Good job once again. :)
@lamlam9044
@lamlam9044 9 ай бұрын
Quite certain that Harry is a far better goal scorer. Look at all those amazing man u goals throughout the years
@toteispoe4
@toteispoe4 9 ай бұрын
*own goal scorer
@filtheusha2344
@filtheusha2344 9 ай бұрын
Great kit brother
@hellothere9763
@hellothere9763 9 ай бұрын
Gvardiol is player you have to sign if you can
@1258-Eckhart
@1258-Eckhart 9 ай бұрын
You mean, also to keep him out of the opposition's hands.
@Benito264
@Benito264 9 ай бұрын
And if you can't have the player just put in a dummy bid to up the price for your opponent
@sayansameer
@sayansameer 9 ай бұрын
Nathan Ake is definitely one of the... fundamental players of all time
@ethanpenaranda5518
@ethanpenaranda5518 9 ай бұрын
With the defensive and progressive passing boost gvardiol provides I think Guardiola is planning to integrate alvarez into more games rather than keep him as a direct sub for haaland
@Herbalattraction3000
@Herbalattraction3000 9 ай бұрын
Most deffiently. He will form Alvarez to play with quality on multiple positions. And we trust Alvarez alot, he got potential to become one of the absolute best in the prem on several positions.
@antonioramirez-fh1vl
@antonioramirez-fh1vl 8 ай бұрын
This comment aged well lol
@davidfoster2006
@davidfoster2006 9 ай бұрын
Yes all good players are needed.
@commentarytalk1446
@commentarytalk1446 9 ай бұрын
Oh crikey, Olise would fit City so so so well... Not only can he dribble past players similar to Bernardo/Mahrez, BUT !! He can cross incredibly well from the wing and with a player like Haarland... However, Palace is my favourite team and I'd prefer Olise ensure they do all they can to remain out of the Relegation Dog-Fight next season. But I see the logic in this player all of a sudden: He's got the dribbling and pace but he's also got the crossing ability that I don't see so often from City that would leverage Haarland as a heading-machine more.
@Samuel-cr9mc
@Samuel-cr9mc 9 ай бұрын
Olise to City is the end of hopes for other teams.
@thebrave354
@thebrave354 9 ай бұрын
​@@Samuel-cr9mcDoku is better
@Saeroye
@Saeroye 9 ай бұрын
Being injured might be issue.
@commentarytalk1446
@commentarytalk1446 9 ай бұрын
@@thebrave354 In what specific area is Doku better? I am not familiar with the player and apparently he's played in the Belgium league according to the video.
@commentarytalk1446
@commentarytalk1446 9 ай бұрын
@@Saeroye Yeah I think Olise realistically has 1 more year at Palace before big bids come in - thank god!
@y2k42y2k42
@y2k42y2k42 9 ай бұрын
Gvardiol cost £77.5 million. Harry Maguire cost £80 million. Now I'm no mathematician? That makes Maguire the MOST expensive defender in the world.
@thehoeynator
@thehoeynator 9 ай бұрын
I think garv has add ons that will make him more expensive
@JustGoodGames.
@JustGoodGames. 9 ай бұрын
@@thehoeynator Reported no addons. I think the video was likely made with this assumption and City purposely avoided him being more than Maguire. Edit: At the end. It's Maguire lol.
@jideobiodobulu8462
@jideobiodobulu8462 9 ай бұрын
@@thehoeynatorno add ons. It’s a fixed €90 fee.
@david91lvb
@david91lvb 9 ай бұрын
@@thehoeynator No he cost 90m euros fixed.
@paulm4652
@paulm4652 9 ай бұрын
@@thehoeynator nope.... its including add ons
@jean-paulwalters8855
@jean-paulwalters8855 9 ай бұрын
It's either they get a KDB and Kovacic back up, which will have B.Silva as the main RW, with a Palmer, as Foden and Grealish battle the LW, with Haaland and Alvarez as the no.9's, or (I doubt, with Bernado wanting to be a starter) B.Silva is KDB competition in the right no.8, and they get a RW, to rotate with Palmer/Foden on the RW, or have Foden/Palmer play on either wing behind Grealish, and (x) RW, Alvarez and Haaland as CF, and B.Silva and KDB as full time right no.8 options, I'll be interested to see if Man City buy another RW, and how the wing+half-space no.8 options will be
@bhvithai5327
@bhvithai5327 9 ай бұрын
What a beautiful blue shirt, really makes JJ's eyes pop.
@Ze_Austin
@Ze_Austin 9 ай бұрын
That FPL reference with (C) Foden knocked me out 😂
@rdqmusic3936
@rdqmusic3936 9 ай бұрын
John Stones, Nathan Ake, Akanji, Dias, Laporte and now Gvardiol - They now have 3 Title Winning CB partnerships, oil money is good
@walthamrabble8020
@walthamrabble8020 9 ай бұрын
Oooof, nice shirt JJ 😎
@aking8570
@aking8570 9 ай бұрын
He is going to be the best signing of the MC ever. With 21 years old and that game maturity its insane. I really don't understand how the other clubs let MC get him. It's like letting your opponent to get Messi or Ronaldo on their prime and you get an average Joe.
@JubalBed
@JubalBed 9 ай бұрын
Seeing Gvardiol and Stones start as a CB paring then they both end up in the attacking midfield position would be madness. I hope it happens.
@crtstrmn
@crtstrmn 9 ай бұрын
Akanji RB and Ake LB but they stay in the back, instead the centerbacks go forward. leaving Rodri as a CB.
@jasperlawrence5361
@jasperlawrence5361 9 ай бұрын
Who would have thought Guardiola would be fielding a team that cost 2.5B Euros inflation adjusted and won the treble? The man has revolutionised football
@seanrae3544
@seanrae3544 9 ай бұрын
That kit is awesome
@LandonURL
@LandonURL 9 ай бұрын
Hear me out. This allows rodri more rest. Stones will be able to just play CDM sometimes and Gvardiol can fill the stones roll. It’ll be 2 CBs at CDM but Pep could make it work.
@russellward4624
@russellward4624 9 ай бұрын
Stones isn't a CM. Just like Cancelo and Zinchenko weren't CMs. They don't defend as CMs. It's a different job.
@hilflo
@hilflo 9 ай бұрын
City is playing so many games and needs a quality squad. No player can expect to play every game and injuries might happen. This signing is great for the club.
@savethetowels
@savethetowels 9 ай бұрын
These JJ videos where he's barely managing to keep his inner chaos in check are the best.
@lukemartens9776
@lukemartens9776 9 ай бұрын
love the representation for Walthamstow FC, JJ!
@stefanhayhurst1439
@stefanhayhurst1439 9 ай бұрын
Might not need him but as fergie always did you have to bring née signing every season to keep competition otherwise you end up standing still pr going backwards like Liverpool have done past few seasons
@majormononoke8958
@majormononoke8958 9 ай бұрын
Lol, delusional. liverpool just doesnt have the money... Only PSG has...
@mjmulenga3
@mjmulenga3 9 ай бұрын
Whenever I see Gvardiol I can't help remembering what cruel and unusual things Messi did to him. 😂
@freakyholic
@freakyholic 9 ай бұрын
unusual things? doesnt matter what his age is, 20, 35, or 39 , Messi is scary
@byronleigh80
@byronleigh80 9 ай бұрын
Well done for wearing the Walthamstow fc top🎉
@A_Baguette_
@A_Baguette_ 9 ай бұрын
Gvardiol playing LB shouldn't have skewed your data. An institution such as yourselves should be able to filter data based on where he was playing on the pitch.
@cornthdl
@cornthdl 9 ай бұрын
For all that Maguire has cost us, he absolutely is the most expensive: financial and in our very souls.
@user-gi2qh7lj8d
@user-gi2qh7lj8d 9 ай бұрын
Maguire still the most expensive CB and Dias is the best defender in the world.
@maciejbala477
@maciejbala477 9 ай бұрын
no, Maguire is obviously the best. Does Dias have a face as square-shaped as Slabhead??? I didn't think so!
@masiahofficialtv
@masiahofficialtv 9 ай бұрын
Love the Walthamstow shirt!
@darynmiller5151
@darynmiller5151 9 ай бұрын
Hot take: we all know guardiola does something completely unexpected each season. I think with gvardiols crazy versatility he won’t only play along the back 4/3, he will also serve as a backup to Rodri so he can get rest since it seems obvious Phillips can’t seem to fill that role. I think we’ll see gvardiol at cb, lb, and cdm this year. With 1 player pep now has the ability to cycle ake, Diaz, Rodri and stones.
@goodman4093
@goodman4093 9 ай бұрын
Rodri played a whopping 34 games last season.
@darynmiller5151
@darynmiller5151 9 ай бұрын
@@goodman4093 he played in 56 games last year and started 52 of those (in all competitions). Had the most appearances of anyone on the team.
@sukulbembe4657
@sukulbembe4657 9 ай бұрын
Philips actually might be a lot better this year. Often it takes time for players to adapt to peps ball.
@darynmiller5151
@darynmiller5151 9 ай бұрын
@@sukulbembe4657 I agree with you that players in peps system look much better year 2, but so far in preseason Phillips has still looked like trash. The other side to that is that even if Phillips finds his form and plays great I don’t think the 6 role suits him that well. I actually think the gundogan role is best suited to its skill set. The time when Phillips looked best was probably the last euros on the England team. In that role he was paired along side Declan rice. Declan rice was the defensive stalwart and Phillips would help in defense but really shined in the transition phase of the game and distributing the ball in offensive end. I think that role is most closely mirrored by gundogans role in previous city sides. So even if he does find form I don’t think the 6 is the best position for him.
@sukulbembe4657
@sukulbembe4657 9 ай бұрын
@@darynmiller5151 oh i see. You’re right Cheers
@ZoGhost
@ZoGhost 9 ай бұрын
JJ is a treasure
@edmanning274
@edmanning274 9 ай бұрын
Depends on which currency you’re paying in for a real terms comparison :). If it’s pounds, then the pound figure is the only part that matters. If it’s euros, then that matters. If maguire was pounds and gvardiol is euros, then whatever really.
@BING9957
@BING9957 9 ай бұрын
They need another midfielder and maybe a winger too.
@christoffelgoosen4568
@christoffelgoosen4568 9 ай бұрын
That Walthamstow FC kit is FIRE
@ivoluijendijk5529
@ivoluijendijk5529 9 ай бұрын
I made that ake remake in your comments when you made that video in gvardiol joining ManCity. I didn't get why they didn't prioritise other positions for that amount of money. I get it jow, thanks @tifo
@user-ci5nl1ob1e
@user-ci5nl1ob1e 9 ай бұрын
As a Liverpool fan the amount of pain I have suffered from this transfer window is unmatched sure we signed Szoboslai and Mac Allister but Bellingham now Gvardiol it's too much
@Thunderhorse007
@Thunderhorse007 9 ай бұрын
With the season we had there was exactly zero chance we get Jude or Joško. Missing out on Lavia is what's upsetting. Liverpool fucked that transfer up massively.
@kurtcarlson2010
@kurtcarlson2010 9 ай бұрын
Omg M Night Shyamalan twist at the end! Bwahahaha!
@dappletonj
@dappletonj 9 ай бұрын
The answer is YES
@danielgregory5259
@danielgregory5259 9 ай бұрын
what club shirt is that? looks awesome
@sameeryeasir116
@sameeryeasir116 9 ай бұрын
3:53 anybody else noticed foden from fpl?
@wilseph1
@wilseph1 9 ай бұрын
Pep can never have enough options.
@njabulomasina4180
@njabulomasina4180 9 ай бұрын
This will be a big year for Alvarez
@rpavangchhia8953
@rpavangchhia8953 9 ай бұрын
I feel like florian wirtz would have been great to replace gundo.. and kdb and silva too if they get injured.
@anshumansahu1087
@anshumansahu1087 9 ай бұрын
He is infact perfect for the no 8 role at city. I am sure City will bid for him in the future.
@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings
@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings 9 ай бұрын
Haaland 50M,Hojlund 72M Antony 85M,Alvarez 15M Ederson 34M,Allison 70M Media - City danger to Football 😂
@briton3851
@briton3851 9 ай бұрын
Haaland cost a lot more than 50m don’t kid yourself
@briton3851
@briton3851 9 ай бұрын
Also Alisson is way better than ederson so no wonder he cost more
@Samuel-cr9mc
@Samuel-cr9mc 9 ай бұрын
Ederson deal is a big bargain. Top 5 PL keeper
@Samuel-cr9mc
@Samuel-cr9mc 9 ай бұрын
​@@briton3851 Haaland was bought for around 55M now worth 180M compared to Mbapp3 who was bought got almost 100M
@istvanszabo8698
@istvanszabo8698 9 ай бұрын
Of course, Pep knows what will they play but we do not. Will have fun when we see the competition copying previous season's City but they will play something different from Sunday.
@CarKiller92
@CarKiller92 9 ай бұрын
That Maguire picture is beautiful.
@jintac22
@jintac22 9 ай бұрын
That champions league list of starts actually wound me up a bit lmao
@dxcksey999
@dxcksey999 9 ай бұрын
He would've been perfect for Liverpool's new system + the perfect long term replacement for VVD
@manafactariq3439
@manafactariq3439 9 ай бұрын
I literally couldn’t tell when he was saying Guardiola and Gvardiol
@mebarkiimad4575
@mebarkiimad4575 9 ай бұрын
Damn bro they have the best defense in Europe hands down
@adhynugroho9424
@adhynugroho9424 9 ай бұрын
Pep took those "Can I win the league in FIFA with just defenders?" personally.
@ridwanphy
@ridwanphy 9 ай бұрын
That ending was unexpected 😅
@Rick_Tradesfx
@Rick_Tradesfx 9 ай бұрын
They need him to Defend against Jackson yess.
@akshitkadiyan4992
@akshitkadiyan4992 9 ай бұрын
I think Harry Maguire is most expensive defender. But I might be wrong about that and regarding Who's better do we really need to answer that.
@darraghconnolly782
@darraghconnolly782 9 ай бұрын
You didn't have to do Maguire so dirty in the end there 😅
@SkiDaBird
@SkiDaBird 9 ай бұрын
Man City could field 2 teams in the Premier League, and probably qualify both for the UCL. Their depth won them the treble last year, everyone else wore out through the immense season, and they looked just as good in May as they did in September.
@ww1photos_info
@ww1photos_info 9 ай бұрын
No team in the Premier League fielded less outfield players last season than City
@nijaethompson7647
@nijaethompson7647 9 ай бұрын
That's just a lie.
@garyanderton
@garyanderton 9 ай бұрын
They have 15 WC players, but their squad is far from the biggest. When they started fielding their B side last season after securing the title, they lost points.
@abcede3897
@abcede3897 9 ай бұрын
4:13 it totally makes sense if you tried to play FM once
@FlanneryAaron
@FlanneryAaron 9 ай бұрын
No, but it does prevent Liverpool from catching up in the 4 CB's Arms Race. Signing Kovacic in order to sweeten the deal for Gvardiol is the chef's kiss.
@sld1776
@sld1776 9 ай бұрын
Need, no? But he's one of the few people who are a straight up upgrade over Nathan Ake.
@adedayooyegunju828
@adedayooyegunju828 9 ай бұрын
That doesn't make any sense. It is like saying a player bought for 1 million in like 1960. If they adjust for inflation and exchange rate cost the same as a player bought for 60 million in the Current day
@Theevilrhino
@Theevilrhino 9 ай бұрын
They didn’t adjust for inflation.
@adedayooyegunju828
@adedayooyegunju828 9 ай бұрын
@@Theevilrhino they would have to. To show the true value
@zelandiart
@zelandiart 9 ай бұрын
Oh yea Foden (C) in FPL. It's not wise in Pep's roulette
@doenil2614
@doenil2614 9 ай бұрын
Exchange rate is irrelevant for the Maguire transfer because it was between 2 English clubs
@edumarr
@edumarr 9 ай бұрын
We need a winger Ake deserves the minutes
@michaelchandra9069
@michaelchandra9069 9 ай бұрын
I wanna ask are Walker and Bernardo already leave or not? I am not updated, i hear many rumour but i don't know it's real or not.
@TP-pq9xx
@TP-pq9xx 9 ай бұрын
They aren't leaving because Bayern and Barcelona just want to offer peanuts
@englanduk6131
@englanduk6131 9 ай бұрын
I think Stones will play higher up field more often now!
@atkascha
@atkascha 9 ай бұрын
Time to Olise... 6:23 Pretty sure he's linked in every video lol
@mzamogagaimzeeza9055
@mzamogagaimzeeza9055 9 ай бұрын
Watching JJ sneak a sensible transfers episode into a Gvardiol analysis 😂😂😂😂
@sluckpuppet593
@sluckpuppet593 9 ай бұрын
JJ Goat
@Goofy8907
@Goofy8907 9 ай бұрын
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