4LEX
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Also scored one away at Everton in the final game of the 02/03 season very similar. Beckham was top class, proper player. Star appeal but backed it up.
Also scored one away at Everton in the final game of the 02/03 season very similar. Beckham was top class, proper player. Star appeal but backed it up.
Pin-seeker
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Kalvin Phillips looks set to join Man City,opposition fans getting their knickers in a twist on social media about ?
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Kalvin Phillips looks set to join Man City,opposition fans getting their knickers in a twist on social media about ?
Strange signing for City. Can’t see him getting that much game time.
fundy
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Decent squad signing for me, will be cover for Rodri in the holding role, will get some game time as Pep shares gametime around. Think hell do well there
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He replaces Fernandino , allows Pep to rest Rodri and fills the English quota when/if Sterling leaves
Will certainly be on the bench for the majority of the Prem and CL games
it’s the sort of money that clubs spend on guarentee starters but for City it’s the standard price for squad players , Ake the perfect example and prob Cucurella when he arrives
fundy
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Instead of Cancelo and then Zinchenko
Unless they are phasing out Walker and putting Cancelo right back
fundy
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Yes imo, Cancelo be at right back and ahead of Zinchenko in their best side
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Missing Walkers recovery pace will be interesting for them - does expose the CB’s a bit more - Cancelo is a superb player and was certainly very comfortable on the left - but they have been searching for the full backs for a while now.
fundy
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TBH Cancelos ability to cross sides at full back in the big games has bailed them out massively, especially the last year, with the last? LB they paid £50m for otherwise engaged. That and the fact they dont have to do to much defending in the games they have 80% of the ball. Thought a new left back would be very high up their priority list this summer, cant want to have to use centre halves at full back as often as they have this season again so would be amazed if any LB they buy wasnt seen as an expected regular starter
Swango1980
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I guess it is a very good signing for City. Not so sure if it is a good signing for Phillips, except from a financial point of view. Unless there are injuries, doubt he'll get as much game time as a player of his ability probably would normally get. If Leeds stayed in PL, as they did, I expected him to stay at Leeds to be honest. If he was to leave, I'd have thought Liverpool, Arsenal or Spurs might have given him more opportunities to shine whilst given a good wage? Obviously Man Utd also, but I'm sure that was never an option with his Leeds connection
Slime
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It would appear that no-one is ever an option for United!
Not sure why his Leeds connection would prevent a move to Old Trafford. Such a connection hasn’t prevented moves previously.
Swango1980
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Only from what I heard from a Leeds fan. Apparently Phillips is a big Leeds boy himself. So, apparently it would be difficult enough for him.personally to leave Leeds, let alone go to Man Utd. He may well hate our guts
Swango1980
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Now now. Next summer we might buy Pogba for £100 million, or Lukaku.
Pin-seeker
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Alan Smith ?
ColchesterFC
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Finally Man Utd have made a great signing in the transfer market. With Mike Riley stepping down as the PL Chief Refereeing Officer, Howard Webb is taking over the role. That's got to be worth 10 to 15 points per season for Man Utd. 
Slime
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Finally Man Utd have made a great signing in the transfer market. With Mike Riley stepping down as the PL Chief Refereeing Officer, Howard Webb is taking over the role. That's got to be worth 10 to 15 points per season for Man Utd.
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Swango1980
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I'm not saying anything would be impossible. Just that it would be incredibly unlikely. Besides, Man Utd was a different beast when Alan Smith joined, more to entice a player who would otherwise turn the other cheekAlan Smith ?
Pin-seeker
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Touché
