Sergio Aguero

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Crustanoid said:
Well one thing is clear now - he's shown himself to be a mercenary of the highest order, who puts money before playing for a club with tradition and history
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Are you on about Athletico?

If so, that's silly. He was already on 175k a week there, but they'll never challenge for honours like City will in the next few years, and I'm pretty sure City were the only club who would meet the £38m demands.

Don't see anything mercenary like from him for going there.
 
cina said:
Are you on about Athletico?

If so, that's silly. He was already on 175k a week there, but they'll never challenge for honours like City will in the next few years, and I'm pretty sure City were the only club who would meet the £38m demands.

Don't see anything mercenary like from him for going there.
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Agreed. As things stand he had a chance to move to City who met Atletico's asking price or staying at Atletico where he would most likely not experience Champions League football for the next couple of years. He apparently had a choice of Chelsea at some point but they got Torres instead and it's not like they have move tradition than City, and Juventus who aren't even in Champions League, have a poor squad and didn't want to pay.
 
Twigginater said:
How do we know if Aguero is better than Suarez? How do we know if he'll do better than Tevez.

I hope he flops the Argentinian prick. Jo, Balotelli, Aguerro, Dzeko, Tevez, Adabayor, Santa Cruz couldn't give a shit who they play up front. They're shit, will continue to be shit, and are a team filled with cnuts.
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Best post I have read for ages:)
 
Quite a telling transfer. I think Aguero is the best, most desirable player they have signed thus far (if it goes through). Anyone with enough money could have signed the likes of Robinho, Tevez and Adebayor but only the best teams, or a vastly improving club could have got someone like Aguero.

Forget Sanchez and Sneijder this is the best player (with the exception of Fabregas if he goes) to move during this transfer window.

Can only hope that UEFA grow a pair and this comes back to haunt them through FFP.
 
dumbo said:
Quite a telling transfer. I think Aguero is the best, most desirable player they have signed thus far (if it goes through). Anyone with enough money could have signed the likes of Robinho, Tevez and Adebayor but only the best teams, or a vastly improving club could have got someone like Aguero.

Forget Sanchez and Sneijder this is the best player (with the exception of Fabregas if he goes) to move during this transfer window.

Can only hope that UEFA grow a pair and this comes back to haunt them through FFP.
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Whilst I agree that Aguero is a very, very good player. Do not think for one minute that the money situation at Citeh has nothing to do with them signing him. It may not be as obvious as the signing of some of their players but it is without doubt an influence in this transfer.

As for the the best player to move in the transfer window, let's wait and see. he is a very, very good player but IF Citeh start the season with the squad they have now minus Tevez (which is 50/50), I will not be any more scared of them challenging as I was last season. They will be weaker going forward as there is no chance that Aguero will carry them like Tevez has at time this season and they will still not have strengthened in the areas they need it most. Plus, if Mancini insists on playing one up front - Aguero is going to struggle compared to Tevez
 
prateik said:
Was there any other club in for Aguero?
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I think he was hoping Real would show interest but they never did. I believe the combination of a big fee plus astronomical wages made City the only viable candidate for his signature.

I'm not sure about Aguero. On one hand, he seems like a nice guy and a good teammate. On the other, his career moves seem to be dictated mostly by money, while ambition is secondary. He had plenty of chances to move to a better club during his stay in Atletico but always claimed he is too loyal to jump ship. Well, it's easy to be loyal when you make more money than anyone else in the world bar Messi and Ronaldo. Something tells me his reluctance to curb his appetite was the main reason why he only left the club when 'money no object' City came along. No other club was willing to pay up, that's about it.
 
He signs for Shity

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antihenry said:
200,000 a week was the figure mentioned the most.

May not be the exact number but it was an open secret that his wages were huge, considering the club he was playing for.
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theres not a mission he was on 200k a week at athletico! He's a cracking wee player but as someone says above, he wont carry that team like tevez.

i wonder how he will do on a cold windy night away to stoke....:smirk:
 
giggs-beckham said:
Haven't they already got the best squad in the land? How would they line up if they keep tevez?
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_________________Hart_______________

Richards___Kompany___Lescott____Clichy

____________Touré____De Jong________

Agüero___________Silva___________Nasri

________________Tévez______________

There, that's how they could line up with Tévez. The three players behind him are fully interchangeable in my opinion, it would be a nice, flexible and scary 4-2-3-1.

EDIT: Want to make it clear: I have no inside information that Nasri will join them but he responded to a post where I said they'll have the best squad in the land if Nasri joins.
 
Siorac said:
_________________Hart_______________

Richards___Kompany___Lescott____Clichy

____________Touré____De Jong________

Agüero___________Silva___________Nasri

________________Tévez______________

There, that's how they could line up with Tévez. The three players behind him are fully interchangeable in my opinion, it would be a nice, flexible and scary 4-2-3-1.

EDIT: Want to make it clear: I have no inside information that Nasri will join them but he responded to a post where I said they'll have the best squad in the land if Nasri joins.
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How will they fit Sneijder in?
 
RDCR07 said:
Real Madrid and Juventus were in pole position. I was actually a little surprised when I saw City were in for him last week. I am still surprised he signed for them.
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Obviously a player is very unlikely to move from Atletico to Real

And choosing City over Juventus is no shock at all.

Why are you surprised? They have signed the likes of Robinho, Tevez and Silva in recent years. All of which are very big names like Kun
 
Crustanoid said:
Well one thing is clear now - he's shown himself to be a mercenary of the highest order, who puts money before playing for a club with tradition and history
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Why?

Does that mean every City player who has signed since their takeover is a mercenary?
 
It's highly unlikely that Tevez will be with them. I do think that he has burned all of his bridges with City now.
 
Is it not getting to the point where if you were a fan of any of the big English clubs besides us, you'd be in danger completely lose interest in the game? It's great being a United fan, because we're able to compete with the two moneybags clubs, due to a number of factors (none of which is necessarily permanent, and the biggest of which has very little time left). If you supported Spurs, Villa, or Everton, perhaps even Liverpool or Arsenal, teams which can never truly be happy with scrapping for fourth given their heritage, wouldn't you be starting to wonder what the point is?
 
Chabon said:
Is it not getting to the point where if you were a fan of any of the big English clubs besides us, you'd be in danger completely lose interest in the game? It's great being a United fan, because we're able to compete with the two moneybags clubs, due to a number of factors (none of which is necessarily permanent, and the biggest of which has very little time left). If you supported Spurs, Villa, or Everton, perhaps even Liverpool or Arsenal, teams which can never truly be happy with scrapping for fourth given their heritage, wouldn't you be starting to wonder what the point is?
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Depends what you deem success to be. Spurs havent gotten anywhere near a league for decades.

So its a question that Utd fans under age of 35 cannot really answer. What does it feel like supporting a club with little or no chance?

I love supporting Ireland even though I know we wont win anything. So I guess thats how close it comes for me
 
Randall Flagg said:
So its a question that Utd fans under age of 35 cannot really answer. What does it feel like supporting a club with little or no chance?
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What does it feel like supporting one of the 17 teams in the premier league who have no hope whatsoever of winning the title in the next few years, would be a better question. People can prattle on about the 90s being dominated by one club all they want, but we won the thing so much because of Sir Alex, amd we rarely seemed uncatchable. Up until 2003 loads of sides went close to winning the title, but could rarely overcome us, and at the start of the season I'd say at least half the league fancied their chances of pushing for it. It's only with the advent of Chelski that the league has become a farce, and Club Abu Dhabi are taking it to a whole new level.
 
Looking forward to the press conference where he will no doubt claim that city are the best supported club in Manchester
 
Robinho and Tevez had their own reasons. Silva and Aguero were arguably bigger captures depending on who else were actually in for them as they didnt want to stay in Manchester or just get the hell away from Real Madrid, anywhere will do.
 
A small part of me is glad he signed for City, this way I can see him play live on a few occasions.
 
FranklyVulgar said:
Still don't think City will win anything major. Saying that if they get Nasri they have a chance...
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I hope so too, but i'm really not sure about that now. Their shocking spending has progressed their club to a level where they could be a very serious threat... to everyone.

You never know if a foreign player will adapt to the league but I see no reason why Aguero won't. He works hard, he's a matchwinner and he's gonna be surrounded with quality players. Although I recognise their increasing threat i'm still excited to see what he's capable of, first hand.
 
Raven Blade said:
I hope so too, but i'm really not sure about that now. Their shocking spending has progressed their club to a level where they could be a very serious threat... to everyone.

You never know if a foreign player will adapt to the league but I see no reason why Aguero won't. He works hard, he's a matchwinner and he's gonna be surrounded with quality players. Although I recognise their increasing threat i'm still excited to see what he's capable of, first hand.
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If they have the same midfield as last year they wont win anything, that's why i place the Nasri deal as such. If they get a player like him to compliment the attackers and to link well with Silva then they have a much better chance.

Continue with Barry/Milner then i wouldnt worry too much.
 
FranklyVulgar said:
If they have the same midfield as last year they wont win anything, that's why i place the Nasri deal as such. If they get a player like him to compliment the attackers and to link well with Silva then they have a much better chance.

Continue with Barry/Milner then i wouldnt worry too much.
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That's what I was thinking. They're really...not quite there as a team. It's like they have an attack and a defense but not a team that works as a whole to do both.
 
So another mercenary joins the ranks.

I just wonder if Mancini will have the balls to play 2 up front if he still has 4 strikers by September 1st. They could have some real options with Tevez's work rate, Aguero's link up, Dzeko's power and Balotelli in the mix too. Doubt it though, a boring 4-3-3 with one of the forwards up top and another out wide is very likely. Dzeko will have a lovely warm spot on the bench.
 
Yeah, and Guardiola doesn't have the balls to play two up front, that's why he's sticking to his boring 4-3-3.

Sorry but this "two strikers good, one striker bad" type of thinking really gets on my nerves.
 
Siorac said:
Yeah, and Guardiola doesn't have the balls to play two up front, that's why he's sticking to his boring 4-3-3.

Sorry but this "two strikers good, one striker bad" type of thinking really gets on my nerves.
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4-3-3 is the Barcelona way, even before Pep's time.
 
Hard to say how Aguero will do for City, but he is a classy player. Can't believe the coach of Argentina in the Copa preferred Lavezzi at the start of the tournament.
Mercenary or not, Aguero is a marquee signing. Here's hoping that we reinforce our midfield before the season commences (marquee signing or not).
 
He will be an excellent buy for them I fear and one that might take them to a new level. It also sends a message to all the people concerned about FFP regulations i.e. we don't give a feck cause you are going to do feck all about this anyway. I hope this will be their last buy this Summer but I got a feeling that they might get one or two more players of this quality, especially as Nasri looks like a very realistic option now.
 
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