City transfer thread

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Growing up I was always an Aussie rules supporter, where the three midfielders are called the 'rovers' or 'followers', with 'wingers' called flankers, so terminology has never been a strong suit.

Still not sure what you call the middle and forward two widemen in a 4-3-3, I guess you'd have 4 wingers?

In a 4-3-3 (these days actually an attacking 4-5-1) you'd have 3 centre mids, 2 wingers and a striker.
 
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What on earth are you gibbering on about?
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When they are out wide flanking a striker on the wings. Guess I've seen the wings as the wide area in the final third, not the wide area all up and down the pitch. Different perspective.
People are only going to be in the final third at certain phases of play. Full backs may be there sometimes.
 
People are only going to be in the final third at certain phases of play. Full backs may be there sometimes.

Sure but that's like saying Strikers will sometimes be in our box so they could be considered defenders some of the time. The predominant aim of the forward three players is to hang around the final third.

Anyway, I'm wrong, I've explained where I was mistaken, it's fine. :)
 
Sure but that's like saying Strikers will sometimes be in our box so they could be considered defenders some of the time. The predominant aim of the forward three players is to hang around the final third.

Anyway, I'm wrong, I've explained where I was mistaken, it's fine. :)
Teams move as a unit nowadays. They attack together and defend together.
I know you were wrong!
 
So back to my original point then.. if Maloney is being brought in to play on a wing, that displaces either Clucas or Odubajo I would assume.. or are we going to play a diamond midfield with him as an attacking midfielder and Huddlestone or Meyler to sit deep?
 
So back to my original point then.. if Maloney is being brought in to play on a wing, that displaces either Clucas or Odubajo I would assume.. or are we going to play a diamond midfield with him as an attacking midfielder and Huddlestone or Meyler to sit deep?

Odubaju is currently playing right back, so it's not going to affect him.

Maloney is a far better option than Clucas, at least from what we've seen so far, he can also play more centrally if required.
 
So back to my original point then.. if Maloney is being brought in to play on a wing, that displaces either Clucas or Odubajo I would assume.. or are we going to play a diamond midfield with him as an attacking midfielder and Huddlestone or Meyler to sit deep?
Odubajo is being played as an attacking full back.
I dont think we can limit the team to 11 players and a few bit part players. We need options for different styles of play and different abilities - not to mention transfers, suspensions, injuries and lack of ability.
 
Odubaju is currently playing right back, so it's not going to affect him.

Maloney is a far better option than Clucas, at least from what we've seen so far, he can also play more centrally if required.

Well it will affect Odubajo if Bruce isn't going to drop Elmo, thought that part of my assumption was pretty safe.

I guess Clucas drops to the bench then. 2.8m spent on the same position seems a bit odd when we're squabbling over 500k for a decent striker and are trying to muster funds for a keeper.