John Stones

[MartSlinger]

Need to add one genuine quality player each season in their prime 23-28 that improves the starting 11, keep doing that and bringing brilliant players through the under 21s into the squad whilst keeping hold of the essential players we could be on the verge of something special indeed.

Its clear what vision Roberto has got for the Club. Im excited.

 

[Chang Elephant]

 

[Vaughan]

Could see him playing RB next week if Coleman is out

Put the new lad in at CB

Personally would rather keep stones in the centre and play browning rb

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Personally would rather keep stones in the centre and play browning rb

Isn't Browning also injured?

 

[Vaughan]

Isn't Browning also injured?

Playing tonight for the u21s

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Playing tonight for the u21s

Then yeah, you're right it should be him at RB

I thought he was out injured

 

[tommye]

Then yeah, you're right it should be him at RB

I thought he was out injured

please take your Browning chit chat to the appropriate thread.


Thanks

 

[Kankurette]

Its clear what vision Roberto has got for the Club. Im excited.

Funny you should say that, I read this book about football managers recently, called Living On The Volcano, and there's a whole chapter about Martinez in it, and one of the things he said that struck me was that he thinks in the long term. And I quote:
"I'm not the sort of manager who wants to win the game on Saturday and see what happens after that. I prefer a long-term project. I like to build things, make decisions that may not be rewarded for another five or six years down the line."

Makes me wonder if Stones is the kind of player he has in mind there.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

please take your Browning chit chat to the appropriate thread.


Thanks

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[WarringtonBlue]

Funny you should say that, I read this book about football managers recently, called Living On The Volcano, and there's a whole chapter about Martinez in it, and one of the things he said that struck me was that he thinks in the long term. And I quote:
"I'm not the sort of manager who wants to win the game on Saturday and see what happens after that. I prefer a long-term project. I like to build things, make decisions that may not be rewarded for another five or six years down the line."

Makes me wonder if Stones is the kind of player he has in mind there.

I think it's clear he envisages a spine of the team built around Stones, McCarthy, Barkley and Lukaku. Defenders playing with a certain style. Full-backs pushing foward, a versaitile fluid front line. Able to counter but also dominate the park. Newspapers have hinted as much.

 

[kithnou]

Its clear what vision Roberto has got for the Club. Im excited.

Visualise a quality keeper, attacking midfielder(#10) and 2nd quality striker in the current squad. Very exciting indeed.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

Smalling is actually crap he gets dragged all over the place and his positioning is poor to begin with

Not sure how or why people rate him

 

[deipnosophist]

lol lol lol lol lol

 

[deipnosophist]

That Hitler parody was the funniest yet...brilliant!

 

[deipnosophist]

Smalling is actually crap he gets dragged all over the place and his positioning is poor to begin with

Not sure how or why people rate him

Red Mancs are jizzing themselves with their entitled delusions of a Smalling(??) and Stones CB partnership. Slowly they are becoming RAWK-like. That is what too much success can do to a club