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Jorginho is.... (well now was) a Blue

ForeverCarefree said:
Been given the number 5 shirt, looks like Barkley is staying then. 
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As of right now he's probably our most suited player for Sarri's Hamsik-role.
Jorginho continues where he left off obviously, Kante takes Allans position but we don't have equal quality for the Hamsik-role as of right now. Might be Golovin thats meant to fill that role eventually though.

 
City's PR team have gone to work pumping out rubbish to the entire media  :laugh2:

Yeah, he had a gun to his head, didn't he. These idiots swear they're Real Madrid now. Pity I don't hate them at all. Don't actually care for them one bit.

 
Sindre said:
As of right now he's probably our most suited player for Sarri's Hamsik-role.
Jorginho continues where he left off obviously, Kante takes Allans position but we don't have equal quality for the Hamsik-role as of right now. Might be Golovin thats meant to fill that role eventually though.
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Sarri has transformed Koulibaly, who was a clumsy lump of sh*te, turned him into one of the finest defenders around.

Maybe Sarri could have the same effect on Bakayoko.

 
the special one said:
I am too don't get me wrong, I'm just not convinced he has the physicality to handle the Premier League.
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One would hope that Kante would shield him effectively from any aggressive midfielders, probably playing just ahead of him in a 4-3-3, in a ball-winning box-to-box style. Kante could then just pass the ball to Jorginho and kick off a counter with his very good long passes. 

On Jorginho, for him to be compared with Alonso and Pirlo, he should improve his long passing. It is very good, but not world-class like those two.

He's not as weak as Pirlo was at the same age, but I agree that he should bulk up a bit because the PL is so physical. 

His vision is very good, IMO almost as good as Alonso's was, though not peerless like Pirlo's. 

The best part is that I would expect him to develop a greater defensive positional understanding as time goes on, since he can't use any pace or strength to best attackers as much. (His defensive abilities are actually OK - his tackling and positioning are decent.)

 
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Barrettinator said:
Question now is who will be the 3rd midfielder as Sarri likes to play 3 in midfield.
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long shot but hopefully Ross Barkley has had enough time to get fully fit and play a part in that role. would personally rather see him and Ruben be given the chance there instead of signing someone like Golovin. regardless, very happy with the prospect of a Kante, Jorginho midfield 

 
As soon as City became interested in him I thought there was literally no hope of completing this signing.

This could well be our best signing since Kante, these last few years he's been one of the best DLP in European football and key to the way Napoli play, everything goes through him. I wouldn't worry about him not being able to handle the physicality of the league, Fabregas and others have coped just fine

Some numbers from last season from Jorginho

33 games3,197 passes89.5% pass accuracy62 tackles won50 interceptions49 chances created4 assists2 goals
 

Those are some insane numbers.

I had lost a bit of faith in the board recently in regards to our ability to sign top players but they've done extremely well to sign this guy. 

 
We already had the best box to box midfielder in the League in Kante, we now have the best DLP in the League in Jorginho

Add RLC or Golovin in the last midfield spot and we would then have a truly excellent midfield and one that could compete against Europe's best

 
Ruben,Kante, and Jorginho would make a fab midfield three.

 
Boulahrouz9 said:
long shot but hopefully Ross Barkley has had enough time to get fully fit and play a part in that role. would personally rather see him and Ruben be given the chance there instead of signing someone like Golovin. regardless, very happy with the prospect of a Kante, Jorginho midfield 
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Barkley would be perfect in the #8 role if he is fit and ready this season. I think Sarri will utilise him in the squad well.

 
I'd like to see both, RLC and Barkley, get a chance this season. And if what most posters in here say is right, that Sarri works wonders (miracles) with the players, who knows, maybe we've got two world class players for that attacking midfield position.

 
Only just stumbled across this news, what a lovely Saturday it's turning out to be! 

Stealing this guy from the grasp of City is payback for when they stole Robinho on the last day of the window (albeit that was a stroke of good fortune for us lol). 

 
He's made more passes than any other midfielder in Europe last season. He's a passing machine

 
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