On ESPN FC, Craig Burley and Stewart Robson discuss why Pep Guardiola may be making a mistake if he is to let Kyle Walker leave this summer for Bayern Munich.
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Age 33
Why don’t u guys understand that man city have a genius coach who starts players only based on this tactics not current form
Kyle is already 33 yrs old.Salary per week 150.000.
The only mistake is to force an unhappy player to stay. Kyle has been great for City, but if he feels minded to move on he should be allowed to do so. He is 33 and still holds some resale value. Those skills over which the pundits enthuse will sadly decline from here with advancing age. That is reality. Winning the UCL alone, let alone the Treble, would always define the end of an era for some senior members of the squad. Time for the next generation to step up.
I would also remind the pundits that Kyle was recovering from injury in the week leading up to the final. This must be a consideration in the selection process.
When Pep release Cancelo, people said he is wrong.
It's time for us to start looking for a very good RB. I'm not fully convinced with R.Lewis. let's cash in on Walker, but we must replace him with a very good RB
This is pep he will find a way to solve it
Can't belive this guy's name is WALKER ..
What you guys don't understand is that letting walker go has nothing to do with his quality, but the fact that city needs to refresh their squad, because, let's face it, with man city winning the treble, and winning the league for the third time in a role for that matter, a lot of players would lose their hunger, and hence, not give their best- not quite as motivated. So it is important that guardiola, from time to time, refreshes the squad; brings in new players that are hungry for success; to win title's, and that is the only way man city can stay at the top.
Sometimes city buy unnecessary players…why go for rice or kova when u can extend gundo…the midfield is fine
Liverpool please buy Walker and push Arnold to midfield 🙏🏽 Probably a league winning move for Liverpool
Liverpool should sign Walker and play TAA midfield
Do these pundits do any research? Pep has said build up with 4 CBs is how he wants to play.
People questioned Pep after he let Cancelo go and he went on to win the treble. Y’all have fun questioning anything he does with this squad, I’m out. 😂Unless he’s selling Haaland to Palace, I’m not questioning anything he does when it comes to refreshing his squad. 🙅🏾♂️
Huge mistake?? Guys he is going to elite European club , hello?!?
Walker is a typical English player, zero game intelligence, good at running and throwing the ball away. He will have problems with the way he plays in the Bundesliga. Bayern are so stupid and try to buy overpriced English players like Rice and Walker, you could have kept Salihamidzic and Kahn.
Let him go but don't forget city fans at 33 he smoked vini jr on pace in that second leg whern he was lined up for a shot
We've seen this movie before, have man city made a mistake with the future of this player? Boom the forget it immediately and still beat almost everyone
Don't allow walker go this therm he might go by next season but now No
because know New player can coming now and feel the gap if Akanji get injury they will be a problem for the team, the team face similar issues last season when Walker is injur you have to play fernandinoh to that position which vinicius junior use him to do shawarma pep please.
I think he will stay. Don’t see him going to bayern.
I love the confidence that Walker provides, Re: this athleticism, but this decision to let the man walk makes me wonder what City knows. Whether it's a question of age/injury related decline or personality conflict with the manager, something has soured Pep and his team on the fullback. I remember Pep being furious at Walker after he was given a red in the 2021-2022 season. And it was quite the surprise that Lewis was starting ahead of Walker for parts of this year's schedule. But towards the end, it seemed that Walker had regained the confidence of his manager and was playing to a high defensive level. I wonder if this is a question of a potential acquisition that may be in the works. Maybe it's a question of Walker's inability to play up into midfield, like Stones, Lewis, and Ake (I assume he'd be able to do the job if asked), and that leads to Pep feeling hamstrung by the fullback's front foot capabilities. Or, maybe, Pep's people think a talent like Wilson-Esbrand (although on loan with Coventry and a left wing-back by position) could grow into the role that Walker plays against pacey wingers, like Vini or Saint-Maximin; to be fair, though, I'm probably overly influenced by the kid's performance against Bayerin Munich in the 2022 pre-season America series. Curious. Very curious.
If bayern had walker instead of upamecano, instead of 4-1 on aggregates it would have been 1-1….
Walker still is a beast.. but i guess u gotta trust pep
As much as I appreciate and respect all these pundits, no one can actually say why Pep left him out of the starting line up. Kyle Walker is amazing but if he leaves it’s on him. Whether Man City wants to keep him or not, it’s not to us to speculate why.
He is 33. Man city should refresh the squad
He's old
Pep will play with 4 CBs, rotating between Ake, Dias, Akanji, Stones Laporte (if he stays) and they will try to sign one more CB this transfer window
Okay lets keep and play Walker until he is 50
I feel Pep wants to refresh and reset the team before he leaves in 2025. That way a new manager coming in would find it easier.