On here, and social media from today’s game.
City are unreal. Signings or no signings, did any of you genuinely think we’d be able to challenge City this season? I didn’t.
It’s the first semi-competitive game of the season. We are still missing the spine of our team.
I agree with some points, for example that we looked absolutely toothless going forward. But to come to a comprehensive conclusion after the game today is just a joke. They are phenomenal.
This is not the same team that Guardiola started with. He has improved them, over time. We have had to ‘suffer’ some horrific football last season. And now we have a manager that will try to play attacking football.
Give him time. Give the team time. I saw a note from Di Laurentis the other day, where Sarri lost his first 4 games at Napoli. And he almost sacked him. But then looked what happened.
Let’s hold off on judgement for a bit.
Massive Over Reaction....
posted on 6/8/18
Able to sign to improve his team*
posted on 6/8/18
Sorry for multiple typos, Prediction text on my phone is wild.
posted on 6/8/18
comment by Greatteamswinit4times- a terrible enemy (U6008)
posted 14 minutes ago
Whilst I agree that yesterday means nothing, it doesn't change the fact that last season Morata wasn't good enough and he won't be again this season.
I personally think that Alonso and Luiz will get isolated and hurt against the better teams.
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Caballero - best player yesterday but he's trash.
Luiz not good enough to play in a back 4.
Alonso is terrible at LB, Mahrez was rinsing him all game, then a little kid Diaz came on and destroyed him.
Rudiger shocking for both goals.
Azpi not good enough at RB, lacks the ability to make overlapping runs.
Fabregas - needs to go - offers nothing and has done for a while now, hasn't got the legs to play the pressing game and we don't need his passing as Jorginho is there.
Barkley - overhyped English player, should be nowhere near the 1st team.
Jorginho - got pressed yesterday and couldn't really cope with it but he'll learn.
Pedro - just not good enough anymore, best years are past him. Hope Willian starts or we sign Zaha.
Morata - enough has been said about him, guy is useless.
CHO - our best player in pre season is a 17 year old
posted on 6/8/18
So all in all, not a massive over reaction - we've got a lot of work to do, really could do with signing 3/4 players but we'll probably sign 1.
A lot of the players are not good enough or capable of playing in this system.
posted on 6/8/18
comment by HRH King Ledley (U20095)
posted 2 hours, 1 minute ago
United lost 3-0 to Arsenal in 1998 and looked a shower, then won a treble.
The moral of the story is that pre-season results count for little and they are essentially just fitness preparation for the real games
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Take me back to those days when football made sense
posted on 6/8/18
comment by No smoke without Sarri (U12176)
posted 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Let's look at the players Pep was able to sign do improve his time that already consisted of David Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero, Kompany, Fernandinho, Otamendi and Sterling.
Pep also had dead wood like Hart, Sagna, Zabaleta, Kolorov and Jesus Navas.
Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Gundogan, Sane, Bernardo Silva, G.Jesus.
Nearly every one of these players cost £50m, some were £35-£40m before the market really inflated. Let's not pretend City had it all their own way in Peps first season.
I know I made an article yesterday about our squad depth and on paper it looks like we do have depth but the more I think of it, As a squad, We are miles off City, heck even Liverpool.
We need shot of...
Courtois - Won't sign a contract, Cash in.
Moses - Won't play as a RB, No other place for him.
Cahill - Finished.
Alonso - Decent back up, To really go to the next level he's doesn't have a place for me.
Drinkwater - Not good enough, Crystal Palace/Bournemouth are his level.
Fabregas - Could argue he's useful as a squad player, I don't think so tho, Him being in the team hinders more than it helps unfortunately.
Bakayoko - Need a say more.
Pedro - Runs around like a headless chicken these days, It seems like he doesn't have a footballing brain.
Morata - He will never be good enough, I would rather have Torres, At least he looked like he wanted it. This guy needs to go asap, Especially with as he's still fetch a decent fee.
That's 9 players from last season who played a major role in the first team.
Only Jorginho has came in, We need reinforcements and if any good came from yesterday it was that the board must've seen we were way off Cities level, without Silva and De Bruyne.
I know Kanté, Hazard and Batshuayi have all to return but we need more.
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Can't argue with this!
one thing I don't understand is how people keep saying "Pep didn't have it easy when he first stepped in at city"
Now that is ridiculous, the guy came in to a club with unlimited funds, they spend millions and oh what a surprise they walked the league with a brilliant manager last year.
Pep is better than Sarri
Chelsea can't compete financially with City
Our squad is still worse than theres compared to Pep when he walked in and Sarri walking in now.
Those are the facts.
I mean, Pep had Aguerro when he walked in who is a comfortable 20 goal a season striker. Sarri has a useless striker who clearly is uninterested and one of the worse strikers we've had in the Abramovich era across the board.
Kezman had a bigger heart than him for example
posted on 6/8/18
Lol at don getting emotional cos his comment was nonsense. City’s position when pep took over is nothing like Sarris. City’s team were twice as good as we are now.
posted on 6/8/18
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
Lol at don getting emotional cos his comment was nonsense. City’s position when pep took over is nothing like Sarris. City’s team were twice as good as we are now.
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Nonsense comment
posted on 6/8/18
comment by No smoke without Sarri (U12176)
posted 6 hours, 58 minutes ago
Let's look at the players Pep was able to sign do improve his time that already consisted of David Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero, Kompany, Fernandinho, Otamendi and Sterling.
Pep also had dead wood like Hart, Sagna, Zabaleta, Kolorov and Jesus Navas.
Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Gundogan, Sane, Bernardo Silva, G.Jesus.
Nearly every one of these players cost £50m, some were £35-£40m before the market really inflated. Let's not pretend City had it all their own way in Peps first season.
I know I made an article yesterday about our squad depth and on paper it looks like we do have depth but the more I think of it, As a squad, We are miles off City, heck even Liverpool.
We need shot of...
Courtois - Won't sign a contract, Cash in.
Moses - Won't play as a RB, No other place for him.
Cahill - Finished.
Alonso - Decent back up, To really go to the next level he's doesn't have a place for me.
Drinkwater - Not good enough, Crystal Palace/Bournemouth are his level.
Fabregas - Could argue he's useful as a squad player, I don't think so tho, Him being in the team hinders more than it helps unfortunately.
Bakayoko - Need a say more.
Pedro - Runs around like a headless chicken these days, It seems like he doesn't have a footballing brain.
Morata - He will never be good enough, I would rather have Torres, At least he looked like he wanted it. This guy needs to go asap, Especially with as he's still fetch a decent fee.
That's 9 players from last season who played a major role in the first team.
Only Jorginho has came in, We need reinforcements and if any good came from yesterday it was that the board must've seen we were way off Cities level, without Silva and De Bruyne.
I know Kanté, Hazard and Batshuayi have all to return but we need more.
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good comment...agree with tat entirely
we should have still tried to sign Vardy...or Dzeko
Can't see us getting anyone else now...or losing anyone...this probably includes TC
posted on 6/8/18
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by No smoke without Sarri (U12176)
posted 6 hours, 58 minutes ago
Let's look at the players Pep was able to sign do improve his time that already consisted of David Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero, Kompany, Fernandinho, Otamendi and Sterling.
Pep also had dead wood like Hart, Sagna, Zabaleta, Kolorov and Jesus Navas.
Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Gundogan, Sane, Bernardo Silva, G.Jesus.
Nearly every one of these players cost £50m, some were £35-£40m before the market really inflated. Let's not pretend City had it all their own way in Peps first season.
I know I made an article yesterday about our squad depth and on paper it looks like we do have depth but the more I think of it, As a squad, We are miles off City, heck even Liverpool.
We need shot of...
Courtois - Won't sign a contract, Cash in.
Moses - Won't play as a RB, No other place for him.
Cahill - Finished.
Alonso - Decent back up, To really go to the next level he's doesn't have a place for me.
Drinkwater - Not good enough, Crystal Palace/Bournemouth are his level.
Fabregas - Could argue he's useful as a squad player, I don't think so tho, Him being in the team hinders more than it helps unfortunately.
Bakayoko - Need a say more.
Pedro - Runs around like a headless chicken these days, It seems like he doesn't have a footballing brain.
Morata - He will never be good enough, I would rather have Torres, At least he looked like he wanted it. This guy needs to go asap, Especially with as he's still fetch a decent fee.
That's 9 players from last season who played a major role in the first team.
Only Jorginho has came in, We need reinforcements and if any good came from yesterday it was that the board must've seen we were way off Cities level, without Silva and De Bruyne.
I know Kanté, Hazard and Batshuayi have all to return but we need more.
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good comment...agree with tat entirely
we should have still tried to sign Vardy...or Dzeko
Can't see us getting anyone else now...or losing anyone...this probably includes TC
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Agree with the Dzeko one, not sure what happened with that in the end.. he'd be miles better than Morata