We're as bad as we were in Mancini's first season and an EL place is the best we can look foward to at the moment.

The fact that Chelsea and Liverpool are supposed to be vieing for Joe Hart's services speaks volumes about what a mess the management made with our transfer business in July.

Liverpool are not interested in Hart I guarantee it.

Can't speak for Chelsea but don't they want him either.

His agent just talking him up IMO.

Chelsea wouldn't give hart a sniff.. Why would we with our current defensive record?

Think city will come good. Next season. On current form don't think you'll get top 4 spot

Hart will be at Anfield next season.

comment by 3Lions (U21233)
posted 8 minutes ago
Chelsea wouldn't give hart a sniff.. Why would we with our current defensive record?

Think city will come good. Next season. On current form don't think you'll get top 4 spot
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I don't think we will get top 4

I think Gabriel Jesus will have a big impact on your season, he is a wonderful player. Still need to to tighten up at the back though.

Pretty much agree with all of that

I wonder how Pep will approach Friday's game now the title looks nothing more than a pipe dream - Will he field the U19's?

Thought you have already won the league after 6 games.

That's because you are an idiot

I don't think we're that bad, but we are disjointed. We consistently win a lot in midfield, but just don't open the opposition up. The key moment this season was when other teams cottoned on to how open we are at the back. If we attacked more effectively that wouldn't matter so much. We are playing better football than last year, but the problems we had then are still there - hardly surprising when the squad is much the same.

I still think the issues are more in midfield and up front rather than in defence, we aren't pressing or converting chances as well as we should be and it is exposing the back line. We've conceded the same as Liverpool and only two more than Arsenal and United.

We need midfielders as much as we do defenders (at least centrally, full backs has to be the priority).

Now you have Aguero n Fernandinho back, you'll improve. I think it's absolute madness to write you off. Title probably gone but 2nd downwards is up for grabs for rest of top 6.

He's dropped a major clanger signing Bravo though. It's probably making your defence more nervous. I think you'd be wise to play Willy Caballero although can't see Pep doing that. He's stubborn as they come.

Would be a real shambles if both our clubs missed top 4 after what everyone said in summer.

Think everyone's on the same page really. We should have enough firepower to see us into the top four tho, hopefully Jesus gives us a lift to make sure we do.

Back needs a lot of work, Stones I like and think he'd be sound if he was learning his trade next to VK, but he isn't, and that's where our core problem is really, the leader at the back. Kolarov and Zab may be in their twilight years but a fit VK would elevate that back four to a far higher level as he did with Lescott.

Bravo pips Gundogans injury as the biggest nightmare of the year, but at the end of the day MCFC 100% win record in 2017, it could still end up being our year oi oiii