Zin 'messiah' Zimmer
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Spot on mate, they'll be some very upset faces if this happens...
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Spot on mate, they'll be some very upset faces if this happens...
Jesus benched Aguero last season before injury. Sanchez hasn't even kicked a ball for us and you are saying he is already the best/2nd best striker we have. That's how I see it.
Glad it makes you laugh though.
This myth that he benched Aguero taken in by sheep he had just come back from an injury thats why he was on the bench and not risked.
What happened when Jesus came back from his injury did Aguero get "Benched" again?
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Jesus benched Aguero last season before injury. Sanchez hasn't even kicked a ball for us and you are saying he is already the best/2nd best striker we have. That's how I see it.
Glad it makes you laugh though.
Because Aguero was coming off an injury. Whether Alexis has kicked a ball for us or not is irrelevant. If Messi was this heavily rumoured to join id be saying he'd be the best player at the club.
I like the idea but in reality it won't happen. We ALWAYS take the foot off the gas. It's infuriating watching us dilly dally the last 15 minutes when in true there are times we could reach double figures. I know I'm pathetic and greedy but I just want to batter everyone. Then gloat like fuck :)
Imagine a scenario where we are 4-0 up after an hour and instead of bringing on Navas and Fernandinho for Jesus and Merlin, we bring on Bernardo Silva and Sané, both pissed off that they didn't start.
Instead of everyone realising it's game over time to relax, instead we'll have players desperate to earn a start next week turning up the intensity when they come off the bench.
Pep made some comments about how he thought we needed to get past 2,3-0 up and push for 4,5,6-0 and then we did start doing that at the end of the season with a few 5 goal games, so I think it's something he is going to push for.
Wrong. There will almost certainly be a front 3 that plays the large majority. Sterling and Sane are not in it.
If that's the set up Pep wanted he wouldn't be striving for 6 world class players over 3 positions.
There will be 40+ games for all 5 of the front 3 players.
Saw some terrible performances by Celta Vigo and Sevilla in Europe. I don't think that the quality of the Premiership is high, but it is intensely competitive because all the Premiership teams have money. They buy the best players, and they are so desperate to stay in the premier league so they fight so hard. But the ery best players still go to barcelona and Real madrid and the other clubs in Spain are starved of money.Real Madrid won the league this year for the first time in five years, and I think the vaunted claim of Premier League competitiveness is open to scrutiny.
Real Madrid need a high-quality squad because they are expected to go all the way in tournaments and win them, which necessitates quality players who can be rotated.
Tricky_Trev
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I think it's the perfect signing and perfect age for us. We already have Sané, Sterling, Jesus and Bernardo in the attacking positions that are so, so young. We're missing another guy in his prime. When you look at it in paper, it looks to be a great age mix:I'd have snatched your hand off to sign Sanchez when he moved to and from barca. Now I think it's legitimate to think about his age, but you also see a similar type of explosive player in Ronaldo still playing at the top level. And you also have to think of the now. Especially a coach who has to win trophies, not build a team for tomorrow. If you want to think of the now, he would be the best player. You should not even have to think about it. The slight doubts I have are that I think his game May start to dip, or change in relatively near future and that we'd also lose a really top player as well from our forward line. They might all stay and fight for a place, but in the medium term I think one will go. Either Sterling or Aguero would likely be pushed out obviously depends whether he signs, and whether the other forwards can raise their game.
Jesus - 20
Sané - 21
Sterling - 22
Bernardo - 22
De Bruyne - 25
Sanchez - 28
Aguero - 29
Silva - 31
Madrid have Benzema and Ronaldo at 29 and 32, Barca have Messi and Suarez at 29 and 30. So Alexis and Aguero at 28 and 29 compares favourably. Plus we then have swathes of youth below them.
Sterling is under pressure even without Sanchez, but Sane is a certain starter. If Sanchez was to sign it would be Sane and Sanchez for sure and then 50.50 between Aguero and Jesus, and my money would be on Jesus long term. He's just an absolute live-wire and his acceleration in the final 3rd just leads to chances. My front 3 would be Sane, Sanchez and jesusWrong. There will almost certainly be a front 3 that plays the large majority. Sterling and Sane are not in it.
HelloCity
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Aguero, Jesus, Sanchez, Sterling and Sanchez competing for 3 positions isn't overkill. It's bloody fantastic.
Let's not quickly forget the days where Aguero was injured so we were relying on Bony, while a young Iheanacho waited on the bench.
At our best we had Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko & Balotelli (11-13) or Aguero, Dzeko, Negredo & Jovetic competing for the one or two positions. This is while the likes of Silva, Nasri, Navas, Milner and Johnson played out wide.
All 5 will get a good amount of game time with a prefered three in the bigger games, which perhaps may be Sanchez, Aguero, Jesus.
Let's not quickly forget the days where Aguero was injured so we were relying on Bony, while a young Iheanacho waited on the bench.
At our best we had Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko & Balotelli (11-13) or Aguero, Dzeko, Negredo & Jovetic competing for the one or two positions. This is while the likes of Silva, Nasri, Navas, Milner and Johnson played out wide.
All 5 will get a good amount of game time with a prefered three in the bigger games, which perhaps may be Sanchez, Aguero, Jesus.
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Haha only on here could people complain about signing a player like Sanchez! Kaldhoon is aiming for at least a treble next season, everyone will get game time
HelloCity
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Sterling is under pressure even without Sanchez, but Sane is a certain starter. If Sanchez was to sign it would be Sane and Sanchez for sure and then 50.50 between Aguero and Jesus, and my money would be on Jesus long term. He's just an absolute live-wire and his acceleration in the final 3rd just leads to chances. My front 3 would be Sane, Sanchez and jesus
I'd actually say Aguero is under the most pressure. He's the big name and star of the team but the only one that can't play anywhere across a front three. Everyone else is happy on the left, right or middle.
I know, but the manager has to put out a the strongest 11 to win games in our league. There will be a bif of rotation but in the league games, if Sanchez were to sign realistically it would be Sane, Sanchez and one of Aguero and Jesus 90% of the time. Sterling and Aguero would be under massive pressure. I expect a huge response from Aguero. I think he is going to come back a very hungry player next season. This is what he has neededi dont thing anyone will be pushed out. Pep has repeatedly stressed that he thinks about the team as a squad and not as a starting 11.
Gabriel
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Saw some terrible performances by Celta Vigo and Sevilla in Europe. I don't think that the quality of the Premiership is high, but it is intensely competitive because all the Premiership teams have money. They buy the best players, and they are so desperate to stay in the premier league so they fight so hard. But the ery best players still go to barcelona and Real madrid and the other clubs in Spain are starved of money.
Think we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. There were a number of Premier League clubs who were already on holiday from early March, this season. Moreover, money alone is no guarantee of competitiveness. Would that it were, as we would be sweeping the board and wouldn't have to quibble. :-)
We're not Real Madrid you know. Guardiola will be under massive pressure next season. To beat mid-table Premiership teams home and away is very difficult and I seriously doubt we will be that comfortable that we can rotate players. In the Cup games yes. But players want to play regularly and they want to play in the big games especially. You have to think we play our strongest available side against Liverpool, Utd, Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Everton etc.Haha only on here could people complain about signing a player like Sanchez! Kaldhoon is aiming for at least a treble next season, everyone will get game time
oakiecokie
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It should read "HEARSE" !!!Nah; Wenger's French, isn't he?
"TAXI!!"
gordondaviesmoustache
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'Would that it were'! Not heard that phrase in a long while! :-)Think we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. There were a number of Premier League clubs who were already on holiday from early March, this season. Moreover, money alone is no guarantee of competitiveness. Would that it were, as we would be sweeping the board and wouldn't have to quibble. :-)
The final weeks of the season when some teams were on 40 points, or others down produced some ridiculous results, but City really struggled to knock average teams down at home. I remember games where we had 70% of possession and were trying desperately to score but we just couldn't put the game away.Think we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. There were a number of Premier League clubs who were already on holiday from early March, this season. Moreover, money alone is no guarantee of competitiveness. Would that it were, as we would be sweeping the board and wouldn't have to quibble. :-)
I think there is a lot of people playing down Pep's respect and admiration of Sterling.
He played more minutes than nearly anyone else in the squad last season and was running on fumes as the season came to an end, something which happened the season before.
Sterling place would be no more under threat than anybody else and he will be given as much opportunity as anybody else to play and improve, I'd argue perhaps even more with Pep insisting on having the best English players playing for us.
A lot of the 'Sterling under fire' brigade will never rate him but it's clear to me how valued he is within the club and will only continue to be more so.
He played more minutes than nearly anyone else in the squad last season and was running on fumes as the season came to an end, something which happened the season before.
Sterling place would be no more under threat than anybody else and he will be given as much opportunity as anybody else to play and improve, I'd argue perhaps even more with Pep insisting on having the best English players playing for us.
A lot of the 'Sterling under fire' brigade will never rate him but it's clear to me how valued he is within the club and will only continue to be more so.
Sterling and Aguero. Both have o step up regardless of who else signs. Aguero's international career maybe over now unless he responds, and the World Cup is coming up. I am expecting Aguero to respond. This is the first time in his career that he will have been under pressure. Can only be good for us.I'd actually say Aguero is under the most pressure. He's the big name and star of the team but the only one that can't play anywhere across a front three. Everyone else is happy on the left, right or middle.
Rammyblues
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In all honesty I dont care who plays next season as long as we play entertaining football and win as many matches as we are able. If at the end of the season we have acquired a trophy or maybe two it will have been a success. As far as keeping the squad happy that is down to the manager it is what he gets paid for, very well I might add.
It will be such a pleasure to see any three of the players from the start of the season gives all players a fresh start and I hope they rise to the challenge, for those not starting it is their job to keep the pressure on and when called on do a job worthy of their talents.
It will be such a pleasure to see any three of the players from the start of the season gives all players a fresh start and I hope they rise to the challenge, for those not starting it is their job to keep the pressure on and when called on do a job worthy of their talents.
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