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Fred_Quimby said:
You really have lost your true vocation Simon. With your outstanding insight into the how the game is played and abilities of players is outstanding. Why are you not a top, top manager?

I have been a supporter for about 65 years and when I go to games I watch and support MY team. I don't dissect, analyse to death games I just support them. Yes, every player makes mistakes; yes, they may even disappoint BUT I come back for more each week. Some people on here must be real saddoes down the pub. Always complaining about the team. As soon as someone misplaces a pass he's sh1t and it doesn't matter what he does next as some people's bias on here knows no bounds.

Sorry Simon, you caught me on a bad day and you are not alone.
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Thats ok...all opinions.

Whether you have been supporting 65 years or one year (and Ive been supporting considerably longer than that but not as long as you) . all opinions are valid

The reason for my post was I was replying to someone else who said list all the positives and negatives (as i see it) regarding Gundogan - so i did -some will agree, some will disagree and Im comfortable with both

I wasnt going to bother replying due to your overly sarcastic remarks but I thought what the heck and since you apologised in your last sentence then its no problem at all
 
mancity1 said:
Team needs a lot of strengthening in a number of ways over the coming windows , we need to improve our rate of soft tissue injuries the right way , we need targets to join us that will replace stalwarts like Silva , Kun , Ferny and we need to get more out of what we have without replacements both in consistency of effort , press , combination play with speed and finishing on a more consistent basis.

I don't think we are too far short of another season like two seasons ago if we get the right replacements at the right age for longer term top line success seriously challenging for both the big titles on a consistent basis.

Our history is slowly evolving and its positive overall , you will always have blips in a competitive league and each year this year Liverpool and Leicester for example performing beyond expectation of result.
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Thing is Ferna wont stay at centre half....Laporte will e back playing probably by February....the league could be gone by then (if its not now) but if by some miracle we are still in touching distance of the scousers and Leicester by then, then you never know......

I understand the clubs reluctance to go for signings in January - over flated prices and limited options with few top players moving at this time (I think Laporte did if i remember correctly)
 
its a Barm said:
Just remembered the first time I went to Burnley was the game after we won the league cup in 76 Dennis tueart miss 3 pens was nil nil first time on a special it was nuts debbie at the front walking up the road looking for a ruck, them where the days ha ha ha
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I was at that match, I was wearing a City flat cap bought for Wembley, Blue, white and maroon, was queuing to get in and a Burnley dickhead nicked my hat and ran off, gutted.
 
Kenward Garg said:
A double pivot? I like it. One of the original reasons Zinchenko played was his ability to transition into midfield and play as a double pivot. With him gone, maybe it’s time to play a more orthodox system like above. It would certainly bring some solidity...
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I like that line up as I was thinking how much I wish we could play NDJ and the great Gaz Baz tonight that would f**k the Dingles plans. :-)
 
nmc said:
you just know it’ll be a studio full of Dippers questioning why that little upstart Messi stole Van Hype’s Ballon D’or....
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Been reported that it'll be Nigel de Jong, Shearer, and Roberto Martinez on the pannel
 
I just wanna get 3 points. The style of play is inherent to the need to keep up with the teams above us. And results will improve self confidence.
And to be fair we will never ever get the recognition we should get for the silverware we won nor the style of play in which we won it, so right now I don’t give a flying feck how we win it. Just win !!
 
Kenward Garg said:
A double pivot? I like it. One of the original reasons Zinchenko played was his ability to transition into midfield and play as a double pivot. With him gone, maybe it’s time to play a more orthodox system like above. It would certainly bring some solidity...
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We've been playing a double pivot for most of the season, and it's one of the reasons we've been so poor imo.

Take Saturday as an example, Silva was pretty much playing up front and KDB was way deeper than last season. It's been like that for the majority of this season.

I understand his reason for doing it - he's trying to offer more protection in front of our dodgy back 4. But the knock on effect has been we've not been able to press to anywhere near the same extent as when we played 433 last season and the season before.

Playing 433 is so much more conducive to attacking, front-foot football. 5 players pressing high up the pitch, triangles of players all over - two to press, one to sweep in behind.

Playing two midfielders deeper as we have been doing, ends up making us less able to press, slower in possession and slower on the break. It's not working. We need to get back to what we were good at.
 
simon23 said:
Thing is Ferna wont stay at centre half....Laporte will e back playing probably by February....the league could be gone by then (if its not now) but if by some miracle we are still in touching distance of the scousers and Leicester by then, then you never know......

I understand the clubs reluctance to go for signings in January - over flated prices and limited options with few top players moving at this time (I think Laporte did if i remember correctly)
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Dinho is never playing in the middle again unless gundy and rodders are out,it was always the plan,pep said it last season and has repeated it this week
 
For Irish vieweres RTÉ panellists Eamon Dunphy, Liam Brady and John Giles will reunite for Premier League coverage

The trio will be fronting Premier Sport's coverage throughout December, beginning on Tuesday evening for champions Manchester City’s visit to Burnley on Premier Sports 1.
 
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