Colin Bells Boots
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He plays for the Ivory Coast
And flatters to deceive .
He plays for the Ivory Coast
He plays for the Ivory Coast
He plays for the Ivory Coast
One of the things I've never understood about Guardiola is that he doesn't see fast CBs as a necessity. He talks about making the pitch as big as possible in possession but you obviously have to spread your team a bit thin to do that and leave spaces in the middle. He then talks about the importance of winning the ball back high up through the forwards and midfielders so he knows the danger. He also mentions needing defenders who can defend big spaces and win one on ones. So he knows the problem there. He's completely aware of the dangers presented by his way of playing the game. Yet he buys ponderous John Stones, rather slow Aymeric Laporte, persists with over the hill Otamendi. He buys the slow as treacle Gundogan. Rodri doesn't look like he's a sprinter. De Bruyne's not that fast. Mahrez isn't fast for a winger. Everything he does and says about football points to a need for some quick, mobile players in the team but he buys plodders. All good on the ball but they can get left for dead one on one. I think he's assembled too many of this type of player at City. The current problems are also due to copping for injuries to all the left-sided players but the number of one-paced blue shirts behind the ball is a self-inflicted problem.
Laporte and Stones are not slow or ponderous. This is largely the same squad that accrued a record number of points and won a domestic treble.One of the things I've never understood about Guardiola is that he doesn't see fast CBs as a necessity. He talks about making the pitch as big as possible in possession but you obviously have to spread your team a bit thin to do that and leave spaces in the middle. He then talks about the importance of winning the ball back high up through the forwards and midfielders so he knows the danger. He also mentions needing defenders who can defend big spaces and win one on ones. So he knows the problem there. He's completely aware of the dangers presented by his way of playing the game. Yet he buys ponderous John Stones, rather slow Aymeric Laporte, persists with over the hill Otamendi. He buys the slow as treacle Gundogan. Rodri doesn't look like he's a sprinter. De Bruyne's not that fast. Mahrez isn't fast for a winger. Everything he does and says about football points to a need for some quick, mobile players in the team but he buys plodders. All good on the ball but they can get left for dead one on one. I think he's assembled too many of this type of player at City. The current problems are also due to copping for injuries to all the left-sided players but the number of one-paced blue shirts behind the ball is a self-inflicted problem.
Wierdly enough despite stones having many faults slow isnt one of them and laporte isnt really slow either there probably slow compared to van dik or a prime kompany but there plenty quick enoughLaporte and Stones are not slow or ponderous. This is largely the same squad that accrued a record number of points and won a domestic treble.
Laporte and Stones are not slow or ponderous. This is largely the same squad that accrued a record number of points and won a domestic treble.
I always thought Guardiola was a football genius, after reading your piece I realise I was wrong and he is a fraud.
And flatters to deceive .