All I’m reading here is a load of passive-aggressive posturing with no real attempt to address the actual analysis of Gundogan’s attributes, or offering any alternative viewpoint. Weak.Genuinely shocked, that some City fans have watched this team for the last four years and are still so bereft in their understanding of the game. I mostly see this in an inability to understand performances outside of the result, and in discussions that revolve around Gundogan and Rodri. Unforutantly, a lot of fans don't know how to understand what they are watching.
To be fair, the Engish have never been known for their great understanding of the game, even though they invented it.
Genuinely shocked, that some City fans have watched this team for the last four years and are still so bereft in their understanding of the game. I mostly see this in an inability to understand performances outside of the result, and in discussions that revolve around Gundogan and Rodri. Unforutantly, a lot of fans don't know how to understand what they are watching.
To be fair, the Engish have never been known for their great understanding of the game, even though they invented it.
Agreed put him alongside rodri take gundnotafan out and keep centre backs in there normal position.Definitely think playing Fernandinho at CB has hindered us massively. Purely because we’re missing his presence in midfield.
we’ve basically lost a world class central midfielder for the whole season
Sometimes, the very same players give you different levels of performance.Apologies if this fits into another thread but I was asked an interesting question this evening, what do you think the difference is between last season (minus KDB) and this season (where we're not the same without KDB)?
Clearly we've missed Laporte at CB and as a result Fernandinho in midfield. We're also missing Sane. Is it really the massive void of Vinny? Is it a combination?
What do you think it is?
This is incorrect. A few other teams play us on the counter. They've devised a tactic that has a history of working against us. It's on us to figure out how to counter it.Complete lack of support the defence is getting from midfielders is a joke. The way we let quick runners go one vs one at Otamendi is a mistake from midfielders being nowhere near. This is gonna be the way they will finish us in CL probably next round already.
Sometimes, the very same players give you different levels of performance.
Ederson hasn't been great ( passing or keeping)
Laporte has been out.
Sterling is a shell of himself
Bernado is half the player he was last year
David is a poor version of the old David
Sane has been injured
Dihno isn't as good as he was last year.
Zinchencko has been injured and inconsistent
In the other side of the ledger
Mahrez and Gabby have improved.
So if you add Walker that's 3 positives and 8 negatives. It's no surprise we are struggling.
Also, we are suspect against counter attacking teams. Liverpool had been doing that to us long before they became better. United has done it 3 times this season and won all 3.
This counter them on speed will be used against us until we are able to solve it.
So far we haven't been able to.
3 big things
Vinny,i knew it woud rock us
Losing eric for so long
Putting dinho at the back and expecting a new player learning a completely different way to play and expecting it to work and sticking with it when it screaming out there was a masive hole there and teams walking through it
Add sane as he gives us something no other player in the team has
3rd season,it's just not possible to keep up the intensity
VAR
Aside from that nothing