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The problem is unlike the other attackers he is not multi-functional. At what he does he is very good and for Leicester when he was the main man he starred immensely because everything and everyone worked for him. At City he is just another forward. And his game is a bit too predictable...

Shame. He's no doubt seen Sancho thrive so is not hanging about. I don't blame him either. People slagged Pellegrini off for not giving youth players a chance when we were comfortably winning with 20/30 minutes to go. Pep really is no different. For a player like Brahim it could be easier to...

Sterling is the best English footballer currently and if he's not already world class then he is right on the cusp. One of his biggest weaknesses which was still a factor up until a year ago was his hesitancy in the box. As a winger making outside runs and taking on full backs he has always...

Wouldn't it be great to spank them into the international break. Hopefully they'll have to spew over a 6 goal thumping for two weeks.

Might as well have been.

is the most beige pundit on television. You can't escape him - he's everywhere for some reason. During the World Cup he was boring it up on the BBC. Switch over to ITV and he's doing a Jacamo advert. His "appearance" on Question Time a couple of years ago was a non-event. I am sure he is a...

What a bullshit post. An academy player is not going to damage our results when the other 10 players are multimillion pound internationals. People will say 'it will take something exceptional to make it to this side'. Well Pep gave 22 La Masia players debuts in 4 years at arguably the greatest...

Only problem is there is an international break now. Going to have to put up with two weeks of "United are back" whereas if there was a game in a few days the further meltdown would be incredible.

Of course his next game is Chelsea away. Scenes when he gets sacked in the Stamford Bridge boardroom for the third time.

Not expecting anything from Newcastle. Rafa Benitez is milking the anti-Ashley sentiment which is hiding his own lack of quality right now. I agree in general that Ashley has been awful but Newcastle finished 10th and added around £40m of players so they're not as bad as people make out but it...

The difference is in the past the youngster was the boy among a group of men in the England squad whereas Southgate is turning towards young players to make up the bulk of his squad. Therefore the minutes will be shared fairly whereas in the past - especially in the 2000s the youngster was...

Good on the kid. The old saying is if you're good enough you're old enough. Sancho and quite a few more of the upcoming English youth have dominated their age-group categories so it must be extremely annoying that they're not deemed "ready" for first team football while their foreign...

Just watched the highlights. Fucking LOL. By the way I noticed Pellegrini's trusted assistant was in his usual club suit and tie attire. Unusual for a number 2 but I liked it when they were at City. Classy guys and a great manager.

Pep is not infallible. Go check some of the names of academy players who got games at Barcelona (the greatest club side ever imo). Isaac Cuenca, Christian Tello, Jeffren Suarez just to name three. Such household names! This myth that you have to be super good to get in our team is silly. How...

In light of Lloris's drink driving I was reading a piece on other top flight footballers who have broken the law on the road. One name popped up more than once:

How many of this lot were exceptional? The debutants in the ‘Pep Team’ 2008/09: Busquets, Thiago, Xavi Torres, Muniesa, Botía and Abraham 2009/10: Fontàs, Dos Santos, Soriano, Gai Assulin and Bartra 2010/11: Oriol Romeu, Sergi Gómez, Miño, Nolito, Montoya and Sergi Roberto 2011/12: Cuenca...

B teams have never taken part in competitive football here. It's only a modern talking point. In the past managers said if you're good enough you are old enough. Learn the knocks of the trade as you go.

What are the hopes / expectations for next season and the foreseeable future? Surely the time our academy bears fruit for our own team is close. We want to produce players for City - those who aren't quite there can make a profit and have careers elsewhere. Good on them. But the academy...

WAIT A MINUTE....

It feels anti-climatic now but when the title arrives in our hands I for one will enjoy the moment nonetheless. The way we've played has been outstanding throughout the campaign. In years to come there will be many games I'll look back on with great joy. 2011-12 isn't just about the 6-1 and...