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That's pretty reductive. There's a lot of timing and luck involved. I'd say De Bruyne and Rodri are the only City players who have been the clear best players at their position in the world for several years. Haaland is right about there as well. Rodri winning it this years hardly ends the argument.

Vinicius had 15 goals and 5 assists in la Liga last year. The idea that he is being robbed is absurd. Rodri had 3 less goal contributions as a defensive midfielder. Madrid are making a complete ass of themselves.

The best MLS teams would challenge for a playoff spot in the Championship. The worst ones for a play off spot in League 1. Plenty of borderline USMNT players are amongst the best players in their squad in the Championship. The MLS, and American pro sports in general, are far less stratified...

Brighton's loss to Athens single handedly cratered City's rating by 8 points

The crazy thing about the current Elo rating is the gap between 1st and 2nd in the world is the same as the gap between 2nd and like 14th. Which is about the same as the gap between 14th and Burnley in the Championship. City has been amongst the best teams in the world, and historically good...

Better question: Is the KDB Silva Fernandhino midfield the equal of Peps Barca midfield with Busquets Xavi and Ienesta? I'd say it's close. They hit the highest of heights without winning the CL but they also didn't have prime Messi.

Peak Dihno, Silva, and De Bruyne is up there with busquets, Xavi, and Iniesta as the best midfield ever assembled. They hit the highest level ever seen in England with a backline that was Delph, Otamendi and whoever was available when Kompany was hurt. Plus a front line that was a bunch of...

I really don't get it from Barcelonas perspective. They have tons of young cheap talent In midfield. Spending 80m on Bernardo and giving him a huge salary seems like a poor use of resources. Of course Bernardo improves any squad in the world. But it just seems like there would be far more...

He was definitely taken off for that. I don't think it was about his inability to read the situation. He's a local hero and Haaland is casting a shadow on him. He was selfish, Pep saw it, saw the ramifications, and yanked him. Hes always rode Foden harder than others. Sort of like Sane in that way

I never understood why we didn't play him as the "false 9". He could keep things ticking like a midfielder, he was great pressing, and for all his wastefulness he got in great positions far more often than the alternative. Ultimately he's not good enough to lead the line on one of the few elite...

Ousmane Dembele just played possibly the best half of football I've seen. It's a friendly and all but holy shit he looks good. Probably missed our chance to buy low on him.

Perfect because the game on espn2 has 10 min of extra time

Houston is basically the 3rd biggest city in Mexico. There are more Mexicans there than English in Manchester. Better we play in the Texans stadium than that run down shit hole in Mexico City. Club America probably feels the same way.

I'm sure he can't against the top teams we face. But against the mid and bottom table teams when we have all the possession anyway he will do a job stopping counters. Against the top team he can sub on to help close things out. I really think he will be something like a mid field Kyle Walker...

I'm guessing Bale only wants to play until the world cup. Makes sense to go to a league that plays through the summer. It wouldn't even make much sense for Cardiff to integrate him just to play for 2 months.

Sort of reminds me of Kyle Walker. His technical quality is way below par but as long as there is exactly one of him on the pitch he's vital. Walker was nothing like a pep player, wasn't that young, has the touch of a donkey, was something like the most expensive fullback ever; and yet he's been...

He should really be our 9 this year. He does all the false 9 stuff as well as our midfielders and for as shit as his finishing can be hes still got more of an eye for goals than our other "false 9s" But it's his pressing from the front that really stands out. He's fantastic in that aspect.

Hes gotten way too much hype at a young age to ever "settle" for the Rodri/Fernandinho role. Hes also not nearly technical enough to be an 8 for us. He'd probably be perfect at Liverpool. It's the same issue with Pogba really. If he wanted to he could be a generational world class 6. But he's...

The third and fourth goals were both incredible.

High ones are never saved. It's why Aguero was an average penalty taker. He always hit it hard and near the post but at the perfect level for the keeper. Of course the danger is Mahrez against Liverpool when he skied it.