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Pep's been sticking with form is temporary but class is permanent over this tough period. But McAtee came on, showed great form and helped us seal the three points. Others still aren't showing their class, and there's no better way of forcing them to find it than sticking them on the bench for...

Why should we look at Chelsea exactly? 4pts above us despite spending a fortune and our form being the worst it has been in years. Don't think that's the example we should follow. The dippers moved out the old and brought in the new, took a year or so to adapt and are now looking like potential...

Luiz makes a lot of sense. He knows the league and can instantly hit the ground running. He's not played much in the first half of the season so is fresh and he's at the right age profile. He could slot in alongside Kovacic and give us much more bite in the middle of the park. Takes a good set...

I've done the same thing a few times. Got my captaincy wrong about 8 times over the past 10 weeks by switching it up. Had Saka a couple of times in that run and he didn't deliver. Ipswich away I saw as a good chance of points for Palmer and I wondered if Salah would get some rest away at West...

Firstly he didn't take you from the gutter. You had 6 seasons outside the top 4 finishing 5th-8th for fuck sake. He cleared out the shite, spent a fortune on a better squad and surprise surprise you were back competing for the title. But the critical thing is you didn't win it and things turn...

One for each day of the week.

Considering we have a real lack of energy in the side, chucking in a few youngsters would certainly help. If our front three knew they had a bit more bite behind them they could press without being concerned about the space they left. We're not finding any solutions from our experienced players...

Get a couple in by the end of January and we might be okay. Ultimately it's got to be the right players, that's the critical thing. I don't think any outstanding candidates are going to be available this month, so we're either going to be taking a punt or finding a loan deal unless Txiki can...

I think it's quite a simple problem. He walks into the room and everyone's thinking about how great he was as a player. Then he opens his mouth and it goes to shit.

Whilst I do believe we'll bring players in this month, our board will still operate in the same style. So it will be very quiet and there will be little suggestion we're looking actively at all. I'd imagine Pep says a lot about how happy he is with the squad and how much he trusts them this...

Mixed week for me...92pts which I should be buzzing about. But that was with Palmer as captain rather than Salah and with Ait-Nouri's 10pts on the bench. Ait-Nouri for Gabriel would have been +8pts Palmer for Salah captaincy would have been +14pts Keep getting the captaincy wrong - should...

It will depend on whether we can get the right quality without paying too far over the odds. Pep's openly said we need to bring in more which suggests the board will be active. I'm thinking about next season as much as this. We can make a lot of money from staying in the CL, qualifying for it...

We haven't needed to be active in January in previous campaigns. The club need to make some signings because of injuries and the decline of several players. We might have to pay more to get players in but desperate times. I don't think we'll buy for the sake of it, but if we can bring in a...

One of the few players who has been any good this season. We're fucked.

Does that make you a robot?

Sorry to hear that, but don't be hard on yourself. Remember the good times and keep her in your heart. It's always hard to lose a loved one, and it feels amplified at this time of year too but raise a glass to her and keep thinking and talking about her and she'll remain with you.

It hasn't been found out at all. We've pretty much always played against a low block, that's not new. And we've won everything there is to win despite it. Patience and precision are key and the City we're seeing at the moment are miles off their best. That doesn't mean the system has been...

There is absolutely no problem with coaching players to be comfortable with the ball and technically the best they can be. Do that and you can play any system you want. Pep has changed the system regularly at City. We've had a 4-3-3 a 4-2-3-1 we've had inverted full backs and false 9s. The...

Mbappe is easy - remind him he's faster than the opposition defenders and tell him to stop being a fucking idiot and going offside. City's whole structure and style of play is about possession of the football. Intricate pass and move football. We typically play teams who sit back and defend...

By that logic Ancelotti is fucking wasting Mbappe too by not telling him to stop running miles offside every time there's an opportunity. There's only so much you can do in terms of general patterns of play and structure. The rest is down to a player. Pep would give Doku the freedom to attack...