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If Kevin De Bruyne is bought (circa. 30-40m) he will be one of City’s greatest ever signings. The Belgian international led the assists table in the Bundesliga with 20 to his name and has also chipped in with 10 goals. His performances helped Wolfsburg to stay 2nd in the Bundesliga with a...

Okay, my guess is that Pellegrini will play a 4-2-3-1 in 2015-16. It’s a system that is questionable defensively but makes up for it with the unique attacking possibilities it creates when you pack so many quick, technically-gifted players into the final third. Note that this change will...

Too slow, too deep, too negative. That is all.

HODOR HODOR HODOR

Precisely. I said something similar to your good self on page 59 of the thread. Not enough attention has been paid to the poor quality of City's pressing.

A few things: 1. All in all, City were incredibly unlucky (offside goal, fortuitous long-ball); 2. We squandered a lot of chances in and around Aston Villa’s box. There is, I believe, a huge gulf in quality between the likes of Kolarov/Milner/Dzeko and Clichy/Silva/Aguero. Utd suffer from a...

Re: Isco (Part 7 (Saturday saga part 2)) **FACEPALM**

Faour is described as a "tall, very technical striker and a true goal scorer". City beat the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal & Juventus to his signature, and rank him as one of the world's best in his age group.

Be careful!

IT'S A SMOKESCREEN!

Pepe's 'Greatest Hits'... played to the sounds of Scatman John and Shaggy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI0fPq3UgeI Interesting.

Isco & Cavani, apparently: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/edinson-cavani-isco-manchester-city-1886929" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... ty-1886929</a> If true, thank you Messrs Begiristain...

Re: Pick one Mr. Manuel Pellegrini http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQsmfx2424E

Re: Mancini Breaking News Part 4 You knowz it.

Mancini is well respected in Italian football and if released by City would have no trouble finding another high-profile job in Europe. He has garnered a reputation for producing industrious players that are well-organised defensively and tough to break down. The problem with Mancini, however...

Mancini is well respected in Italian football and if released by City would have no trouble finding another high-profile job in Europe. He has garnered a reputation for producing industrious players that are well-organised defensively and tough to break down. The problem with Mancini, however...

Darkhorse writes: Pellegrini's system is not as rigid as Mancini's. The attacking 'interiores' move at will to the wide positions if the full-backs are unavailable. Conversely, if the opposition's back-four 'park the bus' to restrict space in the middle of the park, Pellegrini's full-backs...

Pellegrini is a firm believer in the Brazilian 4-2-2-2 formation. It's an attractive and amorphous system - i.e. mobile strikers making runs all across the front line, linking up with full-backs and creative midfielders (so-called 'interiores'), moving in from flanks to flood the middle. The...