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Individually yes, but they aren't compatible or conducive to a balanced team.

Di Natale might be retiring midseason, he's seemingly finally succumbed to age at 38. Great player in his prime (which was bizarrely between 31-36) and turned down moves to his hometown club Napoli and Juventus twice.

He's a slightly faster James Milner; we should be putting faith in Brandon Barker rather than looking at kids like this.

In Abu Dhabi apostasy is punishable with death; what's the difference?

Don't agree with the paranoid few who deem this a wind up; it's a decent summary of what Toure's career here has been. At times he's been absolutely incredible for us, and that's what makes his attitude even worse; imagine how good he would have been if he'd put 100% into every game?! He...

Pep or not, our next manager will be someone who's meritocratic and charged with utilising the youth.

I like Delph, having characters like that around the squad can be decisive and having him deeper in midfield with Fernandinho without Yaya should be something we look at more often, but he's nowhere near Gareth Barry's level, and never can be. I said it earlier in the season and the more I've...

Great first half and his tackle on Lukaku was immense after Mangala opted not to follow his run from the edge of the box, but he was crap in the second half. He's a soft twat who needs to stop cheating.

Barry with Fernandinho with him would get a grip of the midfield and dictate play; look how he's prospered at Everton with the legs of McCarthy or Besic next to him. We lose a lot of games in that midfield area. He's the player Yaya Toure should be at this point of his career. Probably my...

He is a master of spatial occupation; he doesn't need to tackle half of the time, he just diverts attacks into more manageable areas. Never seen a player like him, it only became obvious how lazy and defensively inept Toure is when he left; he literally carried him for 3 years and allowed him to...

I'd like to thank Mr Pellegrini for forcing Gareth Barry out of the club three years ago; his second masterful performance in a few days just underlines how his genius transcends age. The best English possession footballer of modern times, I can see him performing at this level for a few years...

Birmingham have just sold Gray so can accommodate another forward players; would be ideal environment for either Barker or Roberts to the end of the season.

West Ham fans couldn't have foreseen the career Lampard went on to have; it's fundamental that players get exposure to top-level football in order to develop. If the talent in our youth ranks gets that they'll have great careers, no question. Look at the trophy hauls and top-level longevity of...

Success is relative though; what he did with Southampton and Spurs easily eclipses what Pellegrini has done here with the best squad in the league and unlimited transfer funds. Do you think Guardiola would have won the league with the teams Pocchettino has coached in England? He'd be perfect...

Mangala would be perfect for them.

Him and Barker need football; it's essential that they get good loans this month otherwise they've lost a season at a crucial point of their development.

Then if he isn't the player we thought he can be and Stones ends up at Chelsea, United or Barcelona we will regret not making the move while we have the chance. Denayer still hasn't performed well at centreback in a proper league; in an ideal world he gets a proper loan next season and can come...

It was once suggested that Micah could gradually learn to be more measured and read the game better, and eventually become a top centreback, but he's 27 now with 10 years at the top level behind him and still just as chaotic to the detriment of Villa's relegation battle; Mangala is the same kind...

Collecting stars is a very dangerous game; our fastest (and probably only) route to the summit of European football is the Atletico/Dortmund method, a dynamic, balanced composition of compatible players all pulling in the same direction. By far our best European performance to date was Sevilla...

As good a player he is, is isn't what we need at this point; we need a proper leftback, another valid centreback, a natural midfield anchor and a winger before another #10. Exactly; Pellegrini regards Iheanacho as an attacking midfielder, so his opportunities are gonna be none-existent now...