19 | Ilkay Gundogan - 2024/25

[Yue Wollongong]

Last year I was told by almost everyone here that Kova cannot hold a kindle to Gundo. Now that I saw Gundo play and I thought it is not too bad and people are slaying him. Come on, you all know one year without major injury will not change someone’s class dramatically. Gundo was not famous for his legs either. The only real conclusion I can draw with my observation is that Kova is a more useful midfielder than Gundo in current Man City team. Gundo has his advantages but overall he was an opportunist in my limited memory, an assassin. And also as I randomly observed before, he was never rated among Man City fans. Him and Mahrez were the most slayed players among City fans. It was just the treble season and departure at high note that leave fans with pinky memories.

 

[Crooked_rain]

Last year I was told by almost everyone here that Kova cannot hold a kindle to Gundo. Now that I saw Gundo play and I thought it is not too bad and people are slaying him. Come on, you all know one year without major injury will not change someone’s class dramatically. Gundo was not famous for his legs either. The only real conclusion I can draw with my observation is that Kova is a more useful midfielder than Gundo in current Man City team. Gundo has his advantages but overall he was an opportunist in my limited memory, an assassin. And also as I randomly observed before, he was never rated among Man City fans. Him and Mahrez were the most slayed players among City fans. It was just the treble season and departure at high note that leave fans with pinky memories.

Why do you need an injury for your ability to dip?

Age will do it too. Some people's decline is drawn out, some can be a steep decline and that's what's happened to Gundo.

 

[waspish]

Last year I was told by almost everyone here that Kova cannot hold a kindle to Gundo. Now that I saw Gundo play and I thought it is not too bad and people are slaying him. Come on, you all know one year without major injury will not change someone’s class dramatically. Gundo was not famous for his legs either. The only real conclusion I can draw with my observation is that Kova is a more useful midfielder than Gundo in current Man City team. Gundo has his advantages but overall he was an opportunist in my limited memory, an assassin. And also as I randomly observed before, he was never rated among Man City fans. Him and Mahrez were the most slayed players among City fans. It was just the treble season and departure at high note that leave fans with pinky memories.

Thing with Kovacic is that worries me he was at Chelsea when they went down the pan and he was awful

 

[Yue Wollongong]

Thing with Kovacic is that worries me he was at Chelsea when they went down the pan and he was awful

And you do know they got forced to be sold and people like Lampard and Porter were in charge after in Kova’s last season, right? With Kova they won UCl and Europa and was always safe in top 4.

 

[freshie]

 

[Dage]

Despite it's not true. Gündogan was subbed in right before the last goal, so it's green. That a team with a 4-0 lead in the second half doesn't push as much is just normal.

 

[JewelZee]

Despite it's not true. Gündogan was subbed in right before the last goal, so it's green. That a team with a 4-0 lead in the second half doesn't push as much is just normal.

Yes it is. And he was not on for our 4th. He was only on for the goal against...Gundo to Galatasary.

 

[JewelZee]

Those three were also a level above Gündy, as much as I love Ilkay

At the very least.

 

[chiswick blue]

He has been a magnificent player for us and may yet still play a part this season with 2 other younger midfielders around him, however in the summer it's time for him to either move on or my preference to stay on with us and start his coaching career

 

[super_city_si]

The drop off when he came on was alarming. No surprise then the results we had when he started.

Real shame to end it this way but I don’t think anyone foresaw him being needed every game.