2 | Kyle Walker - 2023/24

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neel said:
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By the sounds of it, he takes no accountability for his poor form and passes the blame onto his teammates instead. Own it up and vow to do better. Defend the team. Poor captain, and in a shocking form this season. The moment Pep drops him, we will turn this season around.
 
richards30 said:
can`t be denied he`s possibly been the most off form this season as his decision making has be horrific at times this season and led to us conceding goals?
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So has Dias and Akanji

The defence on the right side has been lacklustre whenever Stones has been out, and the midfield support for them previously solid has become pourous.
We have operated bar Dokus first 2 game with a non existent right sided attacking midfielder on the flank to support the right back as they have predominently played inside rather thant staying wide like jJack or Jeremy do on the left.

I have heard people moan that he is not going forward and then moan that he isn't back in postion, but with no overlap if he goes up the pitch cover is sparse and has led to gaps presuring whichever centre back is on the right also.

He has had a poor first half of the season by his previous standards, as have others, no one is saying that he hasn't, but some of the pelters thrown at just him here and on social media I can understand his frustration, but a lot of fans need a senior player to vent at and seems walker is the replacement for moaning about mahrez, when a few have been as off form.
 
urban genie said:
So has Dias and Akanji

The defence on the right side has been lacklustre whenever Stones has been out, and the midfield support for them previously solid has become pourous.
We have operated bar Dokus first 2 game with a non existent right sided attacking midfielder on the flank to support the right back as they have predominently played inside rather thant staying wide like jJack or Jeremy do on the left.

I have heard people moan that he is not going forward and then moan that he isn't back in postion, but with no overlap if he goes up the pitch cover is sparse and has led to gaps presuring whichever centre back is on the right also.

He has had a poor first half of the season by his previous standards, as have others, no one is saying that he hasn't, but some of the pelters thrown at just him here and on social media I can understand his frustration, but a lot of fans need a senior player to vent at and seems walker is the replacement for moaning about mahrez, when a few have been as off form.
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i think we need to go back to basics slightly if Pep still wants Walker in the team with Walker, Stones, Dias and Ake back 4 with Doku on the right and Grealish on the left?
 
Winds me up when players struggle with criticism. It isn’t unfounded and they’re in a position where they should be able to accept it. When it’s not abusive, obviously.

Constructive criticism - or calling a player out for being shite this season - is fair game and part of football.

If they can take the plaudits for playing well then they should be able to take it when they’re playing shite without taking the high and mighty approach in interviews.

Again, this coming from a player who captained us to a bottled draw to Palace but sent out 18 year old Rico Lewis to do the post-match interview rather than himself. Would Vinnie have sent Foden out in 2018/19?

Love Walker - he’s unique and brilliant in what he can offer but if his pace has gone then he needs to redefine his game a bit. I’m sure he will and I’m sure Pep will find a way.
 
Still astonished that the players chose him as captain, can only think that they almost agree to choose the most experienced player in the squad.

He's arguably the most panicky, hot-headed player in the squad, and they certainly aren't traits that I'd want in a captain. Form blows hot and cold as well.

Nothing he says surprises me as I don't think he's particularly intelligent. Personally thought the squad would have chosen Rodri or Kev as club captain.
 
So Kyle Walker has a pop at the city fans and bigs up the rags ………
What a self entitled attitude that is ! No wonder the team isn’t firing this season this explains a lot .
Sort your shit out Kyle Walker !!!
 
skillman said:
Again, this coming from a player who captained us to a bottled draw to Palace but sent out 18 year old Rico Lewis to do the post-match interview rather than himself. Would Vinnie have sent Foden out in 2018/19?
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1) The captain doesn't decide who faces the press.

2) Even if he did, Kompany, and every other captain we've ever had would have let Rico have his moment in the sun after finally scoring his first ever goal for the club.
 
Kyle is just a bit thick in my opinion
Probably thinks he is inspiring the team
Maybe needs to try and actually play a bit better and stop making mistakes
 
Ric said:
This interview has irked me a bit, tbh. Not really the way a club captain should be speaking. Seems unwilling to take responsibility for his own drop in form, and the comments about United were manna from heaven from the press.
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I'm not sure any annoyance is justified to be honest.

What he said about United is exactly what Pep has said whenever asked for the last 7 years. Why would anyone think Walker would break ranks and say something else?

I don't think he's avoiding responsibility, he's just a 33 year old who's seen this entire circus before. He was there at Christmas 2020 when half the forum wanted Pep fired because we were 8th, and he was there lifting the tophy in May. He was there when we were 2 goals down against Villa and lifted the trophy an hour later. He's seen the fans and media turn on this side a dozen sides and then have to walk it back a few weeks later.

He's seen the football machine want him replaced with Danilo, Cancelo, Stones, Akanji, Rico at City and TAA and Trippier and James for England and he just puts his head down and in a month or a years time the managers are picking him for every game still.

You could easily claim the interview shows he's not phased by criticism and he's an experience winner not panicking about City's position in the season if you wanted to, some of the attempted inferences into his inner psyche in this thread are absurd, and all of the abuse he's getting for poor form when there's 10 players just as out of form as him would suggest he's actually got a point.
 
Ric said:
This interview has irked me a bit, tbh. Not really the way a club captain should be speaking. Seems unwilling to take responsibility for his own drop in form, and the comments about United were manna from heaven from the press.
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Don't see the issue, he said it affects his parents but makes him more determined and mocks that some of the same people slating him were calling him the best right back in the world less than 3 months earlier, his point that the team collective is off is true and yeah as captain he could say it's his fault but then that would only open up him, Pep and the club to equally as much ridicule/scorn for picking him in the first place

on calling out fans, who cares, kolarov used to argue with the south stand, and when Kieth curle was captain once I went down platt lane with some mates and asked we him a question about his fitness as he lit up a cig and he righlty told us to fuck off with a smile never bothered me at all, so Walker saying he thinks the online criticism is ott, I ain't so prescious as a fan to care, captain or not, and the shit any player gets of any club on twitter is pathetic

Also his comments on the team and legacies, well all he says is even if we win tomorrow people still won't give us the recogonition of the red shirted cunts and if we want it we need to carry on doing what we are doing for a long while more, none of that is untrue as we bleat on about daily here in the media thread.
 
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urban genie said:
Don't see the issue, he said it affects his parents but makes him more determined and mocks that some of the same people slating him were calling him the best right back in the world less than 3 months earlier, his point that the team collective is off is true and yeah as captain he could say it's his fault but then that would only open up him, Pep and the club to equally as much ridicule/scorn for picking him in the first place

on calling out fans, who care, kolarov used to argue with the south stand, aand when Kieth curle was captain once I went down platt lane with some mates and asked we him a question about his fitness as he lit up a cig and he righlty told us to fuck off with a smile never bothered me at all, so Walker saying he think the online criticism is ott, I ain't so prescious as a fan to care, captain or not, and the shit any player gets of any club on twitter is pathetic

Also his comments on the team and legacies, well all he says is even if we win tomorrow people still won't give us the recogonition of the red shirted cunts and if we want it we need to carry on doing what we are doing for a long while more, none of that is untrue as we bleat on about daily here in the media thread.
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"The best right back 3 months earlier"
I don't recall that, an excellent performance against Vini was all that it was.
There's a reason why he was benched for the 2nd half of last season, and that reason is still there.
 
domalino said:
I'm not sure any annoyance is justified to be honest.

What he said about United is exactly what Pep has said whenever asked for the last 7 years. Why would anyone think Walker would break ranks and say something else?

I don't think he's avoiding responsibility, he's just a 33 year old who's seen this entire circus before. He was there at Christmas 2020 when half the forum wanted Pep fired because we were 8th, and he was there lifting the tophy in May. He was there when we were 2 goals down against Villa and lifted the trophy an hour later. He's seen the fans and media turn on this side a dozen sides and then have to walk it back a few weeks later.

He's seen the football machine want him replaced with Danilo, Cancelo, Stones, Akanji, Rico at City and TAA and Trippier and James for England and he just puts his head down and in a month or a years time the managers are picking him for every game still.

You could easily claim the interview shows he's not phased by criticism and he's an experience winner not panicking about City's position in the season if you wanted to, some of the attempted inferences into his inner psyche in this thread are absurd, and all of the abuse he's getting for poor form when there's 10 players just as out of form as him would suggest he's actually got a point.
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The reason why he replaced Stones/Akanji this season is because of the new deal he just signed, not on merit.
 
donsmoke said:
The reason why he replaced Stones/Akanji this season is because of the new deal he just signed, not on merit.
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Lol, don’t even know where to start with how stupid this is.

Who gave him the contract extension?

Why would tying someone down to a new deal make you pick them more than the players on expiring deals you’re trying to keep?

Who is the person telling Pep who he has to play based on contracts?

He was playing 90 min each match before AND after signing the new deal so…how did you get the impression the two were related?!
 
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