Blue Llama
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Tony Book, Ian Brightwell.
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2 | Kyle Walker - 2024/25
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Pedestrian
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In his prime he’s the best rb England have produced. Easily ours.I won't slag him off, but best RB City have had? Do me a favour, how long have you been watching US?
hilts
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Huge Pep fuck up picking him no matter how many goals he gifts other teams
citytill1die84
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Ian Brightwell ffs.Tony Book, Ian Brightwell.
Walker is clear of any RB I've seen and that includes my hero Pablo Zabaletta.
To young to remember Book.
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Ian Brightwell !! Are you sureTony Book, Ian Brightwell.
citytill1die84
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And who should Pep have played instead?Huge Pep fuck up picking him no matter how many goals he gifts other teams
hilts
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Today or every other game he has given a goal away?And who should Pep have played instead?
Read the post properly.
citytill1die84
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I read it properly I'm asking who should he have picked?Today or every other game he has given a goal away?
Read the post properly.
hilts
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Today? In other games?I read it properly I'm asking who should he have picked?
No you didn't read it properly
To have seen Tony Book and properly understood his significance to City I'd need to be at least 60.Tony Book, Ian Brightwell.
And no disrespect to Ian Brightwell, but do you really think he's better than a player who has won 6x Premier League titles, a European Cup, 2x FA Cups, 4x League Cups, 2x Super Cups/World Club Cups, and is a 4x Premier League TOTY winner?
Not to mention the 93 England caps he has, the 2x Euros runners-up medals, the 2x European Cup Team of the Tournament awards, and the fact that some of the greatest wingers to ever play to the game have all had nightmares about him, knowing he's one of the most feared RBs in Europe?
Even still, if Book and Brightwell, and, for the sake of this debate, Pablo Zabaleta, were all better than him, that would still make Walker the fourth best RB City have ever had in our 130-year history. He's won more trophies for City than any RB we've had before and has consistently been one of the best RBs in the world for a decade.
Brightwell, good and loyal as he no doubt was for City, played a solid chunk of his football in the second tier and below. His biggest achievement at international level was a small handful of games for England's U21s team. He was also relegated with City twice in 1987 and then again in 1996.
Whichever way you slice it, Walker has been unbelievable for City. Well worth what we paid and more. He's been a big, big part of the greatest City side that's ever had and Pep Guardiola, the greatest football mind of his generation, played him week in week out for years. He deserves to be spoken about better than he is being.