It was addressed in December which is why we went on unbeaten rum that took us to 3rd and almost chased down arsenal.I saw plenty at the CWC that suggested it will be different, as well as things that showed it was a work in progress.Well time will tell, as it always does.
But if it really is a matter of organisation, not people - then why haven't we addressed it since, say, December?
I am a natural optimist, who's looking forward to the new season - but I haven't seen anything yet, including at the CWC, that suggests it won't be a continuation of the last season, mindset-wise.
We'll soon see
Well time will tell, as it always does.
But if it really is a matter of organisation, not people - then why haven't we addressed it since, say, December?
I am a natural optimist, who's looking forward to the new season - but I haven't seen anything yet, including at the CWC, that suggests it won't be a continuation of the last season, mindset-wise.
We'll soon see
According to some Pep doesn’t think so. Akanji and Dias are top passers ( they are not)I'm a tad confused. People are saying khusanov is crap on the ball. All of last season when we were attacking & the opposition were camped out in their own box, game after game Ruben was on the semi(fnar) circle of their box & we are expecting him to provide a killer pass?
Ruben is a defender he is not David Silva, khusanov is a defender he too isn't David Silva. Am I being dim here? We want defenders to defend & goalkeepers to keep out goals. It really is not rocket surgery.
I'm a tad confused. People are saying khusanov is crap on the ball. All of last season when we were attacking & the opposition were camped out in their own box, game after game Ruben was on the semi(fnar) circle of their box & we are expecting him to provide a killer pass?
Ruben is a defender he is not David Silva, khusanov is a defender he too isn't David Silva. Am I being dim here? We want defenders to defend & goalkeepers to keep out goals. It really is not rocket surgery.
I'm a tad confused. People are saying khusanov is crap on the ball. All of last season when we were attacking & the opposition were camped out in their own box, game after game Ruben was on the semi(fnar) circle of their box & we are expecting him to provide a killer pass?
Ruben is a defender he is not David Silva, khusanov is a defender he too isn't David Silva. Am I being dim here? We want defenders to defend & goalkeepers to keep out goals. It really is not rocket surgery.
You're overthinking it mate. This is the internet. People say silly shit.I'm a tad confused. People are saying khusanov is crap on the ball. All of last season when we were attacking & the opposition were camped out in their own box, game after game Ruben was on the semi(fnar) circle of their box & we are expecting him to provide a killer pass?
Ruben is a defender he is not David Silva, khusanov is a defender he too isn't David Silva. Am I being dim here? We want defenders to defend & goalkeepers to keep out goals. It really is not rocket surgery.
I agree and he has plenty of pace tooFwiw I thought Khusanov actually looked pretty good on the ball in the few matches he played last season...
I'd not noticed that.I agree and he has plenty of pace too
Fwiw I thought Khusanov actually looked pretty good on the ball in the few matches he played last season...
I'd love a Richard Dunne right now.Might sound silly this one but bear with me...
I think Khusanov has a lot of the same qualities - and possibly the same limitations - as Richard Dunne had for us.
Committed. Fast. Brave. Good tackler, good at blocking. Those are the best bits. The rest though I'm not sure on yet, time will tell.
Once the takeover happened Dunney went relatively early. And not just because he "didn't sell shirts in the far east". He couldn't have played in a top side which had a lot of possession.
Do people think Dunney, for all his City POTY awards, would have made us successful if he'd stayed?
Well, I do have doubts about this guy making it at the very top, the level is so difficult. If he can be comfortable and confident on the ball he could possibly have it all
I'd love a Richard Dunne right now.
We can afford one of our outfield players to be not as good as the rest at passing so he is bypassed. Especially if that guy is a monster who cuts the opposition to pieces and gets away with the dark arts of defending.
A new Kompany would be awesome but I'd take a new Dunne any day.
We rely on the offside rule to protect us so we play a very high line. So we need to be have players who can use the ball well under pressure with no one behind them to help if they mess up.I guess that's the big question - could we afford it? Some games definitely. But we're at our best when we have everyone wanting the ball, if that's not the case and we're taking a split second to decide if player x can deal with the pass, then it does make things worse. How much though I'm not sure.
I'd like to see him given a decent run of games, but I just think people should temper their expectations little. Some seem to have him as the best defender at the club now, when he's had one season at a mid-table French side. The rough edges still need a bit of polish I expect.
We rely on the offside rule to protect us so we play a very high line. So we need to be have players who can use the ball well under pressure with no one behind them to help if they mess up.
But then we have the risk of balls into that space and fast attackers getting on them so them not being offside so we need fast, tough and vicious defenders to get to the attacker to slow him down or take him out.
So we need football intelligence and we need a physical specimen. My opinion is we need one of each at CB (if we can't get 2 CBs to embody both sets of attributes).
I don't know if Khusonov is up for it but I feel like Akanji, Dias, Ake and Stones lack the speed/aggression element for sure at this stage in their careers. I'd have loved to have seen more of Khusonov at the CWC.
My preference is to keep Khusonov and Reiss and sign another CB who is a phenomenon (no idea who) by letting Akanji go.
Stone and Ake don't really matter I think because there's space for them among the homegrown crew - and if not then let Stones go at least due to injuries
Same. I thought he looked pretty composed on the ball particularly at centre half! Don't really get these comparisons to Dunney etc if im being honest. Very different players from what I've seen of khusanov so farFwiw I thought Khusanov actually looked pretty good on the ball in the few matches he played last season...