Abdukodir Khusanov

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No he is not quicker than Stones. He is about the same level as Dias. Rico is probably faster too. But Stones? No way

Come on now, Rico? The only time I've seen Rico demonstrate pace was once chasing down Salah but since then, and especially this season, all he's shown is a huge lack of recovery pace. If he has the pace you think, it must be lost behind poor conditioning & stamina.

Stones is quicker with the ball but I don't think he's faster without - hard to compare recently though as both are either injured or recovering.

Regardless, and to get back on topic, having elite pace in central defence will be fantastic and Khusanov will bring that.
 
I accept your opinion but agree with none of it.

Akanji's passing is awful and he's very often the person who has last passed to the City player who loses the ball, because he either provides hospital passes OR gives people the ball when they're not in a position to receive it. He also gets caught on the ball in dangerous positions too much, as him losing the ball v. Inter against Martinez & Spurs away last season (Ortega save) will attest. Note that I don't say he's not a good defender, but being a modern defender is about more than just defending.

Nunes I absolutely love as a human being, and from the majority of inside City videos etc. I think that you can see that this is shares by the squad. He hasn't been excellent for us this season, he's just been a player who has exceeded expectations rather than someone who has underwhelmed (as with the rest of the squad). As stated, this doesn't make him excellent. Love the guy though, but squad player at the absolute best.

Savinho is not a right winger. He's a left wingers (as most analysis videos & his performance for Girona last season will tell you). He crosses best with his left foot (service is something that Haaland desperately needs), shoots better with his left, and probably wouldn't have even been played on the right (save some in game switching) if it wasn't for Bobb getting injured.


Anyway, that's what I base my statements on, just so you wouldn't think I was someone who just blurted out shite for no reason.
Akanji looks pretty good to me ! https://www.sofascore.com/player/manuel-akanji/383560
 
Yeah Ake is immense.

No wonder our best ever form the back 4 was Akanji-Stones-Dias-Ake.

Do you want to know why?

Because Stones balanced out Dias' irrational mistakes. Stones tends to marshall Dias, not the other way around as many on BM seem to think. So, when calm happens, confidence happens in the back four and we haven't really had that constantly, since Stones' injury and lengthy time out of the team.
 
Do you want to know why?

Because Stones balanced out Dias' irrational mistakes. Stones tends to marshall Dias, not the other way around as many on BM seem to think. So, when calm happens, confidence happens in the back four and we haven't really had that constantly, since Stones' injury and lengthy time out of the team.
Stones is incredible. I hope we offer him an extension but surround him with young players that can cover his minutes when injured.

I think a lot of our injuries are caused by having such a small squad. Pep expects the very best even in training day in day out and sometimes they don’t have enough time to fully recover.

Stones in the CL final was a masterpiece and so many solid defensive performances I just don’t want to see him leave.
 
Come on now, Rico? The only time I've seen Rico demonstrate pace was once chasing down Salah but since then, and especially this season, all he's shown is a huge lack of recovery pace. If he has the pace you think, it must be lost behind poor conditioning & stamina.

Stones is quicker with the ball but I don't think he's faster without - hard to compare recently though as both are either injured or recovering.

Regardless, and to get back on topic, having elite pace in central defence will be fantastic and Khusanov will bring that.
Ricos legs go like the clappers but he don't go very fast !
 
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