Adam Johnson admits he may quit City???

[colin's bell helmet]

Don't take this the wrong way, Johnny, but anyone who wants Johnson to leave the club has no knowledge of the game. It really is as simple as that.

If you took the 18 managers of the premier league and asked them "Would you want Adam Johnson in your squad" you'd get 18 Yes's.

If you took the entire England squad and asked them "would you like Adam Johnson in your club you'd get 100% Yes.

If you took every football pundit and ex-player in the media and asked them "Are Manchester City better or worse with Adam Johnson in the squad" you'd get 100% Yes.

It isn't a bold, brash, or contraversial statement. It's stating the bleeding obvious.

For a start, he IS in the squad, so that's your entire argument gone! What he isn't is in the starting 11 based on performance.

When Mancini says Johnson doesn't 'understand the game' he means

a) A trick or two doesn't make you 'world class'.

b) Help your defence out more than what you do.

c) Know the right run to make.

d) Know the right pass to make.

e) Know when to shoot and when not to.

f) Stop drinking excessively.

g) Stop being a celeb and concentrate on your job.

h) Shut the fook up.

I like the last bit, myself.

he hasn't lost any argument....have you ever actually read somebodies comment before talking bollocks about it?

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

So johnson is now meant to be physic ! How does he suppose to know when to make the right pass or run ?

Bwahahahahaha. So that's how Messi and Ronaldo have such a good end product - they're psychic

 

[scenecreamer]

So it's ok for Mancini to publicly destroy the lad but he can't come out and say he isn't happy about not starting?

that's right. If he cares about City he should say that he agrees with his manager and then talk about what he's doing to improve. And that's it.

He fed into the meme of dressing room disharmony.

if he wants to go he should just man up and get to making it happen, not hint at it while drumming up sympathy like a petulant little boy

 

[Didsbury Dave]

For a start, he IS in the squad, so that's your entire argument gone! What he isn't is in the starting 11 based on performance.

When Mancini says Johnson doesn't 'understand the game' he means

a) A trick or two doesn't make you 'world class'.

b) Help your defence out more than what you do.

c) Know the right run to make.

d) Know the right pass to make.

e) Know when to shoot and when not to.

f) Stop drinking excessively.

g) Stop being a celeb and concentrate on your job.

h) Shut the fook up.

I like the last bit, myself.

he hasn't lost any argument....have you ever actually read somebodies comment before talking bollocks about it?

He's clearly not read the thread so I didn't deem it worthy of a reply to be honest. I just smiled.

 

[gio's side step]

He's a young international with a hell of a talent. Most respected football fans from all clubs and journalists recognise he is one of England's brightest talents. I recall watching Ronaldo during his first/second season at Utd often trying too many tricks, sometimes being a little naive. I am not comparing him directly, but the principle is that I would rather have a top level talent learning and working at City, where we should be providing him the platform to develop into the top drawer player genuine fans (not self deceived or on a forza mancini agenda) believe and know he can be. Equally then, we continue to adopt safety, cautious square passes across the midfield and back to the defence. In fear we might have a player who is brave enough to TRY and attack against a player and produce a nose bleed for the rest of the team under Mancini's stewardship.

He may be young but the comparisons with Ronaldo aren't fair when you consider the age Ronaldo was when he first came compared to the age Johnson is now, he's not a kid, he's 23 years of age. I'm happy that we have Adam Johnson at the club but i also believe he doesn't offer enough when he starts to start on a consistant basis which is basically the whole point with regards to his comments. I think he can go on to be a very good player but i don't think he'll go on to be top drawer because his use of the ball in the final 3rd isn't good enough and hasn't shown many signs of improvement. I'm not saying this because i like Mancini, it's a completely seperate issue and it's something i'm commenting on based on what i've seen of Johnson not because of what Mancini has said about him

Well I think you have forgot his impact at the end of last season. He was the most consistent, important ingredient (with Tevez) in pushing us on to have a hell of a chance to get 4th. This season, I expected us to kick on in terms of performances. Especially at home. I wasn't comparing him directly to Ronaldo. And I accept the age difference. But he was a victim of Boro's decline and many clubs were interested - knowing the talent was there. He proved that with the England U21's. And subsequently has been Englands best player post-world cup. In terms of this season and his peformances, I don't think he has benefited from being utilised sporadically. He has not been involved in as many games from the start as he should in my opinion, which has contributed to the sporadic performances. But that is epidemic of the whole team. Not just Johnson. Equally, as good as Silva is, you could apply it to him. He's played some sublime killer passes, but equally wasted many too. It's about balance. But about having the players in the team who can hurt the opposition. Milner doesnt. I would have him playing more central. We dont need him, Barry, De Jong and Yaya all playing. But at some point, we are going to have to trust the players. Which includes Johnson. Otherwise, we might as well not have him as member of the squad. Because to me, he is going to develop into a top player, but one who requires a run in the team. And in a team who does WANT to win games. Not HOPE to win them

 

[Bigga]

I still would like to know who the nineteenth Premiership manager is though?

Saint Roberto Di Mancini, Patron Saint of Cautious Football

Trying to work out what the point of making a team 'run' before it has 'walked'??

Even through Johnson's barbed comments, he shows there is a strategy forming. The team must KNOW each other, come Christmas, hang on in the Chump's League places before pushing on to surge through.

How can you do this now, when you are unfamiliar with opposing team play AND your own team??

It is incredible how people on this board think! WE know how teams play, but NEW PLAYERS to our league don't! They have to learn the league first!

 

[nijinskybell]

I still would like to know who the nineteenth Premiership manager is though?

Let me give you a little clue.

there are 19 clubs int he premiership. One already has Adam Johnson.

Are you getting warm yet?

There are 20 teams in the Prem Dave. 19 + City.

 

[Numptyed]

I still would like to know who the nineteenth Premiership manager is though?

Let me give you a little clue.

there are 19 clubs int he premiership. One already has Adam Johnson.

Are you getting warm yet?

fuck me all this time i thought there were 20 clubs in the Prem!

 

[Young_TomO]

I MENT ANY CITY PLAYER IN GENERAL WHO MOAN IN THE PRESS, BE IT HART/TEVEZ OR ANYONE, CLUBS BIGGER THAN THEM.

Thought id shout

i fuckin give up i really do......have you actually read the comments by johnson at the beginning of this thread? some of the comments on this thread are frightening.

im just talking about the City players in general

 

[allan harper]

So johnson is now meant to be physic ! How does he suppose to know when to make the right pass or run ?

Bwahahahahaha. So that's how Messi and Ronaldo have such a good end product - they're psychic

I'm glad you rate him that highly !