1. Ederson is a crowd favourite but has been inconsistent since the start of last season apart from his ball distribution. He is rarely criticised despite being one of our worst players in some of the big games last season (e.g. Manure away in the league, Lyon). Hope Steffen is good enough to properly compete with him for a starting place.
2. Fernandinho was the best DM in the world from August 2017 to February 2019. His first season under Pep was poor and he hasn't shown anything after his injury in February 2019 to justify the opinion that he is still better than Rodri and Gundogan at DM. He clearly isn't. The experiment with him at CB continued for too long. That's on Pep. With all his brain farts, Walker would be a better CB than this oldish version of Dinho.
3. Rodri is much better than most fans realise. He started his career in a disfunctional team hit with injuries. Blaming him is myopic and comes from a typical obsession with pace. Busquets wasn't quick either but will retire as one of the best DM ever.
4. Gundogan is more useful to this team than many fans think. When he replaced Fernandinho at DM (March-May 2019), we didn't suffer at all. Actually, we had a better defensive record with Gundogan at DM than with Fernandinho! Our best games last season (Real away and home, Liverpool home, Manure awayin the cup) involved both him and Rodri.
5. Jesus is already better than Aguero and it's not even close. He is severely underrated by many City fans despite the fact that we defend better with him in the team AND score more goals.
2. Fernandinho was the best DM in the world from August 2017 to February 2019. His first season under Pep was poor and he hasn't shown anything after his injury in February 2019 to justify the opinion that he is still better than Rodri and Gundogan at DM. He clearly isn't. The experiment with him at CB continued for too long. That's on Pep. With all his brain farts, Walker would be a better CB than this oldish version of Dinho.
3. Rodri is much better than most fans realise. He started his career in a disfunctional team hit with injuries. Blaming him is myopic and comes from a typical obsession with pace. Busquets wasn't quick either but will retire as one of the best DM ever.
4. Gundogan is more useful to this team than many fans think. When he replaced Fernandinho at DM (March-May 2019), we didn't suffer at all. Actually, we had a better defensive record with Gundogan at DM than with Fernandinho! Our best games last season (Real away and home, Liverpool home, Manure awayin the cup) involved both him and Rodri.
5. Jesus is already better than Aguero and it's not even close. He is severely underrated by many City fans despite the fact that we defend better with him in the team AND score more goals.