leewill31 said:santasa said:still, most of you overreacting, extremely - it's Pell's second game in PL, completely new team, new attitude, tactics - give them more then a two games to click everything, give them a credit that they are capable of games like last Monday.
inconsistency will be problem at least month or two !
you dont concede 3 goals to a newly promoted side like we did.
no way in hell the owners would expect at least 2 months of inconsistency bloody ell...
He scored the first goal against qpr I think,anyway to each his own lets just agree to disagree.Chippy_boy said:Salar said:He is a great tackler,great at decision making,is a warrior and isn't afraid of a challenge,takes part in attacks,has leadership qualities etc........Chippy_boy said:Ok, indulge me.
In what way is Zabaleta a brilliant defender?
Emphasis on the world brilliant. Not "average".
And "he works his socks off" does NOT equal brilliant.
I am genuinely interested on what part of his game you think is "brilliant". I just don't see it. I see a 100% dedicated, committed, professional footballer. One who gives 100% in every game. One who is keen to get forward and gives everything to defend.
The problem is, I could do those things. That does NOT equal brilliant. He is poor going forward, despite his efforts. He gets it wrong time and time again in every game whilst defending. He is hugely overrated, IMHO.
I don't doubt his great qualities, he is a true blue and a warrior. Yes.
But a hugely overrated and actually, fundamentally not particularly good right back. City fans are wowed by hi committment, and the media hype which has whipped up around him - started by rat face Neville, actually.
But when you look at it objectively, dispassionately, he is flaky in defence and rarely, if ever does an attack featuring Zabaleta result in a goal. The guy is average. Top bloke, love him. But average.
mike channon´s windmill said:cookster said:Pelegrini reckons that Cardiff is a difficult place and many won't win there!
Absolute bollock! One of thr easiest away days fucked up!
I would seriously stick my house on scum raping them - bookmark this if you wish
Negredo?pavelsrnicek said:A league winning side won't lose to Cardiff and league winning sides can't afford to defend badly. We did both. Last season when the scum we're away at the likes of Southampton early on they were dreadful but won. When we don't play well we drop points. We'll score a lot this season and we'll concede a lot too. We will be in the pack chasing Chelsea and the scum sadly.
Things wrong:
One too few centre backs in the squad.
Poor balance and understanding (so far) between Yaya and Fernandinho.
Poor options at left back.
GK not under enough pressure for his place.
None of our strikers look clinical.
Away from home for nearly 2 years we fail to set the tempo.
I agree not a lot on here about Fernandino, he was one of the worst players out there today. I am not gonna say he is rubbish yet, when I have only seen him twice, but today he was very poorjake28 said:Don't say that on here or you will get castrated...but you are 100% spot on.Chippy_boy said:Whilst I am at it, Fenamdino is rubbish at well. Gave the ball away constantly, contributed zero going forward and did nothing other than commit fouls, Dreadful.
He is good but his control is poorChippy_boy said:Whilst I am at it, Fenamdino is rubbish at well. Gave the ball away constantly, contributed zero going forward and did nothing other than commit fouls, Dreadful.