City v AC Milan post match thread

The ability to watch and analyse pre-match friendlies through the magic of streaming and globalization is one of the weirdest aspects of "modern football". I truly think, outside of 100 lunatics who travel with the club, the only way Manchester City fans should know about who we played in the summer is when you arrive on the first home match and read about it in the programme. Not good for anyone to be this connected at all times (myself included posting on a fan forum weeks before the season starts).
 
Bill Walker said:
Can we stop the hatefest for him please. It's not his fault City made him a massive offer. He's a City player and deserves our support. I understand the comments but surely that's enough.
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....he certainly doesn't warranty slaughtering on a City fans forum.

Pep (wrongly imo) publicly embarrassed him last pre season.

It's a signing that's not worked for either party unfortunately.

Philips is leaving....let him go without the hate !!
 
TonyM said:
I don't mind Phillips or any player making a mistake. But a player being irrelevant is just not acceptable. We play with 10 players when he is on the pitch. He doesn't foul, he doesn't tackle, he doesn't intercept, he doesn't block, he doesn't create, he doesn't run. I'd be shocked if any of the kids over 18 years of age couldn't do a better job at some element that impacted the game.

We can not play him again ever. He is only preventing us from seeing another possible solution in midfield.

Again, I've no issues with mistakes. They might look bad but that's ok. He just doesn't try or he just can't do it. Poor guy needs a future elsewhere now.
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His confidence and self esteem are broken.....he looks desolate.

It must be an awful feeling !!
 
Brightwell Bros. said:
The ability to watch and analyse pre-match friendlies through the magic of streaming and globalization is one of the weirdest aspects of "modern football". I truly think, outside of 100 lunatics who travel with the club, the only way Manchester City fans should know about who we played in the summer is when you arrive on the first home match and read about it in the programme. Not good for anyone to be this connected at all times (myself included posting on a fan forum weeks before the season starts).
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Sorry i completely disagree, for me the build up to the new season is exciting you see the younger players and get to give your opinion on them, you see new signings and anticipate the impact they will have on the new season.
If you are sensible you will realise pre-season is just a fitness and commercial excercise and realise it doesn't really matter what the result is but, the idea getting the info from match day programmes is a terrible one.
I enjoy it and if others don't they don't have to watch.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Not going to happen. There won't be anyone else back before the tour ends, crazy to say this given we've had 1 senior defender on the pitch for 10 minutes so far but we actually only have 5 defenders missing such is the lack of depth there.

ake, akanji and dias all due back monday after the tour ends and walker and stones may return then but will get even longer if they want it.

Let's say they all return on the Monday and don't need longer, I could be chatting out of my arse here i obviously dont know their schedule but I could imagine a scenario where it's something like, first day back, the monday is strictly testing with maybe a light warm up session later on, tuesday is probably individual training or working just within the group just returning and behind the rest. We travel Friday. So they're probably getting 2 days of training if they're lucky before the shield.

That would ordinarily lead me to suggest we might see more of this current pre-season squad involved in the shield however they'll all come back in good shape and all will need some minutes as that will be the only pre-season game the majority of our side get so pep probably just sticks them all in.

I don't expect us to look anywhere close to being ready come the shield and suspect we will once again lose that game but this has always been Peps way and his record is rather decent.
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The full squad are unlikely to be available until after the September international break which none of our players should be released for.

The club should request dispensation to also include the November break.
 
THE CFA......
continues to produce excellent footballers many of whom will enjoy good careers.

Many will ultimately be at other clubs, generating substantial income and pure profit for the club.

This USA tour is a fantastic opportunity and experience for our products which 90% of young players will never enjoy.

The reputation,and respect for & of, City's players, at all levels, is VERY high and widely acknowledged across domestic and international markets.

Credit to all involved !!
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
No, not harsh. You could see they were lads, and they simply weren't up to top level. Just as well that's not at all our defence, eh? (By the way, talking about who our real defence is, thought Ed could have done a bit better on their third goal, honestly. Yes, it was perfectly placed, but he wasn't apparently unsighted, and there wasn't a lot of power on it. N.b. not making a big thing of it, just a comment in passing).

The revelation, so far, is Oscar Bobb. Well, not really a revelation, in fact.
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lol
 
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