Paulmcfc2703 said:
He is a forward who needs service and quality crosses and we offer fuck all of these each game
Best post here so far. And spot on...
I'll be honest here. I'm Bosnian and since Dzeko started playing for City we pretty much watched every single game. Here's my opinion. For a team with quality players like that and for a team with that much money (sadly, that the main thing in modern football) City plays like crap. It looks like the team doesn't have a plan whatsoever, like Mancini picked up 11 guys from the street and sent them to play a match. And although those guys may be among the best in the world, with no proper tactics and discipline they will play like crap.
Dzeko is new guy in Premier league, he needs some time to adjust but he's a world class striker. But, even so, the guy is a target man. When I see him on the left side and not around the goal I always wander what the fuck is Mancini thinking. It looks like he gave a lot of money for a great player but doesn't know how to use him. And not only him but a lot of guys. And also, I don't think he has a lot of authority. Tevez does what he wants. He's a great player but when you have a player that's that much selfish the rest of the team has to be well arranged. This way, it looks like "give Tevez the ball, if he does something great, if not, well, that's it!". He had more than a few times the opportunity to pass the ball for a goal, instead he went for it himself where he wasn't in the ideal position. If he scores, great, but if he doesn't...
Since it's Dzeko I'm interested most, I see that he often goes out of the box to pick up the ball. That's not what he did in Wolfsburg or national team. He usually receives the ball in box and then finishes with goal. He has many talents but that's what Dzeko is, a target man.
I personally like Mancini but I don't think he's the manager for a team at this level. This team with Mourinho would play 30% better at least. This team has a problem in the middle, not in front. There are 11 individuals and strikers heavily depend on middle. You can't blame a striker for not scoring if he doesn't get useful balls.