Garry.Cook said:Looking better by the game IMO. Will probably take a few months until we see the best of him unfortunately and he definitely seems to be a confidence player (as are most strikers) but we've seen 10% of what Dzeko is capable of and it wouldn't surprise me at all if he outscored Rooney in the league this season.
A couple of goals and there will be no stopping the lad.
Ricster said:I think i'm wasted. Too much to drink and smoke? Has to be, cos i'm reading from a minority of posters that Dzeko's first touch is shit.
The improvement in Dzeko's game since he moved from Teplice to Wolfsburg was clearly evident to anyone who watched him develop from a fairly poor league in the Czech Rep. to the Bundesliga in Germany. He continued to learn from those around him.
1 thing he didn't need to improve was his first touch. His touch has been one of his greatest assets throughout his career, hence why Wolfsburg bought the lad 3 years ago, when he didn't have a great goals to game ratio.
He has played 8 games for City so far, and the improvement between when he first arrived to what we saw today is immense, unless i'm watching a different Edin Dzeko who plays for another Manchester City.
I do wonder, cant be arsed going back through the past posts, if the supporters, if you can call them that, that have been criticising Edin, are in the same groups that slagged the following after a handful of games.
Tevez
De Jong
Yaya
Kompany
Kolarov
Balotelli (Best still to come)
You'd think some would learn. I remeber people slating Kompany when he first joined, when he was playing as a DM, i remember people questioning De Jong by asking what he actually does during a game, I remember people saying the rags were right about their criticism's of Carlito.
Seriously, some of you are the most impatient and petulant bunch i have had the pleasure of reading on any forum. People have always said it takes time to get used to the pace of the PL. It has been proved many times. Drogba, Ronaldo and Nasri are just 3 examples. The plus for City is that if Kompany and De Jong are the blueprint of how long it takes to get upto speed coming from the Bundesliga, we wont have long to wait to see Edin in full flow.
Looked like lack of faith in himself to be honest. Today should help that though.jimmymart said:how did he miss that sitter!
good overall though!
Ricster said:I think i'm wasted. Too much to drink and smoke? Has to be, cos i'm reading from a minority of posters that Dzeko's first touch is shit.
AustinBlue said:I was underwhelmed by the untalented way he disguised his shit first touch with a single fluid movement to guide a perfectly weighted ball into the path of Tevez today.... he's just shit. Yes, he worked his socks off, won balls, scored a header, took 3 of their defenders to mark in the box, constantly found space... but he's just not talented enough or quick enough. We need good players that impress on xbox, and don't need 3 games in our team to develop understanding with teammates. What the heck is Mancini thinking getting players of provable character, intelligence, skill and instinct? Wasn't Carroll available for a mere $35m? Shocking decision. Bosnian waste of money.
Erm, Džeko was MILES better than Balotelli today...20sbc07 said:He's not bad but from what I've seen he dosn't deserve to start.
Hes not quick enough or talented enough to fit properly into our system.
Balotelli and Tevez is a far stronger partnership at the moment in my opinion.
20sbc07 said:He's not bad but from what I've seen he dosn't deserve to start.
Hes not quick enough or talented enough to fit properly into our system.
Balotelli and Tevez is a far stronger partnership at the moment in my opinion.