Dzeko

[Big Swifty]

I liked him too, and still do. If he ever played for a visiting team at the Etihad, he'd surely get a round of applause. Which leads me to a question: Which (recent-ish) former players would get a big hand when playing for the visitors, and conversely, which returning ones would get a loud raspberry?

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Big cheers
Mario
Edin
Joe
Negredo


Big boos
Milner
Sturridge

 

[Goater=Legend]

33 goals for him now in all competitions.

What a season he's having.

 

[Tom_mcfc]

Would of been a great plan B to be honest. Probably came to the end of his time with us, what makes it worse was replacing him with Bony

 

[eversince 76]

Ah! I was wondering if there was a thread for Dzeko. Apparently there is albeit not in the players performances section. Like Balotelli.
Anyways Dzeko has had a great season for Roma and it is one of a few players that could still have done a job for us in some way. Certainly a player I would applaud when returning to the Etihad. Played a huge role in us winning the league twice especially in 13-14. That header vs Everton ...

 

[JMason1996]

Think its actually 37 goals in 46 games which is staggering, what a player he is

 

[Machiavelli]

Ah! I was wondering if there was a thread for Dzeko. Apparently there is albeit not in the players performances section. Like Balotelli.
Anyways Dzeko has had a great season for Roma and it is one of a few players that could still have done a job for us in some way. Certainly a player I would applaud when returning to the Etihad. Played a huge role in us winning the league twice especially in 13-14. That header vs Everton ...

Err both threads (Dzeko and Balo) are in the same forum.

 

[Crouchinho]

I remember a lot of Spurs fans wanted him, me included but we got lucky with Kane coming good. He seemed to divide opinion with City fans probably because he was compared to a world class Aguero

 

[kaz7]

I remember a lot of Spurs fans wanted him, me included but we got lucky with Kane coming good. He seemed to divide opinion with City fans probably because he was compared to a world class Aguero

Yep that was the trouble,always compared to sergio but he gave more to our success than many give him credit for

 

[johnnytapia]

As David Platt said, “Edin scores heavy goals”. He certainly did. So, so many times he came up with the goods when it really mattered.

 

[eversince 76]

Err both threads (Dzeko and Balo) are in the same forum.

You're a100% correct.

 

[NorCalBlue]

He had a really rough first season in Italy and at his age it would have been easy to fade away at that point, but credit to the man for showing it was more a blip than a trend and really doing the business this year. To score so many goals in three of the top leagues in Europe, while not even playing for the most dominant teams says a lot about his ability, especially since he's never been a flat-track bully, inflating his tally with lots of goals against crap teams that have already been beaten into submission - well, I suppose the two at OT might qualify :-)

 

[razman]

happy for him !

telling that his best 3 seasons - 1 at Rome - the current one and 2 at Wolfsburg .

All the best to him.

 

[Mike N]

Always liked Edin. Top player.

 

[Big Swifty]

Funny how we love him now he's gone. I seem to recall it was "touch of an elephant" when he was here, let's get rid.

 

[Toney’s bookie]

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Funny how we love him now he's gone. I seem to recall it was "touch of an elephant" when he was here, let's get rid.

Not from me it wasn't - I always appreciated how he came up with big goals. Even in his first season when we qualified for the Chumps League he scored a vital late winner at Blackburn. Plus all those goals that dragged us over the line at the end of title winning seasons. We've definitely missed his goals and the fact he was replaced by Bony is beyond parody.

 

[Steve68]

Funny how we love him now he's gone. I seem to recall it was "touch of an elephant" when he was here, let's get rid.

I think it's because we would have loved him to deliver more consistently for us. Although i think a lot of that might be down to a mismatch between player and formation/tactics.

He did have the touch of an elephant though. He scored goals but was infuriatingly unclinical. Faded out of too many games and sometimes barely faded in.

But he scored some absolutely crucial goals, sometimes looked like a world-beater, seemed a nice guy and I'm pleased things are going well for him.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Funny how we love him now he's gone. I seem to recall it was "touch of an elephant" when he was here, let's get rid.

So true.
Loved him myself but much more suited to the quick counter attack than the passing game.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Funny how we love him now he's gone. I seem to recall it was "touch of an elephant" when he was here, let's get rid.

I loved him and always defended him, near came to blows a few times with dickheads bad mouthing him!

I never understand booing or bad mouthing your players, I know I hate Bravo with a passion but would always support him on matchday at the game

 

[Feed the Elk]

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Not from me it wasn't - I always appreciated how he came up with big goals. Even in his first season when we qualified for the Chumps League he scored a vital late winner at Blackburn. Plus all those goals that dragged us over the line at the end of title winning seasons. We've definitely missed his goals and the fact he was replaced by Bony is beyond parody.

His overall play was awful in his last season - telling how he's been so successful in Itay (a la pogdonkey)