mancity111
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You cannot stay still or else you go backwards and we have seen already in less than half a season how quickly that can be.I think this is where sentiment gets the better of many of us. We tend to see the 'possible' glimpses of genius he might still bring vs the 'likely' increasingly rapid decline. He will be difficult to replace but every great must be replaced and recently we've managed to do so fairly well. I'm still mourning the loss of Peter Barnes and Gary Owen!
Ultimately if we are going to remain a top tier champions league contender status we need to be recruiting the very best of world talent on the rise or at their peak. Not on the decline. If we are lucky enough to have a Ronaldo type exception who is still delivering, then sure, make an exception, but I feel if we are being honest with ourselves, Kev isn't delivering often enough to qualify for that very rare exemption. We can visually see the loss of pace and fragility.
He will always be a City great. I'd rather let him go with some dignity.
This team is unrecognizable to the one of two and three seasons ago even parts of last season.
We are afraid to attack teams now for fear of the counter attack when its inevitable they will and punish us anyway when we lose possession.
Loyalty has killed us albeit we have been poor to say the least in the transfer market in the past two seasons.