Feelings towards the current side

[Manchester_lalala]

How come every time we don't win there's 2-3 new threads talking about how everything's going wrong for the club and how doomed we are?

Because a high percentage of big games we play in the past year or so, we shit ourselves. Two/three seasons ago we’d be constantly on the attack, teams were beat before they got on to the pitch. Now we play with two defensive midfielders and hope for a draw. It’s shite. I’d rather go down fighting than play for a draw.

 

[Cityinmyheart]

Mahrez is the very embodiment of Nasri.

A quality player hiding behind a lazy, soft lad.

Nasri wasted his talent, he could have been true world-class if he had any desire in his body.

I will take Nasri anyday over Mahrez.

 

[Bill]

We spent a combined £122.8m on Rodri and Mahrez.

exactly . perhaps thats all we could get.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

exactly . perhaps thats all we could get.

We didn’t even need Mahrez and there are loads of good defensive mids around, some even have a thing called pace, that we could have got for around the same we got Rodri for.

 

[hgblue]

I think we’re going to have to come to terms with the fact that we’re not as good as we used to be. Absolute club legends like Zab, Vinny, David, YAya and soon Aguero, have been replaced with inferior players who lack their passion and love of the club. We probably need to realise how lucky we are to have lived through that era and accept that another has begun.

 

[Semper aggressus]

I think we’re going to have to come to terms with the fact that we’re not as good as we used to be. Absolute club legends like Zab, Vinny, David, YAya and soon Aguero, have been replaced with inferior players who lack their passion and love of the club. We probably need to realise how lucky we are to have lived through that era and accept that another has begun.

If we signed Sancho and Haaland and Son we could have another of those eras. It's all about getting recruiment right.

 

[bluealf]

I will take Nasri anyday over Mahrez.

I don't want either that was the point, Nasri was as poor as Mahrez that is my opinion.

And rather than lurking liking the reply, you could have just said the same yourself @BluePhil8

 

[baggy]

Robotic and uninspiring.

Feel sorry for Kev atm, looks a frustrated figure...

 

[hgblue]

If we signed Sancho and Haaland and Son we could have another of those eras. It's all about getting recruiment right.

Absolutely, but I think it’s unreasonable to expect this team to hit the heights of our previous one. Seems to me Pep has sussed this, hence his more pragmatic approach.

 

[percypawpaw]

Come on, we have lost 2 games this season in all competition's, no other team has had less rest than ours, Liverpool, Spurs, had 4 to 5 weeks. Its been a slow start for many reasons, but we are starting to improve, we have changed the team for midweek games, so every player is playing regular, I would say this is good management of the squad, but the players are getting fitter, and we are getting less injuries than we were. We are well placed to get through the hardest part of the season, once Aguero gets match fit we will have a full squad, I see the positives. Which other teams have only lost 2 games in all competitions, my only complaint is one player who never gives me any pleasure watching him, but every player has to be used, we are well set up, yes we are not scoring goals, but this will come with a few changes, I thought we were much stronger when we made the substitution yesterday. Lets not get negative as this can cause more problems than we need, we are supporters, our team needs our support, stay positive, we are in a very good position, Come on City, Stick together.

 

[TheCentralScrutinizer]

I will take Nasri anyday over Mahrez.

I don't even think Nasri did anything wrong in his time here,the press planted that stuff about an attitude problem & it was taken as gospel...

 

[jrb]

I don't even think Nasri did anything wrong in his time here,the press planted that stuff about an attitude problem & it was taken as gospel...

Apart from turning his back in the wall against a United.

 

[Col12]

I am very underwhelmed by the current squad...

 

[blue44]

I don't want either that was the point, Nasri was as poor as Mahrez that is my opinion.

And rather than lurking liking the reply, you could have just said the same yourself @BluePhil8

I never forgot or forgive nasri ducking out of that free kick v the rags in 2013 at ours
when van persie scored
an outstanding talent that couldn't be arsed most of the time,not too dissimilar to mahrez

 

[@BluePhil8]

I don't want either that was the point, Nasri was as poor as Mahrez that is my opinion.

And rather than lurking liking the reply, you could have just said the same yourself @BluePhil8

Why duplicate what someone else has said? That’s what the like button is for lol.

Nasri scored to make it 2-1 in the League Cup final vs Sunderland, and banged in the opening goal of the game in our win against West Ham that secured us the title on the final day of the 13/14 season.

For those 2 moments alone, in times of great need, he showed more than Mahrez ever has for us. In terms of mentality and ability. To compare the 2 is just stupid.

 

[hgblue]

I never forgot or forgive nasri ducking out of that free kick v the rags in 2013 at ours
when van persie scored
an outstanding talent that couldn't be arsed most of the time,not too dissimilar to mahrez

Bit harsh that mate, you should probably be over that by now ;)

 

[@BluePhil8]

I don't want either that was the point, Nasri was as poor as Mahrez that is my opinion.

And rather than lurking liking the reply, you could have just said the same yourself @BluePhil8

Here’s another one for you as well;

Man City 2-1 Chelsea

Carlos Tevez sets up Samir Nasri's winner as Manchester City beat Chelsea to reduce Manchester United's lead to a point.

www.bbc.co.uk

Who scored the winner at home vs Chelsea in the title run in in 2012? Nasri.

 

[hgblue]

Come on, we have lost 2 games this season in all competition's, no other team has had less rest than ours, Liverpool, Spurs, had 4 to 5 weeks. Its been a slow start for many reasons, but we are starting to improve, we have changed the team for midweek games, so every player is playing regular, I would say this is good management of the squad, but the players are getting fitter, and we are getting less injuries than we were. We are well placed to get through the hardest part of the season, once Aguero gets match fit we will have a full squad, I see the positives. Which other teams have only lost 2 games in all competitions, my only complaint is one player who never gives me any pleasure watching him, but every player has to be used, we are well set up, yes we are not scoring goals, but this will come with a few changes, I thought we were much stronger when we made the substitution yesterday. Lets not get negative as this can cause more problems than we need, we are supporters, our team needs our support, stay positive, we are in a very good position, Come on City, Stick together.

Good post, but remember you’re talking to City fans who watch the team week in week out and can see the drop off in performance. We’re nowhere near where we used to be, you can’t be watching us regularly and deny that. The debate is about why this has happened and what needs to be done about it.

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

Looking at KdB's body language, you can see he's becoming more and more frustrated with some of his teammates for their poor finishing of the good chances he creates. Accepted, he's not at his very best but I wonder if that is a Catch22 situation? He would easily have the PL's top stat's if even half his chances were converted. I wonder if it ever crosses his mind, what playing with Kane, or Vardy, Mbappe, Haarland etc. would be like?

 

[hertsblue]

Had a few amazing years but recruitment has been poor since.At the moment it feels like a top 6 squad in with a hope of top 4. When Pep first arrived within 2 years we could not believe the difference Pep made, Delph at left back etc and lots of players looked vastly improved. For some reason the last 2 years, its hard to spot any improvement and lots have regressed. Is this down to him, or change of coaching staff, assistant manager etc.

Ederson- World Class Distribution but a good keeper, nothing top class with his keeping and always seems to have a cock up in him every game at the moment.
Defence- Hugely improved. Diaz looks a great signing.
Midfield- Mid table quality at best. No pace, No energy, No creativity. Teams with inferior technically players but players with pace and energy just walk through our midfield.
Attack- Without Kun, simply shocking. The decisions in the final third have regressed so much. There were 2 games recently inc Marseille where we had easy cut backs for tap ins and every one went to a defender. And then there is the finishing. Its simply unacceptable how many easy chances we miss game after game. Even when we were running away with the league the same finishing issues were they as Pep has talked about many times but last season and this, its got worse.

And our set pieces are a disgrace, must be the worst in the World. We get so many corners most games and if i want a cup of tea or toilet break, ill wait till we get a corner as i know nothing will come from them. Foden took some great ones to be fair v Marseille but if he is not on the pitch no one else can deliver a good ball.

If i was any other PL team atm, i would look forward to playing us. We are so easy to play against, so predicable and they know just defend deep and hit us on the break. They know that they have a chance as we cannot finish. Look at the Fulham game, total domination yet took a soft penalty to make the game safe as we wasted chance after chance.

Top 4 is no guarantee this year with this current team