I take it you didn't watch the game v chelsea then ?But in the ladies game the one thing is you don't have much time to settle in, lose a couple of games and forget winning the title or top 3 because the others don't lose many all season,
Walsh Stanway Weir Bronze are your guarantee of a top 3 place or even winning the title, any clubs lose 4 players of that quality will be struggling, even mid-table teams of last season have improved and are better placed than city this season,
Manchester city have lost their soul and backbone of a team with 6 or 7 leaving or stepping down from the game,
replacement can not just come in a fill that GAP, it's 4 to 5 years of bedding it and understanding the system and manager and club,
man city will struggle this season, now the question is how bad, or what is seen a bad season ? Mid-table, and dare i say Bottom 3, even relegation
Sorry mate, would have left it if I'd known I was getting anyone's hopes up like that!Saw this thread bumped and thought he’d been sacked. Shame, would’ve been good news to start my day
Bronze has had loads of criticism on here, but along with Walsh and Hemp she was comfortably one of the biggest parts of how we played in possession. She's clearly miles past her best but you look at any of the stats or read analysis from people outside the City bubble and there's a reason people think it's a big loss, it's not just because she's a big name, there's a massive hole on the right compared to the last couple of years!You say "top players leaving", 3 retired from football all together having either won a major trophy, or hadn't played for the club in a while. The only 3 I'd say were still "top" were Walsh (world record fee for a woman), Stanway, and arguably Weir. Bronze was poor last year for me, and didn't seem particularly interested in some games.
I don't disagree about the signings looking pretty good, so far anyway, but surely you judge any refresh by how both parts of it are handled? i.e. if we've botched the outgoings (and that doesn't exactly look great) the incomings need to be even better to make up for itThere's no way that we'll get relegated, far too many very good players, the squad needed refreshing, and it looks to have been done very well to my eyes.
You mean you're not excited to see us choosing between a 34 year-old Steph Houghton and Alanna Kennedy?!Why hasn’t he invested in central defence. We look awful there so far this season.
We also have a left back to pick there too, don’t forget!Sorry mate, would have left it if I'd known I was getting anyone's hopes up like that!
Bronze has had loads of criticism on here, but along with Walsh and Hemp she was comfortably one of the biggest parts of how we played in possession. She's clearly miles past her best but you look at any of the stats or read analysis from people outside the City bubble and there's a reason people think it's a big loss, it's not just because she's a big name, there's a massive hole on the right compared to the last couple of years!
I don't disagree about the signings looking pretty good, so far anyway, but surely you judge any refresh by how both parts of it are handled? i.e. if we've botched the outgoings (and that doesn't exactly look great) the incomings need to be even better to make up for it
You mean you're not excited to see us choosing between a 34 year-old Steph Houghton and Alanna Kennedy?!
I'm still clinging to the fact she was good there last year!We also have a left back to pick there too, don’t forget!
She was okay, but I doubt she’d make Arsenal or Chelsea’s sides.I'm still clinging to the fact she was good there last year!
She's Vicky Losada's partner too so probably does have decent idea of what's going on!The co commentator from the game today would do a better job than Taylor. She could see exactly what was going on.
Probably, though having seen Buchanan's first two games for Chelsea, I think that might have more to do with them not bothering to try rather than not being good enough!She was okay, but I doubt she’d make Arsenal or Chelsea’s sides.