Guardiola to Axe Kompany (Various Sources)

Ric said:
Kompany may have been training for the last two weeks, but presumably he's far off being fully match fit which is why Guardiola was reluctant to risk him in an FA Cup quarter final or a CL knock out game.

Of course, it begs the question how will he regain match fitness if he's not picked, and it becomes a vicious circle.

I'm not surprised that Guardiola is reluctant to put his full faith in him though, given his recent injury record. If he breaks down after 10 minutes then your plans are severely disrupted.

He's been a magnificent servant for the club, but even the most ardent Blues must harbour serious doubts about his ability to remain injury free for a significant length of time.
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he absolutely has to be moved on, as you say he's a risk but my word whilst he's here we should be using him over clichy etc.
 
Eccles Blue said:
As someone said to me today, if VK was on the pitch, even at 50% fitness, he would be able to encourage & mentor Stones to be more courageous & would teach him a lot of strategies that can't be taught on the training pitch. If VK is fit he should be on that pitch on Sunday! We need a leader on the pitch.
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bang on.
 
Bill said:
he absolutely has to be moved on, as you say he's a risk but my word whilst he's here we should be using him over clichy etc.
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You're comparing apples and oranges there though mate. Kompany can't play left back.
 
Surprised he's not made an appearance as he's fit and Pep said he had a big part to play
 
Its not difficult if they were confident he could play 90 minutes he'd be playing he's not playing because there isnt enough belief he can get through a game, maybe it's as much his confidence as Peps that needs building. It's how we break that cycle thats the problem because if he plays and only lasts part of a game or even two or three games then misses the rest of the season that's it Vinnie knows that too.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
I get your point but for me it's slightly different. Malcolm made the mistake of selling Barnes and Owen and that was his biggest error. That would have been like us selling Sterling and Sane now. 2 years later we were in the final of the FA cup and semi final of the league cup and a lot of these players were in Big Mals side. He perhaps wasn't given enough time. He also didn't buy enough quality experienced players though and it took the addition of Gow, Macdonald and Hutchinson to complete the side. We only really imploded when Bond left.

Mal also made the mistake of signing shite with the odd exception but we are masters of that. We are still doing it now. There can be no other side who have signed as much crap as we have in the last 40 years.

The problem we have now is the same. Our succession planning has been terrible. We have wasted millions of pounds on absolute dross. We should not still be relying so heavily on the players that were at their peak in 2011-14. Three years later and we still look to Silva, Yaya, Aguero, Kompany and Zabaleta. Someone else mentioned it the other day, we are regularly playing full backs that were in Arsenal's side 6 years ago. We had 10 players out of 18 over 30 in Monaco. Had Kompnay been on the bench it may have been 11! That is just bad planning.

These players have to go some time and I think the end is nigh for all of them although not all this season.

We may be in transition for another year at least for me because we are still 5/6 players short of having a side that can dominate this league and challenge properly in Europe and to get 5/6 that will work, we will probably have to sign 10/11 and get rid of 10-15over the next 2 years. I can't see that being a recipe for instant success so hopefully if Pep is in charge of this change, he will stay longer than 3 years because if not we are back to square one.

We have to learn from previous mistakes. The signings of Sane and Jesus give me hope that we are learning, albeit slowly.
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Silva is still at his peak - doesn't need pace with talent of that level. At 28, Sergio is coming into his peak years.
 
Dax777 said:
I know this is hard to believe, but when you read between the lines Pep is simply saying Kompany is the 4th choice CB.

Not because of injury or fear he might pull-up, but simply on performance. This whole "I'm just trying to make sure he is ready" is simply a rouse and a soft way to break the news to the dreamy eyed City fandom and a bit of a show of respect to a legend.

But the truth is Pep has never thought of Kompany as first choice. At 1 time he had hoped Komps would try to earn that spot. But at least for months now its been clear that he doesn't think Kompany is starting material.

It is painful to say, but from what Pep says and does its clear what he thinks. Ota is the best defender, Stones is his future, and Kolarov is the only Left sided CB on the squad and the best long ball passer. Kompany is the best at nothing under Pep, and is the odd man out.

Not out of fear of injury. Just simply out. He is 4th choice.

Whether you think today's Kompany is good or not is fine, but Pep clearly doesn't. And just seems to be doing his best not to spill the beans.
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What performances has pep decided he isn't first choice? It's all down to fitness and nothing else in my opinion. He can't be relied upon for fear of breaking down at at any given point in a game. If he was to start a game we'd all be worried about him having to be subbed - not worried about his ability.

Your opinion that Otamendi is the best defender is clearly not shared by Pep. I don't dislike Otamendi but he's not without his faults, something Pep is also aware of.
 
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