Injury Updates

[blueparrot]

Will be great to see him back but a mistake to expect any miracles. It might be the start of next season before he’s back to his best.

Think so, I'm expecting a couple of muscle injuries between coming back and the end of the season. Will need a good pre season hopefully he isn't selected by France.

 

[GX Blue]

I have seen Pep's comment. I disagree. The problem is personnel. We have the same issues as we did in Pep's first season where we can't defend against forwards who run at our defence and that is because we have Fernandinho and Otamendi playing regularly in defence. Stones and Laporte are very capable of doing that but have rarely played. As they return we will get stronger but obviously it will take them some time to reach their best as it did with Mendy. The Palace equaliser started in midfield with Rodri weak in the tackle, and Cancelo out of position. I don't think that's typical of City.

My worry is that Laporte may return and end up partnering Fernandinho because Stones will be out. No one can play properly if they play two games on and then 4 off.


How quick memories fade. Our defence last season was excellent and that was without a specialist left back.

My memory is fine Marvin.
Our attack is sensational. Don't misunderstand me. We score lots as a team. However, we can not shut up shop as a team.
At best a team will have a great chance and we rely on them missing that chance. Luckily its not often we do need to hold on as we are usually 2/3 up but when we do we are a shambles and cant do it. Its a huge flaw in a near perfect system. Even with Kompany and Laporte it wasn't possible.

 

[twosips]

Ferna's probably never gonna play DM again. Think the quicker we all accept this the better. Pep seems to made his mind up on that.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

I have seen Pep's comment. I disagree. The problem is personnel. We have the same issues as we did in Pep's first season where we can't defend against forwards who run at our defence and that is because we have Fernandinho and Otamendi playing regularly in defence. Stones and Laporte are very capable of doing that but have rarely played. As they return we will get stronger but obviously it will take them some time to reach their best as it did with Mendy. The Palace equaliser started in midfield with Rodri weak in the tackle, and Cancelo out of position. I don't think that's typical of City.

My worry is that Laporte may return and end up partnering Fernandinho because Stones will be out. No one can play properly if they play two games on and then 4 off.


How quick memories fade. Our defence last season was excellent and that was without a specialist left back.

Agree with a lot of that. Laporte would not have been in any better place to stop their 2nd goal than F'dinho. We lost the ball in mid when we were trying to clear our lines, Cancelo was taken out by a single pass and Stones one on one with Zaha is as good as any other CB against Zaha with that kind of build up at best you take him away from goal and make him cross and that is what he did. The bigger issue is they scored of a corner - a constant problem for us, and we didn't score until far too late in the game - lots of chances missed in both halves.

 

[TFC]

Will be great to see him back but a mistake to expect any miracles. It might be the start of next season before he’s back to his best.

I think this lad with one leg, Ferna and Rodri in front are markedly better than what we have going on at the moment. That's what I expect to see when he's back.

 

[blueparrot]

I think this lad with one leg, Ferna and Rodri in front are markedly better than what we have going on at the moment. That's what I expect to see when he's back.

I refer you to Twosips post just above.

 

[Craig]

I refer you to Twosips post just above.

plus when you’re going to have all the ball like we do and need to break teams down Pep is hardly likely to play 2 holding midfielders. The problem Saturday was his selection and it’s as simple as that. Stones is shite and Laporte will obviously hugely improve us.

 

[HelloCity]

My memory is fine Marvin.
Our attack is sensational. Don't misunderstand me. We score lots as a team. However, we can not shut up shop as a team.
At best a team will have a great chance and we rely on them missing that chance. Luckily its not often we do need to hold on as we are usually 2/3 up but when we do we are a shambles and cant do it. Its a huge flaw in a near perfect system. Even with Kompany and Laporte it wasn't possible.

Our defensive record was brilliant with Kompany and Laporte at centre back.

 

[trevorriley]

pep doesn't have a defensive tactic, its keep the ball, press & pass. the style we play we will always let goals in cheaply regardless who we have at the back.

 

[TFC]

I refer you to Twosips post just above.

I meant Ferna alongside Laporte matey and Rodri in front of those two. I agree, can't see Fernandinho moving out of the CB role again as long as he is at City.