Injury Updates

[waspish]

remember when we used to have 4 strikers.

 

[domalino]

remember when we used to have 4 strikers.

Yeah, it was when we played 2 up front. 2 for each position. Now we play 1 upfront we have 2.

 

[simon23]

But he won it.

and - he won a free kick - is this the level we are sinking to to try and justify a player who is constantly making our performances worse?

 

[simon23]

Gabby just got called up for the November internationals, can’t be too bad in that the case. Definitely need a striker this summer though.

we should have a quiet word in his ear and get him to say he aint fit..it will be our luck that he goes away with Brazil and picks up another injury

 

[Blue Hefner]

Fancy an aging striker getting injured shortly after coming back. What did they think would happen?

For 3 years we've took our chance with only Aguero and Jesus. Which was fine to a point but now we are well short

 

[SWPISHOME]

Fancy an aging striker getting injured shortly after coming back. What did they think would happen?

For 3 years we've took our chance with only Aguero and Jesus. Which was fine to a point but now we are well short

Remember the days we had Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko and Balotelli...Wow.

 

[Blue Hefner]

Remember the days we had Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko and Balotelli...Wow.

I thought Balotelli was shit but I accept the point.

We will not be able to win the league or get close without a reliable striker

 

[SWPISHOME]

I thought Balotelli was shit but I accept the point.

We will not be able to win the league or get close without a reliable striker

All depending on which Mario turned up. Could of been Mario at the swamp or Mario at The Emirates that's the type he was. The other 3 were phenomenal.

 

[Blue Hefner]

All depending on which Mario turned up. Could of been Mario at the swamp or Mario at The Emirates that's the type he was. The other 3 were phenomenal.

I don't want to derail the thread but there is a little false equivalence in your post. You make it sound as though Balotelli's good V shit performances were 50/50. They were not - a handful of good games in what, 3 years?

Dzecko is still banging them in, 100 goals(I think) for Roma since he left. Whereas Bony is playing for Newport reserves and Balotelli is on the dole as far as I can tell.

I don't htink City are very good at buying players anymore and haven't been for quite a while. Dias and Ake look good and Torres did V Porto so hopefully things are changing on that front

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Remember the days we had Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko and Balotelli...Wow.

And Negredo and Jovetic.

 

[kaz7]

Remember the days we had Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko and Balotelli...Wow.

I miss the 11/12 team

 

[WestGorton]

and - he won a free kick - is this the level we are sinking to to try and justify a player who is constantly making our performances worse?

It is not his fault. It's a bigger picture. He won the game. Stop being a sheep.

 

[WestGorton]

It is not his fault. It's a bigger picture. He won the game. Stop being a sheep.

I didn't finish. We need a good big striker!

 

[waspish]

Why do we get so many injuries? Is it training? To many games the way we play Or are we just unlucky? Did Pep have this many injuries at his other clubs?

 

[eyalluvitt]

Is it perhaps because we only play 1 striker while Burnley play 2, just a wild guess.

we've had to play with none lately

 

[waspish]

Well Delap should be at least on the bench till Jesus is back.

 

[wolviedinho]

Why do we get so many injuries? Is it training? To many games the way we play Or are we just unlucky? Did Pep have this many injuries at his other clubs?

Yes to all of the above. Someone need sacked for this shit. We can't field 11 of our best players for 2 consecutive games. It’s s joke and the recruitment is also a joke. High standards set by the chairman which we are nowhere near in current form. Something has to change. Enough excuses and enough pandering.

Soriano and KAM have taken their eye of the ball when it comes to city. Too much expansion of the CFG. Throw in the FFP shite. I think we have got complacent in a lot of areas and the hunger has gone slightly. We have no right to buy the right players or win matches due to our recent success.

Get it sorted or continue to drift down the league.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Yes to all of the above. Someone need sacked for this shit. We can't field 11 players for 2 consecutive games. It’s s joke and the recruitment is also a joke. High standards set by the chairmen which we are nowhere near in current form. Something has to change. Enough excuses and enough pandering. Get it sorted or continue to drift down the league.

We played the same 11 players for 2 consecutive games today.

 

[City Raider]

Pre-season is when you do all the strength and conditioning without duress of matches. We didn’t have one.

 

[wolviedinho]

We played the same 11 players for 2 consecutive games today.

Sorry I meant essential players like Laporte, Jesus, Ake even Sergio & Kev to a certain extent.