Isco

[soulmatic]

they are gonna sell kaka and modric isnt fancied, so i can see madrid moving for him.

either way he would still be second choice to özil

you could say hed be second choice to silva or nasri ( if we dont sell him/) here though, roatation applies to both teams. so its 50/50 as to where he goes imo.

nope... from what we've seen of Nasri he will be forced to the bench even more by isco

 

[Smithy34]

either way he would still be second choice to özil

you could say hed be second choice to silva or nasri ( if we dont sell him/) here though, roatation applies to both teams. so its 50/50 as to where he goes imo.

nope... from what we've seen of Nasri he will be forced to the bench even more by isco

agree.....but could be the kick up the arse Nasri needs to show his class, or ultimately be shown the door

 

[soulmatic]

you could say hed be second choice to silva or nasri ( if we dont sell him/) here though, roatation applies to both teams. so its 50/50 as to where he goes imo.

nope... from what we've seen of Nasri he will be forced to the bench even more by isco

agree.....but could be the kick up the arse Nasri needs to show his class, or ultimately be shown the door

Possibly

 

[g180aj]

you could say hed be second choice to silva or nasri ( if we dont sell him/) here though, roatation applies to both teams. so its 50/50 as to where he goes imo.

nope... from what we've seen of Nasri he will be forced to the bench even more by isco

agree.....but could be the kick up the arse Nasri needs to show his class, or ultimately be shown the door

nasri will not be here next year, and even if he was he would never be ahead of isco

 

[cookster]

nope... from what we've seen of Nasri he will be forced to the bench even more by isco

agree.....but could be the kick up the arse Nasri needs to show his class, or ultimately be shown the door

nasri will not be here next year, and even if he was he would never be ahead of isco

Bullsh*t! Nasri will be at City next year and will thrive under a system that suits his style of play.

Isco is a kid with potential and not anywhere near the finish article.

 

[Balo's Backheel]

When have Dzeko & Aguero ever complimented each other as players, & I mean EVER ?

Strikers who 'complimnent' each other are those who link up, play one twos, flick ons, set each other up for goals. Even when we were at our best, Aguero & Dzeko weren't doing that, they got their goals from other players or individually, hardly ever by playing together.

They are one of the most 'uncomplimentery' strike pairings I have ever seen. Even when one is unmarked 3 yards in front of an open net, the other doesn't pass to him.

The goal that Rodwell scored v Norwich, when the ball was played in to Dzeko's feet & he just laid it off into Rodwell's path, is the kind of thing which should have been happening every week with Dzeko & Aguero.

The fact that it hardly ever happened in two seasons is a black mark against the pair of them & a huge indictment of Mancini's lack of player management skills.

the best partnership we had when we won the title was Dzeko and Aguero yet everyone raved about tevez and kun cos they had a great game vs norwich, the only reason it didn't get better was bobby's fuckin stupid idea that mario was as good as messi when he just wasn't good enough week in week out for us and i was glad he left dzeko kun and guidetti is all we need.

He must mean altogether as theres not chance that they will score 20 each!

isco scored 14 goals last season in a bang average team where santa cruz was the leading goalscorer. and in an advanced central role tihago is good enough to score more than 20 goalseasily

when mario was played week-in-week out he was tearing the league apart starting with the winner at home vs everton off the bench.

he hardly ever played week-in-week out for us, and he was almost never played in his best role, as a solitary striker. for as much as mancini seemed to love him, he used him criminally poor

-- Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:43 am --

starting at everton home:

24 Sep, 12:45 Manchester City 2 - 0 Everton Premier League (Mario scores winner)
27 Sep, 19:45 Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Manchester City Champions League
October (did not play)
1 Oct, 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 4 Manchester City Premier League (Mario scores 2nd)
15 Oct, 15:00 Manchester City 4 - 1 Aston Villa Premier League (Mario scores opener)
18 Oct, 19:45 Manchester City 2 - 1 Villarreal CF Champions League (Mario causes OG to equalize)
23 Oct, 13:30 Manchester United 1 - 6 Manchester City Premier League (we all know this game)

I seem to remember the OG being caused by a Kolarov cross towards Dzeko?

 

[adrianr]

the best partnership we had when we won the title was Dzeko and Aguero yet everyone raved about tevez and kun cos they had a great game vs norwich, the only reason it didn't get better was bobby's fuckin stupid idea that mario was as good as messi when he just wasn't good enough week in week out for us and i was glad he left dzeko kun and guidetti is all we need.
isco scored 14 goals last season in a bang average team where santa cruz was the leading goalscorer. and in an advanced central role tihago is good enough to score more than 20 goalseasily

when mario was played week-in-week out he was tearing the league apart starting with the winner at home vs everton off the bench.

he hardly ever played week-in-week out for us, and he was almost never played in his best role, as a solitary striker. for as much as mancini seemed to love him, he used him criminally poor

-- Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:43 am --

starting at everton home:

24 Sep, 12:45 Manchester City 2 - 0 Everton Premier League (Mario scores winner)
27 Sep, 19:45 Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Manchester City Champions League
October (did not play)
1 Oct, 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 4 Manchester City Premier League (Mario scores 2nd)
15 Oct, 15:00 Manchester City 4 - 1 Aston Villa Premier League (Mario scores opener)
18 Oct, 19:45 Manchester City 2 - 1 Villarreal CF Champions League (Mario causes OG to equalize)
23 Oct, 13:30 Manchester United 1 - 6 Manchester City Premier League (we all know this game)

I seem to remember the OG being caused by a Kolarov cross towards Dzeko?

Pretty sure it was Balotelli making the run across goal committing the defender to try a dodgy header that sailed over his keeper who had also come out for it.

 

[pudge]

when mario was played week-in-week out he was tearing the league apart starting with the winner at home vs everton off the bench.

he hardly ever played week-in-week out for us, and he was almost never played in his best role, as a solitary striker. for as much as mancini seemed to love him, he used him criminally poor

-- Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:43 am --

starting at everton home:

24 Sep, 12:45 Manchester City 2 - 0 Everton Premier League (Mario scores winner)
27 Sep, 19:45 Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Manchester City Champions League
October (did not play)
1 Oct, 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 4 Manchester City Premier League (Mario scores 2nd)
15 Oct, 15:00 Manchester City 4 - 1 Aston Villa Premier League (Mario scores opener)
18 Oct, 19:45 Manchester City 2 - 1 Villarreal CF Champions League (Mario causes OG to equalize)
23 Oct, 13:30 Manchester United 1 - 6 Manchester City Premier League (we all know this game)

I seem to remember the OG being caused by a Kolarov cross towards Dzeko?

Pretty sure it was Balotelli making the run across goal committing the defender to try a dodgy header that sailed over his keeper who had also come out for it.

That was against Porto in the Europa League.

The O.G. against Villarreal was the result of a Kolarov cross like the poster before stated

 

[NoahCity]

when mario was played week-in-week out he was tearing the league apart starting with the winner at home vs everton off the bench.

he hardly ever played week-in-week out for us, and he was almost never played in his best role, as a solitary striker. for as much as mancini seemed to love him, he used him criminally poor

-- Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:43 am --

starting at everton home:

24 Sep, 12:45 Manchester City 2 - 0 Everton Premier League (Mario scores winner)
27 Sep, 19:45 Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Manchester City Champions League
October (did not play)
1 Oct, 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 4 Manchester City Premier League (Mario scores 2nd)
15 Oct, 15:00 Manchester City 4 - 1 Aston Villa Premier League (Mario scores opener)
18 Oct, 19:45 Manchester City 2 - 1 Villarreal CF Champions League (Mario causes OG to equalize)
23 Oct, 13:30 Manchester United 1 - 6 Manchester City Premier League (we all know this game)

I seem to remember the OG being caused by a Kolarov cross towards Dzeko?

Pretty sure it was Balotelli making the run across goal committing the defender to try a dodgy header that sailed over his keeper who had also come out for it.

it was Dzeko.

 

[andrewmswift]

I seem to remember the OG being caused by a Kolarov cross towards Dzeko?

Pretty sure it was Balotelli making the run across goal committing the defender to try a dodgy header that sailed over his keeper who had also come out for it.

it was Dzeko.

yep i was confusing the porto and villareal ones. doesn't really alter my point though