It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[FromPollockToSilva]

No but that isn't Gundos usual role either

It is absolutely his usual role in the current squad. It wasn't his role in previous squads that contained David Silva and didn't contain Rodri, but we're comparing the 20/21 squad to the 11/12 squad, right?

 

[waspish]

You think Barry could score 13 league goals in a season?

In a pep side

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Interesting comment. Tévez, young Kun, Yaya, Edin, DS, VK, all top class. Zabba too.

The bench was not as good, and ,I guess if you are being harsh, Barry, Lescott and de Jong wouldn't start in this team.

The difference is Pep Guardiola. How much of the ball would our 2012 team get if they were playing the modern version.

 

[bondsman]

No way.
How was they?

Aguero Tevez Dzeko Balotelli incredible front four. Jesus and Sterling wouldn’t get near that. Peak Silva and peak Yaya. De Jong Barry. Peak Kompany, Zabba and Micah. Milner, Nasri, Lescott, kolarov all great options. For me only Dias, Dinho and KDB get into that squad without question. The likes of Mendy, Cancelo, Mahrez, Gundo, even Walker wouldn’t be better options than what we had in that squad. Foden as good as he is still isn’t Silva. No one starts before Yaya imho. Hart VS Ederson is close different styles of approach require different keepers but 2012 Hart the better keeper for me. Ederson the better footballer. All opinions obvs. I think 2012 team at their best beats this team.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Barry would in the gundogan role Barry was an exceptional player so underrated..

Gundogan would be in the Gundogan role. As good as Barry was, he was never of Gundogan’s level.

 

[waspish]

Aguero Tevez Dzeko Balotelli incredible front four. Jesus and Sterling wouldn’t get near that. Peak Silva and peak Yaya. De Jong Barry. Peak Kompany, Zabba and Micah. Milner, Nasri, Lescott, kolarov all great options. For me only Dias, Dinho and KDB get into that squad without question. The likes of Mendy, Cancelo, Mahrez, Gundo, even Walker wouldn’t be better options than what we had in that squad. Foden as good as he is still isn’t Silva. No one starts before Yaya imho. Hart VS Ederson is close different styles of approach require different keepers but 2012 Hart the better keeper for me. Ederson the better footballer. All opinions obvs. I think 2012 team at their best beats this team.

kompany stats on our first premier win was of the scale better stats for a defenders you’ll see..

 

[waspish]

Gundogan would be in the Gundogan role. As good as Barry was, he was never of Gundogan’s level.

yeah maybe, one thing for certain though Pep would of loved Barry in his squad

 

[bondsman]

The difference is Pep Guardiola. How much of the ball would our 2012 team get if they were playing the modern version.

But we know this team struggles vs pace and power and in 2012 we had both in abundance. Yaya and silva hardly gave the ball away either did they?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

But we know this team struggles vs pace and power and in 2012 we had both in abundance. Yaya and silva hardly gave the ball away either did they?

Yaya, perversely, would be a weak link that Guardiola would try to expose. His press was poor.

Mahrez vs Kolarov would be a fun watch.

 

[BluechesterCity]

Aguero Tevez Dzeko Balotelli incredible front four. Jesus and Sterling wouldn’t get near that. Peak Silva and peak Yaya. De Jong Barry. Peak Kompany, Zabba and Micah. Milner, Nasri, Lescott, kolarov all great options. For me only Dias, Dinho and KDB get into that squad without question. The likes of Mendy, Cancelo, Mahrez, Gundo, even Walker wouldn’t be better options than what we had in that squad. Foden as good as he is still isn’t Silva. No one starts before Yaya imho. Hart VS Ederson is close different styles of approach require different keepers but 2012 Hart the better keeper for me. Ederson the better footballer. All opinions obvs. I think 2012 team at their best beats this team.

Wow, what a game that would be between todays lads and yester-years!!