James Milner

[Deleted member 58678]

I'm not saying there are other squad men better than him. I think he's brilliant back up and great at what he does. But what I am saying is that he is back up to our better players, and to say he's better than any of them, or the likes of Thomas Muller, for me, is overrating him.

But to suggest that only clubs like Stoke,Newcastle and west ham would be after him is madness..

Well if Tim Sherwood is still in charge at Spurs, they might go for him, but other than that, which top 6 teams could you see him at?

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, absolutely no chance. He's probably good enough to get in the Shite's midfield now, but I think they'll buy better quality than Milner in the summer.

He'd be signed by every single club to do the same job he does for us, by all the top sides.

 

[leewill31]

But to suggest that only clubs like Stoke,Newcastle and west ham would be after him is madness..

Well if Tim Sherwood is still in charge at Spurs, they might go for him, but other than that, which top 6 teams could you see him at?

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, absolutely no chance. He's probably good enough to get in the Shite's midfield now, but I think they'll buy better quality than Milner in the summer.

He'd be signed by every single club to do the same job he does for us, by all the top sides.

Dare i say he is underrated by some..

on his day milner has everything you could ask for from a player in a top 4 side.

 

[HolisticJim]

But to suggest that only clubs like Stoke,Newcastle and west ham would be after him is madness..

Well if Tim Sherwood is still in charge at Spurs, they might go for him, but other than that, which top 6 teams could you see him at?

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, absolutely no chance. He's probably good enough to get in the Shite's midfield now, but I think they'll buy better quality than Milner in the summer.

He'd be signed by every single club to do the same job he does for us, by all the top sides.

He's better than carrick or any of the Arsenal midfield.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Well if Tim Sherwood is still in charge at Spurs, they might go for him, but other than that, which top 6 teams could you see him at?

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, absolutely no chance. He's probably good enough to get in the Shite's midfield now, but I think they'll buy better quality than Milner in the summer.

He'd be signed by every single club to do the same job he does for us, by all the top sides.

He's better than carrick or any of the Arsenal midfield.

He's better than all of the arsenal midfield???

Now think about that and try again!

 

[Deleted member 58678]

Well if Tim Sherwood is still in charge at Spurs, they might go for him, but other than that, which top 6 teams could you see him at?

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, absolutely no chance. He's probably good enough to get in the Shite's midfield now, but I think they'll buy better quality than Milner in the summer.

He'd be signed by every single club to do the same job he does for us, by all the top sides.

Dare i say he is underrated by some..

on his day milner has everything you could ask for from a player in a top 4 side.

Plays in multiple positions and doers a good job in all of them - left mid, right mid, defensive mid, attacking mid, right back...even if he doesn't want to he never moans about it playing in any of those positions or about being left on the bench after being excellent the game before. He rarely has a bad game and very often he is one of the best players on the pitch - United away last two seasons, Bayern away, Spurs at home a few times...

We could do with another of this type of player in the squad.

 

[fishandchips]

We made a mistake by leting Barry go, we cannot repeat the same mistake by letting Milner go.

The lad is so underrated it is criminal.

 

[teddykgb]

He was taking up some very forward positions on Saturday, abandoning his wing at times for long stretches trying to make runs behind the Fulham defenders. It was a bit strange to me.

He's a very good player who will likely need to make a choice between regular first team football and being a decently used squad member.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

He'd be signed by every single club to do the same job he does for us, by all the top sides.

Dare i say he is underrated by some..

on his day milner has everything you could ask for from a player in a top 4 side.

Plays in multiple positions and doers a good job in all of them - left mid, right mid, defensive mid, attacking mid, right back...even if he doesn't want to he never moans about it playing in any of those positions or about being left on the bench after being excellent the game before. He rarely has a bad game and very often he is one of the best players on the pitch - United away last two seasons, Bayern away, Spurs at home a few times...

We could do with another of this type of player in the squad.

Exactly. Anyone who could afford Milner would have him. He is the archetypal utilitarian player who never lets yer down. When the team plays well, James is in his element.

 

[Blue Maverick]

He needs to start Tuesday night and every game till the end of the season, we need his energy and fight for all these games, he and Fern drive our midfield for me, letting the others do their thing.

 

[Shaelumstash]

He should be playing the same role as Henderson at Liverpool; central with the freedom to bomb forward, in a midfield 3 with Toure the most advanced and Fernandinho sitting.

It's naïve and moronic to suggest he'd find himself at Stoke should he leave us; Chelsea would love him, especially with Obi and Lampard set to go. A proper manager like Mourinho would love the chance to have him. Spurs, Liverpool and Everton would certainly take and utilise him properly.

His performance against Fulham was superb, as he has been on numerous occasions this season. I think we just have to accept that some people will never give Milner the credit he deserves; when he put in some very competent performances central earlier in the season, doing the exact same things Fernandinho does, passing the ball well, closing down, he was deemed not up to the job.

I'm not sure if many people on here actually watch games that don't involve City, but in the 2009-10 season when he played regularly in central midfield for Villa, he was as good as anyone else in the League. Like Fernandinho, but stronger, a better passing range and a bigger goal threat. Believe it or not, we didn't spend £26m on him because of his ability to put a shift in on the wing.... Fabio Capello even played him there in the 2010 World Cup.

This is the kind of ridiculous hyperbolic nonsense I'm talking about. Chelsea would love him? Are you on drugs?!

Liverpool and Everton?! Have you seen the way they play? Technical, intricate, short sharp passing game. Not exactly suited to the way Milner plays.

You're suggesting he's better than Fernandinho. Now the guy saying he's better than Muller you can put down to not seeing much of Muller, so it might be an honest mistake. But you've probably seen lots of Fernandinho and Milner so to think Milner is as good or better just shows a complete lack of understanding of football at the elite level.

At that level, reading the game, quick decision making and immaculate technique are worth a whole lot more than running around a lot aimlessly and "dying for the shirt".

I like Milner as a squad man, but don't compare him with Muller and Fernandinho. They are two of the best players in Europe. Milner is back up to the first team for a top 6 side, or a starter in a mid table team.

Better comparisons for him are Darren Fletcher, Leon Osman, Chris Brunt, Steven Nzonzi. That's Milner's level. I like him as a character, he always tries his best but the fact people mention him in the same breath as some of the best midfielders in Europe just proves my point that among City fans he's the most overrated player since the takeover.