James Milner

[Bob Hope]

Yes. They have their differences ofcourse, Iniesta has a bit more pace.

If we buy Iniesta and put him on the right of the midfield in our team, he will play just as bad as Milner there.

No he would'nt. Iniesta is in the top 5 players in the world, and i'm afraid Milner is'nt.

First of all, that's your opinion. And just because he's a great player doesn't mean he can play in any position and in any team.

I believe it was Jason Kreis who said that "if you put Messi in the worst team in the world , it'l still be the worst team in the world."

Please learn about balance, compatibility and chemistry before you make these comments.

No i would'nt play him in goal, but he could play anywhere in midfield and still be more effective than 99% of anyone in world football. I.M.H.O.

 

[mastermind]

No he would'nt. Iniesta is in the top 5 players in the world, and i'm afraid Milner is'nt.

First of all, that's your opinion. And just because he's a great player doesn't mean he can play in any position and in any team.

I believe it was Jason Kreis who said that "if you put Messi in the worst team in the world , it'l still be the worst team in the world."

Please learn about balance, compatibility and chemistry before you make these comments.

No i would'nt play him in goal, but he could play anywhere in midfield and still be more effective than 99% of anyone in world football. I.M.H.O.

You are wrong.

He can only play effectively as a left winger and left sided central midfielder/attacking midfielder. In other positions he won't be as effective.

Milner should play in the exact same zone as Iniesta, he will be bobbins outside this zone. Who plays alongside him, what transitions are happening, the distances between players and how fast attacks are put together are important as well.

 

[Davs 19]

First of all, that's your opinion. And just because he's a great player doesn't mean he can play in any position and in any team.

I believe it was Jason Kreis who said that "if you put Messi in the worst team in the world , it'l still be the worst team in the world."

Please learn about balance, compatibility and chemistry before you make these comments.

No i would'nt play him in goal, but he could play anywhere in midfield and still be more effective than 99% of anyone in world football. I.M.H.O.

You are wrong.

He can only play effectively as a left winger and left sided central midfielder/attacking midfielder. In other positions he won't be as effective.

Milner should play in the exact same zone as Iniesta, he will be bobbins outside this zone. Who plays alongside him, what transitions are happening, the distances between players and how fast attacks are put together are important as well.

I love it when you tell people they're wrong. The irony is delicious.

 

[bornblueegg]

We cannot, <repeat CANNOT> lose Milner

 

[Utter bobbins]

We cannot, <repeat CANNOT> lose Milner

There are much better players he could be replaced by

 

[citymad]

We cannot, <repeat CANNOT> lose Milner

That's one thing I think we can all agree on. He's a brilliant professional and rarely let's us down.

 

[BringBackSwales]

We cannot, <repeat CANNOT> lose Milner

There are much better players he could be replaced by

Not every player in the squad can be world class. Jimmy is a really important squad member, good tackler, decent passer and crossed, can change the momentum of games, and is a fucking good lad and model pro as well

 

[Utter bobbins]

We cannot, <repeat CANNOT> lose Milner

There are much better players he could be replaced by

Not every player in the squad can be world class. Jimmy is a really important squad member, good tackler, decent passer and crossed, can change the momentum of games, and is a fucking good lad and model pro as well

He is a good lad makes up for lack of ability that's ok then

 

[Utter bobbins]

We cannot, <repeat CANNOT> lose Milner

That's one thing I think we can all agree on. He's a brilliant professional and rarely let's us down.

All?

 

[mastermind]

I love Milner - I believe he is a fantastic player. But as good as Iniesta??

Fuck off.

I said that he's in the mould of Iniesta not that he's as good as Iniesta.

"In the mould " means :

[IN SINGULAR] A distinctive and typical style, form, or character:

Example sentences: 

"he’s a superb striker in the same mould as Gary Lineker"

Source : http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/mould

In the mould of Iniesta's butt cheeks maybe? Milner does have a peachy right foot after all!!!

Strong gluteal muscles give you low centre gravity and that ability to hog the ball, in tight spaces.

Nasri, Toure, Demichelis, Milner and a few others in our squad can hog onto the ball in tight areas and this is because of the strong gluteal muscles.

 

[Joburg Hero]

I said that he's in the mould of Iniesta not that he's as good as Iniesta.

"In the mould " means :

[IN SINGULAR] A distinctive and typical style, form, or character:

Example sentences: 

"he’s a superb striker in the same mould as Gary Lineker"

Source : http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/mould

In the mould of Iniesta's butt cheeks maybe? Milner does have a peachy right foot after all!!!

Strong gluteal muscles give you low centre gravity and that ability to hog the ball, in tight spaces.

Nasri, Toure, Demichelis, Milner and a few others in our squad can hog onto the ball in tight areas and this is because of the strong gluteal muscles.

You forgot to mention the best arse of the lot (no homo): Sergio Aguero.

 

[bluesilver]

In the mould of Iniesta's butt cheeks maybe? Milner does have a peachy right foot after all!!!

Strong gluteal muscles give you low centre gravity and that ability to hog the ball, in tight spaces.

Nasri, Toure, Demichelis, Milner and a few others in our squad can hog onto the ball in tight areas and this is because of the strong gluteal muscles.

You forgot to mention the best arse of the lot (no homo): Sergio Aguero.

Hellooo, you also forgot David Silva (I don't need a disclaimer, I'll look all I want!)

 

[sir baconface]

Strong gluteal muscles give you low centre gravity and that ability to hog the ball, in tight spaces.

Nasri, Toure, Demichelis, Milner and a few others in our squad can hog onto the ball in tight areas and this is because of the strong gluteal muscles.

You forgot to mention the best arse of the lot (no homo): Sergio Aguero.

Hellooo, you also forgot David Silva (I don't need a disclaimer, I'll look all I want!)

You can look but you can't touch.

 

[bluesilver]

You forgot to mention the best arse of the lot (no homo): Sergio Aguero.

Hellooo, you also forgot David Silva (I don't need a disclaimer, I'll look all I want!)

You can look but you can't touch.

Not until I get to Manchester *cue maniacal stalker laugh*

he has no worries-I'm all talk and no bite

 

[Shaelumstash]

Hahahaha

I wish it was a wind up, but I've got to say that represents the view of an awful lot of posters on here.

I thought of our conversation after his 3rd, beggars belief really mate!!!

If only Milner had been given a chance maybe he'd also be top scorer at the World Cup and in with a good shout of player of the tournament.

Instead he played one game and England went home winless while Germany look like the best team in it. ;-)

 

[MihaiCity]

I wish it was a wind up, but I've got to say that represents the view of an awful lot of posters on here.

I thought of our conversation after his 3rd, beggars belief really mate!!!

If only Milner had been given a chance maybe he'd also be top scorer at the World Cup and in with a good shout of player of the tournament.

Instead he played one game and England went home winless while Germany look like the best team in it. ;-)

this has to be a joke no???

 

[Shaelumstash]

I thought of our conversation after his 3rd, beggars belief really mate!!!

If only Milner had been given a chance maybe he'd also be top scorer at the World Cup and in with a good shout of player of the tournament.

Instead he played one game and England went home winless while Germany look like the best team in it. ;-)

this has to be a joke no???

Yeh check back through the thread mate, there was pages and pages of people claiming Milner is as good as Muller! Then more recently someone claimed Milner is in the mould of Iniesta. I think it's just because he's English and tries hard, people tend to let that cloud their vision.

 

[FantasyIreland]

James Milner is keeping Manchester City waiting over his plans for the future as he enters the final year of his contract with the Premier League champions.





Milner, 28, was a key player in last season’s title run-in but feels he should be playing even more regularly at this stage of his career.

City have made Milner’s re-signing a priority and have made him a good offer as they value him as a player. The fact he is English is also considered to be a plus point given their Financial Fair Play (FFP) considerations. They can only name 17 non-homegrown players for their league squad and currently have 18. The midfielder Javi Garcia is understood to be the most likely player to be moved on to fulfil the quota. City are limited to 16 foreign players in a squad of 21 for the Champions League this season, again because of FFP restrictions.

Milner, who has 48 England caps, could extend his contract with City at any stage, but he has indicated he wants to go into his final year and see how it develops.

“It’s a great club to be at,” Milner said here. “I enjoy every minute and winning trophies. But you do want to play as much as you can. The more I can play [then] that’s better for myself.

“Basically I want to be here as long as I’m playing. I love it here and hopefully I can be here for a long time to come.

“But that’s determined on how much football I get. I just want to feel like I’m contributing. I played a fair amount last year – maybe not as many [games] in the league as I would have liked, but I felt I contributed to the trophies I won. At the end of the season [if] you win trophies and you haven’t played as much as you wanted it can be frustrating. But that wasn’t the case last year.”

Milner made his return to action after the World Cup in City’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool at a packed Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday night. Liverpool won on penalties, but the important thing for Milner was to be playing again.

“You just want to get into it, get your running done,” he said. “It was good to get out there and get 45 minutes in.

“There’s not much of a break after a World Cup. You need a rest but on the other hand it doesn’t take you too much time to get back in the swing of things.

“It seems so long ago, both times we’ve won the league we had major tournaments with England in the summer to concentrate on.

“It’s all behind us now and we focus on the new season, we know how hard it’s going to be, we know how strong the other teams are and they’ve strengthened again. It’s up to us to try to retain that title.”

 

[johnmc]

Milner compared to Iniesta. Seen some things in my time.

 

[cheddar404]

Milner compared to Iniesta. Seen some things in my time.

They're both carbon based life forms.