Julian Weigl

Dax777 said:
I will hold off at challenge. :) i'm not as wide eyed. CL is a crapshoot. The best teams sometimes don't win, and there is no guarantee we will have the best team or win, but if we are in the mix, I'm happy.
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Dax I witnessed silva v west brom and it was the best performance I've ever seen from any midfielder to suggest he is in decline is foolish to say the least. He has had a few niggly injuries and is still shaking them of I believe he has 3-4 good years in s city shirt yet.
 
Dax777 said:
Yep.
By that season I expect only Hart and Aguero to be relevant from our original title winning squad. And that's only assuming Aguero can shake his injury bug.

If this Pep thing is true, that should be the first season we legimately challenge for the CL.

Gone or limited backups at best: Dihno, Kompany, Zab, Kolarov, Clichy, Sagna, Nando, Yaya, Silva, Navas, Demichelis, Bony.

Thus at best, from those we have here, this is whose left.
Hart
Mangala
Otamendi
Delph
DeBryune
Sterling
Kelechi
Aguero

And this is assuming everything goes perfectly, which we know wouldn't be the case.

Of those I expect Mangala and Delph to definitely be backups. So at best, we have 6 Starters. At best. And the replacements are no where in sight yet.
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Pep might want Stones or Laporte to replace Mangala. He might not rate Delph. Delph doesn't scream out "Pep Playa"
 
cityboy1 said:
Hes pretty quicky, can press and is a decent passer i guess, hes also homegrown so i can see pep keeping him as a squad player as opposed to maybe fernando
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I think Fernando is a pretty intelligent player though. He relies on reading the game and being in the right place, rather than speed or chasing play.

So in that sense he could be Pep-friendly. And he's always looked good in a 3 man midfield, which we will probably see a lot of.
 
domalino said:
I think Fernando is a pretty intelligent player though. He relies on reading the game and being in the right place, rather than speed or chasing play.

So in that sense he could be Pep-friendly. And he's always looked good in a 3 man midfield, which we will probably see a lot of.
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Is he really good enough though? How often will we need a player of his ilk and he can't really play in any other position other than a defensive midfielder where as delph probably could. Delph is a pretty intelligent player aswell imo anyway.
 
Shaelumstash said:
Yaya is 32, about 15 stone, plays box to box central midfield and one of his main attributes is his physicality. Old Father time is catching up with him, and it's clear he can't do the same role he did 2 or 3 years ago.

Silva has just turned 30, is about 9 stone, plays as a number 10, his main attributes are his intelligence and technique, both of which are actually improving. He was in the best form of his career 4 months ago. He's very capable of playing at a very high level well in to his late 30s. He's not shown any signs of declining physically.

There really is no comparison between the two.

Silva's form has been patchy since he came back from injury, but the amount of supposed City fans who are writing him off is appalling. He's probably the best player ever to play for the club, we should be supporting him through a tricky patch, not writing him off at the first sign of a slight dip in form.
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well said mate
 
Budweiser Drinking Emmerdale Boy said:
Pep might want Stones or Laporte to replace Mangala. He might not rate Delph. Delph doesn't scream out "Pep Playa"
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Don't know who Pep would want exactly. But Delph screams Pep player to me. Sure hebis not silky skilled, but you know he'd be all ears wanting to learn.

Also, his movements off the ball is quite impressive, even though he is not being picked out with a pass often.

But I was generally going by players ages, and who'd be under 30.
 
birchwoodgingerste said:
Dax I witnessed silva v west brom and it was the best performance I've ever seen from any midfielder to suggest he is in decline is foolish to say the least. He has had a few niggly injuries and is still shaking them of I believe he has 3-4 good years in s city shirt yet.
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You make a great point there.
 
City_Sean said:
If you don't lavish praise on Silva on BM you get dogs abuse mate.
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Yeah, I have seen posts in threads calling me the new Wum King :( I guess, it is okay to want to replace Yaya with Pogba, but Isco with Silva? Nooooooooo only foolish wumming arse will suggest that.

I'm not even arguing I'm right, just that decline is more likely to hit the older stat than the younger one. But nooooooooo, I must be a crazy Wum who thinks Silva is in decline.

I've learned to just ignore emotional comments :)
 
Dax777 said:
Yeah, I have seen posts in threads calling me the new Wum King :( I guess, it is okay to want to replace Yaya with Pogba, but Isco with Silva? Nooooooooo only foolish wumming arse will suggest that.

I'm not even arguing I'm right, just that decline is more likely to hit the older stat than the younger one. But nooooooooo, I must be a crazy Wum who thinks Silva is in decline.

I've learned to just ignore emotional comments :)
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I respect your opinion but the difference between Yaya and Silva is that Yaya's game is a mix of technical ability with pace/power/fitness. The latter aspect has gone and with it, his impact as a box to box midfielder is dying as well. Silva's game has always been about intelligence and technical magic. He's never been the quickest or the fittest player but he gains the extra yard and finds space because of his intelligence. He won't lose that and will therefore be able to make an impact until an older age theoretically.

Where City are failing this season is because of the lack of intensity in midfield. Lampard knew he was done as a box to box player so he matured and evolved his game to save energy and then use it in the right areas. He was always an intelligent midfielder. Steven Gerrard was all energy and commitment and when his fitness went he didn't have the intelligence Lampard did to perform at such a high level. Most great players have been able to adapt. Vieira did so by only making a few box to box runs a match later in his career.

The manager has to acknowledge when a player is done and play him in a certain way. Yaya should be being played off the bench and should be protected so he doesn't need to waste energy tracking runners. He can't do it and he sure as hell won't. With De Bruyne also not too keen on tracking back we're unbalanced so the need for a player like Weigl seems obvious. I believe Fernando is a good enough option but he's having to cover so much ground where others aren't pulling their socks up. No one can cope. Even Fernandinho struggles and he's superman.
 
Dax777 said:
Yeah, I have seen posts in threads calling me the new Wum King :( I guess, it is okay to want to replace Yaya with Pogba, but Isco with Silva? Nooooooooo only foolish wumming arse will suggest that.

I'm not even arguing I'm right, just that decline is more likely to hit the older stat than the younger one. But nooooooooo, I must be a crazy Wum who thinks Silva is in decline.

I've learned to just ignore emotional comments :)
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How old are you? serious question
 
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