ChicagoBlue
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Steffen needs to come back to the States or find a club where he will play, because he’s already being talked about as USMNT back-up to a keeper who plays every week and is good!
As for Liverpool, Klopp is perfect for them…because they’re ALL loathsome!
Victims when anything doesn’t go their way and yet all beaming ULTRAWHITE smiles and backslaps when it does fall their way.
City were abysmal in the First Half, and masters of their own downfall, yet STILL had the chance to pull it back IF we had some “striker” strikers!!
Jesus just isn’t a killer. He can score some decent goals, as he did in the 2-2, but he misses far too many at this level. Just not clinical enough for a #9!
Sterling, Foden, Bernardo & Grealish were anonymous for most of the game. Simply too lightweight and harried when in possession, leading to the poorest passing performance I’ve seen in a long time!
Fernandinho worked hard, but always seems to be a step behind at the moment, and is a “tight” referee away from a red card/2 yellows in every game now.
Need another commanding presence in midfield and a real striker OR TWO.
Our build up is too pedestrian, which allows stand off teams to collapse into their usual 5-5-0/5-4-1, but puts US under pressure when the opposition press, like Palace, Soton & Liverpool! It’s also how Utd turned us over at our place a few times!
When we move forward crisply, with some urgency, we feel unstoppable. When we are slow and pressed by the opposition, we constantly look vulnerable!
For me, Cancelo is a midfielder being shoehorned into LB, and Zinchenko is a step down from there. Ake is the perfect back up LCB/LB to Laporte , but we need an ACTUAL LB…one who can defend and not just poke a leg out!
Walker is fast, but stupid, and usually has no end product going forward, either. Plus, on the wrong side of 30!
We are too small all over the field, which becomes glaringly obvious when we have Sterling, Grealish and Jesus “marking” Fabinho, Konate & VVD on dead balls into our box…AND when we send a cross into their box!!
Team rebuild is definitely not complete and I think we need a clear out this summer. Problem is, who gives us what for whom, or are there some swap deals that make sense?
Hopefully, Alvarez will bed in quickly. I’m STILL not certain Haaland comes here! I think he WANTS Real Madrid, and only Benzema (over 30) is standing in his way!
PSG looking to throw money at Mbappe, so who knows what money they might have to spend on Haaland this year?!
I think City are AT LEAST THREE TOP PLAYERS SHORT of being in the top, top echelon, because we only seem to have one way to play and when it breaks down we not only struggle, but look bang average doing it at times.
The Pep Squad is too small and lightweight to actually compete on 4 fronts, and we need to just play the kids in the Domestic Cups.
Champions League is what pays the bills and everyone knows it, so Top 4 EVERY YEAR, and hopefully our fair share of PL trophies, plus CL SF every year, winning it a few times in the next 5-6 years is what the team needs to be built for. I don’t think it is at the moment, unfortunately!
The PL NEVER helps its flagship teams in the flagship tournaments! It’s a joke! Ergo, you need a bigger “real first team” squad! We need reinforcements for that!
As for Liverpool, Klopp is perfect for them…because they’re ALL loathsome!
Victims when anything doesn’t go their way and yet all beaming ULTRAWHITE smiles and backslaps when it does fall their way.
City were abysmal in the First Half, and masters of their own downfall, yet STILL had the chance to pull it back IF we had some “striker” strikers!!
Jesus just isn’t a killer. He can score some decent goals, as he did in the 2-2, but he misses far too many at this level. Just not clinical enough for a #9!
Sterling, Foden, Bernardo & Grealish were anonymous for most of the game. Simply too lightweight and harried when in possession, leading to the poorest passing performance I’ve seen in a long time!
Fernandinho worked hard, but always seems to be a step behind at the moment, and is a “tight” referee away from a red card/2 yellows in every game now.
Need another commanding presence in midfield and a real striker OR TWO.
Our build up is too pedestrian, which allows stand off teams to collapse into their usual 5-5-0/5-4-1, but puts US under pressure when the opposition press, like Palace, Soton & Liverpool! It’s also how Utd turned us over at our place a few times!
When we move forward crisply, with some urgency, we feel unstoppable. When we are slow and pressed by the opposition, we constantly look vulnerable!
For me, Cancelo is a midfielder being shoehorned into LB, and Zinchenko is a step down from there. Ake is the perfect back up LCB/LB to Laporte , but we need an ACTUAL LB…one who can defend and not just poke a leg out!
Walker is fast, but stupid, and usually has no end product going forward, either. Plus, on the wrong side of 30!
We are too small all over the field, which becomes glaringly obvious when we have Sterling, Grealish and Jesus “marking” Fabinho, Konate & VVD on dead balls into our box…AND when we send a cross into their box!!
Team rebuild is definitely not complete and I think we need a clear out this summer. Problem is, who gives us what for whom, or are there some swap deals that make sense?
Hopefully, Alvarez will bed in quickly. I’m STILL not certain Haaland comes here! I think he WANTS Real Madrid, and only Benzema (over 30) is standing in his way!
PSG looking to throw money at Mbappe, so who knows what money they might have to spend on Haaland this year?!
I think City are AT LEAST THREE TOP PLAYERS SHORT of being in the top, top echelon, because we only seem to have one way to play and when it breaks down we not only struggle, but look bang average doing it at times.
The Pep Squad is too small and lightweight to actually compete on 4 fronts, and we need to just play the kids in the Domestic Cups.
Champions League is what pays the bills and everyone knows it, so Top 4 EVERY YEAR, and hopefully our fair share of PL trophies, plus CL SF every year, winning it a few times in the next 5-6 years is what the team needs to be built for. I don’t think it is at the moment, unfortunately!
The PL NEVER helps its flagship teams in the flagship tournaments! It’s a joke! Ergo, you need a bigger “real first team” squad! We need reinforcements for that!