mancitymick said:Milner will be talked about like Barry. Not flair players but gives his all. Another one, without him we would not be CHAMPIONS
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mancitymick said:Milner will be talked about like Barry. Not flair players but gives his all. Another one, without him we would not be CHAMPIONS
Blue Haze said:Honestly I've always seen Milner as a mistake purchase. When the going got tough down the stretch and Mancini was forced to use his best 11 every game, Milner was not part of that. After the Sporting debacle in Lisbon, he never really played much again last season.
To me he has always been average for club and country.
This is the big difference, Barry is a very intelligent player and keeps things nice and tidy. Hopefully Milner can do his job.de niro said:Aguero_Element said:Barand Milner are different players, but Milner has a great pass on him like Barry, but Barry is a great tackler in midfield
both are brilliant players and without doubt need to be in our squad. the difference is Barry's reading of the game, very clever player and better than anyone else at the club for this.
franksinatra said:Milner is a great grafter, picked up some useful assists but doesnt quite fit in with the DNA of the team.
Its a prerequisite of any regular in the team to be comfortable on the ball as Mancini philosophy is to retain possession at all costs from both an offensive and defensive point of view.
Milner can be sloppy on occasions and lacks consistency in the quality of his passing, furthermore he doesnt have the guile or vision of a Nasri or Silva. I cannot imagine him replacing Barry as he doesnt have the positional sense or sixth sense like Barry who always seems to be in the correct position to retrieve or disrupt the oppositions play.
Still he can offer the team drive but its difficult to see where he actually fits in the first choice eleven.