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Proy said:
Don’t agree with the 2nd sentence. It’s become a common theme amongst rival teams, but they fail to look at there own squads. I’m not saying ours is worse, you could maybe argue we have a bit more depth, but even that’s pushing it for me when you look at the squad numbers.

The starting 11 tonight didn’t have a name that really stands out.

The key thing to remember with this team is exactly that, team. And led by an incredible manager. He’s made a least 50% of that squad better than they were when he signed them. We never look like giving the ball away, and the technical ability is ridiculous and the work rate/passion the same. That is coaching that, starts and ends there.

We have no Mbappes, no Messis, No Ronaldos, no Haalands, no Pogbas, no Neymars, just a squad of good quality footballers coached to what is essentially perfect.
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it’s why I emphasised squad over first 11. Although I still think you have the strongest team in the prem, Liverpool fully fit a close second, Man Utd/Chelsea a distant 3rd.
But your bench tonight - Aguero, Torres, De Bryune, Stones, Fernandinho, Zinchenko , them players alone would walk into any other side in the Prem. heck, even the world.

17 wins a row, completely dominating every match , 10 points clear and easily the best squad in the Prem.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
it’s why I emphasised squad over first 11. Although I still think you have the strongest team in the prem, Liverpool fully fit a close second, Man Utd/Chelsea a distant 3rd.
But your bench tonight - Aguero, Torres, De Bryune, Stones, Fernandinho, Zinchenko , them players alone would walk into any other side in the Prem. heck, even the world.

17 wins a row, completely dominating every match , 10 points clear and easily the best squad in the Prem.
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Nah it’s all down to Pep, and how hard he works on training and tactics.

Gundogan £20m, Zinchenko £1.7m, Jesus £27m, other players he’s improved beyond recognition.

I myself didn’t see this run coming when we were in 11th place after Spurs beat us.

I wonder if anyone were saying we had the best squad then ?
 
Not a chance this team or this manager will let this slip. We will drop points, maybe 1 or 2 defeats and a couple of draws, tops, but so will the others. United are pants and will drop points, Liverpool are too far away to catch up, Chelsea might get the closest but might just be going through the bounce factor, Leicester as good as they can be, always have a Leeds at home in them where they lose unexpectedly.

The fat lady has cleared her throat.
 
balotellishaircut said:
Nah it’s all down to Pep, and how hard he works on training and tactics.

Gundogan £20m, Zinchenko £1.7m, Jesus £27m, other players he’s improved beyond recognition.

I myself didn’t see this run coming when we were in 11th place after Spurs beat us.

I wonder if anyone were saying we had the best squad then ?
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You are so right.. Look at the Chelsea squad,they bought some cracking players but Lampard couldnt make them gel.. Maybe Tuchel can, Pep would have for sure..At least we have two more years of the genius at the helm, but be sure it is his tactics, and bringing out the best out of players that makes a big difference. A once in a generation coach. Just do not know who could ever replace him.
 
aguero93:20 said:
Of all those fixtures Fulham and West Ham worry me the most, they've the most to play for realistically.
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Fulham worry me the least tbh, I really can't see them giving us a game but I'm not arrogant enough to think we won't drop points against any of these teams. West Ham could be a tough game but, for me, the Leicester fixture looks the most difficult here.

Arsenal A
West Ham H
United H
Fulham A
Leicester A
 
MAG said:
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True, not going to be too many free midweeks for anyone from now on though. Liverpool will get a few ;-)
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dont you know people dont really read posts by others. they just come and post their own and thats it.
 
jayfx said:
No need mate. The next 5 fixtures are on this page now. Cheers.
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thats NOT the next five fixtures. wait for the announcement. fulham and leicester not in next five. wolves and southampton are.

Arsenal (A)
West Ham (H)
Wolves (H)
Man Utd (H)
Southampton (H)
Fulham (A)
Leicester (A)
 
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BlueHammer85 said:
But your bench tonight - Aguero, Torres, De Bryune, Stones, Fernandinho, Zinchenko , them players alone would walk into any other side in the Prem. heck, even the world.
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Aguero on form would get in most sides yes, but he is very injury prone and getting on abit. Not exactly a great example of squad depth if hes never available.
Torres would currently be a squad player at most top sides.
De Bruyne obviously would get in every side but then again would usually be in ours.
Stones easy to say now he would walk into every side but thats credit to john and pep. no way he gets in most top sides at the start of the season and has been ridiculed by many of football fans.
Fernandinho at 35 is a squad player at most top sides.
Zinchenko again nothing more than a squad player at most top sides.

Seems that you have bought into the media, pundits (and rival fan) narrative that all city players are superstars. Liverpool, utd and chelsea all have full international players who they spent alot of money on, sat on the bench every week.
 
Game that really jumps out as a potential banana skin aside from the obvious is west Ham. Playing at 12 30 on the Saturday so soon after a tough champs league away game is always tricky especially as West Ham have the week off
 
MK-Blues said:
thats NOT the next five fixtures. wait for the announcement. fulham and leicester not in next five. wolves and southampton are.

Arsenal (A)
West Ham (H)
Wolves (H)
Man Utd (H)
Southampton (H)
Fulham (A)
Leicester (A)
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No way, it's not like the BBC website not to be up to date! :D

Tbf, all sources seem to show different things. Not sure where you found this list but the club's official website has:
Arsenal (A)
West Ham (H)
Man Utd (H)
Fulham (A)
Wolves (H)
Leicester (A)
Leeds (H)
 
jayfx said:
No way, it's not like the BBC website not to be up to date! :D

Tbf, all sources seem to show different things. Not sure where you found this list but the club's official website has:
Arsenal (A)
West Ham (H)
Man Utd (H)
Fulham (A)
Wolves (H)
Leicester (A)
Leeds (H)
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I think the wolves match is now a cup game
 
jayfx said:
No way, it's not like the BBC website not to be up to date! :D

Tbf, all sources seem to show different things. Not sure where you found this list but the club's official website has:
Arsenal (A)
West Ham (H)
Man Utd (H)
Fulham (A)
Wolves (H)
Leicester (A)
Leeds (H)
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Wolves is listed as TBC. No definite date yet.

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Wolves (H) is our postponed game due to the now FA Cup Quarter Final against Everton that weekend ... and Saints (H) was postponed due to Carabao Cup Final at the end of April ... both are being slotted in the two free mid-weeks around the Manchester derby on the 6th March so one of them will be on 2/3 March and other on 9/10th ... announcement is expected tomorrow (was expected earlier today but hasn't come yet as they are sorting a quite a few postponed games in those two midweeks) - as also slipped by Roy Hodgson in his presser when he said "We're being threatened with a game in between Fulham and Tottenham against Manchester United, I don't know whether that's been ratified as yet, but it's been mooted as a possibility." So just points to PL preponing those FA Cup QF weekend fixtures instead of postponing.

As for us, Pep already confirmed our two fixtures in the pre-match interview last night if you missed it ... he was asked about dropping John Stones and this was his reply (word for word, I have just transcribed for you by playing his video clip again):

"If you see the schedule we had in November, December, January, we’re in the FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Champions League to the end, and you see the schedule we have at the end of February and especially all March when Premier League included two more games in that period, against Wolves and Southampton, we don’t have one week off so everybody is going to play. Today is this decision and against Arsenal we’re going to play new ones.”

So be patient ... it's not on BBC or club's website yet as it's not been announced by Premier League officially yet, which they will do along with the TV schedules for March fixtures. Hopefully tomorrow!
 
jayfx said:
No way, it's not like the BBC website not to be up to date! :D

Tbf, all sources seem to show different things. Not sure where you found this list but the club's official website has:
Arsenal (A)
West Ham (H)
Man Utd (H)
Fulham (A)
Wolves (H)
Leicester (A)
Leeds (H)
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if you will just go one page back and read MAGs message. he said it will be announced with march fixtures so obviously bbc cant have it already.
 
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