He is like Zabaleta. A player fans love, but De Jong is not average. He is a good player, but works best in a 3 man midfield. If he is not playing in a 3 man midfield then he is not good enough.Roll On City said:Nige is bang average ...sorry
supercrystal7 said:He is like Zabaleta. A player fans love, but De Jong is not average. He is a good player, but works best in a 3 man midfield. If he is not playing in a 3 man midfield then he is not good enough.Roll On City said:Nige is bang average ...sorry
Personally think Mancini is happy to see him go for Rodwell and another CM. It depends on who you bring in to replace him.
citytill1die84 said:He had he chance to sign a contract he's not done it so we move on.
citytill1die84 said:He had he chance to sign a contract he's not done it so we move on.
Again let's calm down about Barry. He is a very good player and fits in well to the style of football Manchester City play. With the 4-4-2 you play best with, he fits in much better than De Jong. However, you still need an upgrade.Joehannes said:He's not the same player without Barry by his side in my opinion. Testament to how good Barry is I suppose.
citytill1die84 said:He had he chance to sign a contract he's not done it so we move on.
riley347 said:citytill1die84 said:He had he chance to sign a contract he's not done it so we move on.
you can say that about average players- not players of his quality.......
Bilboblue said:citytill1die84 said:He had he chance to sign a contract he's not done it so we move on.
You wouldn't have said that two years ago.
De Jong is quality, I would like to keep him and let him go for nowt next summer should he choose, he has done/will do his job for us as far as I am concerned.
citytill1die84 said:riley347 said:citytill1die84 said:He had he chance to sign a contract he's not done it so we move on.
you can say that about average players- not players of his quality.......
He's hardly the best player in the world mate. He doesn't want to stay he's made it clear by not signing.
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Bilboblue said:citytill1die84 said:He had he chance to sign a contract he's not done it so we move on.
You wouldn't have said that two years ago.
De Jong is quality, I would like to keep him and let him go for nowt next summer should he choose, he has done/will do his job for us as far as I am concerned.
I agree mate I like De Jong but I'm afraid we can't force him to sign his contract. The club get an offer of 8m they've got to take it. Hopefully he'll be replaced but I think that's why Rodwell was bought :(
MCFC BOB said:I love Nigel de Jong. There I said it.
pauljv92 said:MCFC BOB said:I love Nigel de Jong. There I said it.
I like Nige as a person. But he has a number of deficiencies in his game. The biggest of which is his defensive aerial ability. He struggles to defend effectively when the ball in in the air. All the times Ive seem him since last year he has struggled. A prime example would be the Rooney goal in the fa cup 3rd round. He is best suited for italian football and I think we should just let him leave and get Garcia or De Rossi. Both are great upgrades.
I agreesam-caddick said:Garcia wouldn't be an upgrade in my opinion. De Rossi would be like getting a new Yaya!
sam-caddick said:pauljv92 said:MCFC BOB said:I love Nigel de Jong. There I said it.
I like Nige as a person. But he has a number of deficiencies in his game. The biggest of which is his defensive aerial ability. He struggles to defend effectively when the ball in in the air. All the times Ive seem him since last year he has struggled. A prime example would be the Rooney goal in the fa cup 3rd round. He is best suited for italian football and I think we should just let him leave and get Garcia or De Rossi. Both are great upgrades.
Garcia wouldn't be an upgrade in my opinion. De Rossi would be like getting a new Yaya!
pauljv92 said:sam-caddick said:pauljv92 said:I like Nige as a person. But he has a number of deficiencies in his game. The biggest of which is his defensive aerial ability. He struggles to defend effectively when the ball in in the air. All the times Ive seem him since last year he has struggled. A prime example would be the Rooney goal in the fa cup 3rd round. He is best suited for italian football and I think we should just let him leave and get Garcia or De Rossi. Both are great upgrades.
Garcia wouldn't be an upgrade in my opinion. De Rossi would be like getting a new Yaya!
Did you just choose to ignore entirely, what I said in my post? Garcia dominates Nige in the air and I think he is more of a brute who can make his presence be known. De Jong is just a fucking good tackler.
And a very good possession player, and is underrated in his forward thinking part of that possession play.pauljv92 said:sam-caddick said:pauljv92 said:I like Nige as a person. But he has a number of deficiencies in his game. The biggest of which is his defensive aerial ability. He struggles to defend effectively when the ball in in the air. All the times Ive seem him since last year he has struggled. A prime example would be the Rooney goal in the fa cup 3rd round. He is best suited for italian football and I think we should just let him leave and get Garcia or De Rossi. Both are great upgrades.
Garcia wouldn't be an upgrade in my opinion. De Rossi would be like getting a new Yaya!
Did you just choose to ignore entirely, what I said in my post? Garcia dominates Nige in the air and I think he is more of a brute who can make his presence be known. De Jong is just a fucking good tackler.
lmjones1uk said:Fucking detest Milan - they sell there players for a premium then scab around trying to get players on the cheap or on loan. Apparently they have only offered €4 for DeJong, they are true piss artists.
Why is Walcott worth 15m and Sinclair 8m with one year left on their contract and DeJong is worth 2.5m - were seen as a fucking soft touch.