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Paul Pogba
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burning blue soul
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To what benefit? For whose benefit? Seems a very strange move.It's come from City.
We keep tight lipped about Haaland from Germany, and blab about a player in the same postcode?
Ronaldo would of been a great signing for city. Just look how many goals he’s scored at a shit Utd. I also believe the league would already be over & we would be in champs final if we signed him.This thread isn't quite at the madness of "the night ronaldo was signing"...but you can definitely identify the people who watch football to the people who don't so it's not all completely worthless.
Whilst we have a competitive spirt in the squad we don't have too much ego which is not necessarily a bad thing. Ego got the better of us in the Real Madrid game. We went for more goals instead of seeing out the game.But we don’t have any at the moment…
Besides I find it very hard to believe that the toxic cultures at Everton and United are not due to their completely awful management and simply bad squads.
OB1
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Feels weird suggesting Pep might move from 4-3-3 but I think it might be about time. The Watford game was perhaps a test and it worked pretty well, was one of our most open games and if Jesus is scoring 4 then something must have gone right. I think Bernardo might just be too small to play the DM role as winning headers is important, but other than that he has all the attributes. Love it when he plays deeper against Liverpool, he’s ace at bringing the ball out.
We don't really play 4-3-3 at the moment. It shifts from game to game but very often the the real shape of the team is more akin to 4-2-4 when supposedly use a false 9. The shape at Leeds was 2-4-4.
Our full backs often play in midfield or as a third CB. KDB often lines up like a second central striker.
Sure we may take the field with what looks like four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards but the average positions usually end up in a pretty clear formation that is not 4-3-3. How much that is by design and something Pep put up on a chalkboard before the game is another matter. What is certain that Pep can and does flex things around a core shape and philosophy.
I am sure next season, the shape will shift if we sign Haaland, along with Alvarez and whoever else.
JustAnotherCityFan
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As Tolmie said before it's a good way for City and Pogba to gauge the reaction from fans of United and City before potentially going ahead with the signing.To what benefit? For whose benefit? Seems a very strange move.
We keep tight lipped about Haaland from Germany, and blab about a player in the same postcode?
From what I've seen so far City fans are split but not fuming at the idea, just apprehensive and United fans seem to be putting a brave face on saying "I hope he goes there, he's rubbish" type thing so it's probably going as they'd have hoped!
The Pandorica Opened
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Maybe, but he's not a young lad and at some point the spots will have settled into the leopard.Pep will sort him out best manager ever can do these things.
He's a fantastically talented player, but I just don't see him as part of the hard-working winning-machine we are building at City. I would take Frenkie De Jong for £65m over Pogba on a free every day of the week and twice on the match-days when Paul can't be arsed and just plays for the highlights reel while giving away possession every other time.
liamctid
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:)Only a tenner from me
eversince 76
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Dont know with Pogba. Whenever I read we are interest in him I think about the Trojan Horse. Or in this case the Manchester Giraf.
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