I thought he somehow lacked precision in his game last night. My impression was that many of his passes were slightly off the mark, and his shots did not go where he wanted them to. Is this lack of form, or a permanent decrease of abilities?Put in a bit more effort but little quality. His abilities have dwindled noticeably over the last two years, albeit from a great height.
I thought he somehow lacked precision in his game last night. My impression was that many of his passes were slightly off the mark, and his shots did not go where he wanted them to. Is this lack of form, or a permanent decrease of abilities?
Silva wouldn't need to be a wide forward though. With a technically gifted midfield 3, as well as having Silva, we should able to retain possession long enough to allow Clichy or Kokarov to push up and become a midfielder (when in possession). Silva can then float between the lines and do what he does best.
So in essence, we would have a midfield 3 of Toure, Dinho and one other player, flanked by Sagna and Clichy, with Silva and De Bruyne operating behind Aguero. We double up on width in every single game yet we don't cross the ball or cut in and shoot.
As for the debate between Yaya and Sterling, it's personal preference. When he has other ball players around him, Yaya offers us much more in my opinion. And Sterling isn't good enough for us to line up with a midfield 2. There needs to be 3 in the middle in the majority of matches because otherwise we get out numbered.
As for the Liverpool game, it wasn't just about 'earning the right to play'. They were technically very clever. They double teamed Toure and stopped him from turning with the ball and they pressed our technically poorer players. We can run all day and fight all day but if you don't have the technical skills to deal with the ball under pressure, then you won't get anywhere, and this is our problem. We try and play possession based football but only about 60% of our team are comfortable with the ball under pressure. Certain players struggle to sort their feet out or require too many touches. Against Liverpool that was hugely evident.
That's all Liverpool did. They double pressed Yaya regardless of what he was doing yet they only pressed Mangala, Demi and Fernando when they had the ball in unfavourable positions. At other times, they simply let them have it and cut off the option to give it to Toure. The end result was us losing the ball a lot in our own half.Without Silva and to some extent Nasri everything creative comes through him. Stop Yaya =stop City. We have been sussed.
Yes! Been saying this since the days of Micah, Lescott and De Jong. Back in the hay day when their defensive fortitude were so exalted that folks refused to find fault with them. Comfort on the ball, is the absolute basic requirement every City player MUST possess. Ignore all other great quality if this specific one is lacking. Simply put, those who don't have it simply shouldn't apply. Second, we need a pressure mentality, that unfortunately is about coaching philosophy. Hence why our coach can't and shouldn't last.Silva wouldn't need to be a wide forward though. With a technically gifted midfield 3, as well as having Silva, we should able to retain possession long enough to allow Clichy or Kokarov to push up and become a midfielder (when in possession). Silva can then float between the lines and do what he does best.
So in essence, we would have a midfield 3 of Toure, Dinho and one other player, flanked by Sagna and Clichy, with Silva and De Bruyne operating behind Aguero. We double up on width in every single game yet we don't cross the ball or cut in and shoot.
As for the debate between Yaya and Sterling, it's personal preference. When he has other ball players around him, Yaya offers us much more in my opinion. And Sterling isn't good enough for us to line up with a midfield 2. There needs to be 3 in the middle in the majority of matches because otherwise we get out numbered.
As for the Liverpool game, it wasn't just about 'earning the right to play'. They were technically very clever. They double teamed Toure and stopped him from turning with the ball and they pressed our technically poorer players. We can run all day and fight all day but if you don't have the technical skills to deal with the ball under pressure, then you won't get anywhere, and this is our problem. We try and play possession based football but only about 60% of our team are comfortable with the ball under pressure. Certain players struggle to sort their feet out or require too many touches. Against Liverpool that was hugely evident.
Without Silva and to some extent Nasri everything creative comes through him. Stop Yaya =stop City. We have been sussed.
and that;s because those from Yaya were blocked off. Keep up and less of the ' nonsense' remarks.All our best chances against Juventus originated with KDB, so that is just nonsense.