Just flicking through this thread properly for the first time, hence the late replyWho needs Pogba when we have Fernandinho ?
The most under rated player in the league.
We have looked awesome so far this seaon, some of the play going forward is superb to watch & we have looked good defensively too. The players really look up for it at the moment, even in the dying minutes of a game, which was lacking at times last year.
I think a big difference this season is that Pellers is not changing the back 4 every game. As a result I think we have looked solid defensively, Kolarov & Sagna look like world beaters at the moment. Kolarov was busting a gut to get forward at every opportunity, not seen any stats but he must have covered some distance yesterday. Vinnie & Mangala starting to look like a very good CB partnership too. Also last season Pellers seemed to altenate between Fernandinho & Fernando, I think we always look much better with Fernandino, who has been excellent so far. Adding Sterling has been a masterstroke too, I've been very impressed how quickly he has fitted into the team, the fee we paid for him will soon seem like a bargain in my opinion & the "expert" pundits saying we paid too much for him will look foolish. I believe that we have the best three players in the PL in Silva, Aguero & Toure, all three are genuinely world class & a joy to watch. I think Navas has had a good start to the season, but he was disappointing yesterday IMO, he gave the ball away cheaply too many times & we looked better when Nasri came on. If KBD comes in to replace him then we will be even stronger than we are at the moment. I hope we keep Nasri, I think he is underrated by many & is one of the best players in the league on his day.
I think Pellers has learned from some of his errors last year, I like that he has so far kept a winning team & doesn't make changes for the sake of it. Our first 11 is very strong, the test will be if we get a few injuries to see if the squad is as good as we think. It's a great time to be watching CIty!
The international break could be a good thing for us because I think we have been so pumped up in the first 4 games that there is a danger that we may burn ourselves out not just physically but emotionally. It can't be easy to keep playing at such a high intensity so I think 2 weeks to regroup, let De Bruyne settle in and get Sergio up to 100% fitness could be just what we need and then come back re-energized to keep the winning streak going.
We have looked awesome so far this seaon, some of the play going forward is superb to watch & we have looked good defensively too. The players really look up for it at the moment, even in the dying minutes of a game, which was lacking at times last year.
I think a big difference this season is that Pellers is not changing the back 4 every game. As a result I think we have looked solid defensively, Kolarov & Sagna look like world beaters at the moment. Kolarov was busting a gut to get forward at every opportunity, not seen any stats but he must have covered some distance yesterday. Vinnie & Mangala starting to look like a very good CB partnership too. Also last season Pellers seemed to altenate between Fernandinho & Fernando, I think we always look much better with Fernandino, who has been excellent so far. Adding Sterling has been a masterstroke too, I've been very impressed how quickly he has fitted into the team, the fee we paid for him will soon seem like a bargain in my opinion & the "expert" pundits saying we paid too much for him will look foolish. I believe that we have the best three players in the PL in Silva, Aguero & Toure, all three are genuinely world class & a joy to watch. I think Navas has had a good start to the season, but he was disappointing yesterday IMO, he gave the ball away cheaply too many times & we looked better when Nasri came on. If KBD comes in to replace him then we will be even stronger than we are at the moment. I hope we keep Nasri, I think he is underrated by many & is one of the best players in the league on his day.
I think Pellers has learned from some of his errors last year, I like that he has so far kept a winning team & doesn't make changes for the sake of it. Our first 11 is very strong, the test will be if we get a few injuries to see if the squad is as good as we think. It's a great time to be watching CIty!
Everything you said is right apart from the completely different player part. He's done this for the best part of two seasons but the formation has left him ruthlessly exposed. With a tighter midfield and Yaya pulling his socks up a bit more he's showing how much of a complete midfielder he really is.
Great result. We played well again but Watford deserve credit for their first half performance, we probed but they played very well and were very well organised. The most pleasing thing was to see Pellegrini change it early and recognise it needed something different. We don't need to rely on just 1 style of play now we have numerous weapons and it's his job to find the oppositions weakness and utilise our weapons effectively. Today he done it perfectly.
Navas is a weird one. This season he's been in some of the best form he's ever had at City, including today, but unfortunately for him, Sterling has highlighted his weaknesses.
I predicted a big game and a goal from sterling today with Watford doubling up on Silva, he certainly delivered, the frightening thing is, there's still plenty of work to be done by him on the training pitch, he needs to learn how to shoot and specifically put power in his shots. His crossing could do with some work too but when you've got Kolarov almost always right behind you that's not something you need to worry about.
Defence were solid again, they look well drilled they cover each other and Dinho is a machine in being there to mop up in and around the edge of the box when a player is beaten, Vinny's got them organised, Mangala looks unbeatable and the fullbacks have both been excellent. Also great to see the work rate from the defenders and in particular Mangala when coming back from a corner, as soon as Mangala realises the ball isn't coming to him he turns and sprints 50-60 yards to get back into position and help stop any potential break. Fantastic to see.
Would never begrudge Fernandinho MOTM award as he's my favourite player and deserves every award he gets, but i thought it should of gone to Sagna today, who was superb yet again. Second half watching him close up from 114 there was a period of pressure from watford and Sagna won absolutely everything. He first came out of nowhere to slide in and block a shot that looked like it could of been heading in, then he was the first to the ball from the resulting corner, the ball came back in, sagna again clears, they attack down our right, he tries to outrun sagna, he was having none of it then finally a few seconds later after our attack broke down they threatened to break and Sagna charged back and made an inch perfect sliding tackle. He's certainly making a hell of a lot of people on here look like complete muppets. Long may it continue.
Oh and one last thing, i don't mind Watford in general, there's plenty of teams their fans could of supported instead of them and i know it was probably just a handful of absolute morons but it reflects badly on their entire fanbase when somebody is sad enough to bring a man united scarf to the game (not even a half/half scarf) with them and throw it into our end in the first half. Talk about small time...