Sergio Aguero - 2017/18 performances

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his build up play is now very very good. I don't know how many assists he has (something like 5 or 6 now) but his pass for silva's goal last night was, well.....Silva esque.

People doubted he could adapt to Pep's way and while he may not be perfect he has done a bloody good job and completely changed his game....and scored more!
 
This has been Sergio’s best season so far. He has matured under Pep, because Pep has had the balls to challenge him.

Pep sees no room for goal hangers, center forwards who don’t defend or pressure the opponent, or forwards not willing to be one of eleven workers. Pep has taught Sergio how to be this player...how to be a better team player.

When Sergio set up David for yesterday’s second, it was a perfect example of the new Sergio, as was his reaction to the goal and celebration with David.

Another thing, and I certainly don’t want to jinx it, but he has looked fitter and more robust this season than ever before.

In many ways, certainly none more obvious than his continuing omission from TOTY, he has been taken for granted...yeah, Aguero scores another 40 this year, so what, that’s what he does...whereas others seem to be over celebrated for that! Salah has come into the League and is considered a revelation for doing what Sergio has done every year for the past 5 years!!

At 29, if he can stay fit, he has 2-3 more years at the very top. I hope those take place with us, and he rides off into the sunset with an unbreakable scoring record.

Speaking of which, if I didn’t want him to get his 300th so bad, I’d almost wish for it to be the winning goal in our “winning the League” game at home to Unitec...but that would be almost too much to ask, and he’ll probably score a few times before then!
 
ChicagoBlue said:
This has been Sergio’s best season so far. He has matured under Pep, because Pep has had the balls to challenge him.

Pep sees no room for goal hangers, center forwards who don’t defend or pressure the opponent, or forwards not willing to be one of eleven workers. Pep has taught Sergio how to be this player...how to be a better team player.

When Sergio set up David for yesterday’s second, it was a perfect example of the new Sergio, as was his reaction to the goal and celebration with David.

Another thing, and I certainly don’t want to jinx it, but he has looked fitter and more robust this season than ever before.

In many ways, certainly none more obvious than his continuing omission from TOTY, he has been taken for granted...yeah, Aguero scores another 40 this year, so what, that’s what he does...whereas others seem to be over celebrated for that! Salah has come into the League and is considered a revelation for doing what Sergio has done every year for the past 5 years!!

At 29, if he can stay fit, he has 2-3 more years at the very top. I hope those take place with us, and he rides off into the sunset with an unbreakable scoring record.

Speaking of which, if I didn’t want him to get his 300th so bad, I’d almost wish for it to be the winning goal in our “winning the League” game at home to Unitec...but that would be almost too much to ask, and he’ll probably score a few times before then!
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You're totally right, the fact Aguero hasn't had any competition for a starting role since 11/12 probably hadn't helped.
 
I've just been watching highlights of last nights game, Kun really needs credit for last nights performance.

I feel we concentrate too much on him scoring even in a game where we finish 3-0 up when if he was a midfielder he may have been a candidate for MOTM such was his contribution (involved in all 3 goals, maybe less so on the first one as that was mostly Sané).

For example in the commentary for the second goal(Silva's) Kun was barely mentioned because of Sané's run and Silva's first touch and goal but on closer inspection you'll notice Serge not only does well to find himself in space to receive it(classic Kun) but controls the ball in from Sané with his left foot(great first touch with his weaker foot) and then instantly lays the ball off to Silva with his right foot, it seems simple but it was so fast and fluid even David or KDB would have been proud of that.

Third goal he destroyed Mustafi?(can't quite remember who it was) with his first touch, a flick and turn around the corner into space then a pass, which started the whole attack.

I think Pep would have been more pleased with last nights performance than if he'd have scored the goals he had a hand in himself.
 
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Mike N said:
His turn with the ball in the build up to the 3rd goal was sheer brilliance.
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Remember Pep’s tutorial to Raheem that got so much press attention? That movement by Sergio looks for all th world like he shaped up to receive the ball with his body slightly turned to make that first move, which killed the defender. It was brilliance, both in thought and execution, knowing he was barely in the opponents half, but knew he had 50 yards to run into with one touch and turn.

Sergio is, it appears to many, last years model who has gone missing in games, because he isn’t always in the six yard box. As a former striker myself, I can attest to the amount of work he is putting in. He is 100% more mobile than he was before Pep arrived, because Pep has coached the best in the world and understands that NO PLAYER is an island in a team of XI, just as a goalkeeper isn’t just a player who can use his hands to catch the ball. No, EVERY PLAYER is vital to the team ethic, because XI players playing together, in unison, with one goal in mind can look to the opposition like they are a man, or even two, down on the field. This is why City can set up in a 4-3-3 against 4-4-2, because Pep’s 4-3-3 is a 4-6-0 as soon as we lose the ball and a 2-5-3 when we get it back and start to attack.

We certainly do not have Total Football perfected yet, but we are th closest thing to it England has ever seen. Once Pep gets the squad he wants, and has moved on from the last remnants of others’ squads (with the exceptions of their exceptional players), he will have the versatile squad needed to never be short in ANY position on the field.

The Future is Blue
the Future is Here...and, at least for the next few years, Sergio will be an integral part of that future!
 
i always was in opinion that press exaggerated aguero's personal relations with pep. first of all pep never publicly criticized him he actually praised him last year against west brom home game when aguero played perfect in link up game. he praised him this season again after watford and so on. pep just tried during process change his game and profile that's all. also aguero, silva, kdb and our other players are not like zlatan, hart, ribery, etoo, pique. aguero as a person is very nice person. pep had always problems with big egos, arrogant thugs players which i listed.
 
rachel scarborough said:
i always was in opinion that press exaggerated aguero's personal relations with pep. first of all pep never publicly criticized him he actually praised him last year against west brom home game when aguero played perfect in link up game. he praised him this season again after watford and so on. pep just tried during process change his game and profile that's all. also aguero, silva, kdb and our other players are not like zlatan, hart, ribery, etoo, pique. aguero as a person is very nice person. pep had always problems with big egos, arrogant thugs players which i listed.
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Unrelated. Is your handle a play on the names of 2 MSNBC hosts?
 
rachel scarborough said:
i always was in opinion that press exaggerated aguero's personal relations with pep. first of all pep never publicly criticized him he actually praised him last year against west brom home game when aguero played perfect in link up game. he praised him this season again after watford and so on. pep just tried during process change his game and profile that's all. also aguero, silva, kdb and our other players are not like zlatan, hart, ribery, etoo, pique. aguero as a person is very nice person. pep had always problems with big egos, arrogant thugs players which i listed.
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To an extent sure, but I think there's been a fire to cause this smoke. I think there was a point last season around January, when Jesus arrived and Aguero was in a slump that Pep wasn't overly keen him long term. What Aguero's done is worked harder than he's ever done (there's always been stories he used to be a bit of a lazy trainer) and got himself back in the good books. I think both manager and player have earned each others' trust, but there's a long way to go yet.

Also I'm pretty sure Aguero and Sam Lee did a bit of shit stirring at one point in all honesty, don't remember when I think it was around derby time.
 
3rd game in a row where his pressing and link up has been absolutely superb. Gundogan and him have a really nice understanding too.

Got an assist for Merlins goal on Thursday and created the goal today.
 
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