Aww bless.Play Navas or Nasri instead of sidewards and we will be fine
Aww bless.Play Navas or Nasri instead of sidewards and we will be fine
Your points about transition are reasonable. But you know that last season City had the worst injury record in the league and a manager who was in limbo. Announcing you are leaving is often very difficult and damaging for the team. As soon as City went off the boil last Autumn it was very obvious that the team were not foccussed and were lacking in belief. We were operating at 75% and it was dispiriting watching them. This season will be different. The manager is intense and soon that will be reflected in the team.Ha ha....you're one funny man Helmet.
We are undergoing a huge transition on and off the pitch & it'll take time before we are in a title winning rythmn.
Most of our elite players haven't kicked a ball in anger yet & others won't be fit until Sept / Oct.
In the the last 2 seasons we've finished a collective 23 ? points behind the winners.
Too much of an ask this season I feel.
We were miles away when we had a manager who wasn't anywhere near good enough who gave us no game plan, no defensive tactics and didn't train the players to a sufficient enough fitness level.Reality check people.....we are miles away from being champions !!
Three of four games versus season after season of accumulated evidence that hart is the best and most consistent keeper in the Premiership. Each season, you may find one or two keepers who have had better seasons - but over a longer timescale he is the No. 1 in the Premiership.Is Hart going to be the number 1 though? Plenty are assuming he will be, and that's what it is, an assumption. What Hart offers in terms of shot stopping and one on ones (where he is as good as anyone) he takes away in poor distribution and being unable to command the area.
I watched Fabianski in the Euro's and he was brilliant (he was named in the team of the tournament). Apart from his saves he commanded the area - made catches not punches and set up a counter which resulted in a goal. I thought then he would be good competition for Hart, if we got him, and maybe take the number 1 spot.
Fabianski (nicknamed Flappyhandski by Arsenal fans) is not playing for Arsenal for a reason so on the basis of a couple of games I'm not saying he's better than Hart. I am saying he gave an all round performance that showed up Hart's weaknesses.
If Hart is not going to be able to play the ball with his feet he is not going to keep his place so it's a big challenge for him as well.
Your points about transition are reasonable. But you know that last season City had the worst injury record in the league and a manager who was in limbo. Announcing you are leaving is often very difficult and damaging for the team. As soon as City went off the boil last Autumn it was very obvious that the team were not foccussed and were lacking in belief. We were operating at 75% and it was dispiriting watching them. This season will be different. The manager is intense and soon that will be reflected in the team.
You could raise question marks against every club. You'll find less question marks against City than any other club which is why we are rightly favourites.
Transition yes but we will still be very much in the hunt. For the last 2 seasons we were very much in contention until the new year and then faded away. This season I expect us to be strong in the spring and depending on injuries and potential fixture congestion we will be in the mix unless someone runs away with the title which I think is unlikely.Ha ha....you're one funny man Helmet.
We are undergoing a huge transition on and off the pitch & it'll take time before we are in a title winning rythmn.
Most of our elite players haven't kicked a ball in anger yet & others won't be fit until Sept / Oct.
In the the last 2 seasons we've finished a collective 23 ? points behind the winners.
Too much of an ask this season I feel.
Not so Malg......I don't think people quite understand how tough it's going to be.Can I just congratulate @CrownPointBlue on some fabulous wumming, his Alerts must have gone mental.
Not ideal, and it should be, but I'm sure we'll make up for it in time.Do you think we'll be matchfit & match prepared after the China fiasco Marvin ?