I don't think Aguero is that player. I don't think he has the mentality of a killer and I don't think that he's going to take Jesus having his spot as a challenge for him to up his game. It took two games on the bench for him to wander into the mixed zone and give everyone a headline when what he should've done was concentrate on getting back into the team. Didn't go unnoticed by the club either who literally sent out a statement of their own within minutes of his mixed zone comments.
If Aguero was the Aguero of old though, he would be 'amazing' too & make it pretty much impossible for Pep to leave him out, whether he was 'right' for the system or not. Pep would have to adapt it & would gladly do so.
I don't think Aguero is that player. I don't think he has the mentality of a killer and I don't think that he's going to take Jesus having his spot as a challenge for him to up his game. It took two games on the bench for him to wander into the mixed zone and give everyone a headline when what he should've done was concentrate on getting back into the team. Didn't go unnoticed by the club either who literally sent out a statement of their own within minutes of his mixed zone comments.
Nail on the head.
Sure, Pep's system prefers a false-9 and he's never traditionally favored having an out-and-out striker. But Lewandowski he made room for and adjusted Bayern's game for because he was so prolific he had to be included.
Pep has played Aguero, game after game, but Aguero hasn't produced the results for him. His conversion rate in the Premier League this season is a dismal 14.6%, much lower than at any other point he's been at City. We've lost games, and points, because chances have been created but not taken.
Normally you'd say, OK, it's Kun, he'll come around and regardless he's in the starting XI by default. But then Pep trapped lightning in a bottle and suddenly we have a blistering on-form strikeforce that is actually showing an ability to consistently do what we failed so often to do earlier in the season.
Problem with Aguero's statement was he literally had no impetus to make it, other than the fact he's clearly unhappy with the situation.
His intent, from what we've seen so far, is fairly straightforward: play me or I'll go somewhere where they appreciate me enough to play me. That's not unfair either, he's incredible and could justifiably expect to walk into any top team's starting XI without the worry of a young upstart from Brazil taking his slot.
I don't know if Aguero will go at the end of the season, certainly we all hope not, but, I will say this, if he's unwilling to accept that his place on the team (as with anyone's) is based on performances and results and if he can't handle the idea that Pep will inevitably tinker with the lineup to his desires, then he's probably moving on regardless.
Nail on the head.
Sure, Pep's system prefers a false-9 and he's never traditionally favored having an out-and-out striker. But Lewandowski he made room for and adjusted Bayern's game for because he was so prolific he had to be included.
Pep has played Aguero, game after game, but Aguero hasn't produced the results for him. His conversion rate in the Premier League this season is a dismal 14.6%, much lower than at any other point he's been at City. We've lost games, and points, because chances have been created but not taken.
Normally you'd say, OK, it's Kun, he'll come around and regardless he's in the starting XI by default. But then Pep trapped lightning in a bottle and suddenly we have a blistering on-form strikeforce that is actually showing an ability to consistently do what we failed so often to do earlier in the season.
Problem with Aguero's statement was he literally had no impetus to make it, other than the fact he's clearly unhappy with the situation.
His intent, from what we've seen so far, is fairly straightforward: play me or I'll go somewhere where they appreciate me enough to play me. That's not unfair either, he's incredible and could justifiably expect to walk into any top team's starting XI without the worry of a young upstart from Brazil taking his slot.
I don't know if Aguero will go at the end of the season, certainly we all hope not, but, I will say this, if he's unwilling to accept that his place on the team (as with anyone's) is based on performances and results and if he can't handle the idea that Pep will inevitably tinker with the lineup to his desires, then he's probably moving on regardless.
Sane-Jesus-Sterling isn't so far away from MSN, with the key difference being Suarez is a natural centre forward.
Pep doesn't like strikers, they don't work so well with his system. At Barca, arguably the best Barcelona team in history, he played with zero strikers and stuck Messi as a fake number 9 which seems to be what he's aiming for with Jesus.
At Bayern, he accommodated Lewadowski and I have no doubt he can and would do the same for Aguero. The thing is though, Kun hasn't been playing well this season and his current run of form particularly makes him a less reliable option. Further, it isn't clear that Sergio has adapted to Pep's style (he runs less, gives away possession frequently etc) and it's hard to justify including him over another of our front three who have genuinely clicked.
It's obvious Aguero will come around again, he's the best striker in the league by a measure. I have no doubt the club, and Pep, consider him irreplaceable and will make every effort to keep him in the summer. The only questions are if he himself wants to remain, is willing to try harder to fit in Guardiola's system and can accept results are paramount therefore automatic inclusion isn't ensured.
It's very far away, on so many levels.Wow. Big statement
It's very far away, on so many levels.
Not sure what that has to do with football.In terms of quality make up