a player like Messi would scare the shit out of teams ! but i still think if Messi didnt score for a few games but City won people would moan about Messi. But what Messi would do is he would be marked by 3 or 4 players which would free up more space for other players ;)Well said. No other team has to face the parked bus formation week after week. We need a genius goal scorer to make the most of the chances. Beginning to think maybe Messi would be a good player in this team as pace is not required other than in the press. We would have to make up for that in other ways.
agree much prefer to see wingers on their correct winger and not cutting back every time. City looked great with Sane on the left Sterling on the rightI’d be very surprised if the don’t do the same against Liverpool. I agree it‘s hard to use pace when teams are sat deep but this isn’t a new thing. Teams were attempting the same against us 3 years ago. Watch Bayern Munich and every team they face at homes does the same and in Spain against Barca. Pep used to talk about stretching the pitch to create one on one’s and keeping the width. It is now very easy to double mark us as our play is so bloody narrow. He talked about needing to play with width against Marseille and had Sterling on the right (also Watford away at the end of last season where we were very good) but then the next game it’s back to cut inside recycle possession and repeat for 90 minutes.
Is flogging dead horses a better alternative? Is it working?Have to agree he is world class, but everyone is in the same boat, possession wins us Fuck all as we have seen before, but every team are in the same position as City to many games and cannot afford to rest players
Right of a front 3? Would hope for better there myself if we want to be the best in Europe. Someone with pace,who’ll go past defenders and score 20 a season.
HaJust at this moment I wouldn`t mind being the best in Greater Manchester.
agree to a point but i think the sideways all the time is due to City always seem to be maked by 2 or 3 players, teams double on Raz for example. its difficult to use pace when there isnt much room to work with. Liverpools front 3 have room to run into because teams dont play deep against them.
It will be interesting if spurs set up 6-5 against liverpool
Are you describing the problem or the solution?PEP needs to start playing his own game rather than worrying how the other team are going to play.
What is going so badly wrong is thinking Kev is overrated.I think debruyne is good but overated, he
Taking the first game out of the equation we have scored 7 goals in 7! That is a scary stat considering players at our disposal! Relegation form! Kdb aguero sterling etc...what is going so badly wrong?
KDB has always been overrated. He's a good player, has a good cross and pass but doesn't influence a team like yaya or D.SIlva did. He always looks over-stretched in his work. Silva had that cold efficiency even in the tightest of spaces and unlike Gundo, always looked to be offensive not simply the square pass