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[MadchesterCity]

Rest of the 2024 fixtures:

• H - Feyenoord, Forest, Rags, Everton
• A - Bus Wreckers, Palace, Juventus, Villa, Leicester

We will definitely lose at the BW’s and Juventus. Not hopeful for much from the rest either.

I hope we have at least 3 top players lined up for purchase in January to give us a fighting chance in the FA Cup.

H - Feyenoord (W), Forest (D), Rags (D), Everton (W)
A - Bus Wreckers (L), Palace (D), Juventus (L), Villa (L), Leicester(W)
Gonna be tough end of the year

 

[blue ranger]

Its football, everything can happen. But what makes me sad is our genius pep repeats the same mistake. Why play Gundo, lewis and walker. Everyone sees they are not good enough. We can play akanji right back and ake as left to sort this problem.

Agree this would help but the issues are much wider. Ake and Stones can’t stay fit, Kovacic (when fit) can’t play the 6 role. Foden is hopelessly out of form and Savio/Doku are never going to put up numbers like Mahrez, Sane, Sterling etc.

 

[Bluemoon has risen]

The poor recruitment of the last 2 summers and injury/fitness issues have come home to roost now unfortunately. It feels like the team is physically and mentally drained after the brilliant success of the last 4 seasons and were carrying too many players that aren't at their previous level anymore (Gundo, Walker and KDB).

Pep is an absolute genius, but he's reliant on key parts of the system being in place and soon as some of those fall (Rodri being the biggest), you're left with what we're seeing currently. Bernardo is carrying the midfield but is running on fumes. We can't go to Anfield with that midfield or we will get absolutely destroyed. He needs to trust Nunes and probably risk KDB for 55-60 minutes to give us some physicality. How many 50/50 balls did we lose yesterday? It was just way too easy for Spurs to break on us.

It's also not helping that Haaland is firing blanks. If he isn't scoring, nobody else. It's concerning how little our forward players are contributing currently. I'm sure Haaland will snap out of it at some point like he always does, but the wide players and Foden need to do more.

We'll be OK in the end. I have faith in Pep to find a solution but we need KDB, Dias, Stones, Ake, Doku, Kova, Bobb etc all fully fit again. We also need to sign at least 1 in January (midfielder minimum) otherwise we could be in a fight for the top 4 nevermind the title.

 

[MadchesterCity]

all thats been said we still have;

Dias
Akanji
Gvardiol
Rodri
Foden
Haaland
Savinho
Grealish
Doku
Nunes

All under 30, many under 25. The last two aside they all are currently at or can achieve a world class status.

we desperately need new midfielder for all types and a striker - a full back just like Cancelo would be ideal

Of that list? Players who make a top City starting 11 for 25/26 season

Ederson
New RB Akanji Dias Gvardiol
Rodri
New Elite CM Foden
KDB Haaland New Left Wing

We have huge gaps in the starting 11 not only the squad

 

[i8rags]

It’ll get worse before it gets better, the summer transfer window was shockingly bad, every man and his dog knew what we needed. That was the start of the problem which became our pre thought nightmare that injured players could have a dramatic effect on us. Yes we’ve got January but it won’t be as effective as we hope, top four would be an excellent season in our current state. If I could bet against city which i never will I’d of made a right few quid in recent weeks and likely would for a few more weeks.

 

[Dawsenna]

That shithouse Maddison with his dart throwing,car driving and love heart celebrations.Horrible liccle ****

He scored 2 good goals and outplayed us at our own ground.

 

[M16 citeh]

He scored 2 good goals and outplayed us at our own ground.

Doesn't mean he ain't a **** lol

 

[mexico1970]

He scored 2 good goals and outplayed us at our own ground.

They all outplayed us, he wasn't alone in that. I rate him as a player but he's a snide ****.

 

[Dawsenna]

They all outplayed us, he wasn't alone in that. I rate him as a player but he's a snide ****.

Remember we beat United at old Trafford and our players were toying with them at the corner flag did that make them snide you need to suck it up the lad scored and celebrated big deal I hope your making more of our players not making any attempt to stop them goals

 

[Norman kneejerk]

If Peps team doesn't have the right parts it's a mess. I assume Gvardiols defensive confidence is shot having to cover so much ground. He wouldn't have been in this position in other other side so I can excuse it. This is like trying to watch his first season here, with one of our best defenders in Zab trying to keep up.

Clearly the best manager in the world but surely now he needs to change it and drop the stubbornness. This squad can't do it.

I think there's something in that. It's low percentage Football and when it goes wrong it really goes wrong.
But as you touched on if the players can't play it Pep needs to recognise it and change it.