Squad strength picture - City, Arsenal, Chelsea & United
Tricky_Trev
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Squad strength picture
I've tried to create two even teams for the hypothetical City v City match. Kolarov and Zab are our best full backs, so split them up. Split up Mangala and Kompany. Split up Silva and Nasri. Pair Fernando with Yaya to cover Yaya's lack of defence, and Fernandinho with Lampard to cover for Lampard's lack of energy. Then we have two natural pairings upfront. And you get:
.............Negredo..........................
............................Aguero.............
Nasri........................................Navas
.........Fernandinho......Lampard........
Kolarov...Nastasic...Kompany...Sagna
...........................Hart..........................
VERSUS
............,.................Dzeko..................
..............Jovetic................................
Silva.........................................Milner
...............Yaya.......Fernando.............
Clichy...Mangala...Demichelis...Zabaleta
.....................Caballero....................
Our spine is Kompany, Yaya, Silva and Aguero, so I made each team have 2 of them.
I'd love to see that match!!
I've tried to create two even teams for the hypothetical City v City match. Kolarov and Zab are our best full backs, so split them up. Split up Mangala and Kompany. Split up Silva and Nasri. Pair Fernando with Yaya to cover Yaya's lack of defence, and Fernandinho with Lampard to cover for Lampard's lack of energy. Then we have two natural pairings upfront. And you get:
.............Negredo..........................
............................Aguero.............
Nasri........................................Navas
.........Fernandinho......Lampard........
Kolarov...Nastasic...Kompany...Sagna
...........................Hart..........................
VERSUS
............,.................Dzeko..................
..............Jovetic................................
Silva.........................................Milner
...............Yaya.......Fernando.............
Clichy...Mangala...Demichelis...Zabaleta
.....................Caballero....................
Our spine is Kompany, Yaya, Silva and Aguero, so I made each team have 2 of them.
I'd love to see that match!!
Re: Squad strength picture
It's a pretty fair comment I think. More things than player numbers and talent go into winning a trophy but we certainly shouldn't have any personnel excuses. That's the best squad in the league. Plenty of players at their peak, great experience, some truly world class talent. It would be a bit of a travesty if it doesn't make a large City sized dent in the Champions League and it's more than capable of dominating domestically.
EL APACHE TEVEZ said:
It's a pretty fair comment I think. More things than player numbers and talent go into winning a trophy but we certainly shouldn't have any personnel excuses. That's the best squad in the league. Plenty of players at their peak, great experience, some truly world class talent. It would be a bit of a travesty if it doesn't make a large City sized dent in the Champions League and it's more than capable of dominating domestically.
uwe rosler 28
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Re: Squad strength picture
Could you do this for Chelsea squad would like to compare
courtois
ivanovic
terry
cahill
luis
matic
fabregas
oscar
hazard
willian
costa
2nd
cech
van ginkel
zouma
???
accpeileta
mikel
ramires
salah
schurlee
drogba
torres
were alot stronger!
NorthEastScotlandMCFC said:Wow squad looks so strong when you see it on paper, oodles of experience and fight for each position.
When I look at that image I can't see any weak links once centre half position is completed.
You could argue we need cover for Negredo as he may be out until the January window.
Great time to be a blue
Could you do this for Chelsea squad would like to compare
courtois
ivanovic
terry
cahill
luis
matic
fabregas
oscar
hazard
willian
costa
2nd
cech
van ginkel
zouma
???
accpeileta
mikel
ramires
salah
schurlee
drogba
torres
were alot stronger!
Re: Squad strength picture
I can't say I agree.
1st choice teams (clear preference in bold)
HART COURTOIS
ZABALETA IVANOVIC
KOLAROV AZPLILACUETA
KOMPANY TERRY
MANGALA CAHILL
FERNANDINHO MATIC
TOURE FABREGAS
NASRI OSCAR
SILVA WILLIAN
AGUERO HAZARD
DZEKO COSTA
Back up
WILLY CECH
SAGNA VAN GINKEL
CLICHY LUIS
NASTASIC ZOUMA
DEMICHELIS ???
FERNANDO MIKEL
LAMPARD RAMIRES
NAVAS SALAH
MILNER SCHURLEE
JOVETIC TORRES
NEGREDO DROGBA
So I think there's first XI is slightly stronger but our back-up is better. As always though we will both be able to play like champions 'on our day', it just depends on which players can perform to that standard most regularly - which is mainly determined by the skills of the manager.
uwe rosler 28 said:
I can't say I agree.
1st choice teams (clear preference in bold)
HART COURTOIS
ZABALETA IVANOVIC
KOLAROV AZPLILACUETA
KOMPANY TERRY
MANGALA CAHILL
FERNANDINHO MATIC
TOURE FABREGAS
NASRI OSCAR
SILVA WILLIAN
AGUERO HAZARD
DZEKO COSTA
Back up
WILLY CECH
SAGNA VAN GINKEL
CLICHY LUIS
NASTASIC ZOUMA
DEMICHELIS ???
FERNANDO MIKEL
LAMPARD RAMIRES
NAVAS SALAH
MILNER SCHURLEE
JOVETIC TORRES
NEGREDO DROGBA
So I think there's first XI is slightly stronger but our back-up is better. As always though we will both be able to play like champions 'on our day', it just depends on which players can perform to that standard most regularly - which is mainly determined by the skills of the manager.
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uwe rosler 28 said:NorthEastScotlandMCFC said:Wow squad looks so strong when you see it on paper, oodles of experience and fight for each position.
When I look at that image I can't see any weak links once centre half position is completed.
You could argue we need cover for Negredo as he may be out until the January window.
Great time to be a blue
Could you do this for Chelsea squad would like to compare
courtois
ivanovic
terry
cahill
luis
matic
fabregas
oscar
hazard
willian
costa
2nd
cech
van ginkel
zouma
???
accpeileta
mikel
ramires
salah
schurlee
drogba
torres
were alot stronger!
Re: Squad strength picture
First time we've actually had the squad depth the media and neutrals claim we've had in recent years. It's always been something of a myth with unreliable backups where the quality drops too sharply. We finally do have genuine squad depth to rival the best and to play in four competitions without suffering too much. If I was being greedy, I'd like to see a quality left-sided winger added to the squad (imagine Bale for a second...) but Lopes might fill that role if he develops well even though he isn't exactly the sort of winger I'm thinking of.
First time we've actually had the squad depth the media and neutrals claim we've had in recent years. It's always been something of a myth with unreliable backups where the quality drops too sharply. We finally do have genuine squad depth to rival the best and to play in four competitions without suffering too much. If I was being greedy, I'd like to see a quality left-sided winger added to the squad (imagine Bale for a second...) but Lopes might fill that role if he develops well even though he isn't exactly the sort of winger I'm thinking of.
ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN
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It's all about views and for me
Zaba is better than Ivanovic and prefer Dzeko to Costa as Costa not proven in Premier League
dajd1984 said:
It's all about views and for me
Zaba is better than Ivanovic and prefer Dzeko to Costa as Costa not proven in Premier League
Tricky_Trev
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Re: Squad strength picture
Yeah, in the past we've utilised our 'depth' and fielded the likes of Garcia and Razak in midfield. Now we can have Fernando and Lampard.LoveCity said:
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Our squad strength got us over the line last season in spite of long term injuries to key players. Dzeko stepped up to the plate with vital goals and Demichelis and Garcia exceeded all expectations.This season our squad is even stronger and if we have better luck with injuries[Negrado excepted] we should hopefully find it easier going.
Our squad strength got us over the line last season in spite of long term injuries to key players. Dzeko stepped up to the plate with vital goals and Demichelis and Garcia exceeded all expectations.This season our squad is even stronger and if we have better luck with injuries[Negrado excepted] we should hopefully find it easier going.