Strength in Depth Myth

[City_Sean]

Any team eould struggle with the injuries we've had, the problem I we've not been able to tactically adapt to them. When Silva, Kompany and Co are back we'll be a different animal.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

take ramos , iniesta , busquets , messi , suarez out of Barca's side , and they would struggle against a top 6 spanish team never mind top 6 premiership , Harry Redknapp ? how does he know what a good squad is , hes never won f*ck all , and the mess he made at QPR confirms it .

Ramos has never been in Barca's side.

 

[Ric]

Our squad is the strongest in the league. Only United's is comparable in terms of depth.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Yep and the presenter lap it up and doesn't respond with take the 5/6 best players out of any team plus have 2 decisions not go your way your lucky to lose 4-1

Hoddle became increasingly emboldened with his sweeping statements as the game wore on.

The initial 40 minutes were splattered with his obvious Spurs bias, how our defenders were playing too high (bullshit) and we were still there for the taking, despite bossing proceedings and chances.

As the offside goals changed the complexion, and as we chased a hopeless cause, he felt fully vindicated in allowing his usual piss and vinegar about anything concerning City to then spill over.

He'll use the game to no doubt inform the viewing public who lap that shit up on Wednesday.

It's like a little drinking men's club. They know jack shit about football. They are revisionist wankers who had us finishing out of the top four at the beginning of the season and then dubbed us title winners after just five games.

It's the reason why the likes of him and Redknapp are sat on a sofa, they are the 'supposed' next best thing for an industry so bloated by the money, they need to tear the arse out of every meaningless cough and splutter, stating opinion as fact.

A washing machine full of absolute frauds and johnny-come-lately fanboys who can't decipher between true knowledge and hyperbole.

If anyone wants to truly appreciate the standard of footballing analysis these days, look no further than Fletcher and Savage, prior to kick-off.

A couple of fortysomethings dressed like a couple of boy-band wannabe 20-year-olds, resplendent in matching waistcoats, skinny jeans and winkle-pickers.

Embarrassing shit.

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Hoddle became increasingly emboldened with his sweeping statements as the game wore on.

The initial 40 minutes were splattered with his obvious Spurs bias, how our defenders were playing too high (bullshit) and we were still there for the taking, despite bossing proceedings and chances.

As the offside goals changed the complexion, and as we chased a hopeless cause, he felt fully vindicated in allowing his usual piss and vinegar about anything concerning City to then spill over.

He'll use the game to no doubt inform the viewing public who lap that shit up on Wednesday.

It's like a little drinking men's club. They know jack shit about football. They are revisionist wankers who had us finishing out of the top four at the beginning of the season and then dubbed us title winners after just five games.

It's the reason why the likes of him and Redknapp are sat on a sofa, they are the 'supposed' next best thing for an industry so bloated by the money, they need to tear the arse out of every meaningless cough and splutter, stating opinion as fact.

A washing machine full of absolute frauds and johnny-come-lately fanboys who can't decipher between true knowledge and hyperbole.

If anyone wants to truly appreciate the standard of footballing analysis these days, look no further than Fletcher and Savage, prior to kick-off.

A couple of fortysomethings dressed like a couple of boy-band wannabe 20-year-olds, resplendent in matching waistcoats, skinny jeans and winkle-pickers.

Embarrassing shit.

Abso-fucking-lutely TH. His comment about KDB not being worth paying to see was utterly pitiful. What a Grade A cock.

 

[ono]

We do have depth in some aspects but when we have certain players missing our back up players don't excel at the same style of football - yet as a team we still try and play the same way.

Navas, Bony and Nasri totally different to Aguero, Silva and Sterling/KDB.

Fernando is different to Fernandinho. Nobody is at all similar to Yaya.

Clichy and Kolarov couldn't be any more different. Kompany and Mangala as a pairing are vastly different to MDM and Otamendi.

And Willy is totally different to Hart.

That would all be fine if we adapted our game. But we don't. At 2-1 down on Saturday we went chasing the game like absolute maniacs, leaving ridiculous amounts of space at the back. You can be aggressive at the back of your are Mangala and Kompany because you have the physicality to get out of jail. If you're Otamendi and Demi, you can't afford to be as rash.

I do also think that any other top team would struggle if their entire spine was injured. It's not as if Spurs are a poor side.

We are pretty dumb as a team at times though. Certain players make very bad decisions. 4 of the back 5 were making them on a consistent basis on Saturday and that's why we shipped 4 goals

 

[ono]

Blimey

I actually agree with his assessment. Mangala looks miles ahead of Otamendi at the minute.

 

[Chi-town blues]

The person who said "myth" is a myth himself.

 

[shemnel]

as i watched the game today i couldnt help thinking back to 2011/12 season (and even the one before) and knowing that the likes of Hart, Kompany, Clichy, Zabba, Ya Ya, Nasri, Silva, De Jong, Milner, Dzeko and Aguero would line up;

as we approach 2016, our best current XI looks very similar in many ways;

is this bcos those players are top quality?

or have we failed to replace and adapt properly?

not that we're doing badly, still competing on 4 fronts!

 

[malg]

as i watched the game today i couldnt help thinking back to 2011/12 season (and even the one before) and knowing that the likes of Hart, Kompany, Clichy, Zabba, Ya Ya, Nasri, Silva, De Jong, Milner, Dzeko and Aguero would line up;

as we approach 2016, our best current XI looks very similar in many ways;

is this bcos those players are top quality?

or have we failed to replace and adapt properly?

not that we're doing badly, still competing on 4 fronts!