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The Roma match has convinced me...
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MadchesterCity
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That Kevin De Bruyne is not needed.
I actually agree, Pogba is the one to land and we can develop that position.
We should only buy in if its an exceptional talent
maybe he was nursing a knock, sure I saw him on the bench with a bandage on his lower leg and was surprised he came on,
Ah right, didn't realise that.
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What did concern me was how the referee did not give Sterling a penalty.
Are we going to see a Balotelli style approach from the referees due to the appaulling media coverage which will lead to him being kicked about and getting no decisions.
Worrying.
I would expect this, the media bias will take its affect!
First one not sure but second was stone wall penalty.
Expect a load of decisions that he got for Liverpool to be waved on for us next season!
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haha might not of been a bandage, the old peepers aren't what they used to be :)Ah right, didn't realise that.
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I actually agree, Pogba is the one to land and we can develop that position.
We should only buy in if its an exceptional talent
I've been thinking this for a while now...
Well, I'd happily buy him, because he is great, as is Pogba, but I really hope that after this summer's signings we focus on youth for the next 5 years, just bringing in the odd marquee big shirt selling signing. next two/three years: Nasri out - Garcia in; Navas out - Barker in; Kolorov/Clichy out - Angelino in; Sagna out - Maffeo in; Caballero out - Gunn in.
Imagine that
Really enjoyable game, especially for a friendly.
Defence was pretty solid from open play. I was impressed with Mangala, thought he was dominant in the air and he looked comfortable on the ball. Kompany was ok, got caught in no man's land a few times and his long range passing was poor. Still not back to his best for me, I'm not convinced the dynamic between Kompany and Mangala is correct, even though they're both good defenders. Kolarov didn't have a good game for me and we need an upgrade on him this summer. Sagna was energetic down the right hand side, but stopped and passed the ball backwards far too often for my liking. Denayer was very comfortable when he came on, great range of passing and read the play well. I'd never heard of Horsfield before, but he was solid and I like that he was confident enough to take a penalty (and score it).
I liked that we play a midfield trio again, I think it suits us. Garcia was the star in the first half, absolutely brilliant performance from a 17 year old. So much potential it's scary. Fernando played well, defends the back four well and is solid in the tackle. Zuculini didn't impress me much and I'm not sure he'll make it here. Garcia completed overshadowed him and Garcia is 5 years younger. Second half, Yaya strolled it playing in front of the back four. Bit of a change from last season's box-to-box role, but I thought Yaya was great there and he looked bang up for it. Nasri went missing, barely touched the ball, had very little impact IMO. If we sign de Bruyne, I can see Nasri leaving. Lopes was extremely comfortable running with the ball, some nice link-up play and a great penalty. Navas frustrated me, but Navas always frustrates me. He's quick, but his movement is so rigid, especially when you watch how fluid Sterling and Lopes are. No goal threat with Navas either, not sure how often he'll play next season.
David Silva was my man of the match. Flawless performance, it was a joy to watch him at times. He linked up really well with Sterling, whose movement was superb. Delighted that he got off the mark so early, nice finish too. Silva and Sterling will cause teams so many problems this season. I was surprised at how well Barker stepped up, he looked like he'd bulked up a little this summer and didn't look out of place at all.
Iheanacho looks good enough to be the third choice striker, can't argue with a goal and an assist against a full strength Roma side. He can drop deep and play some great passes, something Dzeko really can't do. Good finish for his goal, nice and composed. Aguero, Bony and Iheanacho is a good set of strikers.
Hart's penalty was amazing, but I'm not surprised Nasri didn't take a penalty, he's a complete bottler.
Set pieces were a worry. Roma were winning far too many headers in our box and, if that happens against West Brom, we will concede goals. I hope it's just the fact there were so many changes and that was obviously going to cause distruption. We're a tall team, we should be dominating at set pieces with the correct organisation.
Overall, a good performance. A game we would have won without two long range strikes from Roma, one being from a free kick. Glad to see the young players have such a good showing; Garcia, Iheanacho, Denayer, Lopes and Horsfield were all very good.
Good stuff, looking forward to the Real Madrid game on Friday where I reckon we'll field the strongest team we can.
Defence was pretty solid from open play. I was impressed with Mangala, thought he was dominant in the air and he looked comfortable on the ball. Kompany was ok, got caught in no man's land a few times and his long range passing was poor. Still not back to his best for me, I'm not convinced the dynamic between Kompany and Mangala is correct, even though they're both good defenders. Kolarov didn't have a good game for me and we need an upgrade on him this summer. Sagna was energetic down the right hand side, but stopped and passed the ball backwards far too often for my liking. Denayer was very comfortable when he came on, great range of passing and read the play well. I'd never heard of Horsfield before, but he was solid and I like that he was confident enough to take a penalty (and score it).
I liked that we play a midfield trio again, I think it suits us. Garcia was the star in the first half, absolutely brilliant performance from a 17 year old. So much potential it's scary. Fernando played well, defends the back four well and is solid in the tackle. Zuculini didn't impress me much and I'm not sure he'll make it here. Garcia completed overshadowed him and Garcia is 5 years younger. Second half, Yaya strolled it playing in front of the back four. Bit of a change from last season's box-to-box role, but I thought Yaya was great there and he looked bang up for it. Nasri went missing, barely touched the ball, had very little impact IMO. If we sign de Bruyne, I can see Nasri leaving. Lopes was extremely comfortable running with the ball, some nice link-up play and a great penalty. Navas frustrated me, but Navas always frustrates me. He's quick, but his movement is so rigid, especially when you watch how fluid Sterling and Lopes are. No goal threat with Navas either, not sure how often he'll play next season.
David Silva was my man of the match. Flawless performance, it was a joy to watch him at times. He linked up really well with Sterling, whose movement was superb. Delighted that he got off the mark so early, nice finish too. Silva and Sterling will cause teams so many problems this season. I was surprised at how well Barker stepped up, he looked like he'd bulked up a little this summer and didn't look out of place at all.
Iheanacho looks good enough to be the third choice striker, can't argue with a goal and an assist against a full strength Roma side. He can drop deep and play some great passes, something Dzeko really can't do. Good finish for his goal, nice and composed. Aguero, Bony and Iheanacho is a good set of strikers.
Hart's penalty was amazing, but I'm not surprised Nasri didn't take a penalty, he's a complete bottler.
Set pieces were a worry. Roma were winning far too many headers in our box and, if that happens against West Brom, we will concede goals. I hope it's just the fact there were so many changes and that was obviously going to cause distruption. We're a tall team, we should be dominating at set pieces with the correct organisation.
Overall, a good performance. A game we would have won without two long range strikes from Roma, one being from a free kick. Glad to see the young players have such a good showing; Garcia, Iheanacho, Denayer, Lopes and Horsfield were all very good.
Good stuff, looking forward to the Real Madrid game on Friday where I reckon we'll field the strongest team we can.
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That's the $64,000 question.
We need to land Pogba and let the other lads flourish.
KDB is he really that much better at that huge cost and risk of developing our youngsters?
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Very good summation of the game thatReally enjoyable game, especially for a friendly.
Defence was pretty solid from open play. I was impressed with Mangala, thought he was dominant in the air and he looked comfortable on the ball. Kompany was ok, got caught in no man's land a few times and his long range passing was poor. Still not back to his best for me, I'm not convinced the dynamic between Kompany and Mangala is correct, even though they're both good defenders. Kolarov didn't have a good game for me and we need an upgrade on him this summer. Sagna was energetic down the right hand side, but stopped and passed the ball backwards far too often for my liking. Denayer was very comfortable when he came on, great range of passing and read the play well. I'd never heard of Horsfield before, but he was solid and I like that he was confident enough to take a penalty (and score it).
I liked that we play a midfield trio again, I think it suits us. Garcia was the star in the first half, absolutely brilliant performance from a 17 year old. So much potential it's scary. Fernando played well, defends the back four well and is solid in the tackle. Zuculini didn't impress me much and I'm not sure he'll make it here. Garcia completed overshadowed him and Garcia is 5 years younger. Second half, Yaya strolled it playing in front of the back four. Bit of a change from last season's box-to-box role, but I thought Yaya was great there and he looked bang up for it. Nasri went missing, barely touched the ball, had very little impact IMO. If we sign de Bruyne, I can see Nasri leaving. Lopes was extremely comfortable running with the ball, some nice link-up play and a great penalty. Navas frustrated me, but Navas always frustrates me. He's quick, but his movement is so rigid, especially when you watch how fluid Sterling and Lopes are. No goal threat with Navas either, not sure how often he'll play next season.
David Silva was my man of the match. Flawless performance, it was a joy to watch him at times. He linked up really well with Sterling, whose movement was superb. Delighted that he got off the mark so early, nice finish too. Silva and Sterling will cause teams so many problems this season. I was surprised at how well Barker stepped up, he looked like he'd bulked up a little this summer and didn't look out of place at all.
Iheanacho looks good enough to be the third choice striker, can't argue with a goal and an assist against a full strength Roma side. He can drop deep and play some great passes, something Dzeko really can't do. Good finish for his goal, nice and composed. Aguero, Bony and Iheanacho is a good set of strikers.
Hart's penalty was amazing, but I'm not surprised Nasri didn't take a penalty, he's a complete bottler.
Set pieces were a worry. Roma were winning far too many headers in our box and, if that happens against West Brom, we will concede goals. I hope it's just the fact there were so many changes and that was obviously going to cause distruption. We're a tall team, we should be dominating at set pieces with the correct organisation.
Overall, a good performance. A game we would have won without two long range strikes from Roma, one being from a free kick. Glad to see the young players have such a good showing; Garcia, Iheanacho, Denayer, Lopes and Horsfield were all very good.
Good stuff, looking forward to the Real Madrid game on Friday where I reckon we'll field the strongest team we can.