I agree, completely.
Another big issue, from a fan’s perspective, is that City don’t seem to be identifying what we need early or planning with any real clarity. Every summer feels reactive instead of proactive, last-minute decisions, scrambled targets, and signings that don’t fully fit the system or address the obvious gaps. It’s like we’re drifting without a clear idea of what the squad actually requires to evolve.
And when you compare that to PSG, the contrast is honestly painful. They’re buying players who fit exactly what Luis Enrique wants. All technical profiles, high energy midfielders, dynamic attackers, players who suit the style from day one. There’s a sense of direction, cohesion, and planning in their recruitment that we simply don’t seem to have right now. They know exactly what they need to support the manager’s football while we look like we’re guessing, despite probably spending more money overall. It's frustrating.
This lack of early decision making and strategic planning is exactly why we’ve fallen behind in the market. It’s not the spending, it’s the structure, the vision, and the execution. And unless the club fixes that, the gap will only grow and we will fall further behind.
And honestly, it feels like what we’re doing off the pitch is bleeding directly onto the pitch. There’s a real disconnect now, not just between the fans and the club, but even between the backroom structure and the manager. The atmosphere last night was as poor as I’ve ever seen it for a Champions League game. You had people actually filming Leverkusen scoring and cheering just to get some clout for their TikTok accounts. You try to start a song and everyone turns and stares at you like you’re some kind of hooligan. There’s just no noise, no unity, no spark.
Even Marmoush tried to get the crowd going, and it barely lifted anything. On top of that, the club’s off pitch decisions like the North Stand expansion, the scattered plans, the lack of direction, all of it just adds to the feeling that we’re getting it wrong both ways. The chaos and confusion off the pitch is starting to show on it, and the lack of identity on the pitch reflects exactly how muddled everything feels behind the scenes.
Right now, it feels like we’re losing the standards that once defined us off the pitch and on it, and until the club reconnects with its supporters and regains clarity with it's decision making, unfortunately nothing is going to change.
