Which players are no longer good enough?

Yaya
Martin
Aleks
Bony
Then query:
Zabba, (gutting I know but getting worse)
Ditto Vinnie
Think most of the others might improve under Pep Delph and Stirling would have to be replaced by HG same with Clichy. Fuck knows really hope Pep does.
 
The obvious ones

-Fernando - I used to think De Jong was a bang average defensive midfielder but this guy takes it to a whole other level, may as well put a cone in midfield.

- Demichelis - good servant but past it now

- Bony - one of the worst signings in the clubs history

- Kolarov - why is he still here

- navas - likeable but a top winger has be able to score or beat a man

- Delph - Yet another pointless signing and why the fuck is the manager playing him on the wing

Toure, Mangala, Otamendi will also be under some scrutiny I would imagine

Tbh I wouldnt be that arsed if anyone left tbh aside from Fernandinho, Kompany and Aguero
 
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Out of the players on the pitch tonight I would only keep Sergio, Ginger Kev, Hart & Fernandinho next season.
 
Yaya
Martin
Aleks
Bony
Then query:
Zabba, (gutting I know but getting worse)
Ditto Vinnie
Think most of the others might improve under Pep Delph and Stirling would have to be replaced by HG same with Clichy. Fuck knows really hope Pep does.

I think Zabba thinks that due to the season Sagna has had an Pep usually having fast full backs his days might be numbered. Such a shame as Zabba has been such a good signing for this club and you can tell he loves the club as well. I'd still love us to keep him as back up but I don't think he wants that either. Should Mancini stay at Inter can see him heading there for a reunion.

I'd keep Delph (I personally think he's had a pretty decent season with us, we knew what we were getting and to me he's an upgrade on Milner, as well as being younger and obviously was brought in due to being home grown). Sterling will have another season under his built, injuries have hampered his season and he seems to have been stifled in his freedom at City (as opposed to how he was playing at Liverpool) but that could be down to us having so many creative/attacking players who move around the pitch. Hopefully Pep will give him a chance to show his worth (and I feel he will).

This summer I can see the following leave;

Caballero (decent enough keeper but would be surprised if he made the cut)
Zabba (pains me to say)
MDM (Good servant but he's stayed a season too long)
Kolorov (again as I said above, too slow to be a fullback and doesn't also have the defensive side to him, as we saw today)
Mangala (only if we got a suitable offer and replacement)
Fernando (poor buy and surplus to requirements)
Navas (no end product, has speed on his side but reluctant to do anything once he has the poor, also poor at finishing)
Yaya (not slating the guy but I feel we should have got rid last summer, to me that was the perfect time to get rid of him and although he's had glimpses of what he can do it's few and far between and he's a liability in the defensive midfield two (though that's hardly his fault for playing there more Pellers)).
Bony (Don't like slating the guy but he's not suited to our style of play, he never was and it's shocking the amount we paid for him when this was so obvious). The sad thing is it'll take a few years for him to rebuild once he leaves, I'm sure a mid to lower league club will take him on for about 4 mil and us paying the bulk of his wages for the next few years... whoever decided on him shouldn't be allowed near the transfers for a few windows.
 
Willy - Taking up a HG spot.

MDM - Too old.

Yaya - Too high a salary to be a bench player, better options in every position. Questionable attitude.

Navas - Not enough end product in final 3rd

Alekso - Not good enough. Someone with pace to burn.

Sagna - Great season but getting on. Someone with pace to burn.

Bony - Doesn't fit into our style of play now or in the future.

GK - Hart - New HG - Promote Academy player

DR - New - Zaba

DL - New - Clichy

DC - Otamendi - Mangala - Kompany - Deyaner

MC - Delph - Fernando - Fernandinho - New

AM - Silva - Nasri - De Bruyne - Sterling - New

FC - Aguero - Nacho - New
 
- I think Zab still has plenty to offer City, even if it's a squad player. He's not past it yet (imo) just maybe needs to have his game time better managed.
- Navas has never been good enough, in my opinion.
- Clichy and Kolarov can both go. It's an area the needs strengthening
- Bony can go, but we need another SERIOUS striker alongside Aguero, not a pale backup. I'm talking about the caliber of Muller or Suarez
- Delph or Fernando will have to go if we are to accommodate a better midfielder (which we need)
- Toure has to go - his legs have gone

Then we get to the trickier parts...

We have Nasri, Silva, Sterling and KdB - so either we're 100% happy with them and believe we're Champions League winning material, or we try to improve. If we try to improve, then one of them must be the weakest link right? - and it's not KdB. Therefore, one of Nasri, Sterling or Silva would have to make way for an improvement. The same conclusion would be reached if we opted to use two strikers which we will probably have to do as we place too much reliance on Aguero, and any other world class striker will be expecting game time. That forces our hand to go with two strikers.
 
the only central midfielder i see staying is fernandinho.

yaya, fernando and even delph will leave.

i say delph because despite being homegrown, i think we will look to replace him with someone like manu garcia or even jack byne whom should now have been at the club long enough to count as homegrown.

garcia for me looks our most ready and overall outstanding midfield player along with byrne.
 
Who should go and who will go is debatable. Contracts will stop some of them although I suppose we can offload and pay some wages which we will have to do with some.

Caballerro
Demichellis
Zabaleta
Kolorov
Clichy
Delph
Fernando
Navas
Toure
Bony.

If we get rid of 4/5 we will be fortunate.

I'm sure some could be coached to be better players but there is no hope for the likes of Kolorov in that respect.
 
I quite like Bony

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