World Cup and the impact on the squad

[HelloCity]

Quite frankly, I would place Akanji, Dias, Laporte and Ake all well above Stones on this World Cup showing. He plays so negatively. No great loss if he misses 4-6 weeks to recover.

Good Lord.

 

[alexmcity]

Don’t think any player will be glad to come back early from a world cup and it will be a job to get their morale back up ready for the restart.

Not sure about that. They are professionals and will want to prove themselves again. Most of them will play in other international competitions. It's not like they lost the final. That would have been very painful indeed.

 

[blueparrot]

Not sure about that. They are professionals and will want to prove themselves again. Most of them will play in other international competitions. It's not like they lost the final. That would have been very painful indeed.

Hope so, I guess they are all different personalities some will be more motivated post world cup than the last few games before, some might be a bit down but I guess once they are all together they will pull together. After all they are all in the same boat unless Alvarez turns up with a winners medal. The coaches will soon see who needs what.

 

[Zinchilla]

Quite frankly, I would place Akanji, Dias, Laporte and Ake all well above Stones on this World Cup showing. He plays so negatively. No great loss if he misses 4-6 weeks to recover.

You can’t be serious, shirley? He plays with his head up, always open to receive the ball. As pep said, he has balls. And look at his stats for this WC. A lot of progressive play.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

You can’t be serious, shirley? He plays with his head up, always open to receive the ball. As pep said, he has balls. And look at his stats for this WC. A lot of progressive play.

It’s a laughable post. He's the most progressive with the ball and far bar the best passer, Ake might edge him as the best carrier of it.

 

[Scottyboi]

Pep needs to find his best centre back pairing and stick with it now. For me that is Laporte and Dias.

 

[yankblue]

So just Alvarez still in it? Feel sorry for the players who will be disappointed to go out, but them getting 2 weeks of rest is a good thing for City

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

Quite frankly, I would place Akanji, Dias, Laporte and Ake all well above Stones on this World Cup showing. He plays so negatively. No great loss if he misses 4-6 weeks to recover.

I don’t think it matters tbh and wouldn’t be basing anything on how a player performs for his country
De Bruyne was shite in the World Cup
Maguire was quite good
This will have no impact on their club form
There are players who are more suited to international football simply
The leading scorer in world cups is miroslav klose for example, without googling I’ve a feeling he didn’t do a great deal in club football?
How many players left in this World Cup are at top clubs? There are an awful lot of journeymen

Dias regularly looks shite for Portugal

I also thought Stones was pretty good for England so don’t agree with your general point anyway

 

[hihosilva]

Quite frankly, I would place Akanji, Dias, Laporte and Ake all well above Stones on this World Cup showing. He plays so negatively. No great loss if he misses 4-6 weeks to recover.

That doesn't deserve a response

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

More to the point what will our starting lineup be like for the Carabao game v the scum?
Are we going to see another community shield type game where for some reason our players fitness is miles off the oppositions?