Why are you all shocked? When was the last time City had it all figured out at the beginning of the season? Nunes should play wing...bernado should play alongside Kovacic....Walker and Stones need to play sporadically off the bench....doku is best as a super sub...not a starter....savinho needs more play time...grealish should be given more freedom in the middle( like in pre season)...he might play the Gundo role better imo. Our defense will continue to stink...we seem to prefer defense by attack and more teams are recognizing the opportunities now. Especially since we have a weaker midfield. Has anyone seen Foden? We miss Bobb.
I don't think NUNES is a winger maybe can play as LM/RM but we don't play 2 at the top for that He wouldn't be able to set those through balls if the opponent's defense is ready for him He needs to play in FODEN role or double pivot with KOVACIC/ GUNDO and BERNARDO as CAM if FODEN is not fully up to steed If PEP can unlock his defensive abilities more, he can become more like GRAVENBERCH of LIVERPOOL under ARNE SLOT because he has the physicality & passing ability + can run with the ball SAVINHO should start for real and we can try DOKU as starter for couple of games before the crunch games thus giving him the opportunity to become our starting LW in future ( SAVINHO easily can also start there then if CITY gets a RW like RODRYGO then he can never breakthrough as the starter LW) GRAELISH should also be in midfield here after imo so CAM position, it can be easily rotated by KDB, GRAELISH, FODEN, even BERNARDO and NUNEZ has a shout there because they can create from the middle better than on wings WALKER and STONES are subs for me definitely, they are not the same anymore especially STONES with his injury issues + WALKER with his off field issues, they are switched off completely so PEP has to keep starting them till they are switched on ( This is risky because we will lose points as shown so far ) or use them bench rotations only PERRONE, ECHEVERRI and MCATEE needs more game time to be integrated ASAP if not we should sell them in JANUARY without fail then buy reinforcements accordingly in the same window
1 Squad late back from Euros, all at different times. 2 Rodri injured in Euros (was he ever right?) 3 Foden illness/injury 4 Walker head all over the place 5 Pep had to find winning teams if not winning formula 6 Lost Alvarez 7 Lucky to get Gundogan, but now he has to play more than necessary 8 Rodri injury 9 Ake injury 10 Having to play younger players because of injuries and small squad 11 Stones, DeBruyne injury prone 12 Look who we've played. Every year we have an indifferent start and people lose their heads, whats new? Pep has done fantastically well considering all the above. A bit of patience is required especially because of injuries. The formula has worked the last 4 years, Pep has it, keep the faith.
We have been winning and going again now every season since about 2018... I truly think the motivation of going again is beyond some players.. Deffo walker lacks the desire, kova been ok, but I do not see desire.. is Gundo now in that bracket! does Grealish care? Foden thing is strange and and the wing thing seems quite successful, but I do not see a desire to play the wing way from the rest of the team... We then set up to control and do anything but control! Without Rodri we seem to have fear for some reason, when you add in KDB missing, we seem way off! We suffer goals by over commitment and being countered... we need to keep a more solid defence and midfield and let those wingers push the opposition back for me! Lets not talk about corners.... we are so one shot against, one goal against its frightening! My preferred base team would be Ederson, Akanji, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol, Silva, Kovacic, Foden, Grealish, Savinho, Haaland.From that base you can swap as you feel for certain games... We have to stop losing the ball cheaply...
Nobbins is super intelligent, i enjoy hearing what he has to say 👍
We don’t have that calmness in rodri that we need to control game
Im just glad that we are still undefeated throughout all of this.
Innit. I'm quite surprised.
Why are you all shocked? When was the last time City had it all figured out at the beginning of the season? Nunes should play wing...bernado should play alongside Kovacic....Walker and Stones need to play sporadically off the bench....doku is best as a super sub...not a starter....savinho needs more play time...grealish should be given more freedom in the middle( like in pre season)...he might play the Gundo role better imo. Our defense will continue to stink...we seem to prefer defense by attack and more teams are recognizing the opportunities now. Especially since we have a weaker midfield. Has anyone seen Foden? We miss Bobb.
Best and truest comment yet.
I don't think NUNES is a winger maybe can play as LM/RM but we don't play 2 at the top for that
He wouldn't be able to set those through balls if the opponent's defense is ready for him
He needs to play in FODEN role or double pivot with KOVACIC/ GUNDO and BERNARDO as CAM if FODEN is not fully up to steed
If PEP can unlock his defensive abilities more, he can become more like GRAVENBERCH of LIVERPOOL under ARNE SLOT because he has the physicality & passing ability + can run with the ball
SAVINHO should start for real and we can try DOKU as starter for couple of games before the crunch games thus giving him the opportunity to become our starting LW in future ( SAVINHO easily can also start there then if CITY gets a RW like RODRYGO then he can never breakthrough as the starter LW)
GRAELISH should also be in midfield here after imo so CAM position, it can be easily rotated by KDB, GRAELISH, FODEN, even BERNARDO and NUNEZ has a shout there because they can create from the middle better than on wings
WALKER and STONES are subs for me definitely, they are not the same anymore especially STONES with his injury issues + WALKER with his off field issues, they are switched off completely so PEP has to keep starting them till they are switched on ( This is risky because we will lose points as shown so far ) or use them bench rotations only
PERRONE, ECHEVERRI and MCATEE needs more game time to be integrated ASAP if not we should sell them in JANUARY without fail then buy reinforcements accordingly in the same window
1 Squad late back from Euros, all at different times.
2 Rodri injured in Euros (was he ever right?)
3 Foden illness/injury
4 Walker head all over the place
5 Pep had to find winning teams if not winning formula
6 Lost Alvarez
7 Lucky to get Gundogan, but now he has to play more than necessary
8 Rodri injury
9 Ake injury
10 Having to play younger players because of injuries and small squad
11 Stones, DeBruyne injury prone
12 Look who we've played.
Every year we have an indifferent start and people lose their heads, whats new?
Pep has done fantastically well considering all the above. A bit of patience is required especially because of injuries. The formula has worked the last 4 years, Pep has it, keep the faith.
Come on city, hi from Norway 🇧🇻💙
Keep it real fans
We have been winning and going again now every season since about 2018... I truly think the motivation of going again is beyond some players.. Deffo walker lacks the desire, kova been ok, but I do not see desire.. is Gundo now in that bracket! does Grealish care?
Foden thing is strange and and the wing thing seems quite successful, but I do not see a desire to play the wing way from the rest of the team... We then set up to control and do anything but control! Without Rodri we seem to have fear for some reason, when you add in KDB missing, we seem way off!
We suffer goals by over commitment and being countered... we need to keep a more solid defence and midfield and let those wingers push the opposition back for me! Lets not talk about corners.... we are so one shot against, one goal against its frightening!
My preferred base team would be Ederson, Akanji, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol, Silva, Kovacic, Foden, Grealish, Savinho, Haaland.From that base you can swap as you feel for certain games... We have to stop losing the ball cheaply...
Why do we play with two slow wingers. I don't understand. We should play with doku and savio on the wings
Bro am wit u
Had to click off the vid when I heard what nobins said about pogba
I’d be disappointed if we sign Ricci, I’ve watched him a few times he’s not good enough imo