Zatman Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Didnt Walker play Centre back in World Cup in a 3. Not the greatest defender but a lot of City mistakes could be covered by his pace that Stones and Otamendi don't have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted September 21, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2019 On 17/09/2019 at 17:03, theboyangel said: John Stones out for 5 weeks. Normally wouldn’t be a big loss but having already lost Laporte for several months, Citeh don’t have much depth in their defence now. (Watch them score 4-5 goals a game now to mask over it!) You guessed a little low... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Not one city player in fifa world eleven. Just two players out of the Premier League who dominated Europe, the thing is rigged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 de bruyne was injured for a lot of the year sterling could get a nod but its messi, mbappe and Ronaldo up front I think city are more of a sum of parts with some exceptional parts rather than a team with a best 11 player there are maybe only 3 or 4 questionable players in that world 11, modric, ramos, hazard, marcelo, with hazard being the easiest one to replace with sterling or Mane, you could make an argument for Robertson at LB but after that I don't think there are many PL players knocking on that door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Well if Salah didn't win it or was even in the reckoning last year I see no reason why Messi should have won it this year. Its fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) It was voted by international managers and captains Edited September 24, 2019 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Is it no doubt Capello was one of them. What the heck was he doing there sitting next to Klopp anyway> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 57 minutes ago, PaulC said: Is it no doubt Capello was one of them. What the heck was he doing there sitting next to Klopp anyway> Why would one of the most successful managers of last 25 years not be invited to a gala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 15 hours ago, Zatman said: Why would one of the most successful managers of last 25 years not be invited to a gala True but I just remember him as our pathetic international manager, even Gareth Southgate puts him to shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, PaulC said: True but I just remember him as our pathetic international manager, even Gareth Southgate puts him to shame Yet Southgate hasnt managed Real Madrid, Milan, Juventus and Roma to league titles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 press threw him under the bus, he didn't talk English, he was overpaid, he didn't understand our game... players went along for the ride, did well in friendlies and qualifiers then went missing in the tournaments disagree that southgate puts him to shame, Capello did less with better players but that lies at the feet of the players not the manager, southgate changed the "don't like playing for England" culture and got a tune out of them but the flaws in his England team are for all to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 3 hours ago, villa4europe said: Capello did less with better players I'm not sure I agree. While Capello had many so called "superstars" they never were exciting. Just same old names like Lescott or over the top, Stevie G. Today's England team is much more interesting, with greater prospects, Sterling who on his day is one of the best, players playing in better clubs with better managers. I'd say Southgate can't get their true potential yet, we don't know what Capello would have done with this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, Mic09 said: I'm not sure I agree. While Capello had many so called "superstars" they never were exciting. Just same old names like Lescott or over the top, Stevie G. Today's England team is much more interesting, with greater prospects, Sterling who on his day is one of the best, players playing in better clubs with better managers. I'd say Southgate can't get their true potential yet, we don't know what Capello would have done with this team. This England team would beat the Capello team. Maybe not better players on paper but better team. People forget Capello took over England that failed to qualify Euro 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, Zatman said: This England team would beat the Capello team. Maybe not better players on paper but better team. People forget Capello took over England that failed to qualify Euro 2008 Sounds like a job well done by Southgate to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: Sounds like a job well done by Southgate to me Maybe but think this squad lacks egos which helps Too many guaranteed starters who couldnt cut it in big tournaments like Gerrard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: Maybe but think this squad lacks egos which helps Too many guaranteed starters who couldnt cut it in big tournaments like Gerrard It is interesting when you hear that generation talk about the national team and how they were never able to get on as the PL rivalries were so heated. It seems that Fortnite has now solved this problem for us! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: It is interesting when you hear that generation talk about the national team and how they were never able to get on as the PL rivalries were so heated. It seems that Fortnite has now solved this problem for us! sounds daft but I agree its kind of true id guess the social media culture means they are closer to each other than before, following the likes of tammy of insta you do see a wide variety of players commenting on his posts, the likes of steve bergwijn etc don't know if the relationships are starting younger so these guys "know" each other before they make the senior squads it seems to be heading to like the NFL on twitter where there's a lot of love and respect shared around the players (normally) a lot of back patting goes on there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 5 hours ago, Zatman said: Maybe but think this squad lacks egos which helps Too many guaranteed starters who couldnt cut it in big tournaments like Gerrard Come on he failed he was rubbish as England manager and got paid very well for failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, PaulC said: Come on he failed he was rubbish as England manager and got paid very well for failure. What did England expect, he had 1 tournament and got beaten by a superior Germany team regardless of what idiots like Redknapp said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: What did England expect, he had 1 tournament and got beaten by a superior Germany team regardless of what idiots like Redknapp said Finished below the USA In group. Couldn't beat Algeria, shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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