VillaChris Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Just seen the goal....not clever from Stones at all and I know Redmond is quick....but really my friend Bravo should be charging out quicker and clearing the ball surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted October 24, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2016 19 hours ago, AVFCDAN said: I'm not being funny mate but if Guardiola is doing it 'wrong' who is doing it 'right' exactly? I know we all like to knock people off their pedestals but I think he deserves some credit for his last 6-7 years in football. On the flip side, he's never really been challenged. He's always managed the best team in the respective league. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Guardiola absolutely deserves some credit, as having the best team doesn't mean you automatically win. But it does make it a lot easier. I wouldn't personally put him up there with the likes of Fergie, Mourinho or Ancelotti because as Xela said, he's not really been tested. Man City had the best side in the league for me. I think the whole Pogba thing has overshadowed the fact that Man City spent £25m more than United this season and £50m more than anyone else. It's his hardest test so far, but even then he's outspent the league whilst taking on the favourites. I'd love to see him take a punt at International football or at a club that isn't the clear #1 or #2 favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I appreciate that Pep has rotated the squad tonight but for the richest club in the world they have a lot of naff players. They should have assembled a squad like Barca or Real Madrid by now but instead they've still only really got 1 maybe 2 top drawer players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Nolito, Navas, Otamendi, Fernando all started tonight and they really are nowhere near a top squad. 1 of them maybe but all 4 not a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 It's his worst winless streak as a manager, funny how earlier in the season they were being called the unbeatables and a few posters were blowing smoke up guardiola's you know what saying he had transformed Man City, granted he is a good manager, but think he is finding out English football is a whole different breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 27, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2016 Always said I thought this would happen to him in this country. His record at Barca and Munich was impressive but things were heavily weighted in his favour. He is clearly a talented manager but I think this is his first real test and at the moment the results are very mixed. Clearly he has never suffered a run like this, I'm interested to see how he reacts. Does he have the strength of character to turn it around? Is he capable of being more pragmatic about team set up and approach in order to get a positive result or will he stick to his principles regardless? What happens over the next few games is going to be pretty interesting, he will either emerge from it a better manager or things could unravel pretty quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Delph not getting games under Pep then. A blatant Sunderland signing waiting to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Did Otamendi really cost 30m? Who is buying these CBs for Man City the past few years? Never seen a defender spend so much time on the floor. Abysmal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 38 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Did Otamendi really cost 30m? Who is buying these CBs for Man City the past few years? Never seen a defender spend so much time on the floor. Abysmal. Otamendi was really good in Spain. Sometimes the change in scenery and leagues does not bode well for players. Otamendi is not a bad defender for this league, but he is no where near as good as he was in Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 3 hours ago, dudevillaisnice said: Delph not getting games under Pep then. A blatant Sunderland signing waiting to happen. Frankly, it will be astonishing if they haven't paid £15m for him by the end of the Jan window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordoncharles Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 23 hours ago, Tommo_b said: granted he is a good manager, but think he is finding out English football is a whole different breed. How exactly? 2 of those games weren't even against English clubs, for example. Last night's was a de-facto shadow side, not to mention they only drew with Everton because they managed to miss two penalties. It's not about "England", because there is definitely the relative strength of the squad to take into account. Guardiola's team for his first match in charge of Barcelona (which ended in defeat) contained Puyol, Dani Alves, Abidal, Iniesta, Xavi, Eto'o, Henry, Yaya Toure and Messi. Unless it's the general belief that he's so arrogant and delusional that he thinks he can coax the same level of performances out of Kolarov, Fernando, Iheanacho, Navas and the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 On 10/24/2016 at 15:11, Xela said: On the flip side, he's never really been challenged. He's always managed the best team in the respective league. Yep, always inherited exceptional quality and had enormous budgets to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Guardiola moaning that he didnt know their be that many long balls in Premier League what an arrogant prick if he did zero research 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Gundogan looking class now he's getting up to speed. Got a bad injury at Dortmund but really looking like the sort of central midfielder Man, United could do with...they were linked with him 18 months back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 City just lack a DM like Busquets. Their midfield is world class. I mean Gundogan, De Bruyne, and Silva are all amazing CMs/Attacking mids. Then their wingers are also quality. They need someone like Matuidi, Kante, or Verratti. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Czechlad said: City just lack a DM like Busquets. Their midfield is world class. I mean Gundogan, De Bruyne, and Silva are all amazing CMs/Attacking mids. Then their wingers are also quality. They need someone like Matuidi, Kante, or Verratti. I thought Fernandinho did well last night until he went off injured. What they lack is a goalkeeper and a defence. Get 5 good players in those positions and they would really be a top side. Easier said than done though given that they spent ~£110m on Otamendi, Stones and Mangala. Edited November 2, 2016 by villa89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 I think their defense is fine. I really think their centerbacks get exposed by a lack of midfield and their fullbacks being a little too attack minded. Kolorav rarely plays defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Pep 1 Yaya 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 14 minutes ago, Xela said: Pep 1 Yaya 0 Interesting to see what happens now. i doubt pep wants him anywhere near the squad but if he does play yaya might actually try a bit because he'll want a good bosman transfer in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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