kurtsimonw Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, bobzy said: Apologies - I should have specified spending more on the immediate team rather than splashing out loads on future talents (Sane, granted, does play for them on a fairly regular basis). We'll see what happens in January, too. Man U paid money for 1 player over 23 this summer - Mkhitaryan at £35m. Man City spent double that on Gundogan, Bravo and Nolito. 2 of whom will be 30 plus this summer, both happen to be shit too. Yes, Pep did spend more on youngsters too. But when you're spending £200m in one single summer, it's probably inevitable you'll be top in spending of every category going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharperr Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) got to love the quote of (similar) "i didnt realise this league had so many long balls" and people believing one of the most stat - analytical manager wouldnt have seen or noticed it before. jfc guys. its a pre/post interview. it means **** all. as with all managers Also shoveling all the money over one window will not buy instant success. Especially for a such a complex and tactical demanding system pep plays. He will not have seen in the first couple of months he was there who can interpret properly or not. thats not saying he wont be a failure. who the **** knows. but give it longer than 6 months jeez. This country is obsessed with managers in short term and its getting a bit silly. (i think i saw previous discussions about klop aswell iirc. there was a time where people was saying "wow hes doing pretty bad! is it any better than rodgers? nevermind he has the whole rest of season to implement his ideas and do whatever he wants to do". Having that timeframe of doing whatever you want to do as a manager is amazing and pretty important. especially before windowsdidnt zatman aswell say he was going to be a huge failure? (flopp) Edited January 5, 2017 by gharperr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 9, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 9, 2017 He is now the manager that keeps on giving. I really hope this falls apart now. I mean, I kind of always did hope that, but never dared believe it. We're watching a manager's tenure unravel and it's hilarious! Now that he has basically slagged off every journalist too, we can watch the press narrative change, and we're already seeing it happen. This is one of the most entertaining aspects of this season's Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 If you're relying on John Stones, aging full backs to play center back, and a very injury prone/hot headed striker to win you the league, you might struggle. I don't care how good City's midfield is, they need to heavily invest in defense, and a reliable back up option for Aguero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 9, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, Czechlad said: If you're relying on John Stones, aging full backs to play center back, and a very injury prone/hot headed striker to win you the league, you might struggle. I don't care how good City's midfield is, they need to heavily invest in defense, and a reliable back up option for Aguero. They do invest heavily in defence. They just do it incredibly stupidly. Stones 47m, Otamendi 32m, Mangala 40m. They have no excuses. It's all wonderfully self-inflicted and f**k 'em 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 13 minutes ago, BOF said: They do invest heavily in defence. They just do it incredibly stupidly. Stones 47m, Otamendi 32m, Mangala 40m. They have no excuses. It's all wonderfully self-inflicted and f**k 'em Not denying that. Stones was an incredibly stupid buy. He was struggling at Everton and yet City still wanted him. I am not sure what City does to their center backs. Otamendi was fantastic in Spain, and Mangala was a really good young player, but to be fair it was at Porto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) If Tommy Elphick was better on the ball he would be John Stones. How this lad is playing for a top team is comical Edited January 15, 2017 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 15, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 15, 2017 Guardiola then aye... genius I heard.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted January 15, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2017 Hahahah - Really looking forward to Pep's post match interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 I remember idiots like Henry WInter was saying Pepsi was going to revolutionise the English game and lead the style that would win England the world cup if playing over the hill full backs in midfield and playing a shit defence is the way forward then he is doing a brilliant job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted January 15, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2017 Almost 4 then. Come on, we want 4 or more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: Almost 4 then. Come on, we want 4 or more! It could be 4 or 5 nil but Everton missed up a lot of chances on the counter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 15, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 15, 2017 4!!! We want 5, we want 5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I never thought Pep was great, just good. I'm very wrong about that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 John Stones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 15, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: Hahahah - Really looking forward to Pep's post match interview Agreed he will be like a spoilt child spitting the dummy out. One way or another he won't see out his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 everton's last two goals in particular were lovely, Davies' goal in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted January 15, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2017 Thing is that Stones with the right coaching could be a useful player for the national team. His mistakes aren't being corrected by Pep - he's actually being encouraged to faf about with it at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 A proper football club is.. Everton. Happy for them. Echo the above Pep won't see out his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 19 minutes ago, Zatman said: I remember idiots like Henry WInter was saying Pepsi was going to revolutionise the English game and lead the style that would win England the world cup if playing over the hill full backs in midfield and playing a shit defence is the way forward then he is doing a brilliant job Henry Winter is insufferable. I can't stand him and the other word removeds they have on Sunday Supplement*. (*Or most football journalists in general). Anyway - hahaha @ Guardiola. He's finding out that the Premier League isn't quite the joining the dots job that it is in Germany and Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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