Recent content by Treble

I agree, that was the price he had to pay to be able to compete with City in some seasons. Brilliant manager.

That Klopp matched it was very, very impressive but not a football miracle as he did it by running the players in the ground. Had he matched City without running the players in the ground and having bad seasons, now that would be a miracle indeed. It's not like he matched their consistency and...

If you account for inflation in football, Mourinho's Chelsea 04/06 and his Real were the most expensive squads ever assembled. If it's easier to work with more expensive squads and more talented players, why couldn't Mourinho last more seasons at Chelsea and Madrid (and United, too)? Hint...

I think you underestimate City's options. Their players are quite versatile. Midfield aside, B. Silva can also play at RW and at false 9. IIRC, he started the big games at RW toward the end of last season. Doku and Foden can play both LW and RW, KDB at false 9 etc. And you should count Alvarez...

To quantify the best ("most formidable") attack one has to look at GF. To claim Liverpool have the best attack is to make the prediction that Liverpool will outscore the other PL teams. Only time can show whether that prediction is a good one. As I already wrote, Liverpool have never scored the...

City, obviously. KDB played more as a forward than as a pure midfielder last season. He contributed 40 goals or so. That's why Guardiola plays Alvarez in his role now he's injured. Once he's back, City have Haaland, Alvarez, Foden, Grealish, Doku and KDB. If you don't want to count as part of...

Liverpool have the best forward, the best front 3, the best attacking depth, etc, but never score the most goals. I wonder why. Even Rodgers' Liverpool scored more PL goals than the one with the best front 3 ever.

It helps to play crap teams in EL and league cup, right?

Nunez wasn't as bad last season as it might have seemed and he isn't as good this season as it may seem. His style means that he has periods in which he looks like a world beater and periods in which he looks like a donkey. The narrative that the donkey-ish periods are mostly behind him is...

Depends on the manager and the type of football. If Guardiola is the manager, he will probably prefer the likes of Ederson, Rodri, at least one of the Silvas, etc. No City player is comparable to Best or Charlton or Ronaldo but more City players may fit in with Guardiola’s style. For instance...

Sometimes delusion helps. Reality is bound to kick in, though. I'm afraid Haaland is warming... What Haaland brings to City is maintaining their domination. Liverpool fans should know how difficult it is, because they have won as many PL titles as Leicester and haven't won a PL/CL double for...

By all accounts Bellingham snubbed City. They were after a midfielder and were ready to pay a huge fee for Rice, then for Paquetta. Szoboszlai was available for 60m, only Liverpool were interested at that price. Might be because Liverpool were clever. Or might be because they were desperate...

You are arguing with your interpretation. I didn't imply Szoboszlai can't become a great player. What I did imply is that Guardiola had to study his performances at Leipzig to prepare City for the CL games between them. Apparently, he wasn't as impressed by what he saw as you are. You are right...

Guardiola knowing better than you is the most obvious thing to assume. They played Leipzig and wanted to sign a midfielder. You are talking about Szoboszlai as if he is already one of the best midfielders in the world. Give him one-two seasons in the PL. You might be right or not, too early to tell.

I'd take Guardiola’s judgment over yours for now. Time will tell. He's a good player with exceptional pace for a midfielder. Might become a great player or might not, time will tell.