Yep, would take him here in a heartbeat.I personally think he'd be great for Man United but sadly he does not fit Ole Gunnar Farage's particular preferences.
Yep, would take him here in a heartbeat.I personally think he'd be great for Man United but sadly he does not fit Ole Gunnar Farage's particular preferences.
True, and to be honest Gundogan and Rodri would make more sense if Pep did ever decide to go for two CMs.Pep doesn’t like the “twin pivots” formation so I can only see them playing together if Dinho is started at CB or on the very rare occasion that he wants to keep things tight (eg Anfield or NWHL last season).
Yes- they'll only get better with Rodri, while we are sitting back watching our rivals strengthen.Fully expecting them to retain the title again.
United are run properly though. They may be very rich but it doesn't make sense for them to waste 40m, like in that example you used. City can just write it off so it literally doesn't matter if he'd cost them 40m or 400m.white text.
It’s the type of drivel that people on here say about United all the time.
LongstaffTwo top class CM's have joined English clubs in the last 24 hours and we didnt get either despite losing Herrera.
That explains all the record signings we've made for £400m then. It literally doesn't matter to us if someone costs £400m, we can sign them with no repercussions. I can't wait for us to sign Mbappe, Messi, Neymar and Koulibaly this summer.United are run properly though. They may be very rich but it doesn't make sense for them to waste 40m, like in that example you used. City can just write it off so it literally doesn't matter if he'd cost them 40m or 400m.
Bloody he'll can sign anyone for any money? No wonder there being investigated for Finacial fair play rules.That explains all the record signings we've made for £400m then. It literally doesn't matter to us if someone costs £400m, we can sign them with no repercussions. I can't wait for us to sign Mbappe, Messi, Neymar and Koulibaly this summer.
I'm not saying you have, I'm saying you can. And am I wrong? If your owners really wanted to I'm sure they'd find a way to sign Mbappe. They have the funds to do so and they'd find a way around FFP.That explains all the record signings we've made for £400m then. It literally doesn't matter to us if someone costs £400m, we can sign them with no repercussions. I can't wait for us to sign Mbappe, Messi, Neymar and Koulibaly this summer.
On the other hand, Kompany left, Silva and Fernandinho are getting old, Aguero as well. Think City will do quite well but the transition to a future without tose players might not be entirely unproblematic.Best team last year, add Rodri, Foden has also improved massively, Mendy should be fit and possibly sorted attitude out.
De Bruyne was knackered last year by world cup and injured most of the season. Will be fresh and probably fully fit again this year.
Jesus looking back in form judging by Brazil game yesterday at least.
City should get 100 points, at least again, need top that to win the league...
The Manchester ship canal. It's also on United's badge.Why a ship on City's badge?
Why the new badge?The Manchester ship canal. It's also on United's badge.
It’s closer to the old original badge. Likely due to an attempt to establish an international brand due to the city football group by having a common theme. The ship however, was on the old badge too.Why the new badge?
It's laughable really. We needed to strengthen the midfield even with Herrera still at the club. Woody and Ole better pull something better than Longstaff out of their hat or else we gonna fight with Wolves for 6th place next season.Two top class CM's have joined English clubs in the last 24 hours and we didnt get either despite losing Herrera.
The only joke is your inability to comprehend sarcasm.Bloody he'll can sign anyone for any money? No wonder there being investigated for Finacial fair play rules.
No repercussions ? It's already happening. Points deduction out of Europe that be the icing on the cake.
All the players who have gone there for the overseas cash bungs be running to the airport. No repercussions what a joke!
Yes. Obviously.I'm not saying you have, I'm saying you can. And am I wrong? If your owners really wanted to I'm sure they'd find a way to sign Mbappe. They have the funds to do so and they'd find a way around FFP.
Surely they have sorted out that potential problem by getting Rodri? Likewise with D.Silva one would think they have already got his sucessors at the club in the form of Foden & B.Silva (and I would not be surprised they end up getting B.Fernandes this season or next).On the other hand, Kompany left, Silva and Fernandinho are getting old, Aguero as well. Think City will do quite well but the transition to a future without tose players might not be entirely unproblematic.
Sure, they already have signed players who can succeed the older stars. But whether they will be as good as Silva, Aguero, Kompany and Fernandinho is far from certain. They might surpass them or fail, only time can tell.Surely they have sorted out that potential problem by getting Rodri? Likewise with D.Silva one would think they have already got his sucessors at the club in the form of Foden & B.Silva (and I would not be surprised they end up getting B.Fernandes this season or next).
Rather their bigger problems lie with replacing both Kompany (as a defender & captain, especially the latter since none of their current players have the leadership qualities to wear the armband) & Aguero (surprised they have not been linked to Dybala more than they have) as well as keeping Pep at the club and dealing with UEFA over FFP.
How they address those 4 areas will end up deciding how much success they have in the long-run.
Nah you will win the title next season. In fact, I would even have a sizeable bet on you to win the title.Fully expecting them to retain the title again.
Good info.It’s closer to the old original badge. Likely due to an attempt to establish an international brand due to the city football group by having a common theme. The ship however, was on the old badge too.
Ohhhh hit a nerve! Worried . Be even more when saint pep buggers off,The only joke is your inability to comprehend sarcasm.
Yes. Obviously.
Well I guarantee when Pep does leave we won't make a worse job of replacing him than you did when Ferguson left. Nine years later and you've still yet to make one good appointment.Ohhhh hit a nerve! Worried . Be even more when saint pep buggers off,
Crapping ourselves.Ohhhh hit a nerve! Worried . Be even more when saint pep buggers off,
Has it really been 9 years since SAF retired. Was sure it was 2013 when we took our title back & he went out as the most successful manager in the history of the British game. Ah well you know best.Well I guarantee when Pep does leave we won't make a worse job of replacing him than you did when Ferguson left. Nine years later and you've still yet to make one good appointment.
When Pep goes City will be a team stacked with class players with many years of peak level football left in them unlike the ragbag of a squad Ferguson left behind.Has it really been 9 years since SAF retired. Was sure it was 2013 when we took our title back & he went out as the most successful manager in the history of the British game. Ah well you know best.
Don't get salty now. SAF rebuilt Utd numerous times & was the biggest spender in 1 of his 20 PL seasons. He did all this without having to take a sabbatical every few years. The fact that he decided to call it a day after nearly 3 decades of managing 1 of the worlds biggest clubs in no way denigrates his achievements.When Pep goes City will be a team stacked with class players with many years of peak level football left in them unlike the ragbag of a squad Ferguson left behind.
Your title winners of 2012/13 was the epitome of a one man team (I'm excluding the GK).
You know full well that Pep won't be around long enough to take Alex's numbers away from him so you can make boasts that will never be disproven.
Both men were/are geniuses but their careers took different paths and comparisons to determine who was the greater of these two superb Managers can only be in the eye of the beholder.
Liverpool will be 10 points off Man. City this season imo. People underestimate what a huge effort they made to push Man. City to the last game with 97 points.It's going to be yet another season of praying for City to keep winning games so Liverpool don't win the title.
I think City have a really difficult run from mid Nov to mid December where they face Liverpool (A), Chelsea (H), Newcastle (A), Burnley (A), United (H) and Arsenal (A) back to back. Even if they do manage to pull away a bit at the start, they're going to pulled right back into the race at the end of these fixtures. I'm not sure if City will be able to do the 90 point season for a third year running.Liverpool will be 10 points off Man. City this season imo. People underestimate what a huge effort they made to push Man. City to the last game with 97 points.
Don't forget Salah and Mane are playing in competition that will finish a week later than Copa America and they also played World cup and then gruelling season. They will be knackered and Liverpool don't have the depth upfront Man. City do (although Origi can obviously score crucial goals).
Think Liverpool will drop points early on and Man. City will disappear into the distance pretty early.
The real chaos will be 3rd-7th.
You’re right.Don't get salty now. SAF rebuilt Utd numerous times & was the biggest spender in 1 of his 20 PL seasons. He did all this without having to take a sabbatical every few years. The fact that he decided to call it a day after nearly 3 decades of managing 1 of the worlds biggest clubs in no way denigrates his achievements.
To be fair, City had a couple of nightmare runs this season just gone and overcame them well. The CL exit was the downside of the this.I think City have a really difficult run from mid Nov to mid December where they face Liverpool (A), Chelsea (H), Newcastle (A), Burnley (A), United (H) and Arsenal (A) back to back. Even if they do manage to pull away a bit at the start, they're going to pulled right back into the race at the end of these fixtures. I'm not sure if City will be able to do the 90 point season for a third year running.
Pep and Pochettino are fools signing foreigners from farmer leagues, didn't they know that for only 20m they get a hungry passionate homegrown premier league proven lad who is literally Carrick!! More proof that Pep is bald.Two top class CM's have joined English clubs in the last 24 hours and we didnt get either despite losing Herrera.
This sort of busts the myth that Guardiola inherited a great squad. It was an average, aging squad with several top players (no wonder it finished with as many points as LVG"s United). He had a massive rebuilding job on his hands.When Pep Guardiola arrived, for all the funding available, he inherited a tricky situation. Eleven of the 22 players to start a Premier League for City in the previous season were over 30. A further five were already 28 and another, Kelechi Iheanacho, was still a teenager.
I never mentioned any comparisons between SAF & Pep in my OP. You brought up the comparisons. I cannot let what you said go unchallenged though.Ferguson cut his managerial teeth in relatively low pressure situations where his triumphs and mistakes were not held up to such close scrutiny.
The difference between you and me is that I have no problem in acknowledging the Genius of Ferguson. I don’t have to put an asterisk after his achievements (although I could in some cases) as that would be somewhat disingenuous.
It's somewhere between the two, I think. The quality of our squad at the end of the 2015-16 season is always vastly overstated on here because of what Pep's managed to achieve since. We were nowhere near capable of winning the league that year, and certainly not capable of achieving 90+ points. But with that being said, we had still massively underachieved by finishing with just 66 points - the only reason we finished 4th that season was because you just so happened to be playing West Ham in their last ever game at Upton Park. We won the League Cup and reached the Champions League semi-final but that shouldn't excuse our abysmal league form and dry performances after October.https://www.skysports.com/football/...rofile-makes-premier-league-domination-likely
This sort of busts the myth that Guardiola inherited a great squad. It was an average, aging squad with several top players (no wonder it finished with as many points as LVG"s United). He had a massive rebuilding job on his hands.
I never mentioned any comparisons between SAF & Pep in my OP. You brought up the comparisons. I cannot let what you said go unchallenged though.
SAF broke up the Old Firm domination of the Scottish League (one of the few managers in history to do so) He then joined Utd & had the thankless task of waking a sleeping giant & putting an end to Liverpool's domination. To say that he didn't face pressure & scrutiny is absolute rubbish. You then say you don't want to be disingenuous but there are asterisk's against his achievements. This is the definition of being disingenuous. Would appreciate if you could tell me about some of these asterisk's.
I will admit i don't have much love for Pep. I'm not sure what i'm supposed to find so awe inspiring about his story so far though. He took over a Barca side with some of the worlds greatest players coming into their peak. He then went to the biggest club in Germany. He's then gone to City who have financial dominance over a weakening league. I will give Pep credit as in he knows how to pick his jobs. I don't see anything in his record that put's him anywhere close to SAF though.
I never mentioned any comparisons between SAF & Pep in my OP. You brought up the comparisons. I cannot let what you said go unchallenged though.
SAF broke up the Old Firm domination of the Scottish League (one of the few managers in history to do so) He then joined Utd & had the thankless task of waking a sleeping giant & putting an end to Liverpool's domination. To say that he didn't face pressure & scrutiny is absolute rubbish. You then say you don't want to be disingenuous but there are asterisk's against his achievements. This is the definition of being disingenuous. Would appreciate if you could tell me about some of these asterisk's.
I will admit i don't have much love for Pep. I'm not sure what i'm supposed to find so awe inspiring about his story so far though. He took over a Barca side with some of the worlds greatest players coming into their peak. He then went to the biggest club in Germany. He's then gone to City who have financial dominance over a weakening league. I will give Pep credit as in he knows how to pick his jobs. I don't see anything in his record that put's him anywhere close to SAF though.