Nah I thought yesterday that City looked toothless upfront. Without Aguero they struggle. Jesus is not the man to resurrect them
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran discuss a horrific month of December and a depressing FOUR defeats in a row - the latest coming against Wolves and Newcastle.
They discuss how much blame is on Ruben Amorim and rank our squad against other Premier League teams.
Do we have any chance of avoiding defeat at Anfield?
2-1 up but anyway most likely getting his excuses in early so that if they feck it up and get eliminated he can say ‘well I said last week that I don’t care’
Yeah but we've got better at playing smaller clubs recently. Either way, out of the final 4 teams Arsenal is the one I'd want to play. We owe them for 2005. They have become FA Cup specialists in recent years and are the record holders. Think we're one behind? Be nice to correct that.
If they think a rebuild will bring them back to absolute dominance they are gravely mistaken. It won't be that easy. They are losing or have lost key players to age and with that leadership and the crucial mentality needed. They are and will be a force to be reckoned with but a repeat of last season won't happen for a very long time.
City have lost to Norwich, Southampton, Chelsea, Spurs, Wolves (twice), and United (thrice) this season. Credit to Arteta for convincing his players to defend competently, but beating City this year is hardly a great accomplishment.
Pep's ripped jeans are their biggest image problem 
Jesus! Already discussing replacements.
People may laugh, but I thought similarly the past few weeks. He’s dressed like he’s some hipster coffee shop employee, not a high-level football manager. These things do transfer onto the pitch and the players’ mentality.
And, yes, I am aware some managers wear tracksuits at games but at least they are club tracksuits and set the tone accordingly.
Talking about Nuno, which would be similar to the way we lurched between styles, with no apparent thought as to whether the incoming manager and the existing squad were in any way complimentary.
This is hilarious logic. It really is. The same pointless logic applied to Pogba’s haircuts - it’s ridiculous and unfair.
Peps always dressed like that on the sidelines, did it transfer to his Barca team?
Never really cared but would like to win it as some sort of vindication....
You can't make this shit up
You can't make this shit up
Aguero is literally one of the finest finishers in Premier League history. They don't half spout some shite on that forum.
Glamour cup . They act like some huge club when in reality their manager is bigger than their club.
. They act like some huge club when in reality their manager is bigger than their club.Feels inevitable to me that they'll get Haaland at some point. I'm not actually sure he'll suit a Pep team, so perhaps in another year.
In the short term, they're going to spend an obscene amount of money this summer. Need to replace Fernandinho, Kompany, Aguero and at least 1 full back. Now that FFP is dead, won't be a problem for them, but still.
When they do that, they'll be a force again, because they are at least well-focussed on the type of players that suit Pep's system and if you have that kind of plan plus unlimited funds you will eventually succeed. De Bruyne, Sterling, B Silva, Mahrez and Foden is still a staggering amount of attacking talent that's not going anywhere.
In the short term, they're going to spend an obscene amount of money this summer. Need to replace Fernandinho, Kompany, Aguero and at least 1 full back. Now that FFP is dead, won't be a problem for them, but still.
When they do that, they'll be a force again, because they are at least well-focussed on the type of players that suit Pep's system and if you have that kind of plan plus unlimited funds you will eventually succeed. De Bruyne, Sterling, B Silva, Mahrez and Foden is still a staggering amount of attacking talent that's not going anywhere.
New manager chat continue
Interesting that he still does not have a club yet
I think there's a bigger chance of us getting Haaland than City. Just cause his father played for em for a few seasons doesn't nail it on.
Haaland will stay at Dortmund for at least another year, and then it depends on who has the most interesting project/most money to offer when he's ready to make his next move.
The efforts we put in when he made the last move will give an advantage if we are still interested when his move comes up. If Solskjær is still here and we've done OK in the CL and challenged for the title then I think he'll fancy his chances here. I mean, his mate Jadon will already be here waiting for him.
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Yeah I agree, City are shit. They are so vulnerable to counter attacking teams.
Pep is so stubborn, he trust his way of play too much. Signs of football evolving and Pep still stuck with his philosophy.
Pep is so stubborn, he trust his way of play too much. Signs of football evolving and Pep still stuck with his philosophy.
"Oh ny my manager wears ripped jeans, I can't perform on the pitch now" - Manchester City players
The thing is they do it to themselves, with Pep's style.
If you watch most teams - even those with lots of the ball - they 'pick' which FB goes up at a time. So for us, if Shaw is overlapping, AWB will drop back towards the halfway line and vice versa. This has two benefits: firstly it's one extra body on the counter and secondly when we switch play through the midfield the opposite full back has some space to run into.
But Pep likes his full backs to practically be in line with the attacking midfield at all times, presumably to create overloads on both sides. Kyle Walker and Mendy are both miles up the pitch. Now for Walker it's often alright as he's outrageously fast, but there's always space in behind Mendy too. And Pep's solution to that is to ask the CBs to go out wide and plug that gap - but then you get a striker versus a CB in a sprint as Auba showed yesterday, there's only one winner there.
It's just dumb and pretty easy to fix imo. I'm sure there's a reason he doesn't though - probably to suffocate with the ball.
Other notable thing is that City aren't as snide as they used to be. No way does Pep's barca allow teams to get the ball to Pepe for example on the second goal, the CB kicks his legs out, or Messi et al gently tangle up Tierney so he can't play the ball forwards. In many ways Barca's tactical fouling was the real master strategy.
The City, Solskjaer and Pochettino Conspiracy
Nothing to do with Chelsea and Leicester dropping a lot of points since the restart and we were on a 19 game unbeaten run.
Just so I can get this straight in my head:
- They have one of the best managers in the world. He has shown no inclination that he is leaving any time soon.
- They think he has deliberately sabotaged their chances of winning trophies this season.
- They think he has done this in order to prevent us from sacking our manager, and then hiring the man they want to replace him when he leaves.
- This plan has been put in places to help them win trophies in the long run.
I'm impressed that this fella has evolved to a stage where he can operate a computer by himself to be honest.
The "might be a little Alex Jones" bit seems like a massive understatement.
Also, why did they lose to Chelsea then? They could have beaten them to ensure that we get in top 4 without any problems
The conspiracy runs deeper than we think. I think the poster might be Pep anonymously trying to exonerate himself in the eyes of the fans for what was quite an underwhelming season. “It was all a cunning plan to prevent them from snatching my precious successor away” sounds better than “I may have been partly responsible for this” after all.
Well, that's the definition of being in someone's shadow.
That's actually hilarious. Tebas truly hates City and PSG and he doesn't even try to hide it
Imagine how much the "proper club" comment would wind up City fans
They love us in Spain!
Hope it was the same here in south america. We are not hated but most people think city are a great club