Pretty sure he meant when he'd finished his playing days not that he wouldn't go back next season..
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Pretty sure he meant when he'd finished his playing days not that he wouldn't go back next season..
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ah well i still can't stand the mercenary 
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Nah, right back is fine. We have Zaba and Richards who was looking great before he got injured again and Zaba is just solid all over.
Well there isn't,
Lescott is a good CB who paired with Kompany forms a good partnership that can only get stronger. Barry is not a bad player, does a job well and yeh of course he could be replaced by a better player but i cannot think of any top CM that is available.
I think a lot of clubs want Tevez but do not want to pay what we/he wants. He is in the top 5 strikers in Europe imo and any of the top clubs would have him.
A chance of making the top 4?...lol.
Well he hasn't liked Manchester for along time, has not stopped him becoming one of the Premier Leagues best players/top scorers. As well as showing incredible commitment and determination on the pitch.
Not a chance, the guys a head case and attention seeker...
Good is probably pushing it but with the money available to City they should have better players in defence than someone who's just good (for arguments sake).
As for the lol about finishing top 4 I wouldn't get too big for your boots tbh, City have never been in the Champions League before and with no Europe for Liverpool (and I'd argue Spurs) City wont have it all their own way to finish there again especially as you only cemented your place in the top 4 in the last couple of weeks of the season (it's not like you ran away with that position is it)
Well tbh i cannot think of any defenders out there better, unless of course you talk about Puyol, Vidic, Pique, Carvalho etc
I await to be told Jagielka or someone.
I am not getting too big at all. I just think that with the way we finished the season and the performances we put in showed real signs that the team is growing and gelling which will continue next season i imagine.
We were always in the top 4 the whole season or a couple of points behind so it was pretty safe imo.
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I swear Biz spent the last half of the season complaining they had no depth and that the players were tired, now they have no reason to sign anyone 
And did I really just see a City fan who streams out a list of the latest FM wonderkids every week on his wish list say "there's no value in the market"
And did I really just see a City fan who streams out a list of the latest FM wonderkids every week on his wish list say "there's no value in the market"
I don't ever remember saying that. Mancini regularly did.I swear Biz spent the last half of the season complaining they had no depth and that the players were tired, now they have no reason to sign anyone
And did I really just see a City fan who streams out a list of the latest FM wonderkids every week on his wish list say "there's no value in the market"
Well you have to remember we have players like Onouha, M Johnson to come back which will be used for backup.
The latest FM wonderkids?
What players did i stream out? players like Areola, Smithies, Lukaka, Babacar?
Thanks for that.
I agree we could do with scoring a few more goals but for a majority of the season we had one striker. Balotelli never got going either through injury or his own fault, Silva preferred to setup others instead of score himself last year, something i think Mancini will change.
Next season we should have all 3 strikers ready and firing which immediately adds more goals on.
The plan this year was to build from the back i reckon, something which maybe we shouldn't have done but i think Mancini wanted a solid back 4, which we got as you can see in the totals we conceded before sorting the attackers. Build from the back to front in short.
You have clearly hit the wrong button so i have edited for youThat's 'cos they play 1 DMF
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If Tevez were to leave then City would be butt****ed going forward. I don't see anyone willing to step up and that's one of the areas they really need to invest in IMO. Dzeko was good in the Bundesliga, but the majority of the defences in that league aren't exactly great.
Well of course he would be replaced straight away. If he does not leave then there is no reason.
I think it is a bit harsh to dismiss Balotelli and Dzeko straight away. I think they will both really step it up next year if Tevez stay's (which is likely) or goes.
You can say Tevez would be replaced, but by who?
Dzeko and Balotelli aren't exactly bad and they can't seem to do any good upfront for City, the playstyle is odd (in that they don't have one) and you've got to really work hard to get any chances, there aren't many strikers that work really hard like Tevez, Cavani maybe (at a rough guess)?
Dzeko and Balotelli aren't exactly bad and they can't seem to do any good upfront for City, the playstyle is odd (in that they don't have one
) and you've got to really work hard to get any chances, there aren't many strikers that work really hard like Tevez, Cavani maybe (at a rough guess)?
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I think City would be much better off adopting an Arsenal style philosophy where you have mostly young player but supplemented with good experienced players. The only difference is City are actually rich enough to be able to afford players that are not only experienced, but GOOD which is where Arsenal are totally failing at the moment. City need a much better youth system, how many of their youth products are playing week in, week out in the first 11 at the moment?
Has chasing back on PES so must do
Can't say I've ever seen him play tbh although his stats suggest he's an absolute gun - no one gone for him or?
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