There isn’t a Man City thread this year
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He's never been the most durable guy on the pitch. He's immensely valuable, obviously, but somehow I think that Citeh will figure it out well enough to win again this year.
Introducing Manchester City’s new attacking formation: 4-2-5 (yes, you read that right) - The Athletic
I think Ederson was taking over playmaking duties anyways
I think Ederson was taking over playmaking duties anyways
How many players does Pep want that he doesn't have? Like, I don't think he'd want Mbappe on his team necessarily because he needs that player to put in more defensively and be positionally sound. But more generally, is there a position that Pep would realistically want to upgrade? I feel like he's more about crafting new tactics that perhaps need a different skillset, but with Foden, Grealish, and Bernardo, I don't expect too much dropoff, although no one can thread a killer 40-yard pass quite like KDB.
He could use a better keeper. Ederson’s great at distribution but is pretty mediocre in just about everything else.
Edit: mind you that distribution skillset may be valued over all else - especially given the paucity of shots he faces.
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Inside Manchester City’s history-making fourth Premier League title in a row - The Athletic (nytimes.com)
To quote the philosopher Mike Shinoda "I tried so hard and got so far/But in the end, it doesn't even matter "
Haaland's sacrifice and Walker's call to arms: How City won title (telegraph.co.uk)
To quote the philosopher Mike Shinoda "I tried so hard and got so far/But in the end, it doesn't even matter "
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Come on man, that's Chester's part. Chester sings/screams and Mike raps. Clearly defined roles.
I'm pretty sure Pep is through with Grealish
Jack Grealish emerges from Man City celebrations at 5am (telegraph.co.uk)
Will he even be named to the FA Cup final squad???
Jack Grealish emerges from Man City celebrations at 5am (telegraph.co.uk)
Will he even be named to the FA Cup final squad???
This is pretty fair. Rodri has to be at the top. I was going to say you could just do Silva and make it cover both David and Bernardo, but I guess it's already been four years since he left.
Is it cheating to put Guardiola first?
For all the deserved plaudits Guardiola gets as a tactical wizard, I think his man-management skills have been hugely underrated. It's incredibly difficult to keep a group of multimillionaires focused and committed for that many years without getting tuned out, and especially with his seemingly odd rotation and lineup choices, where players bounce in and out of the first XI and have their roles change.
For all the deserved plaudits Guardiola gets as a tactical wizard, I think his man-management skills have been hugely underrated. It's incredibly difficult to keep a group of multimillionaires focused and committed for that many years without getting tuned out, and especially with his seemingly odd rotation and lineup choices, where players bounce in and out of the first XI and have their roles change.
Yeah I brain farted on Rodri. I think Pep has so much credibility and success that players buy into his philosophy and sometimes unusual decisions because it is impossible to argue with the results. City also spend their money really wisely, in addition to having more of it than pretty much anyone else. Rarely do they make a big signing and have that person bomb, the way you might see at Chelsea or United.
They've had a few bombs. In the last two years, they spent 62m euros on Matheus Nunes and 50m euros on Kalvin Phillips, who played a combined 754 league minutes this season. They also spent 118m euros on Grealish and have only gotten one good season out of three from him; this year, he only played 1009 league minutes and had 1 goal and 3 assists.