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@steven โฆ I was wrong about Peps plans for Alvarez and you where right.
Im a bit worried about our counter attacking…. its dismal. We are more reliant on penetrating a low block if we were down to ten man against arsenal or any big team …. theyd have dismantled us.
Start 2:51
Pep understands the game and know when to rotate players based on opponents
Imagine a midfield of Kovacic, Bernardo, Foden, and Alvarez with Walker out wide against Arsenal. We could cope with Rodriโs absence with this midfield
We didnโt keep the ball like last year because Fulham wanted to defend and would take a point, forest needed to go for it
My theory is that Rodri made sure he got a red card by grabbing Gibbs-White's neck to get some much-needed rest ๐
So when will we play Kalvin Phillips?
The irony is the media and the leage feared when Citys owners came in they would do what Bohleys doing and dominate. Well well well. I dare anyone to say that City bought their success ๐ถ
I think Calvin Philips gets a bad rap without truly having time for consistent performances. I hope he gets the starts these next couple games.
About Doku's pace, I remember seeing somewhere that his top speed isn't even 33kmph. His acceleration is nuts though. For reference, Alvarez has hit just above 33kmph, and KDB has hit somewhere around 32.5kmph. Haaland has hit around 36.5kmph, and Walker has hit just under 38kmph. The average top speed of most pro footballers is about 31kmph. So what you and Pep said is correct.
I honestly dont understand why people are already focused on arsenal. We still have big games before arsenal. In that time i can see pep figure out away to make the midfield work.or we can even see Philips finally show up.
The biggest mistake was going to a back 5 and still not being able to maintain possession. If Nunez was really that dude already Pep wouldn't have needed to make any subs or formation changes. He should have been able to slot into the CDM role and anchor that midfield. If Nunez wasn't ready, then Nunez should have been subbed off and Phillips should have came on and been the sole anchor. No other changes were necessary! Instead City fans found out the hard way that neither them are that dude ๐ข now we have a conundrum ๐ I'd sacrifice against Newcastle and wolves by putting whoever out there but when we play arsenal Pep should start Kovovich and Stones at CDM if healthy even if risky
finallly foden has that pausa thing, still need to be more sober tho
Read essay ๐๐ 1ST OF ALL PEP KNOWS BEST AS A MANAGER, FODEN HAS STEPPED UP HIS GAMEโ CITY AFTER RODRI WENT, HAD GONE INTO SERIOUS PRESSURE. YES WE GOT THE RESULT BUT FOREST HAD US CHANGE INTO DEFENSIVE MODE & ENDERSON๐ฅ MADE SOME QUALITY SAVES , NUNES & PHILLIPS COULD NOT DO RODRI'S JOB SORRY BUT FACTS ๐ข.. KNOW FAN'S WANT TO SEE BACK TO BACKS BUT THE HARSH REALITY IS WE HAVE A GREAT SQUAD BUT ALSO INJURIES. DO WE REALI GO ALL OUT & WIN MICKEY MOUSE CUPS OR DO WE FOCUS ON CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND PREMIER LEAGUE.. ๐ ARSENAL FAN'S SO CONFIDENT AND HAPPY ABOUT RODRI SENDING OFF , ALSO THE FACT WE HAVE INJURIES, LIVERPOOL CHASEING US AND A FIRED UP NEWCASTLE ๐ฅ.. (REGARDLESS) THAT 1ST HALF AGAINST FOREST WE WAS UNSTOPPABLE !!! I HAVE FULL FAITH IN MAN CITY AND BELIEVE WE COULD REMAIN ON TOP ALL THERW THE LEAGUE ๐๐ฅโ๏ธ
As a Newcastle fan what about Akanji in midfield? He played well against us in the midfield