The College Dropout Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Absolutely knee jerk. They've won the league twice. Absolutely - not very good is an over statement but they aren't massively under-achieving. They consistently challenge for the league or win it and exit CL by R16. This is 5 years of the same stuff from the same core group of players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 They have 3, possibly 4 world class players. Chelsea have 5 or 6. They've bought exceedingly poorly too unlike Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Amazed to say this, but I agree with TCD on this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 They have 3, possibly 4 world class players. Chelsea have 5 or 6. They've bought exceedingly poorly too unlike Chelsea. Roman knows the value of a top class manager, Citeh need the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Yeah TCD is right, for the money they've spent its very uninspiring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 They've not made a truly top signing since Aguero in 2011. Since then, money has been spunked on Fernandinho, Fernando, Javi Garcia, Rodwell, Sinclair, Jovetic and Negredo. Nastasic looked good but he's already gone, Lampard has been a good sub, Navas is ok. That's it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antz1uk Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Wenger's in the top bracket IMO. absolutely love wenger but he's just let his stubborness of not changing his approach to anything get in the way of winning things. he'd actually be a wet dream for Ashley Come on! He transformed the club top to bottom and gave them their best teams ever. Ashley's wet dream FFS. he did, but has completely stagnated the last few years as others have improved whilst he has stood still, he ewas revolutionary when he first arrived but he's not helped himself by bwing obsessed with passing it around and wanting to play complete football, they were at their very best when they had a bit of grit and steel to them, something of which he's not had for a very long time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Isn't Patrick Viera something big at the club? Might explain why they've signed so many DMs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Isn't Patrick Viera something big at the club? Might explain why they've signed so many DMs. runs the reserves I think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Refused him a visa once. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Yeah TCD is right, for the money they've spent its very uninspiring. That's not what he said though. By no stretch of the imagination is that City team "not very good." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 It's all relative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Absolutely knee jerk. They've won the league twice. Absolutely - not very good is an over statement but they aren't massively under-achieving. They consistently challenge for the league or win it and exit CL by R16. This is 5 years of the same stuff from the same core group of players. If you had said this the first time, we'd have agreed. Dunno that anyone would disagree that City need upgrades in a few key areas (CB and CM most notably) or that they don't quite stack up to Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 If he gets canned, would you want him here? Pedigree Chum's latest concept flavour? Pellegrini Chum? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 City's team itself isn't very good. come on. Hart isn't a top GK. One of Mangala/Demichelis has to start, neither is a top quality CB. Kompany is over-rated Fernando/Fernandinho is uninspiring I don't know for sure but can Aguero play up top by himself? On paper are they much better than Arsenal? They could improve the manager certainly. But the team needs a refresh imo. Down that spine. They need players at least on the level of their star men as partners. Nasri, Dzeko etc. are very good players but they need lads in that bracket above. By the way - i'm just talking about being as good as the first Mourinho Chelsea team, the dominant Man Utd teams, Real, Bayern, Barca. that top level where you can sleep walk into a CL semi-final most years. Any team that wins the league 2 out of 3 years is a very good team but to get to the next level. They aren't good enough. Next level being back-to-back league titles, consistently running deep into the CL. Lot of baggage like Nasri (a boring Hba who goes sideways till sideways becomes the new forward). Unless Yaya really tears up a game they struggle, them midfield is absolute poop for an elite side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 They've not made a truly top signing since Aguero in 2011. Since then, money has been spunked on Fernandinho, Fernando, Javi Garcia, Rodwell, Sinclair, Jovetic and Negredo. Nastasic looked good but he's already gone, Lampard has been a good sub, Navas is ok. That's it. Navas puts in a good cross about once a game and Fernandinho and Fernando would be better suited to the Eurovision song contest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 They have 3, possibly 4 world class players. Chelsea have 5 or 6. They've bought exceedingly poorly too unlike Chelsea. Roman knows the value of a top class manager, Citeh need the same. With their worst manager in pedigree terms they won the CL & FA Cup. Won another European Cup with a deeply unpopular manager. They've always had a good side. Won both of their European cups without Terry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 If he gets canned, would you want him here? Pedigree Chum's latest concept flavour? What? Oh because sacked makes sense? Fuck off England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 If he gets canned, would you want him here? Pedigree Chum's latest concept flavour? What? Oh because sacked makes sense? f*** off England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Absolutely knee jerk. They've won the league twice. Absolutely - not very good is an over statement but they aren't massively under-achieving. They consistently challenge for the league or win it and exit CL by R16. This is 5 years of the same stuff from the same core group of players. If you had said this the first time, we'd have agreed. Dunno that anyone would disagree that City need upgrades in a few key areas (CB and CM most notably) or that they don't quite stack up to Chelsea. Well against the marker they're being judged against (winning back to back league titles, running deep in the CL) - they just not that good. They've not massively under-performed. They aren't much better than Arsenal. Take away Aguero, Toure & Silva the team is nothing special. Take away the 3 best players at Chelsea and you're left with 5 or 6 players who won the CL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 City's team itself isn't very good. I've had this thought before as well. Sounds stupid to say when they have the individual's they have, but I'm just not that convinced. Saying that, they can just drop another £100m in the summer. Doesn't matter when they'll probably spend it on shit again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 They have 3, possibly 4 world class players. Chelsea have 5 or 6. They've bought exceedingly poorly too unlike Chelsea. Roman knows the value of a top class manager, Citeh need the same. Like one that loses to ten men in the last 16 of the champions league barely even trying to win the game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Malky MacKay sacked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 How many more years till the FA complete it's investigation on him btw? Another 10 long grueling years staring at the emails and wondering? what do do? what is the point? why are we paid? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Malky MacKay sacked Get in. Would love to see them go down again next season as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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