We’ve faced 28 shots from fast breaks. 10 more than any other club. It’s a shame Nunes can’t play CDM as he seems quite speedy; top speed 35.4 km per hour
idk how people can't understand that to be an elite CDM you don't need speed, dribbling or carrying the ball. in the simplest of forms it's beat the press not the man and pass, pass to progress the ball and always be open to make a pass moving the ball quickly when needed, allowing you to better position yourself because you don't have the ball. Reason why kovacic isn't working is because he holds the ball and slows down play, you can't force it out of players, so Nunes would do the same.
If you do not have the players to match the tactics then you must change tactics. The high line is setting us up for disaster every game we play. We have not really been good with this particular expression of high line all season.
Zubimendi is the one. We need someone like Rodri because that's how our team plays, and Zubimendi is the closest one to that, we saw it at the EUROS. If he doesn't wanna join then that's too bad. I still think it was a mistake not going for Guemarez in the summer, I was screaming "trigger that release clause" he was the perfect player that I would've happily paid 100M for him
I won't complain about the future work that Hugo, Ferran and Pep will do... this is certainly certain... with the exit of Txixi and the entry of Hugo we would be different regarding the various future horizons on the market coups that we will sign... We will be more flexible... and we will give more importance to the youth sector... filling it with future hidden gems!
We’ve played our best football with Dias/Stones, Rodri, KDB, Haaland. All 5 are struggling with injuries, so we’ve completely lost the spine of our team, once we get that back (with a substitute for Rodri) I don’t see why we won’t go back to playing our best football
We need to feel this pain, SOME city fans have become privileged.. this is good, makes us stronger. But we’re struggling coz we have no pace in the back 4? Last season we were equally open at the back and the counter attack but we had a fit Kyle Walker at right back who covered all that counter attacking nonsense. This season with Rico were too open.. we need a RB & ATM asap
We don't know for sure if the club will make any transfer moves... if we sign already in January... the actual restyling... we will implement it at the end of the season... during the next summer transfer window! Zubimendi, Ederson and Ricci are excellent players... I can say in this regard that I know the last two well... knowing Serie A well... both are crucial for their respective teams... Atalanta is an ambitious team for several years now... and with the philosophy of their coach... Giampiero Gasperini... and their president Percassi... they have managed to build a perfect machine in Italy and also in Europe... every player there. .. makes a leap in quality... Torino... is a growing team... also inspired by the Atalanta model... in recent years they have managed to make new talents explode (Bremer today at Juventus, Buongiorno today at Napoli) and is strongly cultivating Ricci and Coco... in my personal opinion... all three are ready for a big leap... Ederson with Brazil and Atalanta in Europe... Zubimendi with Spain and Real Sociedad in Europe... they are more ready than to Ricci... although the one who gives me the most vibes is precisely the latter... who is a cornerstone of the Italian national team of the present and future! For the rest great quality as always buddy 🩵💙💪👊... you always manage to make yourself unique... keep it up man 🩵💙💪👊!
I think too many people are overcomplicating everything, including Pep. Our biggest issue is our defense and a lot of that is due to how Pep is setting them up. To stem the leaking goals and because we dont have a ready made solution for the midfield, why not go back to what worked so well in the treble season: fortify our defensive acumen by playing a flat back 4 and dropping our absurdly high backline a bit? We did it to great effect vs RM at the Bernadeau and throughout the season when we played great counter attacking teams. Doing so would take some pressure off Ederson from having to save us all the time; help increase the confidence of the defense and potentially the midfield too so they wouldnt be second guessing themselves and more prone to mistakes. I would also posit that doing that could also help out attack too from a mental perspective bc they wouldnt be so anxious about what happens if they miss the shot like Haaland in that missed pen or a few of the missed sitters he has had. I think fortifying our defense with a flat back 4 and a lower backline could the whole team wonders as it could help really increase the confidence of every player for the reasons mentioned. We know this works, just look at the treble season. We also know not doing it problematic, just look at all of last season playing too high of a back line with WBs which allowed nearly every team we played to counter us down the flanks or even look at this season so far: counter us down the flanks or the center bc our midfield is non-existent and our backline to too far up the pitch. Am I wrong in this?
I've said the same for quite some time but recently I've been looking at our stats and while we've conceded the most fast breaks (Which must be fixed) out of all teams, We've actually only conceded 1 more goal than we did last season same time, but we've scored 15 less. We're not creating enough chances, Nobody is taking risks and we're underperforming on XG, which is unheard of when you talk about us. I'm afraid this problem is alot more "complicated" than just our defensive errors and lack of legs in themidfield. Last season and in the first half of the treble season we were struggling in the defence aswell - Difference is nobody remembers it because we scored goals. Alot of them. I think letting Alvarez go and mixing that with a Foden out of form and a injured kdb might have a way bigger influence than most of us would like to admit - those 3 players provided with over 80 g/a last season.
@@Herbalattraction115 I agree with a lot of that, but I really wonder what kind of deleterious effect our inability to defend is having on the rest of the team? To your point, it is like they are terrified to make a mistake and lose possession bc when they do, the midfield gets overrun and the defense, too high up the pitch, is caught out and then there is a distinct possibility to concede a goal. I would also think that during the 1st half of the treble season, the rest of the team was not terrified about missing chances or losing possession, which probably aided in their ability to score so much. Remember, the pressure NOT to make a mistake is far different than the consequences of actually making a mistake, especially, when there is trust in your midfield and defense, which I would argue, the attack has ZERO confidence in. This all brings me back to Pep being the root cause. We all know that we do not have the players to execute a 3-1-6 formation, yet Pep continues with it, so much so, that he now has 4 straight losses playing it and slight variations of it. For me, until Pep, at a min, fortifies that defensive structure and drop the backline a bit, we will continue to struggle all over the pitch and drop points. Now, IF he goes to a back 4 and drops the backline for a few games and there are fewer defensive chances given up for goals BUT we still have a major issue scoring, then we could assume it is really not a function of the defense, but something deeper. I agree with you too about not bringing in any backup striker to Haaland. Idiocy at its finest in my eyes. TBF, i think the recent transfer windows have been poor in strategy and I hope they will now course-correct. How are you feeling about Sat vs Spurs? If Pep doesnt change anything, and given how good Spurs are on the counter along with how poor we have been, it could be a very long day. Praying Pep makes a few adjustments
these players are in different teams, under different managers, with different game plan, playing different tactics, so the main focus should be a player who will fit right in the Pep style of play, who can dominate that midfield, gives City something going forward, quick ball recoveries when we lost position.
I love these player stat comparison videos that you do. Amazing work. 🔥 Can you do one on Doku vs Vinicius Jr cause ai saw some stats which showed Doku had overall better stats than Vini jr last season
Mediocrity and a lack of pace in the 6,8,10, positions are blunting our attack and leaving our defence naked. This video, and valuable stats, were right on point.
Kyogo and Ricci would be good buys for City. I feel like if we go for the likes of Zubimendi and Ederson we will be paying more in January as both are crucial players for the respective sides and have already been linked with the likes of Liverpool
If they are quality players, I don't think we should be bothered about paying more. We can't be signing bums just because we don't want to spend additional 20m or so
This is absolutely not the time for the club to be stingy with the money. This is an urgent matter that needs to be resolved and we need to be targeting high quality players. Not bang average players
Musiala or Wirtz are needed in the summer but what about the possibility of Wharton in January he's young and his ceiling is sky high but i said during the summer they should have just have paid whatever the release clause was 80 million £ i think for Bruno G. considering the position City are in now hindsight being 20/20 I'm sure they regret not paying the transfer fee
It's hard to get a player from palace. Especially at January. No one expected in rodri getting injured 🥲. I don't think bruno coming as rodri backup. He is Newcastle captian now
Common sense should have made them to know that Rodri was definitely being worked to the ground. It was only a matter of time for an injury to occur. Besides you should always prepare for such a situation
We need speed at the back a good young dm some one we can mould to our dna but means pep would need to commit to at least two more years I think he might go for that it would be like starting again
Backups needed for Haaland and Rodri (who might not be back to his best for possibly 18 months). A fast CDM or defender is needed if we continue to play such a high line. Really missing the goals of Alvarez, so another young prospect that can score goals would be ideal
@ We’ve conceded 11 goals while Liverpool and Forest have conceded 6 and 7 respectively. Keep going behind and giving ourselves a mountain to climb. It’s OK when you’re scoring goals for fun but we’re not.
At this point, we better off parking the bus and counter-attacking, like teams do to us. Haaland, Savio, Nunes and Doku all have pace and would have a field time exploiting those spaces and scoring goals. At least, we can prioritize defending, playing this way. Teams are punishing us way too easily with this ridiculous highline, which is why our defenders are so injury-prone with this current system. @johnhudghton3535
we have already signed a young prospect that can score goals, Echeverri is coming in January, he's also a great playmaker which would help haaland alot
Pep turned down the signing of Kyogo because he prefers working with a smaller squad and doesn't want the club to waste money on unnecessary signings according to a podcast on the City channel. Now we are paying the price with all these injuries.
Lavia and Liam Delap were already made backups for those crucial positions. We should trust our academy more because now they seem like ready made PL players
@kumarbhargabkalita6798 couldn't agree more! I think that was what made him move and seek first team opportunities else where, and Delap is going to be some player, what a well rounded striker who can do everything.
@@adrianbennett3761 even during their time with the EDS it wasn't hard to tell that they are PL quality. The EDS and Academy have been dominating England's Youth football. McAtee, Delap, Lavia, Lewis, Bobb, Palmer, Trafford were all part of those teams
Side note but if Walker, Foden and Grealish aren't fit then why on earth are they off to play 3 pointless friendlies for England? And if they are fit then why haven't they been playing like it all bloody season? Really really disappointed in those 3
I think if we go for speed and fast recovery in our transfers, that’s us adjusting to our rival’s tactics, we should invest in what gave us our previous success, intelligent players that understands and can execute PEP’s instructions.
Pep is tired, of winning of course. Allow him to rest off field than on the bench as he seems to do. Pep and a number of aged players have won every thing there 8s to win. Its not only the hunger thats missing but the energy as well.
Our biggest transfer issue is not knowing Pep will sign more than a one year extension. I think most players would want to play under Pep but at the same time will feel that choosing to play for Pep at City for just one year might not be the best option especially if they don't know his replacement.
To be honest Zubamendi is like a Sergio Busquet and under Pep he become even better Just look how he plays and he could play alongside Rodri with 2 Defensive cover in Midfield think abt it City Fans
City needs to sign Wirtz, Kudus, Lukeba, Diomande, Ricci & Zuibamendi and sign another striker to challenge Haaland for his Spot Gyorkeres is perfect but Rafa Leao is also ideal both strikers in great form
Gorviol rodri kovacic to the midfielder with debruyn playing behind Holland, doku on the left and Bernardo silver on the right, that's a more active team i think
Seems to me nunes is the perfect partner to have with either gundogan or kovacic because they’re not very good at defending while nunes is and is also very fast. I’m not sure why pep has not tried that
Love this channel. Tactical break downs are super helpful. I agree, the fairweather fans calling for Pep's head are delusional. Every team goes through ups and downs, especially after such prolonged ups. I've only been a city fan for 5 years or so and I would never even dare say some stupid shit like that. I also don't understand the people who turn on the players and talk shit to them on instagram after one or two bad games. Some fans are brutal. That being said, I think we as a team need another player that is like a young/fresh Kyle Walker. Someone aggressive and fast af. I would LOVE to see City go after Antonee Robinson. I think he could REALLY help us in transition and be a great safeguard at the back against that counter attack that we're so vulnerable to usually. If we got him and another defensive midfielder then 5 in row would almost be a certainty.
We are not using Erling's best ability, in counter attacking and attacking transition football can increase his chance to score. ❤ From 🇮🇳, always a sky blue (I know Pep won't change his tactics ofc)
I honestly think that city should get pep to extend for 1 or 2 years and the hire the replacement manager as the assistant so there’s a smooth transition
When you get beat by Bournemouth & struggle against Wolves & Southampton you know theirs a problem going on in the Team, plus were are so predictable in play
Its not speed that we need from our defensive midfielders, but rather a system that keeps defenders in their positions except for occassional forays upfront during set pieces. Watch and copy Liverpool and Arsenal defensive play
Your saying about the midfield mate which is fair enough but i go almost every week home and away but the defending has been awful bud...we never killed the game off in the first half either
I'd pick Ricci. We need an anchor at the moment and he is the man. Strong in 1 Vs 1 tackles and the more defensive side of the game. That will strengthen us up on transition. Tbh the big replacement we need is KDB. When he is out Haaland simply doesn't score. We need a creator in chief.
Lavia, Palmer and now Delap. Thats a disaster in the making. The board must be questioned for what they have done. They were our best talents and are now smashing the premier league. This shows that the path to first team is blocked for academy players.
Yes brother ya bang on it bro I’m exactly like YOU old school,sick of these so called city fans even saying pep out have they not seen what happens to other teams the should be careful what they ask for,rather have pep than not&belive he will turn it around &I thrust in us with everything going on at the Etihad we’re still growing &belive the prem&champions league a possibility,just have to see how we go as for people coming in if we get decent players in January then go for it but the main transfer will be done in summer&hopefully have echeverri &maximo get a chance still would like a defender &move Gvardiol into Rodri stones roll cos he’s class,as always bro so are you👊
We do not need to buy in January. We have Rico. We were dominant with Rico in midfield vs Sporting. We lost the match because were not clinical in the final third Haaland miss and dubious pens.
We have not tailored our talent with our midfield. Drop O'REILLY in their. You can't have slow old midfielders trying to play first line of defense against speedy attackers. We need a back up striker. Pep can solve the defense issues with a formation adjustment. Anyone else feels like we suffocate our attack by piling everyone from the center line to the other teams 18? We run ourselves right up to their 18 we're there 10 guys in, they're there 11 guys in and then our players in the box are so tight the same 3 on Haaland is also marking Bernado and Phil. We are creating our own issues.
IL just say this it's only been a few games that city is coming off bad understand most players are injured. Same of the city fan base makes me sick . For loosing amd doing bad when the team Been elite for years . Understand they can't keep up the sane level same hunger and energy it's not the same . But they trying. Just have faith whatever the outcome is . But it's stupid how yall get when they have a few losses 😮
Football standards nowadays are either win all games with couple draws.. or if you lose 2 games in a row even if you are Sir alex, then you are facing the sack? what is this
the fact u r comparing rodri’s prime to zubamindi is unfair, if u compar rodri prior his arrival to city to firnandinho u won’t ever take rodri as he wasn’t even close to him.. players they progress under the right management and coach..
Just sign these midfielders and Viktor Gyokeres, please. We need a Haaland replacement and midfield replacement in case of injuries or someone decides to leave. The former Sporting Lisbon sporting director needs to bring in Viktor. I know we have Erling, but in certain matches where Haaland does not score, why not have Viktor? Plus, imagine starting both of them and subbing one for the other.
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Typical City is one of the most informative City channels!
Totally agree; such detail
I have lived through the Dark Ages a couple of times following the BLUES so the newer fans need to look back at CITY’s history, which is quite unique!
We’ve faced 28 shots from fast breaks. 10 more than any other club. It’s a shame Nunes can’t play CDM as he seems quite speedy; top speed 35.4 km per hour
idk how people can't understand that to be an elite CDM you don't need speed, dribbling or carrying the ball. in the simplest of forms it's beat the press not the man and pass, pass to progress the ball and always be open to make a pass moving the ball quickly when needed, allowing you to better position yourself because you don't have the ball. Reason why kovacic isn't working is because he holds the ball and slows down play, you can't force it out of players, so Nunes would do the same.
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If you do not have the players to match the tactics then you must change tactics. The high line is setting us up for disaster every game we play. We have not really been good with this particular expression of high line all season.
We need a victory against Brighton and everything will turn around!
Come on City!!!!
Great video mate! Big up
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The Stat BreakDown and Order in Which They Are Presented is Pure Class . Big Up Mate
Zubimendi is the one. We need someone like Rodri because that's how our team plays, and Zubimendi is the closest one to that, we saw it at the EUROS. If he doesn't wanna join then that's too bad. I still think it was a mistake not going for Guemarez in the summer, I was screaming "trigger that release clause" he was the perfect player that I would've happily paid 100M for him
I think there’s a ton of contracts to be sorted in the summer.
This is the podcast I want till January,zubi is the perfect automatic machine to fit in
Zubimendi, Wirtz and a loaned player like Retegui to be Haaland's shadow. Nothing less!
U should take over tiki’s job
Good show Jonny you talk a lot of sense.I love typical city.
We had all summer to do this...
@@ea1766 We had Rodri then.
I won't complain about the future work that Hugo, Ferran and Pep will do... this is certainly certain... with the exit of Txixi and the entry of Hugo we would be different regarding the various future horizons on the market coups that we will sign... We will be more flexible... and we will give more importance to the youth sector... filling it with future hidden gems!
We’ve played our best football with Dias/Stones, Rodri, KDB, Haaland. All 5 are struggling with injuries, so we’ve completely lost the spine of our team, once we get that back (with a substitute for Rodri) I don’t see why we won’t go back to playing our best football
This channel is the good thing to be man city support at the moment ❤❤❤❤❤❤
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Well said Johnny 🩵💙💪👊
We need to feel this pain, SOME city fans have become privileged.. this is good, makes us stronger. But we’re struggling coz we have no pace in the back 4? Last season we were equally open at the back and the counter attack but we had a fit Kyle Walker at right back who covered all that counter attacking nonsense. This season with Rico were too open.. we need a RB & ATM asap
and walker is not the same player anymore so sadly hes not gonna work the same way
We don't know for sure if the club will make any transfer moves... if we sign already in January... the actual restyling... we will implement it at the end of the season... during the next summer transfer window! Zubimendi, Ederson and Ricci are excellent players... I can say in this regard that I know the last two well... knowing Serie A well... both are crucial for their respective teams... Atalanta is an ambitious team for several years now... and with the philosophy of their coach... Giampiero Gasperini... and their president Percassi... they have managed to build a perfect machine in Italy and also in Europe... every player there. .. makes a leap in quality... Torino... is a growing team... also inspired by the Atalanta model... in recent years they have managed to make new talents explode (Bremer today at Juventus, Buongiorno today at Napoli) and is strongly cultivating Ricci and Coco... in my personal opinion... all three are ready for a big leap... Ederson with Brazil and Atalanta in Europe... Zubimendi with Spain and Real Sociedad in Europe... they are more ready than to Ricci... although the one who gives me the most vibes is precisely the latter... who is a cornerstone of the Italian national team of the present and future!
For the rest great quality as always buddy 🩵💙💪👊... you always manage to make yourself unique... keep it up man 🩵💙💪👊!
I think too many people are overcomplicating everything, including Pep. Our biggest issue is our defense and a lot of that is due to how Pep is setting them up. To stem the leaking goals and because we dont have a ready made solution for the midfield, why not go back to what worked so well in the treble season: fortify our defensive acumen by playing a flat back 4 and dropping our absurdly high backline a bit? We did it to great effect vs RM at the Bernadeau and throughout the season when we played great counter attacking teams.
Doing so would take some pressure off Ederson from having to save us all the time; help increase the confidence of the defense and potentially the midfield too so they wouldnt be second guessing themselves and more prone to mistakes. I would also posit that doing that could also help out attack too from a mental perspective bc they wouldnt be so anxious about what happens if they miss the shot like Haaland in that missed pen or a few of the missed sitters he has had.
I think fortifying our defense with a flat back 4 and a lower backline could the whole team wonders as it could help really increase the confidence of every player for the reasons mentioned. We know this works, just look at the treble season. We also know not doing it problematic, just look at all of last season playing too high of a back line with WBs which allowed nearly every team we played to counter us down the flanks or even look at this season so far: counter us down the flanks or the center bc our midfield is non-existent and our backline to too far up the pitch. Am I wrong in this?
You are 100% correct. Very well said
@@hitendersoni2011 TY. Just some random thoughts with issues I see. Your thoughts?
I've said the same for quite some time but recently I've been looking at our stats and while we've conceded the most fast breaks (Which must be fixed) out of all teams, We've actually only conceded 1 more goal than we did last season same time, but we've scored 15 less.
We're not creating enough chances, Nobody is taking risks and we're underperforming on XG, which is unheard of when you talk about us.
I'm afraid this problem is alot more "complicated" than just our defensive errors and lack of legs in themidfield.
Last season and in the first half of the treble season we were struggling in the defence aswell - Difference is nobody remembers it because we scored goals. Alot of them.
I think letting Alvarez go and mixing that with a Foden out of form and a injured kdb might have a way bigger influence than most of us would like to admit - those 3 players provided with over 80 g/a last season.
@@Herbalattraction115 I agree with a lot of that, but I really wonder what kind of deleterious effect our inability to defend is having on the rest of the team? To your point, it is like they are terrified to make a mistake and lose possession bc when they do, the midfield gets overrun and the defense, too high up the pitch, is caught out and then there is a distinct possibility to concede a goal.
I would also think that during the 1st half of the treble season, the rest of the team was not terrified about missing chances or losing possession, which probably aided in their ability to score so much. Remember, the pressure NOT to make a mistake is far different than the consequences of actually making a mistake, especially, when there is trust in your midfield and defense, which I would argue, the attack has ZERO confidence in.
This all brings me back to Pep being the root cause. We all know that we do not have the players to execute a 3-1-6 formation, yet Pep continues with it, so much so, that he now has 4 straight losses playing it and slight variations of it. For me, until Pep, at a min, fortifies that defensive structure and drop the backline a bit, we will continue to struggle all over the pitch and drop points.
Now, IF he goes to a back 4 and drops the backline for a few games and there are fewer defensive chances given up for goals BUT we still have a major issue scoring, then we could assume it is really not a function of the defense, but something deeper.
I agree with you too about not bringing in any backup striker to Haaland. Idiocy at its finest in my eyes. TBF, i think the recent transfer windows have been poor in strategy and I hope they will now course-correct.
How are you feeling about Sat vs Spurs? If Pep doesnt change anything, and given how good Spurs are on the counter along with how poor we have been, it could be a very long day. Praying Pep makes a few adjustments
these players are in different teams, under different managers, with different game plan, playing different tactics, so the main focus should be a player who will fit right in the Pep style of play, who can dominate that midfield, gives City something going forward, quick ball recoveries when we lost position.
I want pep to stay obs,but im excited/intriged about who will succeed him.
Can you find stats for Tijjani Reinders of AC Milan,could be an option maybe. Keep up the good work Jonny.
Ricci & Zubimendi is best option out here
I would love to see romeo lavia back at city. He played really well especially against liverpool I think
I miss Italian blood at city, Ricci can make a double pivot with kovacic
I love these player stat comparison videos that you do. Amazing work. 🔥 Can you do one on Doku vs Vinicius Jr cause ai saw some stats which showed Doku had overall better stats than Vini jr last season
Mediocrity and a lack of pace in the 6,8,10, positions are blunting our attack and leaving our defence naked. This video, and valuable stats, were right on point.
10 players city should prioritize for the 2 aproaching transfer windows:
#1). Xavi Simons (Am) £100m
#2). Ricci (Dm) £40m
#3).wendel silva (Cf) price 100k
#4).Eze (Am) price £60m
#5).Warthon (Dm) price £60m
#6).Musiala (Am) price £150m
#7).Giorgio scalvini (CB) price £60m
#8).castello Lukeba (CB) price £50m
#9).Jarrad Branthwaite (CB) price £40m
#10).Murillo Nottingham (CB) price £30m
Kyogo and Ricci would be good buys for City. I feel like if we go for the likes of Zubimendi and Ederson we will be paying more in January as both are crucial players for the respective sides and have already been linked with the likes of Liverpool
If they are quality players, I don't think we should be bothered about paying more. We can't be signing bums just because we don't want to spend additional 20m or so
Y'all just wasting you;re time. Pep won't buy anyone. He will rely on Academy players
This is absolutely not the time for the club to be stingy with the money. This is an urgent matter that needs to be resolved and we need to be targeting high quality players. Not bang average players
Believe we can get through this as a team ! Peaks & troughs! Pep will fix it !
If Pep doesn’t want to continue in a manager’s role, I wonder if he could carry out a role for the CFG similar to Jurgen Klopp’s role with Red Bull.
Musiala or Wirtz are needed in the summer but what about the possibility of Wharton in January he's young and his ceiling is sky high but i said during the summer they should have just have paid whatever the release clause was 80 million £ i think for Bruno G. considering the position City are in now hindsight being 20/20 I'm sure they regret not paying the transfer fee
It's hard to get a player from palace. Especially at January. No one expected in rodri getting injured 🥲. I don't think bruno coming as rodri backup. He is Newcastle captian now
Common sense should have made them to know that Rodri was definitely being worked to the ground. It was only a matter of time for an injury to occur. Besides you should always prepare for such a situation
We need speed at the back a good young dm some one we can mould to our dna but means pep would need to commit to at least two more years I think he might go for that it would be like starting again
Backups needed for Haaland and Rodri (who might not be back to his best for possibly 18 months). A fast CDM or defender is needed if we continue to play such a high line. Really missing the goals of Alvarez, so another young prospect that can score goals would be ideal
No, the problem Is the tactics. This season's high line has been a disaster.
@ We’ve conceded 11 goals while Liverpool and Forest have conceded 6 and 7 respectively. Keep going behind and giving ourselves a mountain to climb. It’s OK when you’re scoring goals for fun but we’re not.
At this point, we better off parking the bus and counter-attacking, like teams do to us. Haaland, Savio, Nunes and Doku all have pace and would have a field time exploiting those spaces and scoring goals. At least, we can prioritize defending, playing this way. Teams are punishing us way too easily with this ridiculous highline, which is why our defenders are so injury-prone with this current system. @johnhudghton3535
Very hard to find a trusted speedy CDM who vacuum the lost balls like Rodri.
we have already signed a young prospect that can score goals, Echeverri is coming in January, he's also a great playmaker which would help haaland alot
Pep turned down the signing of Kyogo because he prefers working with a smaller squad and doesn't want the club to waste money on unnecessary signings according to a podcast on the City channel. Now we are paying the price with all these injuries.
Lavia and Liam Delap were already made backups for those crucial positions. We should trust our academy more because now they seem like ready made PL players
Lavia was a big fumble tbh. We should have kept him and never bought Kalvin.
@kumarbhargabkalita6798 couldn't agree more! I think that was what made him move and seek first team opportunities else where, and Delap is going to be some player, what a well rounded striker who can do everything.
@@JohnnyMckenzie262 Keeping them and Cole Palmer is an easy decision in hindsight
@@adrianbennett3761 even during their time with the EDS it wasn't hard to tell that they are PL quality. The EDS and Academy have been dominating England's Youth football. McAtee, Delap, Lavia, Lewis, Bobb, Palmer, Trafford were all part of those teams
@ it wouldn’t surprise me to see Trafford back at Man City. Selling Palmer was one of the club’s worst decisions like buying Phillips.
Ricci+Luis Diaz+Van de Ven🤔 not safe to say back we would have the best team
Side note but if Walker, Foden and Grealish aren't fit then why on earth are they off to play 3 pointless friendlies for England? And if they are fit then why haven't they been playing like it all bloody season? Really really disappointed in those 3
Grealish leaving for sure
foden is fit mate
That midfield needs to be fixed asap
wit *kova - Bernardo & Gundo* combo = 94 yrs old midfields weak/slow & bush wacked easy to mugged on transition
They Also need more attacking full backs that can create chances for Halland preferably theo hernandez
We need to get through Sunday and then hopefully we have a fitter sqaud after the break.
I think if we go for speed and fast recovery in our transfers, that’s us adjusting to our rival’s tactics, we should invest in what gave us our previous success, intelligent players that understands and can execute PEP’s instructions.
Pep is tired, of winning of course. Allow him to rest off field than on the bench as he seems to do. Pep and a number of aged players have won every thing there 8s to win. Its not only the hunger thats missing but the energy as well.
Try out Maximo Perrone
Pep will stay!!!👍🏾
Our biggest transfer issue is not knowing Pep will sign more than a one year extension. I think most players would want to play under Pep but at the same time will feel that choosing to play for Pep at City for just one year might not be the best option especially if they don't know his replacement.
Dark place sat in 2nd😂 watched them since 1983 so saw plenty of tosh,believe me if this is a dark place ill take that any day of the week 👍
To be honest Zubamendi is like a Sergio Busquet and under Pep he become even better
Just look how he plays and he could play alongside Rodri with 2 Defensive cover in Midfield think abt it City Fans
If we lose to Brighton, no doubt the "city fans" will start wanting him sacked. Its unreal. Wake up guys. It's the players doing shit. Not pep
Its Pep rather, the genius, who is doing shit with that high line defence
@@HananiNleya-dn1fenah, against sporting we gave away 2 pens that were all the players fault
City needs to sign Wirtz, Kudus, Lukeba, Diomande, Ricci & Zuibamendi and sign another striker to challenge Haaland for his Spot Gyorkeres is perfect but Rafa Leao is also ideal both strikers in great form
Gorviol rodri kovacic to the midfielder with debruyn playing behind Holland, doku on the left and Bernardo silver on the right, that's a more active team i think
watched ricci and ederson both not as good as Morten Hjulmand
No panic. But the squad needs a full refreshing and Pep on the hot seat.
Seems to me nunes is the perfect partner to have with either gundogan or kovacic because they’re not very good at defending while nunes is and is also very fast. I’m not sure why pep has not tried that
Love this channel. Tactical break downs are super helpful. I agree, the fairweather fans calling for Pep's head are delusional. Every team goes through ups and downs, especially after such prolonged ups. I've only been a city fan for 5 years or so and I would never even dare say some stupid shit like that. I also don't understand the people who turn on the players and talk shit to them on instagram after one or two bad games. Some fans are brutal. That being said, I think we as a team need another player that is like a young/fresh Kyle Walker. Someone aggressive and fast af. I would LOVE to see City go after Antonee Robinson. I think he could REALLY help us in transition and be a great safeguard at the back against that counter attack that we're so vulnerable to usually. If we got him and another defensive midfielder then 5 in row would almost be a certainty.
i would buy both ederson and ricci for squad depth
Pep deffinately is the key he's the pulling power we've got to keep him
We are not using Erling's best ability, in counter attacking and attacking transition football can increase his chance to score. ❤ From 🇮🇳, always a sky blue (I know Pep won't change his tactics ofc)
Give Pep a FRESH breed of players for him to stick around longer come on City
I honestly think that city should get pep to extend for 1 or 2 years and the hire the replacement manager as the assistant so there’s a smooth transition
When you get beat by Bournemouth & struggle against Wolves & Southampton you know theirs a problem going on in the Team, plus were are so predictable in play
THE FACT BRIGHTON ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING US SAYS IT ALL, PEP HAS BEEN SUSSED OUT
i'll sign Ederson or Ricci
Great vid!
We need a good RB with a little bit of pace.
City!!!
Its not speed that we need from our defensive midfielders, but rather a system that keeps defenders in their positions except for occassional forays upfront during set pieces. Watch and copy Liverpool and Arsenal defensive play
Pep will probably find a random player that nobody knows and ends up being a great player
Your saying about the midfield mate which is fair enough but i go almost every week home and away but the defending has been awful bud...we never killed the game off in the first half either
Sign alllll
I'd pick Ricci. We need an anchor at the moment and he is the man. Strong in 1 Vs 1 tackles and the more defensive side of the game. That will strengthen us up on transition.
Tbh the big replacement we need is KDB. When he is out Haaland simply doesn't score. We need a creator in chief.
Nunes and Kova would be a perfect combination but Pep won’t 😒😒🙄
Lavia, Palmer and now Delap. Thats a disaster in the making. The board must be questioned for what they have done. They were our best talents and are now smashing the premier league. This shows that the path to first team is blocked for academy players.
Pep out? 🤦🏻♂️ Plastics out.
LISTEN MATE SEASON TICKET FROM 97 SO I STAND BY MY OPINIONS
Ederson cud be perfect for us if u use him properly
We don't need Rodrigo
Yes brother ya bang on it bro I’m exactly like YOU old school,sick of these so called city fans even saying pep out have they not seen what happens to other teams the should be careful what they ask for,rather have pep than not&belive he will turn it around &I thrust in us with everything going on at the Etihad we’re still growing &belive the prem&champions league a possibility,just have to see how we go as for people coming in if we get decent players in January then go for it but the main transfer will be done in summer&hopefully have echeverri &maximo get a chance still would like a defender &move Gvardiol into Rodri stones roll cos he’s class,as always bro so are you👊
we need ricci, simply because he’s the youngest and won’t decline immediately after rodri
Id get all 3
We do not need to buy in January. We have Rico. We were dominant with Rico in midfield vs Sporting. We lost the match because were not clinical in the final third Haaland miss and dubious pens.
Ricci sounds a good bet to me. BLUEMOONPHIL
I also like Ederson
just show them the project and the cash and they will come
Jack of all trades and a master of none, is more useful than being a master of one. Thought i'd share something from my school days.
The truth is city will not go for either of them...
Exactly
Pep said if everyone is fit we will not go to the market
Lets recall kalvin Phillips from loan
Everything depends on Pep tho..
We have not tailored our talent with our midfield. Drop O'REILLY in their. You can't have slow old midfielders trying to play first line of defense against speedy attackers. We need a back up striker. Pep can solve the defense issues with a formation adjustment. Anyone else feels like we suffocate our attack by piling everyone from the center line to the other teams 18? We run ourselves right up to their 18 we're there 10 guys in, they're there 11 guys in and then our players in the box are so tight the same 3 on Haaland is also marking Bernado and Phil. We are creating our own issues.
IL just say this it's only been a few games that city is coming off bad understand most players are injured. Same of the city fan base makes me sick . For loosing amd doing bad when the team Been elite for years . Understand they can't keep up the sane level same hunger and energy it's not the same . But they trying. Just have faith whatever the outcome is . But it's stupid how yall get when they have a few losses 😮
Football standards nowadays are either win all games with couple draws.. or if you lose 2 games in a row even if you are Sir alex, then you are facing the sack? what is this
the fact u r comparing rodri’s prime to zubamindi is unfair, if u compar rodri prior his arrival to city to firnandinho u won’t ever take rodri as he wasn’t even close to him.. players they progress under the right management and coach..
Just sign these midfielders and Viktor Gyokeres, please.
We need a Haaland replacement and midfield replacement in case of injuries or someone decides to leave.
The former Sporting Lisbon sporting director needs to bring in Viktor. I know we have Erling, but in certain matches where Haaland does not score, why not have Viktor? Plus, imagine starting both of them and subbing one for the other.
Unfortunately not gonna happen Gyökeres is a starter player not as a backup lineup
Guys is it true city will buy musiala??
Calling for Pep's head is insane. Personally I'm praying he extends his contract. BLUEMOON PHIL
Those calling for Pep's head are not Cityzens.
Actually, they are haters with the aim of causing discontent and confusion
Fuck it, just get Phillips back. 😂
Any city fan who can say pep out after 4 in a row and a champions league need to support arsenal
Jack can go. He's great, but he's not producing the numbers.