NikkiCFC

Azpi still trying to find Pulisic and Mount for a header 😂

At least Traore is not on RWB. He is one of the two strikers.

Clean sheet would be improvement?

Yes.

Not sure he is banned but not a sign of him since fight with FB.

They are stupid not to use Adama here.

Is Milan also banned?

I miss Mana man, and annual winter complaining 😭

I would take a piss and play Kepa and Bettinelli as outfield players to send the message to the league.

Saul lol

He's been unsuccessful in City in these 5 and a half years imo.

Wait for Adama to come in...

Last season Frank was 9th in half season. Tuchel 2nd?

Because you look at the table. If you look at the bigger picture you will see both City and Liverpool finishing again with over 90 points. We are playing 7th bad game in a row. Can't see us getting more soon. Even in wins against Watford and Leeds we showed we are not champions material.

Would be surprised if we get one win. All Covid players will most likely be back next week.

Well if MF is the problem we can address that on the market and Gallagher is coming back. I also heard this system also protects Silva. With Rudiger and Azpilicueta leaving 2 CBs are coming and let me tell you I'm growing on Kounde even in back 4. In top 5 leagues only City conceded less goals than Sevilla. 2nd one will be tall and strong like De Ligt or Fofana. Plus Tchouameni. Bring Broja back. Young and exciting team for the future. Let them play attacking football like TT did in Dortmund. When was the last time we had that? Under Ancelotti? Mendy (Kepa) James Kounde Fofana Chilwell Gallagher Tchouameni Mount Havertz CHO Lukaku (Broja)

Kante and Havartz will play.

Produced better numbers than Werner and Lukaku. And this is not praising Morata comment but just to show where these 2 guys are.

We may pass 80 points but they will go over 90. I never understood this closing the gap talk. Liverpool and City have nothing to do with us losing points against horrible teams which we do often. We had 4 season in a row with finishing 1st, 10th, 1st, 5th. We beat City 3 times this year, also Liverpool last season at Anfield and draw this season (would be a win without red card). And we are champions of Europe. So saying 3rd place with 80 points is success is ridiculous. That means we blow 25-30 points against lesser sides.

I will just say it. Morata was better than any of our current strikers.

Is that what you take from Everton game? 80% possession. Many, many chances, Jorginho robbed for great assist by James. Conceded after set piece. They were least of our problems.

I don't know if you wake up from years ago but Neuer is not the same as before. Mendy is in top3 GKs now by pretty much everyone. His competition are Alisson, Ederson, Donnarumma. Neuer dropped from top5. About attacking players my point is that our players would produce similar numbers in their team. Pep didn’t really use Sane as a starter in PL? I would not want Coman here. He has similar value as Pulisic, Werner for example on transfermarkt and lower than Mount. My point is our attackers can be the same as theirs but they are not for some reason. Put CHO in Bundesliga, he would have Sancho numbers. Muller had great career but Kai is natural successor. Again, check his numbers in Bundesliga and how highly rated he is. Why are Havertz, Pulisic not our Muller and Gnabry? Because of quality? I don't think so.

Excuse me but I exactly want us to look like Bayern for example. Why not? Mendy is better than Neuer. And we have Kepa if you really want ball playing GK. He is similar to Manuel. James is great this season, easily over Pavard. Davies is amazing but dropped in form lately and Chilwell was also great before injury. Their CBs are all suspect, any of ours could walk in that team. Kimmich and Goretzka are world class but hey Jorginho and Kante are 3rd and 5th in ballon d'or. Highly rated. Kovacic was force before injury. Playing every game, 5 assists... They play Muller as AM, we could do the same with Havertz. They were compered before but Kai is way better. Wingers... They have Coman, Gnabry and Sane. We have Ziyech, Pulisic, CHO. Mount and Werner also occupy this position. So similar. Lewandowski vs Lukaku is biggest difference but Rom is also someone with reputation of world class striker. We pay 100m for him after all. So in this 4231 setup Bayern is playing I really think we could do the same and be that offensive force. Really don't see quality differences in our squads. It's coaching and mindset. They were interested in many of our players we are not happy with. Pulisic, Havertz, Werner, CHO. Now Rudiger. I'm sure they would use them much better. Neuer Pavard Upamecano Sule Davies Kimmich Goretzka Sane Muller Gnabry Lewandowski Mendy James Silva Rudiger Chilwell Kante Jorginho Mount Havertz CHO Lukaku Also TT played 4231 and this total football already in Dortmund. I'm interested when he looks our squad does he think we have some weak spots that we cannot implement it here? I have been saying even last season that 3atb and the way we play is not sustainable long term. I really hope he makes these changes.

Let's hope Havertz is negative.