NikkiCFC

Leeds play beautiful footy. Why Bielsa never got a chance at top team?

Really excited for the game tonight.

https://streamable.com/tsl1p8 hahahahahaha

Arse red card every game...

Reguilon and Ndombele on the bench. Bale not even on the bench.

Bamford 9th goal of the season...

Kante, Havertz, Mount midfield will never work against top teams or decent because there is no balance.

0:1 what a surprise

People say he is best player in the league for years but when you think about it... He is soon 30yo, has just 2 PL titles and in one of these seasons played just 28.4% of PL games. Unless City win many big trophies in the next 3 or 4 years his career is nothing special. I mean for someone he people would label as one of the best PL players in history...

City won 98 points that season. KDB played 974 minutes in the PL of possible 3420. He played just 28.4% of games. And 3 of their 4 losses came with him in the squad. Liverpool conceded more goals in 4 games with VVD this season than in all others without him this season in the PL and CL. They beat Barca 4:0 with Origi, Shaqiri... They have systems. I do not understand this narrative that we suffer because of the injuries. Pulisic played yesterday. CHO is not even on the bench when everyone is fit. And why all this talk like we are one man team with Ziyech. All his goals came in 3 games against 3 shit teams.

I suggested that before Everton. Now with wingers back no point...

World class move, goal with chest

I agree. And that is where he should play. Even if that hurt as with results I think we should change formation only for him!

Very good player for someone who has drinking problem. But it is like with Ronaldinho or Maradona (I am not compering them lol), he can do whatever he wants off the pitch and you can not get angry with him, he is that good.

This is the plan I think. I see no future for Kai as number 8. And some German expert said this: “Playing him as a CM doesn't work for me and I even think as a 10 it limits Kai, his movement is excellent and he's a very underrated finisher. “I'm honestly impressed with him as a CF towards the end of last season.”

That ship has sailed. Our wingers are getting back. If Frank has any awareness he would play that last two games.

One huge difference here. They are both great at pressing but in real defensive play they are different players. Conor can easily play DM, Mount can not. No matter who new manager is he is going to play regularly. But look how fast is his progress: Charlton - half season, Chelsea thought he was too good to fight for Championship relegation and moved him to better team. Charlton fans were angry because he was their best player and with him they were safe but got relegated after they lost him. Swansea - they reached play off, he played big part in the second half of the season and made many assists for them, fans were thrilled with him as well. Again he proved this is not his level and Chelsea wanted PL loan. WBA - It is happening again. Just 10 games and it is clear even WBA in PL is not his level.

He is not like creative type of player but is definitely more creative than Kovacic and Mount. For example in Championship he had 7 assists from open play and Mount 3. And is goalscoring threat as well. This season already 2 goals. Kova and Mount =1 And correct me if I am wrong but scoring for WBA is way more difficult. 1:1 is great result for WBA at Etihad but in injury time they had counter and his teammates just tried to waste time and keep the ball but he got pissed because they did not continued the attack and he wanted to win. Great mentality.

And even poor KDB has 10 assists already. 6 more than our best.

Yeah does not have any sense. Give him more time. Btw Arsenal tomorrow at home against Southampton and I feel like there is no chance Arse wins the game. How crazy is that?

What is the issue? Ziyech played many, many games in this position for Ajax and Morocco. And for a change we would have a creative midfielder. Giroud has amazing goalscoring record and works great with pacy wingers like Mbappe for France. Ofc you can put Werner for Olie I think he would be much better as CF but in terms of midfielders and wingers I think this is our best option.

Ten Hag said Sarri is his idol. 3rd place, EL and Cup final with great performance. I think we would be in much better place if we continued with Sarri. I know he didn't want to stay either after Juventus call and transfer ban.

When everyone is fit I want us to play this: Mendy James Zouma Silva Chilwell Kante Ziyech Kovacic CHO Giroud Pulisic German boys don't deserve starting spot for a while. No one is speaking about this but we have huge midfield issues. No creativity at all! I genuinely think that Barkley and Gallagher should be starters here.

In the last almost 7 games we scored one goal from open play not involving Giroud.

17 points lost already after just 13 games. More than City and Liverpool did twice in the last 3 seasons. With this tempo we will have around 60 points which is way unacceptable. I would say even 75 is unacceptable with this squad.