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See - anyone would look terrible with no presence in the middle... Broja had to take on 3 guys... And then what? No one there to pass the ball to. Our midfield is shocking. Non existent.

Sterling Broja. Puli Conor Kova. Zak Cucu Kouli Chalo Whoever Please just put in as many new faces as we can. All this old deadwood plays with no inspiration.

Its the middle of the field, not the rest so much. There is literally no one there when our players lift their heads. Nothing is done in the middle. Our ball literally ping pongs from top to bottom.

How is that not a yellow by disrupting a chance?

That isn't a foul

Get Kova and Puli on.

We literally just had a moment where 5 of our players were within 2 meters of each other. No wonder it seems like they have more players.

Y'all are blaming Kai way too much. Dude is the one creating these dangerous opportunities. The middle of the ground is the one who can't hold the game and pace it for us.

Every minute Jorgi plays for this club is a mistake. He gets overrun and he isn't the future here. What is the damn point.

Beautiful play from Arsenal. Do they have 2 more players on the field than we do?

Look where we "possess" the ball and where they "possess" it. We pass it damn near around our box, and so do they when they have the ball.

We can win this game, but end of the day, they are a far better and more organised team than we are. We just don't look very good from a skillset point of view. Our midfield needs 3 new buys this transfer window. We can't control a game at the moment.

Ref is a muppet too. Doesn't help.

Our team is butter. So easily pressed.

What have our players been doing for drills the last 2 to 3 years? Arsenal look so comfortable holding possession under pressure and passing. We just cannot.

It'd be nice if we had 10 Reece James' out there. Unfortunately we don't lol. Nkunku and a new midfield will be massive for us. Our players lack character and grit more than anything. Potter is doing an okay job in my opinion and has helped us technically, but there are some things that take time and personnel on the pitch.

Nkunku is pretty much a done deal, correct? This is a step in the right direction. He is quality. We do need a front man though, as I see Nkunku switching between winger and up front. Midfield should be the entire focus. Havertz and Sterling can be made to look good if we build the midfield. They are quality players, and the reality is we aren't great in the middle of the park.

"Money" in football has changed. Sure we set a blueprint for things to come - but it was never like this. More so - the narrative and and outlook for players has changed. When we were at the top and the best team in football, we would still get competition from the other big clubs - Real, Barca, Bayern, Man Utd for our current crop of players signatures, and at times we would see some of our best go to these clubs like Robben, etc. City aren't like PSG, Real, etc. They are buyers by all means, but they buy to win. They don't care about big names and trying to make them work. They simply care about winning with funds spent. To the point that their second team would be considered more talented than nearly every other first team in the league. I disagree with Pep and KDB leaving. They'll be just as good. They'll be the reason rule changes are brought in due to such long running success. And they'll never get pulled up for their "spending".

Am I the only one bored by City and the narrative around them? I really don't think having an unlimited bank account and a second team better than most of the top 4's first teams is some massive achievement. Am I the only one not impressed and don't think Pep is doing something any other manager could do with the buy in and support from owners. Start throwing in a salary cap for football because it will only get worse.

Nkunku is a far more complete player than Werner. Not particularly close either. Also - anyone would look good for City. They're the Bayern Munich of the EPL. Buy up all the talent, and make Pep look like the best manager in the world when in fact he has an unlimited bank account and now players force their way there.

The one time Sterling needed to be more selfish...

Fofana has looked good since his blunder.

These CP lads are made of glass.

He'd be perfect.

Please no. We need midfielders. We just don't have anyone in the middle to pace the game, and then another to be a wall before the defence.