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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.

Mount is actually hilarious. It is a sin to not hit the target from there. So many better things could have been done.

lol Mount. Not on target from there.

Blast the shit out of this into the top corner.

To be fair to Silva, I think Ayew actually committed a foul by pushing him in the back.

Well. 30 seconds later.

Auba is actually doing a lot of good things on the pitch but not being used. He is the only one in the team trying to get between the lines and turn and look up. Mount should be doing a lot of this.

That should be a red on Silva lol.

This is actually our biggest problem. No control over the game. We don't have a good DMF to pace the game and we don't have a creative one either.

I actually don't think we've looked too bad TBH. Just taking our time to build into the game.

That is what Fofana needs to do. You're a gazelle. Use your pace and burst forward.

lol its kinda funny at this point. Predictable. Jorgi is so bad to watch. When we actually play vertically we don't look bad. We look threatening. We just keep trying to do whatever it is we are trying to achieve by playing sideways constantly.

Nkunku looks a real real talent. Quick, great shooting both inside and outside the box. Seems to have a good rhythm and understanding of the game. Super impressed by his ability to find a man running through the channels. Would be stoked if we get him. A young, pacey forward who knows how to put the ball in the back of the net.