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PunkCapitalist wrote:Not saying they are on our level... But they are a strong squad again. Look, not more than 1 or 2 players out of Atlético would start for us either. Mhikitaryan is a WC player, better than Douglas IMO. Pogba would definitively start alongside Arturo. Shaw is a very good LB. Of course, they aren't even in the CL!

Tbh I doubt most of those would start for Atletico either. But I agree they are good enough to win the league pending Guardiola's final squad.

ManU did not look convincing, let alone cohesive, in their win vs. Leicester... even sticking Pogba in that MF, I have a hard time imagining them winning the PL.

Man City forum is sooo fun right now.

shpati_L1 wrote:Man City forum is sooo fun right now.

Lol. Browsing their forum is super entertaining, because they are completely clueless tactics-wise and are all over the place about what Pep's tactics are supposed to be. They also think he's Jesus Christ + the Buda.

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from the ManCity subreddit, after today's game: "What was with all the fucking back passes and side passes by our back line and midfield at the end, we're down a goal with minutes to go, pass the ball forward, try anything!"

welcome to the world of Pep

PunkCapitalist wrote:

shpati_L1 wrote:Man City forum is sooo fun right now.

Lol. Browsing their forum is super entertaining, because they are completely clueless tactics-wise and are all over the place about what Pep's tactics are supposed to be. They also think he's Jesus Christ + the Buda.

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He's the second coming of Christ, didn't you hear? It's been all over twitter for weeks now...

Roonzil wrote:He's the second coming of Christ, didn't you hear? It's been all over twitter for weeks now...

We were naive once too

nm462272 wrote:

Roonzil wrote:He's the second coming of Christ, didn't you hear? It's been all over twitter for weeks now...

We were naive once too

Hahaha, ok fair point!
I honestly cannot wait for the EPL season to start, as I'll finally be able to enjoy it without the pain of having to watch Newcastle lose (in that league). Curious to see how the different clubs do....

Arsenal are a wee bit screwed though. Gabriel got stretchered off during their friendly tonight. With Mertesacker also out for a long time, they don't seem to have an experienced CB available for their season opener against Liverpool next week.

Koscielny? They're after some defenders...

maybe time for an Arsenal panic buy on a CB? Weren't they connected to Mustafi this transfer window?

The best part is that today vs Arsenal, Pep fielded a Central Defensive partnership consisting of Kolarov and Fernando...(maybe 3 at the back..didn't see the match).

And the fans are terrified.It's like they saw a crime scene live...(with that defence they probably did ).

And then there is the goalkeepers ball distribution which I can't wait to watch.We won't need comedy tv shows anymore.

They were linked to many defenders... Mustafi is one of them. Valencia wants to sell so if they want him, they can get him.

nm462272 wrote:

Roonzil wrote:He's the second coming of Christ, didn't you hear? It's been all over twitter for weeks now...

We were naive once too

True true. But still... It's super funny seeing ManCity fans complaining about backpassing after the whole celebration and second coming of Christ attitude. Truly truly tactically clueless.

OTOH, they are finally realizing Hart won't work under Pep. I said that he would even before Pep announced his departure. I even got flamed in here for saying it, but it's as true as always: Hart is a crap keeper. That's a huge part of why I can't understand why Pep left for City... The whole squad was inadequate (besides crappy), max 2 or 3 players were going to be a good fit for Pep. He went there in order to basically buy a whole new team. I don't get why not go to Arsenal (if he wanted a decent squad upon which he could begin building) or United (if he wanted infinite resources to spend).

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