Icon4s:


How can you integrate into the team all these youngsters at once na.
This is no youth league o.

Anyways, I am not surprised. Pep will 'drill' them in camp.

komekn:


What policy

You argued with me about the youth policy. City have been doing arrangements for donkey years when they were at Platt lane same thing.

I have said facilities don't make the best team philosophy, vision good players and good coaches.

Until Pep humbles himself and starts to influence the recruitment and coaching process and philosophy at ground level, status quo remains.

Compare Brendan Rogers as soon as he came to Liverpool he spent a lot of time at the academy. He Brought forward more players from the youth teams than any other manager in the history of Liverpool modern football.

He also sacked with immediate effect Rodolfo and arrangement man Frank McParland in one day. Where did the corrupted Rodolfo end up Manchester city, NUFF SAID.

komekn:


Rodwell was a marketing scam by Everton that city fell for, was never real quality.

komekn:


Untested youngsters playing U23 is not the same as first team football. The transition is not that easy, look at Chuba Akpom great at U18 & U21 but couldn't cut it to the next level.

Adarabioyo is no where near the standard required City youth players are not ready yet, if at all.

The team is not old as you have put it, that is a very weak excuse. Consider the current Balon Dor winner is Ronaldo who is literally 32.

Icon4s:


goldfish80:

Is Otamendi getting old too? Dude is just 28... He should be in his prime.
Most of Man city players are dipping in form including Iheanacho

You mean Iheanacho too is aging?

Lazyerudite:

Otamendi has lost pace and can't keep up with the EPL. Maybe Serie A

goldfish80:

How about Kevin De Bryn? The buzz around him seems to have died down. He looks off pace for awhile now. Is he aging too?

Lazyerudite:

I was focusing on Otamendi

ChrisKels:
Please those of you who have seen Henry Onyekuru play, how good is he compared to Zim's Karma Billiat? They have same body frame and operate from same wing. Does he have feet as quick as Billiat''s, does he posses same trickery, dribbles, close control, composure and accuracy as Billiat?

I saw a sweet young (20) full back in Bouanga of Gabon, quick feet, full of running, good passer of the ball, intelligent crosser and of course clinical tackler. Please compare Tyrone Ebuehi to Bouanga if uv seen Ebuehi play mbok.

Tbaba, goodjoe, forgiveness, BascoVanVeli, bigblangston, goldfish80 et al

ChrisKels:
Please those of you who have seen Henry Onyekuru play, how good is he compared to Zim's Karma Billiat? They have same body frame and operate from same wing. Does he have feet as quick as Billiat''s, does he posses same trickery, dribbles, close control, composure and accuracy as Billiat?

I saw a sweet young (20) full back in Bouanga of Gabon, quick feet, full of running, good passer of the ball, intelligent crosser and of course clinical tackler. Please compare Tyrone Ebuehi to Bouanga if uv seen Ebuehi play mbok.

Tbaba, goodjoe, forgiveness, BascoVanVeli, bigblangston, goldfish80 et al

komekn:


What policy

You argued with me about the youth policy. City have been doing arrangements for donkey years when they were at Platt lane same thing.

I have said facilities don't make the best team philosophy, vision good players and good coaches.

Until Pep humbles himself and starts to influence the recruitment and coaching process and philosophy at ground level, status quo remains.

Compare Brendan Rogers as soon as he came to Liverpool he spent a lot of time at the academy. He Brought forward more players from the youth teams than any other manager in the history of Liverpool modern football.

He also sacked with immediate effect Rodolfo and arrangement man Frank McParland in one day. Where did the corrupted Rodolfo end up Manchester city, NUFF SAID.

goldfish80:

The argument was that Man city over paid for Stones. Everton dupped Guardiola and Man city in that deal.
I asked you if Stones was worth 50M you said yes!
Your point was that he had good feet and in his first game he had 96% pass accuracy.

I asked you if he was better than Umtiti and Mustafi whose combined fee is below 50m, you said yes! You claimed he had better pass accuracy than Mustafi then at Valentia.
Don't tell me you've forgotten so soon.

Just a few keywords, I will pull out your quotes

Segadem:



Whaaaat?
You need to give unreserved apology to Man City FC for belitling their team.
Man city team has the best players in every department more than any other team In EPL, even their reserved (or second team) team can still compete and chanlege for the title if properly managed

Some of us knew that this will happen ( to Pep's man city team) it's a matter of "when not if" ,when he sent Joe Hart away from Etihad, now we been vindicated to those who criticised us then

I have said it before and I'm saying again, pep will regret for letting Joe Hart go


BTW,it is only Pogba and De Gae that can bench first eleven in man city team ( dis is not to disrespect man u team) OK let me add Mikhytarian join


...and the question i want to ask u are, is this not the man city team that won ten matches straight up?
...so the players suddenly became aging when they start loosing?
Abeg we no go buy dat one
Next.. .

goldfish80:

Billiat is a great player. I don't think he plays same role as Henry. I see Billiat as little bit of an old school winger in the mould of overmars while Henry is a modern inside forward or wing forward like Martial, Thierry Henry, Mbappe from the little I've seen of him.

Teams who play with a more orthodox wing play system will sign Billant while teams which set up with a 433 formation will go for Henry as one of the wing fowards. That's my candid opinion.

PROVERBZ:
take this as someone who watches billiat practically week in week out

if onyekeru was Zimbabwean he would be the first choice ahead of billiat think am lie-ing watch the clips of both players on YouTube one thing with Henry is that he can run so far its on a good pitch and the guy is adventurous he has confidence billiat has DAT to but seeing the two play u would know what am taking about

Kog45:
It was on this thread that i said with Stones man city going nowhere,it's simple and fact,d guy lack a lot as a defender.

goldfish80:

How about Kevin De Bryn? The buzz around him seems to have died down. He looks off pace for awhile now. Is he aging too?

ChrisKels:


Wow can't wait to see him in action then. Was wowed by Billiat yesterday.

Thanks man. We lost against Abia Warrior ystdy oo at the cathedral

TheGoodJoe:


De Bruyne is one of the most hardworking players on the pitch in all City games. He was able to create two solid chances in the game against Everton. One to Silva and the other to Sterling.

When we talk of aging, I am shocked you guys are picking a player. I made a list of aging City players. Footie is a team sport, not individual. If most players are aging, it is an aging team.

goldfish80:

I remember sometime ago,,, I pointed out that Bayern Munich had an aging team, so I don't expect a squash bucking side, you opposed that line of thought. You claimed Pep brought out the best in the team and Anceloti was nowhere matching that.
Funny you're using the same argument to defend Man city. Double standards perhaps?

goldfish80:

I remember sometime ago,,, I pointed out that Bayern Munich had an aging team, so I don't expect a squash bucking side, you opposed that line of thought. You claimed Pep brought out the best in the team and Anceloti was nowhere matching that.
Funny you're using the same argument to defend Man city. Double standards perhaps?

TheGoodJoe:


Na wa. Which kind talk is that? Rodwell was hot. He was a good buy but injuries messed his stay. There was nothing like scam there.

TheGoodJoe:


Is it Alaba, Jerome Boateng, Coman, Douglas Costa, Thiago Alcantara, Lewandowski, Muller. Even now, Renato Sanches is seeing games. It is not what City is facing in any way.

Please, before you drag back a point already handled, the EPL is more aggressive with more games than the Bundesliga, so it is possible to have more mature players performing.

goldfish80:

How old is Lahm, Alonso, Ribery and Robben?

For starters Alonso is 35,who in Man city is up to that?
Pep spent £150M this summer, running with the excuse that the team is aging after such an investment is very weak.

komekn:


Rodwell was a marketing ploy pushed ahead and anyone as good not allowed to compete. It's a lot easier to highlight one player than several.

That is why Hope Akpan who was at Everton at the time was never given the same level of opportunity.

TheGoodJoe:

Is that close to what City are facing or you must argue. Do you know that last season, Robben and Ribery spent a long time out of the team? It is ridiculous arguing an obvious fact.

goldfish80:

Still they are members of the team. Their ages contribute to the average age of the team.

lakesidepapa:



Billiat is a very fine player, he's one of the players that helped Sundowns to win the Caf champion league. The trio of Dolly, Billiat and one young player with an Old school hair cut(forgot his name) in the forward line of sundowns is a bomb.

Yes Henry is like Billiat, tricky, can cross ball and fast but Henry is not a team player and Billiat is. Moreso, Both of them are not good at tracking back just like success at the wing unlike Moses under conte.

BascoVanVeli:
I think the level of competition so far in the afcon has been shocking. Zimbabwe and Togo must be congratulated on their results.

TheGoodJoe:


Simple, Manchester City have a problem due to their aging team. You can not class Bayern Munich an aging team. It is off the point.