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Mickael2:
I did not want to say this but after watching today's game I think it just might be true. pep wants Nacho to fail! every single game that he plays Nacho he always leaves out an integral part of his team so that the quality of the supply to nacho will be reduced eventually denying him of the possibility to show his talents. he is obviously doing this because the owners of man city love Nacho but they live trophies more, come January when Jesus comes he will point at Nacho's Ned games and crucify him because of that, because I cannot see why Silva did not start this match

onirugbon:
Bro I did not watch the gane but from the commentaries I read, Nacho lost 2 good chances.
He had his chance but did not take it.
You cannot blame Pep for that. You can only blame Nacho.

Pep perhaps wanted to conserve the strength of his main team against lowly burnley, and it was up to Nacho to perform. But he didnt.

Perhaps Nacho should take a loan move. I read Watford wants him on loan. He stands a better chance of benching Ighalo and partnering successfully with Isaac and Deneey at Watford which would bring him massive improvements.

The situation at city seems to be killing his confidence.

I say....NACHO SHOULD GO ON LOAN!!

TheGoodJoe:
So we are still back to square one.

Explain how Iheanacho's pressing, mobility, aerial presence and stamina improved. Is it by playing regularly?

tbaba1234:
He will progress better and quicker with games..

TheGoodJoe:

Will he have the kind of training he gets at City with the Clubs he will get games? Put it side by side. Top training plus games. At most of these clubs, you do not get the kind of improvement Nacho is showing.

If you watched him move today, you will be impressed.

So the games you want does not assure the kind of growth he is getting.

tbaba1234:
Go on loan because he is not getting minutes.. When Aguero was injured, he preferred Nolito and Sterling as his strikers.

Iheanacho should go to a place where he will be given 90 minutes to score and not taken off when he does not score in the first half.

tbaba1234:
"Iheanacho isn’t the same player he was once. His confidence has taken a hit, I think he plays with lot of pressure as he is unsure what could happen next unlike when Pelligrini was in charge, He is surrounded by players he knows have the trust of the manager unlike during Pelligrini’s reign where he has the trust of the manager and knows it, he has regressed under Guardiola. He is under pressure”.

Michael Owen

I completely agree..

tbaba1234:
"Iheanacho isn’t the same player he was once. His confidence has taken a hit, I think he plays with lot of pressure as he is unsure what could happen next unlike when Pelligrini was in charge, He is surrounded by players he knows have the trust of the manager unlike during Pelligrini’s reign where he has the trust of the manager and knows it, he has regressed under Guardiola. He is under pressure”.

Michael Owen

I completely agree..

BascoVanVeli:
I don't think Iheanacho gets taken off if it is 11 v 11 but point was he started the match. The boy is young and thus the dull game here and there will happen. I think he should give it a go until the season ends.

tbaba1234:
"Iheanacho isn’t the same player he was once. His confidence has taken a hit, I think he plays with lot of pressure as he is unsure what could happen next unlike when Pelligrini was in charge, He is surrounded by players he knows have the trust of the manager unlike during Pelligrini’s reign where he has the trust of the manager and knows it, he has regressed under Guardiola. He is under pressure”.

Michael Owen

I completely agree..

TheGoodJoe:
Let Owen go and tell the World how Rashford and Marshall have become Ballon d'Or winners in Manchester United.

TheGoodJoe:
LOLS. Just look at Owen. The guy does not know jack about City. The same Pellegrini who left Iheanacho on the bench for so long and kept Bony as his second striker has the trust of Pellegrini.

You can imagine. Then Guardiola who dropped Bony as the second striker and made Iheanacho the second striker does not have the trust of Guardiola. Na waooooooooooooo.

edi287:
But he tried to sign Aubamayeng, didn't he??

tbaba1234:
Mikel Obi joining Valencia on a four year deal... That means no Europe next year since Valencia are battling for their lives.

Good place for Mikel to play though. Regular games will be good for him.

TheGoodJoe:

Guardiola stopped the Aubameyang deal because of his faith in Nacho. It was Txiki, our Technical director who wanted Aubameyang.

edi287:
Oh I see...thought it was because of his price tag.

TheGoodJoe:

Not price tag. Iheanacho is now fast, on and off the ball. I agree now, we do not need to spend big. With Iheanacho, Sane, Gabriel we can build a formidable attack line.

princesuko:
You are delusional of you think that attack will be formidable.

tbaba1234:
"Iheanacho isn’t the same player he was once. His confidence has taken a hit, I think he plays with lot of pressure as he is unsure what could happen next unlike when Pelligrini was in charge, He is surrounded by players he knows have the trust of the manager unlike during Pelligrini’s reign where he has the trust of the manager and knows it, he has regressed under Guardiola. He is under pressure”.

Michael Owen

I completely agree..

Icon4s:
I think I am liking what Mancity is helping Nigeria do: Converting Iheanacho to a CF. He should keep playing that position even if it is 45mins or 5mins per game. With time he will grow into that our much sought after CF for the Super Eagles.

After watching Iwobi play the "number 10" against Palace over the weekend, I began to think what Rohr would be thinking. Iwobi is a natural "number 10".

I began to think of a formation that would look like:

.................Iheanacho

Etebor(LWF).....Iwobi(AM).....Moses(RWF)


..............Mikel(CM)
...................Onazi/Ndidi(DM)

I chose to play Etebor as LWF forward because of his high mobility which makes him capable of switching from the left side of Midfield to attack. He can also easily support the LB. Also his eye for goal as he easily joins in the attack just like he did at Rio.

I had always wanted to play Iheanacho as the AM because of his work rate and over-all contribution at the edge of the box. But after watching Iwobi play that role I think we can free Iheanacho to play as CF. Iwobi is capable from that position. This team does not need a mediocre CF. Time to offload players like Ighalo and Ideye. Iheanacho could be the man for the CF job.

TheGoodJoe:

Icon4s wants to kill somebody's child. See the frightening front line. The work rate and pace from Moses, Etebor and Iheanacho can kill somebody's child.

Awesome front line. With Iwobi behind stringing passes through the created gaps from the pacy players.

Deadly line up boss.

TheGoodJoe:

Icon4s wants to kill somebody's child. See the frightening front line. The work rate and pace from Moses, Etebor and Iheanacho can kill somebody's child.

Awesome front line. With Iwobi behind stringing passes through the created gaps from the pacy players.

Deadly line up boss.

Icon4s:
I think I am liking what Mancity is helping Nigeria do: Converting Iheanacho to a CF. He should keep playing that position even if it is 45mins or 5mins per game. With time he will grow into that our much sought after CF for the Super Eagles.

After watching Iwobi play the "number 10" against Palace over the weekend, I began to think what Rohr would be thinking. Iwobi is a natural "number 10".

I began to think of a formation that would look like:

.................Iheanacho

Etebor(LWF).....Iwobi(AM).....Moses(RWF) i like this your frontline , they can produce result, Ndidi and Mikel can form another wall , while our oyinbo walls remains in their position , i still don't know why i am beginning to lose hope in Ogenyi Onazi . I STILL DONT KNOW ,


..............Mikel(CM)
...................Onazi/Ndidi(DM)

I chose to play Etebor as LWF forward because of his high mobility which makes him capable of switching from the left side of Midfield to attack. He can also easily support the LB. Also his eye for goal as he easily joins in the attack just like he did at Rio.

I had always wanted to play Iheanacho as the AM because of his work rate and over-all contribution at the edge of the box. But after watching Iwobi play that role I think we can free Iheanacho to play as CF. Iwobi is capable from that position. This team does not need a mediocre CF. Time to offload players like Ighalo and Ideye. Iheanacho could be the man for the CF job.

chrisooblog:
Hi Icon Happy New Year great forward line you have there iwobi will eventually end up in the AM role just like his uncle JJ who started on the left before moving permanently to the midfield. With Etebo his versatility as much as it is his strength might be his weakness jack of all trades master of non things. Yes we can move him around depending on the opponent and formation we are employing against them but in the end I see him best operating in the AM/SS role. Iheanacho has been decent in the CF position but I think he would be best playing of a main CF that's why I will not be quick to dump ideye or ighalo at least until osimhen, sadiq, awoniyi etc are ready

chrisooblog:
Hi Icon Happy New Year great forward line you have there iwobi will eventually end up in the AM role just like his uncle JJ who started on the left before moving permanently to the midfield. With Etebo his versatility as much as it is his strength might be his weakness jack of all trades master of non things. Yes we can move him around depending on the opponent and formation we are employing against them but in the end I see him best operating in the AM/SS role. Iheanacho has been decent in the CF position but I think he would be best playing of a main CF that's why I will not be quick to dump ideye or ighalo at least until osimhen, sadiq, awoniyi etc are ready

chrisooblog:
Hi Icon Happy New Year great forward line you have there iwobi will eventually end up in the AM role just like his uncle JJ who started on the left before moving permanently to the midfield. With Etebo his versatility as much as it is his strength might be his weakness jack of all trades master of non things. Yes we can move him around depending on the opponent and formation we are employing against them but in the end I see him best operating in the AM/SS role. Iheanacho has been decent in the CF position but I think he would be best playing of a main CF that's why I will not be quick to dump ideye or ighalo at least until osimhen, sadiq, awoniyi etc are ready

edi287:
Oh I see...thought it was because of his price tag.

Icon4s:
Atleast Isaac Success and Olanrewaju Kayode are ready. They can replace Ighalo and Ideye IMO.

We have been patient enough for those guys.

As per Etebor's versatility, nothing wrong for his age. This is typical of talented young players.

Iheanacho for eg can play AM, RWF, SS, CF.

Iwobi can play both LWF and RWF, AM and even CM.

Ndidi can play as CB and DM.

Mikel their father can play DM, CM and AM.

A young player's versatility makes him more marketable and very open to team's formation and tactics.

The role Etebor would play in his next "big" move would to a large extent shapen the role he would play both for club and national team in future. I learnt he is on Arsenal's radar alongside Leicester and AS Monaco. 'Would love to see him team-up with Iwobi at the Emirates.

BascoVanVeli:
We can't discard Ideye, the team needs his experience. Plus his goal record and performances for us back him up.

TheGoodJoe:

A three man forward line is ideal and what Icon4s incorporated in his team is an offensive/defensive balance. In the forward line, all have exceptional work rate and help support the defence.

Bringing in someone like Ighalo or Ideye takes that cohesive balance.