Players can be criticised. It doesn’t mean fans hate them. Fans of other clubs don’t wander around in this blissful optimism never saying a bad thing about any player they have you know.
It’s so weird why some want to perpetuate an idea that...
We’ve been one of the most patient crowds in the entire league starved of success for 30 years watching a succession of players nowhere near good enough barely give any effort for us. Our crowd clapped Stephen Naismith and Richarlison when they...
Exactly. There’s nothing wrong with him as a squad player to come on in certain situations or play in certain games but if he’s first choice and starting every game next season then we’ve not really moved forward.
But Gana is the best player we have? He's shone in a poor side because our football has allowed him to generate stats.
If there are any plans to become more progressive in transition, then his is not the profile of midfielder we need to be...
Perhaps not but we also don’t need to continue the problem. If we keep Gueye and Alcaraz to go with Garner then fine but we need any new arrivals to be a step in the right direction not another Tom Davies/Klaassen/Allan etc. all of whom were too...
Coutinho ran around Gana in 2017 to score at Anfield. It’s now 2025 and Gana has only got slower. He’s great at sitting deep, timing interceptions, nicking the ball back, closing passing lanes yes absolutely but he’s not great at dominating space...
Arteta Pienaar Osman all very good players technically. Gibson Neville not bad either. Cahill was also extremely effective.
Look who they played against though.
Lampard Essien Ballack
Mascherano Gerrard Alonso
Carrick Scholes Park
Vieira...
Probably bad examples as they’ve both slowed down recently (and City have suffered for it) but Pep has bought Gonzalez in and is linked with Reinjders, he’ll have mobility in that engine room once again.
The only time we’ve really had it...
Yeah it isn’t, I’m not saying it would, just saying he’s the type of midfielder that would fit in well here.
My worry is that if 2/3 of our starting midfield next season reads Alcaraz and Gueye then we are severely short in pace and power in...
I’ve always liked the lad Nunes at City, think he’s wasted at right back. He had some drive at Wolves as a box to box player. If he was available Everton could do worse for an experienced PL midfielder who can motor and score a goal.
We lost 4 in a row with our midfield being absolutely walked through so I’m not sure how he was ‘randomly’ dropped. Then we tightened up once he was out of the team and Mangala was in. Nothing more than a classic case of a young player who is...