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Memphis should be on loan to another PL club. He needs a boost for his self-confidence. He's a good player with great potential, but needs to play.
 
pep really needs to be more flexible...he has this rigidity to not budge on his philosophy even when it is clearly the wrong tactics.
pressing barca at the camp nou with a squad that's clearly inferior from top to bottom just isn't good tactics.


i admire him for his ideology but he doesn't have the team to execute this. 

Man say what you want but this is what i love.

Losing to Barca is not the end of the world. And not trying to play "moral victory" but some of the goals they gave up were jokes. Slipping, just mindless give-aways. And they created chances. We criticize Mou for parking the bus but we criticize Pep for trying to play attacking ball? Man give me a Pep game to watch all day. The players might not be able to pull it off but that game was great to watch.

Crazy moments aside they still lose this game most likely. But Pep might be 1-2 players away from something great at City. If Sterling some how maintains form....and Aguero gets in form with Silva and KDB and Nolito...Sane off the bench for an attacking change of pace...just sure up that defensive mid field and get a solid outside back and you can challenge anyone in the world.
You're acting as if one of the best players ever was lucky to score a hat trick :rolleyes
 
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I think memph's biggest problem was coming to a league where the interest in the lifestyle of a pro footballer is bigger than the dedication of trying to be a great footballer. He also came to a club that was dysfunctional from top to bottom at the time (may still be). Not sure the environment Jose creates is one conducive to one that Memph can learn & grow in either. He really needs to move on & get into a better environment.
 
Glad that some of you have turned around slightly on Memphis and feel like he needs a chance before writing him off completely. He gets stick for being out of form but I seriously doubt the man has gotten to play close to a full 90 mins so far this year (2016). As a young player,you can't be expected to get any better without consistent playing time.

He's in the squad today against Fenerbache but I still hope he can get a loan somewhere for the rest of this season like Pereira where he'll be able to start week in and week out. Apparently Wolfsburg,Roma and Milan seem to be interested but more on a permanent basis.

Still think he can come good but his chances at the club are gonna be far and few in between with Tony,Marcus and even Lingard ahead of him in the pecking order. From afar,he does seem to have more of a better attitude towards working for that chance this season than last as he's said all the right things but I still want to see him get consistent chances somewhere

The 'Pool ship has sailed btw,they have even more options at his position than us :lol,he'd get the same amount of chances most likely
 
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TBF to Memphis it was go to Liverpool and work under Rodgers or united and work under a man you considered a father figure.
 
Apparently Ozil isn't too concerned with wages, he wants to know if wenger is going to sign a new contract before he signs his. Personally I don't want wenger to leave yet, sign a 2-3 year extension and I'll be happy. I have a feeling things aren't gonna be so good when he leaves [emoji]128517[/emoji]

We need to keep collecting these points, tough November and December coming up
 
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Couple months ago ya'll were calling for his head, now you're scared of life post-Wenger.
 
pep really needs to be more flexible...he has this rigidity to not budge on his philosophy even when it is clearly the wrong tactics.
pressing barca at the camp nou with a squad that's clearly inferior from top to bottom just isn't good tactics.


i admire him for his ideology but he doesn't have the team to execute this. 

Man say what you want but this is what i love.

Losing to Barca is not the end of the world. And not trying to play "moral victory" but some of the goals they gave up were jokes. Slipping, just mindless give-aways. And they created chances. We criticize Mou for parking the bus but we criticize Pep for trying to play attacking ball? Man give me a Pep game to watch all day. The players might not be able to pull it off but that game was great to watch.

Crazy moments aside they still lose this game most likely. But Pep might be 1-2 players away from something great at City. If Sterling some how maintains form....and Aguero gets in form with Silva and KDB and Nolito...Sane off the bench for an attacking change of pace...just sure up that defensive mid field and get a solid outside back and you can challenge anyone in the world.
You're acting as if one of the best players ever was lucky to score a hat trick :rolleyes

Not at all but i mean did you see the goals :lol

Barca were and are the better side hands down. But I like the gall Pep had to go down in flames :lol
 
Couple months ago ya'll were calling for his head, now you're scared of life post-Wenger.

Its usually Wenger out in the summer until transfers are made,then things calm down and are stable until the 2nd half of the season when it becomes Wenger out once again :lol

#FreeOzil
 
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Couple months ago ya'll were calling for his head, now you're scared of life post-Wenger.

Not me, i **** with wenger. Dudes hilarious to me and a great coach/man manager. I'm worried there's going to be a transition period where we don't even make top 4 :/
 
Jeez, ole 'Arry was dropping off the Mrs. but her foot was still in the Range as he drove off & her coat got tangled as well. Witnesses say she was bleeding like "Ell...
 
I'm an RM fan, but one bad result to Barca at the camp nou can't undermine what Pep has accomplished with City so far. Just a few weeks ago people were in awe at how quickly he got the team playing his style of football, and his stans were calling him the goat with no backlash after the derby win.

I would think neutrals want every manager to play more like Pep instead of being results driven. Any normal manager in their right mind A) would have adjusted their tactics going into Barca, and B) bunkered in to a counter attacking set up after going to 10 men. But what Pep has been trying to do with City from day 1 (and his response to Bravo's shaky performance in the derby stands out to me) is to give these guys the confidence and freedom to believe they can play his system. A complete stylstic/culture overhaul at a CL contender type level won't happen over night, and without the acquisition of a little more talent. The reality is that regardless of tactics City weren't going to win anyways.
 
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Apparently Ozil isn't too concerned with wages, he wants to know if wenger is going to sign a new contract before he signs his. Personally I don't want wenger to leave yet, sign a 2-3 year extension and I'll be happy. I have a feeling things aren't gonna be so good when he leaves [emoji]128517[/emoji]

We need to keep collecting these points, tough November and December coming up

All well and dandy now....I just wonder if Özil will feel the same way if Arsenal finish 4th again...
 
I'm an RM fan, but one bad result to Barca at the camp nou can't undermine what Pep has accomplished with City so far. Just a few weeks ago people were in awe at how quickly he got the team playing his style of football, and his stans were calling him the goat with no backlash after the derby win.

I would think neutrals want every manager to play more like Pep instead of being results driven. Any normal manager in their right mind A) would have adjusted their tactics going into Barca, and B) bunkered in to a counter attacking set up after going to 10 men. But what Pep has been trying to do with City from day 1 (and Bravo's shaky performance in the derby stands out to me) is to give these guys the confidence and freedom to believe they can play his system. It's not going to happen at a CL contender type level over night, and without the acquisition of a little more talent. The reality is that regardless of tactics City weren't going to win anyways.
I agree. I never expected a win even as City fan I wanted to see how this team now would respond and play against a great team like Barcelona and in the first half I liked what I saw despite the goal which while Messi was great in what he did Fernandinho slipping was really unlucky cause if not he would have cleared it no problem. There was good pressure, we where able to play out the back (not as much as Barca obviously) and create a few chances that should have been capitalized better. I said at the end of the first half yesterday that everything considered it was a 50/50 or 45/55( to Barca) first 45 mintues. And it looked like it was gonna continue for the first 8 minutes of the second half until Bravo's gaff and everything went to **** after going done to 10 men.
 
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Couple months ago ya'll were calling for his head, now you're scared of life post-Wenger.
I've always been #inwengerwetrust

Wash your face

Also Arsenal have progressed every year Ozil has been with us

From 4th place to 3rd to 2nd

Arsenal steadier than Raheem
 
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