Manchester City Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2024/25

Thanx 4 The Fish · 31-12-2017 1:25am #1

Have at it all.. Usual rules apply etc..

the whole year inn · 31-12-2017 1:43am

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

Have at it all.. Usual rules apply etc..

Pray for Kompany.

SEPT 23 1989 · 31-12-2017 1:53am

Time to come home Xavi6 wherever you are

blueser · 31-12-2017 7:15am

I'm assuming the thread should be "2018"? Anyhow; all the best for the my fellow blues on here for 2018. The new year has potential to turn out not too bad!

suffering golfer · 31-12-2017 10:32am

Our year!

blueser · 31-12-2017 12:00pm

suffering golfer wrote: »

Our year!

Let's not get too giddy too quickly. Let's look at what we need to do to win the league. In the 25 full seasons of the PL, the winning points total has ranged from 75 up to 95, and it has taken 90+ to win it on 7 occasions. Therefore; if you set a mark of, say, 92 points as a likely figure to be good enough to win it, you're looking at 34 points more from our remaining 18 games. So 10 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats should hopefully do it (92 might well be more than we'd need, but I'm probably being overly cautious in that assessment). So we're not there yet, not by a long way. But it is a middling good start!

suffering golfer · 31-12-2017 12:16pm

blueser wrote: »

Let's not get too giddy too quickly. Let's look at what we need to do to win the league. In the 25 full seasons of the PL, the winning points total has ranged from 75 up to 95, and it has taken 90+ to win it on 7 occasions. Therefore; if you set a mark of, say, 92 points as a likely figure to be good enough to win it, you're looking at 34 points more from our remaining 18 games. So 10 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats should hopefully do it (92 might well be more than we'd need, but I'm probably being overly cautious in that assessment). So we're not there yet, not by a long way. But it is a middling good start!

Fair point, but I was referring to year not season. It is still 2017 :pac:

suffering golfer · 31-12-2017 12:18pm

Team to play Palace: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Mangala, Danilo, Gundogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, B. Silva, Sane, Jesus.

Subs: Bravo, Stones, Sterling, Aguero, Adarabioyo, Zinchenko, Toure.

the whole year inn · 31-12-2017 1:27pm

suffering golfer wrote: »

Team to play Palace: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Mangala, Danilo, Gundogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, B. Silva, Sane, Jesus.

Subs: Bravo, Stones, Sterling, Aguero, Adarabioyo, Zinchenko, Toure.

Jesus taken off, looked in a bad state.

blueser · 31-12-2017 1:49pm

Palace giving it a good go today. Fair play to them. Too many of our lads having off days. Sane has been dreadful and Kev is below his usual standard.

blueser · 31-12-2017 1:54pm

Sane needs to cut out the petulance. Indeed, he needs hooking for the second half.

blueser · 31-12-2017 3:02pm

Ah well. All good things come to an end. I'm more concerned with the injuries to Gabby and Kev.

suffering golfer · 31-12-2017 3:03pm

blueser wrote: »

Ah well. All good things come to an end. I'm more concerned with the injuries to Gabby and Kev.

Yep... makes a move for Sanchez all the more likely now I think.

suffering golfer · 31-12-2017 3:05pm

blueser wrote: »

Ah well. All good things come to an end. I'm more concerned with the injuries to Gabby and Kev.

Still unbeaten.

Feels like a win after the penalty...

blueser · 31-12-2017 3:07pm

suffering golfer wrote: »

Still unbeaten.

Feels like a win after the penalty...

Which wasn't. Will the FA charge Zaha for "successfully deceiving a match official"?

suffering golfer · 31-12-2017 3:13pm

blueser wrote: »

Which wasn't. Will the FA charge Zaha for "successfully deceiving a match official"?

To be fair it is impossible for the ref not to give it, it did look like a pen in real time.

the whole year inn · 31-12-2017 3:15pm

blueser wrote: »

Ah well. All good things come to an end. I'm more concerned with the injuries to Gabby and Kev.

With Silva out now for what ever reason he has and if Aguero gets injured we will have no striker what so ever. Has easy cup draws but could be allot of pressure after awhile.

the whole year inn · 31-12-2017 3:25pm

15 for Chelsea to top us, great way to end the year to be fair.

blueser · 31-12-2017 3:27pm

I'd rather have lost the game and come off without the injuries to Gabby and Kev.

Shaungoater · 31-12-2017 3:28pm

Jaysus I be worried about Kevin and jesus injury may mean we need sanchez. We are getting no protection at all from referees

blueser · 31-12-2017 3:29pm

Gabby out for one, maybe two months according to Pep.

the whole year inn · 31-12-2017 4:04pm

blueser wrote: »

Gabby out for one, maybe two months according to Pep.

Damn, what is the injury?

blueser · 31-12-2017 4:13pm

the whole year inn wrote: »

Damn, what is the injury?

They haven't specified the particular injury (I couldn't find it) but those are Pep's words. As for Kev;
https://twitter.com/HLNinEngeland/status/947482525991096320

blueser · 01-01-2018 11:20pm

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/947952933282476034

Gutted for the lad. You could see he was heartbroken on sunday. Just waiting now to see how long he'll be out for. And hoping that Kev may be available for the trip to Anfield on the 14th.

Trigger · 01-01-2018 11:26pm

Very sad to hear about jesus there, no one would wish that on any player, hopefully he comes back from it soon enough, I suppose he should be happy that it wasn’t an ACL, at least the Medial is a lesser injury

suffering golfer · 01-01-2018 11:31pm

blueser wrote: »

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/947952933282476034

Gutted for the lad. You could see he was heartbroken on sunday. Just waiting now to see how long he'll be out for. And hoping that Kev may be available for the trip to Anfield on the 14th.

How long are MCL injuries usually?

Trigger · 01-01-2018 11:32pm

suffering golfer wrote: »

How long are MCL injuries usually?

6-8 weeks to recover from the surgery then probably another 2 to get some fitness up, depends how quick you heal though

Turtwig · 01-01-2018 11:35pm

Gutted for the lad, and you guys. His movement is pivotal to making City function at their best imo. After he went off, the dynamism in your attacks dropped considerably.

blueser · 02-01-2018 1:47am

suffering golfer wrote: »

How long are MCL injuries usually?

Seeing some of the stuff on Twitter (I know) and on other forums, people are estimating up to 3 months, going on personal experiences of suffering a similar injury. But they are qualifying that by saying that they didn't have access to the quality of medical care that the club are going to offer to Gabby.

FixitFelix · 02-01-2018 1:51am

suffering golfer wrote: »

How long are MCL injuries usually?

Having torn my own MCL it was 12 weeks in brace before returning to training, but I’m sure they have more advanced methods of recovery

gstack166 · 02-01-2018 11:13am

David Silva returned to training yesterday, will be in the squad tonight. Well needed boost.

suffering golfer · 02-01-2018 12:56pm

gstack166 wrote: »

David Silva returned to training yesterday, will be in the squad tonight. Well needed boost.

Great news, what the word on KDB?

SEPT 23 1989 · 02-01-2018 1:14pm

suffering golfer wrote: »

Great news, what the word on KDB?

Fit for tonight if needed

He was the one to really worry about

suffering golfer · 02-01-2018 2:33pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Fit for tonight if needed

He was the one to really worry about

Tbf, he needs a rest, presumably will be rested for the Burnsley game.

Shaungoater · 02-01-2018 2:34pm

blueser wrote:

Gutted for the lad. You could see he was heartbroken on sunday. Just waiting now to see how long he'll be out for. And hoping that Kev may be available for the trip to Anfield on the 14th.

The way [Liverpool] are playing that's the big one, we need kevin for it. Be great if stones had a few starts before then too. Any word on delph?

gstack166 · 02-01-2018 4:26pm

suffering golfer wrote: »

Great news, what the word on KDB?

Definitely out injured for tonight. Thoughts he could make Burnley in the Cup the weekend but won’t be risked.

blueser · 02-01-2018 4:46pm

suffering golfer wrote: »

Tbf, he needs a rest, presumably will be rested for the Burnsley game.

I wouldn't have him anywhere near the first team in the next two games. He needs a rest.

Joe Exotic · 02-01-2018 5:25pm

blueser wrote: »

I wouldn't have him anywhere near the first team in the next two games. He needs a rest.

Agreed and Despite whatever personal Issues D. Silva has had he is rested at least physically so he can play the next few

blueser · 02-01-2018 5:36pm

murphk wrote: »

Agreed and Despite whatever personal Issues D. Silva has had he is rested at least physically so he can play the next few

I'm guessing he will feature for at least part of tonight's game. Then he'll probably be heading back to Spain for a few days again. Even if he wasn't having this personal issue to deal with, I wouldn't have had him in the Burnley game anyway. Along with the bulk of the first choice players.

suffering golfer · 02-01-2018 6:11pm

So what will be the team so?

Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Mangala, Danilo, Gundogan, Toure, Merlin, B. Silva, Sterling, Aguero.

suffering golfer · 02-01-2018 6:12pm

suffering golfer wrote: »

So what will be the team so?

Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Mangala, Danilo, Gundogan, Toure, Merlin, B. Silva, Sterling, Aguero.

Would rest ferdinho also.

the whole year inn · 02-01-2018 8:03pm

suffering golfer wrote: »

Would rest ferdinho also.

Kev starts, with D Silva, Sterling, Sane and Aguero, Fernandinho Walker Stones Otamendi and Delph, what's going on?

gstack166 · 02-01-2018 8:05pm

Zero messing with Pep for this game!! Surely madness playing KDB tho!!

Hitchens · 02-01-2018 8:05pm

the whole year inn · 02-01-2018 8:10pm

gstack166 wrote: »

Zero messing with Pep for this game!! Surely madness playing KDB tho!!

Sure he wouldn't be playing if he was any doubt I'd say, This should be a good game.

suffering golfer · 02-01-2018 8:11pm

Hitchens wrote: »

That really surprise me. Looking at the strength of the team, would have thought Kev would be rested. Pep knows best, i guess...

Seems mad though.

gstack166 · 02-01-2018 8:12pm

the whole year inn wrote: »

Sure he wouldn't be playing if he was any doubt I'd say, This should be a good game.

Think KDB is just too eager to play every game,fair play to him like. Just thought he would of got the night off.

blueser · 02-01-2018 8:13pm

That is, for me, nearly our strongest XI. Though you could make arguments for Jesus and, of course, Mendy. Personally, I'd have left Kev out of tonight and the Burnley Cup game. Have him fully fit and refreshed for the Liverpool game.

Turtwig · 02-01-2018 8:26pm

At Barca the argument by pep and later by Enrique was that a player isn't a top level player if they can't stay mentally active and aware during fixture congestion. Physically they'll be drained a "little" but ultimately mentally, concentration wise, is where the biggest battle is. Javier Mascherano gave a really interesting interview on this. Remember, if your team is to become the dominant force the owners envisage you'll have on average 10-12 more games a season than other teams.

(In Enrique's second season from October to April Barca had a game every 72-84 hours outside of the regular break periods.)

Shaungoater · 02-01-2018 8:33pm

Jaysus thats a strong team! Great to see delph stones and silva back. Can rest these lads the weekend I suppose

gstack166 · 02-01-2018 8:39pm

Still can’t post pictures or screen shots on this!! Help would be appreciated

But I looked at a tweet from (twitter handle) @esteemedkompany a City blogger & youtuber, actually a very good follow retweet - How do you show your squad that you want them straight back to winning ways after losing the winning run? By fielding a team as strong as that.

Someday pep up for me!

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