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I think it's safe to return to one of my old hobby horses at the mo.
So now we have seen what a proper winger looks like for a while, yer know, running at full backs, taking them on and going past them etc, when was the last time anybody thought, "Blimey we miss Petrov"?
He'd be third choice as our lefty now surely.

While we are winning I dont miss him.

There are better players in the squad than Petrov now in his position, plus hes getting older. Time to move on.

He did well for us though in my opinion. Just a shame he was a liability defensivly.

Piccsnumberoneblue wrote:I think it's safe to return to one of my old hobby horses at the mo.
So now we have seen what a proper winger looks like for a while, yer know, running at full backs, taking them on and going past them etc, when was the last time anybody thought, "Blimey we miss Petrov"?
He'd be third choice as our lefty now surely.

You.

wouldnt of minded having him on the bench yesterday, would of been perfect replacing bellers insteadof swp(how terrible was he?)

Ted Hughes wrote:

Piccsnumberoneblue wrote:I think it's safe to return to one of my old hobby horses at the mo.
So now we have seen what a proper winger looks like for a while, yer know, running at full backs, taking them on and going past them etc, when was the last time anybody thought, "Blimey we miss Petrov"?
He'd be third choice as our lefty now surely.

You.

ha ha. Good point Ted. Nobody to tut and shake my head at.

I think Petrov is a perfect squad player but doubt whether he would be happy staying if he isn't likely to play much. The downside is that he isn't the perfect replacement for Bellamy as he can't do the working back bit but in the attacking sense he fits ther bill.

SWP seems to be going through a confidence crisis at the moment.He is seeing AJ establish himself and must be seeing his chances of playing diminish. As a comparison to AJ he doesn't seem to have as much variation going forward.AJ can go both sdies of the full back whereas SWP is really limited to going outside which is defensively manageable and of course SWP cannot play the left wing role.

Tricky situation and I wonder what Mancini thinks of Weiss.Hard to know how good he is as he hasn't figured for City and the Bolton loan hasnt really worked but maybe he will end up the the number two to AJ. Will he hang around though if he doesnt get some real game time?

Have a go at somebody who isn't playing.Suppose thats pretty much par for the course.When he was playing earlier on in the season he was played on the side he is not used to, a regular starter for Bobby and we were doing quite well and he was doing what a winger does in chipping in with a few goals and assists.Same as Craig.I'm missing him.Think he would be fantastic on the bench

Should that not be "Who is Petrov?"

When Petrov came he was a breath of fresh air, we hadn't seen such a talented guy like that at City for a while and he quite rightly became a fans favourite. He's past his peak now and we have moved on, Johnson is a better version, and his contract is up so I think he'll be moved on. Bit of a shame but I dont think he wants to be a bit part player!

no he is shite. and a complete wimp.

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:I think Petrov is a perfect squad player but doubt whether he would be happy staying if he isn't likely to play much. The downside is that he isn't the perfect replacement for Bellamy as he can't do the working back bit but in the attacking sense he fits ther bill.

I totally agree with this, he is a great squad player but we'd need a stronger left back than we have for him to work at the level we are now at, he was perfect for the side 12 months ago and I stuck up for him when others gave him unfair criticism, but now I believe he should be used in the FA and Carling Cups to give Bellamy the rest he needs for the Champions League and Premiership.

I still believe he is a good player who could hold his own, but we need to look at players good enough for where we want to be, not just where we are now.

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:I think Petrov is a perfect squad player but doubt whether he would be happy staying if he isn't likely to play much. The downside is that he isn't the perfect replacement for Bellamy as he can't do the working back bit but in the attacking sense he fits ther bill.

SWP seems to be going through a confidence crisis at the moment.He is seeing AJ establish himself and must be seeing his chances of playing diminish. As a comparison to AJ he doesn't seem to have as much variation going forward.AJ can go both sdies of the full back whereas SWP is really limited to going outside which is defensively manageable and of course SWP cannot play the left wing role.

Tricky situation and I wonder what Mancini thinks of Weiss.Hard to know how good he is as he hasn't figured for City and the Bolton loan hasnt really worked but maybe he will end up the the number two to AJ. Will he hang around though if he doesnt get some real game time?

Petrov doesn't fit the team idea which I think (hope) Mancini has in mind; to put plenty attacking players in the team but get them to graft & work back to make up for the lack of defensive ones (which incidentally I believe was exactly the plan Les also had). Petrov & Robinho have been given plenty of chances to show whether they could do it don't fit the bill for that team. Unfortunately Ireland has also struggled with it & like those two, can't find a position.

I think Stephen Ireland has been missing Petrov. The two of them have quite a good understanding on the field.

Rag_hater wrote:Have a go at somebody who isn't playing.Suppose thats pretty much par for the course.When he was playing earlier on in the season he was played on the side he is not used to, a regular starter for Bobby and we were doing quite well and he was doing what a winger does in chipping in with a few goals and assists.Same as Craig.I'm missing him.Think he would be fantastic on the bench

You say you see things differently to others, but mate you go against the norm on absolutely every single issue and that to me says you just like an argument.

For the record, I think Petrov is a useful option on the bench but to say he is the same as Bellamy is absolute total HORSESHIT and well you know it.

Original Dub wrote:

Rag_hater wrote:Have a go at somebody who isn't playing.Suppose thats pretty much par for the course.When he was playing earlier on in the season he was played on the side he is not used to, a regular starter for Bobby and we were doing quite well and he was doing what a winger does in chipping in with a few goals and assists.Same as Craig.I'm missing him.Think he would be fantastic on the bench

You say you see things differently to others, but mate you go against the norm on absolutely every single issue and that to me says you just like an argument.

For the record, I think Petrov is a useful option on the bench but to say he is the same as Bellamy is absolute total HORSESHIT and well you know it.

Maybe saying Martin and Craig are the same is Horseshit because one doesn't walk around the pitch swearing at all that moves(its probably what endears him to the real men).Personally I prefer watching people playing the game.
However I think Martins corner taking,free kick taking and crossing is better than Craig's hence making him more effective when he is fit.
Craig has the place now whilst Martin is unfit but Bobby seems to like what Martin brings to the game by looking at the number of games he started ahead of Craig when he was fit and I think he will be back in the team when he gets back to full fitness.I will be glad to see him cos as daft as it may seem to you I think he is better than Craig.I think Craig is very good but not as good as Martin.

I completely forgot about guy until yesterday when for some reason I actually thought about him myself which was weird that this topic was actually brought up. Must be a City thing.. Would be good to have on the bench I guess but we do have better and younger players ahead of him and it shows how far we have come. Will fit nicely into a mid table side though next year if we don't fancy holding onto him..

Not me, like others have said i wouldn't mind having him on the bench but that's about it.

He would be great for a team coming up like WBA, if they could get him on a pay as you play deal.

The thought of Petrov bombing down the left and Wright-Phillips bombing down the right to whip in crosses for the head of Santa Cruz or Adebayor was exciting. Two great Wingers would be awesome. It's never really happened though!

Right now, I'm not missing Petrov because A. Johnson has been a more than able replacement. He seems to have a little more to his game than simply running at Players and whipping in a cross. I also noticed him regularly using his left foot whilst being on the right side of the pitch yesterday. Something to force opposition Defenders in to making a choice over. i.e. Will he cross it in or run in to the Box. Options.

Instinct says Petrov will want regular Football. All it takes is an injury to Bellamy and he's in contention - but I get the impression he'll move on in the Summer.

I am.