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USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:23 am
by Beefymcfc
Anything?

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:25 am
by Bridge'srightfoot
We're fucked if we get a penalty shoot-out ;)

Obvious one is Jovetic will have a huge season if he stays injury free.

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:27 am
by sheblue
We have no centre back cover.

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:30 am
by nottsblue
The lads have clocked up some more airmiles.

Jovetic is showing us what a truly class act he is. Clichy is not bad as RB cover. Zuculini looks to be half decent. Etc etc.

However, surely all of this could have been discovered closer to home

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:30 am
by Nigels Tackle
jack rodwell is the new invisible man
jovetic has the potential to be our player of the season
americans are scared of weather

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:46 am
by city72
A £5 on jovetic top premiership goalscorer at 50/1 is a great bet.

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:01 am
by john@staustell
No one learn anything about Hart?

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:10 am
by Invisible Man Fan
john@staustell wrote:No one learn anything about Hart?


Yeah, that he has got a huge fight on his hands if he wants to be No 1 at City, But I think he is up for it.

Also, Jojo looks impressive, hoping it continues. Boyata will never make it at City, Rekik is still very young, but not overly impressive. Fernando got better as the tour went on. Navas looks good, Toure is still as lazy as ever.

Most importantly, the main thing I have learnt is that Pre-season is over and the real football begins next Sunday!

WEMBLEY, WEMBLEY, WE'RE THE FAMOUS MAN CITY.........

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:21 am
by craigmcfc
That, regrettably, Guidetti is not looking like he'll make it at City and is set for either a season out on loan or a permanent move. Had high hopes for him too.

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:28 am
by Cocacolajojo1
No one learn anything about Hart?


Noone likes Hart. He's like the paper clip in Word, no matter how useful he might be people will always dislike him and will always remember him for when he popped up unnecessarily and not when he was very helpful. Like when you always remember picking the wrong queue (or however it's spellt) in the supermarket but never when you picked a decent one.

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:28 am
by craigmcfc
Kelly O'Donnell's quite nice too......

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:29 am
by craigmcfc
Cocacolajojo wrote:
No one learn anything about Hart?


Noone likes Hart. He's like the paper clip in Word, no matter how useful he might be people will always dislike him and will always remember him for when he popped up unnecessarily and not when he was very helpful. Like when you always remember picking the wrong queue (or however it's spellt) in the supermarket but never when you picked a decent one.


Hahaha. Queue was fine mate, it was SPELT that was wrong

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:17 am
by blues2win
I think this was a chance for the youngsters to shine or not. On Monday decisions will be taken. I expect Rekik to go back on loan Zuculini will go to Spain for a year despite his promise Micah will be sold ditto Rodwell. Don't know about Sinclair who did a bit better Garcia and Nastasic. Milner will stay for another season but I can see him going next season tbh. I don't suppose he was thrilled by Pellegrini's remarks about Lampard. Hart will be seriously challenged by Willy Clichy can play right back half way decently. Finally the young Nigerian looks really good but can we get him a work permit in October?

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:33 am
by Mikhail Chigorin
Our 'second-string' players (as opposed to our first choice players), when thrown together 'ad hoc' with some of our youngsters, managed to play a decent bit of football.

It all looks a bit holistic to me.

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:33 pm
by Beefymcfc
Mikhail Chigorin wrote:Our 'second-string' players (as opposed to our first choice players), when thrown together 'ad hoc' with some of our youngsters, managed to play a decent bit of football.

It all looks a bit holistic to me.

I think that's the biggest takeaway for me, that a basic second string side can step-in a put some lovely football together is an almost identical fashion to the first team. That should stand them in good stead going forward and at least give us options.

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 1:15 pm
by DoomMerchant
craigmcfc wrote:Kelly O'Donnell's quite nice too......


That.

Which I also waxed poetic about her like a month ago. Keep up.

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 1:39 pm
by john@staustell
Cocacolajojo wrote:
No one learn anything about Hart?


Noone likes Hart. He's like the paper clip in Word, no matter how useful he might be people will always dislike him and will always remember him for when he popped up unnecessarily and not when he was very helpful. Like when you always remember picking the wrong queue (or however it's spellt) in the supermarket but never when you picked a decent one.


I have nothing against him. Just that I have this odd quirk that I dont like my keeper, whoever he is, giving away an unfortunate and unusually high number of fuck ups.

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:09 pm
by craigmcfc
DoomMerchant wrote:
craigmcfc wrote:Kelly O'Donnell's quite nice too......


That.

Which I also waxed poetic about her like a month ago. Keep up.


No-one takes you seriously so I thought I'd throw some weight behind the argument.

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:57 pm
by phips
Zuculini could be good in the future if he is loaned out and gets proper game time.

sign up Ihenacho

Micah will surely go and should

Re: USA Tour: What Did We Learn?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:22 pm
by Florida Blue
Nigels Tackle wrote:americans are scared of weather


Umm yeah, that's a funny one. It is the weather, because we know games are never called off in the UK due to things like a frozen pitch. Because unlike lightning and the chance of electrocution, because a frozen pitch clearly puts the safety of fans in danger if say a frozen piece of turf flies into the stands and knocks put some geezer.

In all seriousness, while it has to do entirely with safety, it has little to do with weather and more to do with litigation. In this lovely litigious society the lawsuits that would come out of a lightning strike at a major sporting event would be staggering. Nothing more, nothing less.