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Postby City64 » Sun Nov 08, 2020 7:08 pm

Just when we at last seem to have sorted our defence out now our midfield looks slow and misfiring . KDB has been way off it for a good while now probably burned out , Gundogan and Rodri simply don’t work together and Bernardo can’t get a start ? Foden is doing well for his age granted , Sterling is shite more times than he is good and Torres looks totally ineffective wide although it’s early days and Mahrez not even on the bench today ? Something needs changing to make us more dynamic in midfield it just isn’t happening we have lost our edge and drive .


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Re: Our Midfield

Postby Mase » Sun Nov 08, 2020 7:10 pm

Foden won’t stick around I can guarantee.

And Bern isn’t given the chance to get a run of 3+ games so it’s no wonder when he plays he’s off.

I’d love to know what Rodri has on Pep that he can continually play shit but start every match.
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Re: Our Midfield

Postby salford city » Sun Nov 08, 2020 7:30 pm

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Re: Our Midfield

Postby sheblue » Sun Nov 08, 2020 7:55 pm

We missed david silva, today that game he would have created 10 times more than mr sideways. Shocking.
Abysmal actually.
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Re: Our Midfield

Postby stevefromdonny » Sun Nov 08, 2020 8:10 pm

we are way to slow now, we go forward go sidewards go back fucking rubbish, you need only 1 DM, not 2, and that's why we are slow, and we do need to pass a fucking lot quicker then we are
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Re: Our Midfield

Postby nottsblue » Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:47 pm

Would be better with Douglas Luiz in it rather than Rodri
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Re: Our Midfield

Postby BrianF » Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:43 pm

Rodri plays better without Gundo in the team. But we seem to have too many players having too many off days.
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Re: Our Midfield

Postby BrianF » Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:43 pm

Rodri plays better without Gundo in the team. But we seem to have too many players having too many off days.
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Re: Our Midfield

Postby BrianF » Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:43 pm

Rodri plays better without Gundo in the team. But we seem to have too many players having too many off days.
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Re: Our Midfield

Postby Pretty Boy Lee » Sun Nov 08, 2020 11:49 pm

The big thing for me is Rodri. We’ve become slower since he joined and it’s not shown any signs of getting better.

Even if he broke up play as well as Fern, which he doesn’t, he can’t keep us moving at the same tempo. Fernandinho’s passing and ability to keep us moving is so massively underrated.

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Re: Our Midfield

Postby Nick » Mon Nov 09, 2020 12:42 am

Rodri also gave the ball away loads but was decent last week withoutbgundo and same the other way in the week
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Re: Our Midfield

Postby sheblue » Mon Nov 09, 2020 8:56 am

Our midfield is a joke compared to what it was.
When did gundo become a first choice. Look a decent player but never going to run games and never going to make enough forward passes to really hurt the opposition. Hes a play safe player.

Add to that KDB running on fumes, Fern 35 and injured.

Rodri ain't no Fern.

And Foden sitting on the bench.

However we could rest Kevin, maybe he could miss the international shiteball, that could be a start.
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Re: Our Midfield

Postby Hazy2 » Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:02 am

Rodri plays like he is at the back end if his career. KDB should be able to play a free role, however with no legs to recover behind him he drops deeper, leaving Jesus isolated as per first 30 mins. We need a mobile central MF player. I agree Pep is not
Brave enough to bin Rodri and do what Dortmund do play 17 yr olds x2 v Bayern ok they lost but it’s brave. That said Sergio fit and firing changes the game for us. Needs sorting, oh and KDB was done on 70 mins, cannot understand how Foden did not get a run as we were in top with a win required. I
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Re: Our Midfield

Postby City64 » Mon Nov 09, 2020 10:02 am

As per most posts it is blindingly obvious we lack legs and mobility in central midfield. KDB is doing twice the work he used to do and is now burnt out .Foden and Bernardo give us more energy but whenever Bernardo gets minutes he is shoved out wide ???? We desperately need to get away from the Rodri sitting deep bollocks it simply nullifies us . We have desperately lost our cutting edge and the goals have dried up and above all we have become predictable and easy to play against. If pep doesn’t change this midfield system we will continue to struggle for sure .


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Re: Our Midfield

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Re: Our Midfield

Postby Foreverinbluedreams » Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:21 pm

We're just shit
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Re: Our Midfield

Postby Mase » Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:35 pm

Kompany against Leicester
Yaya against United and Stoke
Aguero against QPR
Silva against Hull

Random acts of brilliance when our backs are against the wall. I can’t even name one of our players at the moment I could see coming up with anything like the above.
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Re: Our Midfield

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Re: Our Midfield

Postby Wooders » Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:03 pm

Citys new Motto "To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women"
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Re: Our Midfield

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