by Ted Hughes » Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:20 am
When you see the movement & speed of thought from Tevez, Robbie, Adebayor it makes you realise what a difference in standard in pure football terms there is between these guys & even top players such as Bellamy.
Tevez football intelligence is on a different planet to Bellers & even though ability wise Bellamy's quicker, probably a better finisher & a great asset to the squad, the pure football standard drops when he replaces Tevez. Bellamy may still be a better choice for certain games than Tev or Robbie but it will be a slightly different way of playing when he's in the team. Simpler. RSC on the other hand is right on their wavelength & will fit in perfectly.
The interesting thing will be to see whether players like Bellamy & the young players actually improve that aspect of their game through playing with these blokes. SWP is showing signs of moving up a level already & Bellamy seems a pretty sharp character so it's possible he'll get there.
Some of the football we played v Palace, bearing in mind how athletic & keen to close down they were, was as good as anything I've ever seen from a City team, even the best ones. It's close to unstoppable. Only the finish is letting it down.
The pissartist formerly known as Ted
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