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lprk
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2249 Posts
April 07 2015 08:39 GMT
#13041
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From recent transfers only Fernandinho had decent impact and it's still hard to justify 35m for him.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-07 09:07:13
April 07 2015 08:45 GMT
#13042
Yeah City bought bags and bags of shite its quite funny :D
Joys of giving money to bad managers who don't know the league or are just straight up bad with money. Pellegrini bought shite, Mancini bought terribly.
Mark Hughes before that bought even worst.

City just need a manager they can keep for a while they knows England or is at least young enough to adapt. Pellegrini and Mancini are the type of managers who come into a club and don't adapt, they just try and enforce their style onto the league.

Running through their squad quickly;

Goalkeepers;
Hart 27 - Above average good keeper.
Caballero 33 - Poor and getting worst

Defenders;
Kompany 28 - Good solid above average defender (in poor form atm though)
Clichy 29 - Good defender, nothing special offensively
Kolarov 29 - Great cross, lacklustre defender
Sagna 32 - Poor defender
Zabaleta 30 - Great defender but in bad form
Demichelis 34 - Just too old and slow for premier league
Mangala 24 - Good defender, but hasn't got to grips with premier league at all

Midfielders;
Yaya 31 - One minute he is god, next he is terrible.
Silva 29 - Second to Cesc as best playmaker in the league
Milner 29 - Good solid 7/10 player week in week out but isn't a world class player
Fernando 27 - Just doesn't seem to do anything, below average
Fernandinho 29 - Good holding midfielder but lacklustre in passing range
Nasri 27 - Like Yaya, great one game terrible the next
Navas 29 - Just has done nothing since he joined
Lampard old - Good squad player for 10-15 minutes hunting goals or what not.

Strikers;
Aguero 26 - World class, without him they wouldn't even be sitting 4th right now
Bony 26 - Needs time maybe, should push Dzeko out the door
Dzeko 29 - Scores, then goes games without doing anything
Jovetic 25 - Had good run in the side then got injured, now can't get into it

I bolded the players i think are worth their price tags and are imo worthy of walking into most squads in the world. That few amount of players for a team that has spent the money they have is quite shocking TT
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aseq
Profile Joined January 2003
Netherlands3994 Posts
April 07 2015 09:10 GMT
#13043
On April 07 2015 06:38 lprk wrote:
I looked here which looks more extreme, probably one of them doesn't contain all the players.

Nice overview! I was surprised by City's figure, and Man U having quite a young squad. Also, lol @ NED, bargain league.
Greg_J
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
China4409 Posts
April 07 2015 10:56 GMT
#13044
Geeez, that smash and grab by DC United at Orlando. Orlando dominate the game and DC take it with a 91st minute free kick.
Orlando 0:1 DC United.
Micro_Jackson
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany2002 Posts
April 07 2015 14:03 GMT
#13045
On April 07 2015 17:45 Pandemona wrote:
Yeah City bought bags and bags of shite its quite funny :D
Joys of giving money to bad managers who don't know the league or are just straight up bad with money. Pellegrini bought shite, Mancini bought terribly.
Mark Hughes before that bought even worst.

City just need a manager they can keep for a while they knows England or is at least young enough to adapt. Pellegrini and Mancini are the type of managers who come into a club and don't adapt, they just try and enforce their style onto the league.

Running through their squad quickly;

Goalkeepers;
Hart 27 - Above average good keeper.
Caballero 33 - Poor and getting worst

Defenders;
Kompany 28 - Good solid above average defender (in poor form atm though)
Clichy 29 - Good defender, nothing special offensively
Kolarov 29 - Great cross, lacklustre defender
Sagna 32 - Poor defender
Zabaleta 30 - Great defender but in bad form
Demichelis 34 - Just too old and slow for premier league
Mangala 24 - Good defender, but hasn't got to grips with premier league at all

Midfielders;
Yaya 31 - One minute he is god, next he is terrible.
Silva 29 - Second to Cesc as best playmaker in the league
Milner 29 - Good solid 7/10 player week in week out but isn't a world class player
Fernando 27 - Just doesn't seem to do anything, below average
Fernandinho 29 - Good holding midfielder but lacklustre in passing range
Nasri 27 - Like Yaya, great one game terrible the next
Navas 29 - Just has done nothing since he joined
Lampard old - Good squad player for 10-15 minutes hunting goals or what not.

Strikers;
Aguero 26 - World class, without him they wouldn't even be sitting 4th right now
Bony 26 - Needs time maybe, should push Dzeko out the door
Dzeko 29 - Scores, then goes games without doing anything
Jovetic 25 - Had good run in the side then got injured, now can't get into it

I bolded the players i think are worth their price tags and are imo worthy of walking into most squads in the world. That few amount of players for a team that has spent the money they have is quite shocking TT


ManC is just the blueprint of faceless, randomly buying PL team with no identity.
Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4926 Posts
April 07 2015 15:16 GMT
#13046
On April 07 2015 06:45 Ferrose wrote:
I'm shocked that Gladbach has one of the oldest squads in the Bundesliga. All of their key players are between 22 and 26, so I guess it's just Raffael and the fringe players that push the average up.

Stranzl is 34 and Brouwers 33, they both play regularly. The captain Daems (36) is still in the squad but never played this season. He played in Gladbach for 10 years and was still a regular last season.
Malinor
Profile Joined November 2008
Germany4733 Posts
April 07 2015 18:58 GMT
#13047
Subotic... my dear lord.
"Withstand. Suffer. Live as you must now live. There will, one day, be answer to this." ||| "A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It's the shit that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come."
Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
April 07 2015 20:48 GMT
#13048
When did Villa learn how to play football lol, was a decent game.
"When seagulls follow the troller, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" - King Cantona | STX 4 eva
Twoflowers
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany241 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-07 21:06:18
April 07 2015 20:48 GMT
#13049
Sebastian Kehl...What a goal!

Kehls goal 3:2

€: And it's over. Dortmund wins 3:2 over Hoffenheim.
sneirac
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany3464 Posts
April 07 2015 21:04 GMT
#13050
On April 08 2015 05:48 Twoflowers wrote:
Sebastian Kehl...What a goal!

€: And it's over. Dortmund wins 3:2 over Hoffenheim.

3:2 Kehl volley
possession wins games, kante is washed up and shit - pande
Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4926 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-07 21:13:57
April 07 2015 21:09 GMT
#13051
On April 08 2015 06:04 sneirac wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 08 2015 05:48 Twoflowers wrote:
Sebastian Kehl...What a goal!

€: And it's over. Dortmund wins 3:2 over Hoffenheim.

3:2 Kehl volley

Best goal of his career with 35 ^^
I know he scored a few other nice goals, but still ... it's even a match winner in extended time.
Dingodile
Profile Joined December 2011
4139 Posts
April 07 2015 21:30 GMT
#13052
Ever happened that top5 have 80+ points? Right now in la liga: If top5 win all remaining games of the season (8-9 games), 5th place is going to have 85pts.
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Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28739 Posts
April 07 2015 22:05 GMT
#13053
two defenders should have blocked that volley but they were like, afraid?
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Black Gun
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Germany4482 Posts
April 07 2015 22:06 GMT
#13054
On April 08 2015 06:30 Dingodile wrote:
Ever happened that top5 have 80+ points? Right now in la liga: If top5 win all remaining games of the season (8-9 games), 5th place is going to have 85pts.

wont happen, but 5th place team having over 70 points would be quite impressive as well... its not unusual in la liga to be in 3rd place with less than 70 points.
"What am I supposed to do against this?" - "Lose!" :-]
haitike
Profile Joined June 2009
Spain2723 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-07 22:41:54
April 07 2015 22:34 GMT
#13055
On April 08 2015 07:06 Black Gun wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 08 2015 06:30 Dingodile wrote:
Ever happened that top5 have 80+ points? Right now in la liga: If top5 win all remaining games of the season (8-9 games), 5th place is going to have 85pts.

wont happen, but 5th place team having over 70 points would be quite impressive as well... its not unusual in la liga to be in 3rd place with less than 70 points.


I have to say that I'm glad that Mourinho and Guardiola left. La liga has improved a lot this last two years in the top 5 competitivity. At the Mou/Guardiola era it was common that the 3th was 20 points below the second one. And now we have:

1 Barcelona 29 matches 71 points
2 R. Madrid 29 matches 67 points
3 Atlético 30 matches 65 points
4 Valencia 29 matches 61 points
5 Sevilla 30 matches 61 points

It is great to see Atletico, Valencia and Sevilla so close of R.Madrid so far in the season.
zeo
Profile Joined October 2009
Serbia6336 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-07 22:49:55
April 07 2015 22:49 GMT
#13056
^8th place is 22 points behind 6th place in liga....
"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot." - Mark Twain
Ferrose
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States11378 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-08 00:44:40
April 08 2015 00:43 GMT
#13057
On April 08 2015 05:48 Skynx wrote:
When did Villa learn how to play football lol, was a decent game.


When they fired Paul Lambert lol

So excited for Leverkusen vs Bayern tomorrow! I think Leverkusen should have a real chance with their current form and Bayern's injuries.
@113candlemagic Office lady by day, lonely woman at night. | Official lolicon of thread 94273
Black Gun
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Germany4482 Posts
April 08 2015 01:12 GMT
#13058
On April 08 2015 07:34 haitike wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 08 2015 07:06 Black Gun wrote:
On April 08 2015 06:30 Dingodile wrote:
Ever happened that top5 have 80+ points? Right now in la liga: If top5 win all remaining games of the season (8-9 games), 5th place is going to have 85pts.

wont happen, but 5th place team having over 70 points would be quite impressive as well... its not unusual in la liga to be in 3rd place with less than 70 points.


I have to say that I'm glad that Mourinho and Guardiola left. La liga has improved a lot this last two years in the top 5 competitivity. At the Mou/Guardiola era it was common that the 3th was 20 points below the second one. And now we have:

1 Barcelona 29 matches 71 points
2 R. Madrid 29 matches 67 points
3 Atlético 30 matches 65 points
4 Valencia 29 matches 61 points
5 Sevilla 30 matches 61 points

It is great to see Atletico, Valencia and Sevilla so close of R.Madrid so far in the season.

well, atletico, valencia and sevilla really did step up since those two left, but you gotta admit that real and barca were much more dominant with them. still... when you consider that la liga is getting far less tv revenue than the pl and that about 60% of la liga's overall revenue go to real and barca, its fascinating how well the teams behind them are doing in recent years.
"What am I supposed to do against this?" - "Lose!" :-]
haitike
Profile Joined June 2009
Spain2723 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-08 11:47:34
April 08 2015 11:35 GMT
#13059
Yes, both teams played better, won almost always and were a lot more regular with Mou/Guardiola than now.

But I don't miss that 100 points leagues trophies . Back then It was impossible for the other teams to win them, and the league title was decided only in the "clasico". It was terrible for the league. Now they both loose quite often to other top/middle table teams, and the others top teams have improved. That is good for spectacle.
Dingodile
Profile Joined December 2011
4139 Posts
April 08 2015 14:40 GMT
#13060
late april fool
http://zlaaatan.com/
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