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Today’s Football 2020/21 Season

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City were a shambles at the back. But it’s too soon to write them off. Laporte and possibly Dias to be their centre half partnership and of course the returning Aguero will strengthen them considerably.
 
ChesterBlue said:
In fairness I don’t think Ake was to blame there. Tactically they’re trying to do what Bayern do, but Bayern have Sule and Alaba at centre back who are both absolutely class, with Goretzka I front of them who is criminally underrated. It doesn’t work with Rodri, Ake and that other crab
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That and also Pep just seems to try too much stuff. Football is a simple game and all that
 

ChesterBlue said:
In fairness I don’t think Ake was to blame there. Tactically they’re trying to do what Bayern do, but Bayern have Sule and Alaba at centre back who are both absolutely class, with Goretzka I front of them who is criminally underrated. It doesn’t work with Rodri, Ake and that other crab
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Yeah can see that. But 40m? Cant say im an expert on bournemouth or ake but when i did see them i couldnt say i was thinking there's a class player in a poor side. Classic pep signing imo. Went for a player who looks ok on the ball but cant do the basics as an actual defender.
 

Abraders said:
That and also Pep just seems to try too much stuff. Football is a simple game and all that
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This Tika Taka thing doesn’t really seem to work anymore, I can’t think of any real top teams anymore who are playing it. It’s too easy to work out in that you set an aggressive press, but a bit deeper than usual so they can’t exploit gaps being made by silly pressing, you catch them in possession when you lay a trap for them then break explosively and the team playing Tika taka can’t really do anything
 
Gilbert.. said:
Yeah can see that. But 40m? Cant say im an expert on bournemouth or ake but when i did see them i couldnt say i was thinking there's a class player in a poor side. Classic pep signing imo. Went for a player who looks ok on the ball but cant do the basics as an actual defender.
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I agree with you, I think Ake would be a good signing for someone like us for example, but you won’t win a league with him in your first team realistically
 
rochdaleblue said:
City were a shambles at the back. But it’s too soon to write them off. Laporte and possibly Dias to be their centre half partnership and of course the returning Aguero will strengthen them considerably.
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Could already be too far behind liverpool by the time they have everyone back and settled in....dias should have been signed a month ago for starters...

Also, you can add better players, that's something Pep has always been capable of doing....but their set up is ridiculous, they are still leaving the backline completely overexposed...pep has done nothing to address this....when you compare how Klopp changed things up at liverpool to give them more defensive strength, pep is continuing to be tactically inept
 

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