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Great result. City has a couple more of those and Liverpool may not have to go through a CL qualifier.
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I just don´t get it. Great way to show your next employer why you are worth the big money.
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So old, "should be fired", "antique tactician" Wenger draws master genius Guardiola who has a more expensive and better team.
Every part of this post is unequivocally true
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Arsenal only has 4 points in the league the last two months and lost to the likes of Watford and West Brom. So indeed drawing Manchester City is something to be proud of.
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They also were the better team by a large margin in this match.
Sub-par performance from them though, I'd say. At least in the final third.
Come on... Arsenal has Ozil, Sanchez, Bellerin and Koscielny who are good enough for City. And Koscielny left early.
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They're really not, which is what people said before some orgasmed when Pep came to City and others claimed they would walk the league. I'd take everyone in Arsenal's back four over City's. Where it all goes to pot is that Arsenal only have one elite player ahead of those and they play so open that it leaves everyone else exposed.
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Excluding Kompany I think that every single player in the city defense needs replaced.
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City is also an unbalanced side, they dont have a true holding midfielder. Fernandinho plays there but his ideal position is further up the park. They had to bring Yaya in today to fill that space and he is well past his prime especially on the defensive side.
And Otamendi, Stones and Caballero......
They might be stacked, but when you haven´t got a solid defence the rest of the team suffers as well. Nothing new for City though. For years they were great when Kompany was properly match fit and inconsistent when he wasn´t.
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I do agree with this. Their entire back 4 aren't good enough for anything but a mid-table club at best.
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They're really not though. Not at fullback. Not at CB. CM lacks quality depth. DM could be better. City have an expensive squad and there is some excellent quality, but there's a still a ton of room to improve on that side.
If by being good enough for City you mean the potential to start, then yes, all of those players. Monreal as well. That's not to mention Ramsey as a possibility. City at full strength is better, but that wasn't the case here. No Kompany, no Jesus and no Gundogan.
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I actually like Stones. People get on him for his big price tag but thats not his fault and it doesnt help when he has to play next to Otamendi (everything is a slide tackle) or Kolarov.
Stones could play for a mid table defensive side and win plaudits every week. Not easy to play for city when you are up the pitch with acres of space behind you and a midfield that doesnt like to close the opponent down.
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I wouldnt trust Sterling to control the ball that close to his own goal. His first touch is shocking, everything else is good but that first touch lets him down so many times.
