Was wondering how they do it so well and sure it’s been that way since Sheikh Mansour bought the club. At other big clubs there’s a first XI that’s going to play most weeks with some squad players on the fringes when fit whereas at City I’ve noticed that they could probably field 2 good starting XIs from one week to the next and wouldn’t struggle. Like sometimes you’ll see Stones and Ake in defence then another game it’s Dias and Gvardiol, sometimes Akanji plays there. Been like that for quite a while remembering when it was 4-4-2 under Mancini and Pellegrini having Aguero and Tevez up front with Dzeko and Balotelli before Negredo and Jovetic as back up. Whenever someone gets injured it’s barely even a problem and they seem to know how to manage big players really well, bit jealous as a United fan as whenever one player is dropped, it’s such a big deal.

Noticed that the formation also changes as well quite often, for example

3-2-4-1 vs Chelsea

3-4-2-1 vs Bournemouth

4-2-3-1 vs United

  • Sefiruso86@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    We don’t it’s a myth these days.

    What we do have is multiple players who can play 2 or 3 positions.

    We have no natural left back but use Ake and Gvardiol.

    We have one natural right back in Walker but use Lewis and Stones as inverted right sided defenders who move into midfield.

    City of 2018/19 had more depth.

    This City team is tightly knitted with players who can play all over the shop and different roles.

    You have Foden who can play left, right, or central.

    Bernardo plays left, central, and when central can play box to box or as a playmaker.

    Alvaraz can play striker, or this season, he’s been playing a modified KDB role.

    City have no more detail in numbers than any other team