If that was anyone other than City in the prem they’d still celebrate because they got “top four”.
If that was anyone other than City in the prem they’d still celebrate because they got “top four”.
Neither in itself. 99% of the time the winners are who strike the best balance between the two.
Even us of this season and last had a strong defense or attack at any one time bar the Lamps period (currently we’re scoring loads and under Potter despite everything we had the third best defense ITL).
Funny thing is PL fans/pundits will laugh at him and tell him to suck it then moan relentlessly when the Saudi League becomes big enough to do the exact same to thing to the Prem.
Take out a major bottle job
That shouldn’t be ignored though, blowing a three goal lead to the team traditionally known for big bottle jobs doesn’t get talked about enough.
Tony Pulis and Rory Delap downvote this.
The best league in the world where the same team is going to inevitability win for the 6th season out of 7.
Football fans with this massive passion of wanting to see billionaires save as much money as possible.
Nice try Mikel.
Three year trophy drought and they’re throwing away their best chance to end it.
Modern football in a nutshell.
1-11 should never be retired. You mention Ronaldo but imagine if United retired the 7 after Best…
I think a lot of other more “unique” numbers often get retired by default of no new player wanting the burden, it took 20 years for someone to have the balls to take Zolas 25.
Even if we had a big chance of “top 4” i wouldn’t want us throwing a cup to prioritise it.
Treating top 4 like a trophy is everything wrong with modern football.
He better be prioritising the cups over “top 4”, we’re not Spurs.
Fair enough, do you think he could make literally starting as a 6 his own? Because they’d be a difference between doing it in certain phases of play compared to playing there full time.
If so hopefully Southgate is adventurous enough to try it, although goes without saying I won’t be holding my breath on that one.
Maybe on the inside left of the front 3?
What I’m more concerned about with England is there’s no one to play the 6 in terms of build up and dictating from deep unless maybe if Phillips can recover some form. Rice has his big qualities but there’s a reason Arteta brought in Jorginho against us, City and Sevilla.
No. It’s an extra chance of a trophy and frankly any team not named City should be aiming to get any trophy they can get their hands on.