Jesus & the four horsemen if the game against LFC the other day is anything to go by🤡Personally I think if Man Utd signed Varane and Sancho they would be title contenders next season. Who do you guys think they need to sign?
Kane, Haaland, Rice???
Does seem to be more unpredictable this season which is making good entertainment for us football fansWhat an absolute joke of a game it was today. Is it me or is the PL becoming more and more unpredictable?
I think City were in the unenviable position this year of being without Sergio Aguero for the vast bulk of it, so what hapened was (certainly since November) that several players stood up to be counted and goals were coming from all over the midfield (we didn't really have forwards) so our goals to games ratio didn't suffer too much.They might not need much.
City winning the league this year with a top scorer on 12, Liverpool over seasons jumping from 7th to champions and back down again with the absence - presence - absence of van dyke, Chelsea tweaking their way from being a luxury version of Everton to potentially doing a fa cup - champions league twofer shows that small differences matter. Re run this season a few hundred times and united win the league in many of those reruns. In those worlds we are asking what striker city need to win the league again
They have some best in class players all over the pitch, variance and alchemy are what will take them over the line or not.
I think City were in the unenviable position this year of being without Sergio Aguero for the vast bulk of it, so what hapened was (certainly since November) that several players stood up to be counted and goals were coming from all over the midfield (we didn't really have forwards) so our goals to games ratio didn't suffer too much.
However, I think the huge difference this season over any previous Pep Guardiola seasons has been the defence. In previous seasons, City were very fragile at the back and they conceded a lot more. Other teams knew that if they hit on the counter at speed, they stood a chance as City's press was so high up the field.
The introduction of Ruben Dias has been nothing short of phenomenal, for one so young he has placed himself as a leader amongst men. Even last night when City were down to 10 men from inside 10 minutes, he took control and led by example, he was bawling others out of it for mistakes, instructing them where to position themselves, etc.
Pep rethought his philosophy and came up with what we have had since November.
I think you're right - replay the season several times, and it is only small margins that would be the difference between United or Liverpool, or even Spurs winning the league.