You could see against Dortmund that Haaland wasn’t his usual self. He was clearly in pain. His movement was not at it’s sharpest. You wondered if fatigue caught up with him. It was only after the match that all of us knew the foot injury he was nursing. To be fair, Haaland needed that rest. The timing of his injury has also been perfect like many things he does. We...
Do not let the scoreline of the first half fool you into thinking that it was a game of 2 halves. City were absolutely fantastic in both the halves. It was just that the tactics from Pep needed a little bit tweaking at halftime to get us at full speed. It was a memorable match for our academy with Rico Lewis announcing himself to the footballing world. Stefan Ortega –...
I will have to say right from the off that Pep took a gamble regarding the right back position in the summer transfer window. I can understand that right back was not our exact priority. There were other positions like the left back and the forward which needed to be addressed on a priority basis. But, even back in the summer it felt as if we were just a Kyle...
Despite signing a player like Erling Haaland, it was Bernardo Silva’s transfer saga that dominated last summer’s window. All of the fans were even calling out our transfer director for letting the situation go out of hand. The big roar that fans let out for Bernardo Silva against Newcastle tells you how much we love him round here. I know that it won’t be so easy. But, it is imperative...
The standard of Football at City is such that more often than not, a draw feels like a defeat. But, today was one of such rare occasions when we were all sort of content with a draw. To be fair to Copenhagen, draw seemed like the right result considering the balance of play. But, despite us not being at our absolute best, I was very proud of certain aspects of...
Manchester United fans will argue that they they are transitioning to a possession style football under Ten Haag. But, looking at their performance against Arsenal, it was much more of a Ole Solskjaer kind of performance than a Ten Haag style of play. I know that they were ripped apart against Brentford in their attempt to play out from the back. But, how do you learn if you go back...
It was only yesterday morning that I was thinking about how calmly the International break has passed by. There were absolutely no whispers of any injuries and our players were also getting good game time. Add to all of this De Bruyne and Haaland were scoring goals as well. This looked like a perfect break for everyone. But, the sight of John Stones limping off yesterday was something that was...
One thing I can say with certainty is that there will be no lack of suitors for Bellingham next summer. Many City fans want us to go all out for Bellingham and look to knock all the other clubs out of the water. I personally believe that unlike Haaland, the competition might not be as tough. The reason is quite simply a case of supply and demand. Almost all of...
It was not a huge surprise when Alvarez was on the bench for Haaland in the first couple of games. You could attribute it to a wide variety of factors, but looking at how Haaland started the season, there was only little that Alvarez could do to get into the team. I know that both Haaland and Alvarez are extremely different kind of players with vastly unique attributes. But, the...
There were reports today morning that Grealish has asked his agent to start looking for a new club(https://www.football365.com/news/grealish-asks-agent-find-him-new-club-man-city). The report further goes onto say that Grealish does not expect to stay at the club beyond 2023. I know that articles like these will keep on springing up everywhere. But, the truth is that the doubts still keep lingering in my mind about the sustainability of Jack Grealish on the left...
