City's starting eleven featured a surprise in the form of Nasri who started the game and banished both Jesus Navas and new signing Kevin De Bruyne to the bench. That was a mistake. What pleased City supporters was that Sergio Aguero was on the bench after being attacked by Scott Dann last Saturday.
Both teams are as cautious as two boxers who have great respect for each other and City is becoming more of a dominant force in the game after the opening quarter of the game. Unfortunately, however, the players seem taken by the seriousness of the moment, and they were far too stagnant.
It is noteworthy at this level is that City has to put away the chance they get chances. Sterling has two big chance that just have to be put away. Juve has three scoring opportunities and scores two from them. Another conclusion is that it the play must float along a lot faster.
Primarily, it is the central midfield that must play a lot faster to gain ground and to create chances. City has again put themselves in a difficult position in the group stage. But this group is likely to be very "tight" and all matches are important.
Showing posts with label Kevin De Bruyne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kevin De Bruyne. Show all posts
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Saturday, 12 September 2015
It's Nacho Time!
Sergio Aguero was forced to leave the game due to getting injured and Jesus Navas missed an open goal. Kelechi Iheanacho stepped up and blessed Manchester City. The 18-year-old substitute scored the only goal of the game in stoppage time.
Manchester City already had David Silva and Raheem Sterling on the injury list. Crystal Palace gave City a new heavy blow when Sergio Aguero was the subject of a vicious tackle by Crystal Palace player Scott Dann after 18 minutes. It should have been a red card for Dann.
To replace Aguero on the field came the new signing Kevin de Bruyne who made his debute in light blue. The new acquisition played the ball with a good pass to Jesus Navas who rounded the goalkeeper and got a open goal. The winger finished the chance, but missed.
Instead of the superstars, it is an 18-year-old who will get the headlines. Kelechi Iheanacho came on at the end of the match and after only having been on the pitch for a few seconds, he scored the 1-0 goal in stoppage time and became another great City hero.
It is undoubtedly Nacho Time!
Manchester City already had David Silva and Raheem Sterling on the injury list. Crystal Palace gave City a new heavy blow when Sergio Aguero was the subject of a vicious tackle by Crystal Palace player Scott Dann after 18 minutes. It should have been a red card for Dann.
To replace Aguero on the field came the new signing Kevin de Bruyne who made his debute in light blue. The new acquisition played the ball with a good pass to Jesus Navas who rounded the goalkeeper and got a open goal. The winger finished the chance, but missed.
Instead of the superstars, it is an 18-year-old who will get the headlines. Kelechi Iheanacho came on at the end of the match and after only having been on the pitch for a few seconds, he scored the 1-0 goal in stoppage time and became another great City hero.
It is undoubtedly Nacho Time!
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Transfer window Round up
It was a silent
deadline day for Manchester City with no business taking place in the final 24
hours of the transfer window. The last added signing to the squad was one of
the greatest high profile transfers in the Premier League, with Kevin De Bruyne
coming in from Wolfsburg.
The promising
Turkish striker Enes Unal was the first player who got signed on the 6th
of July, just in time for the prospect to join the team in pre-season. He is
now on loan at Genk.
Raheem
Sterling was the first big signing in July and he was promptly followed to
Manchester City by Fabian Delph who joined from Aston Villa a couple of days
later.
Patrick
Roberts was signed to City next from Championship side Fulham before Argentine
defender Nicolas Otamendi brought in from Valencia on August 20th.
James
Milner and Micah Richards left City for Liverpool and Aston Villa respectively.
Edin Dzeko and Stevan Jovetic also left City for Roma and Inter on loan. Marcos
Lopes joined Monaco, Jason Denayer was loaned to Galatasaray and Jose Angel
Pozo signed for Almeria.
How De Bruyne Should/Will Be Used
With Kevin De Bruyne on board it would seem that Jesus Navas would have to step aside. It will not be Raheem Sterling and it is certainly not David Silva who shall be stepping aside. With Navas pace and direct style of play, he has given City an important dimension. It is no coincidence that Navas played 35 league games last season. But now his chances in the starting line seem drastically reduced.
As a winger Silva will of course still move more centrally. He will move fairly freely, but there is still a difference. As a winger, he has a defensive responsibilities on the flank and it will inhibit his offensive game. It will also mean that City becomes slightly brittle on the flank. Kevin De Bruyne is a number 10 that often moves out toward the edges to create numerical advantages in the middle. Expect him to move freely and cross the ball from the edge of the area and also expect quick passing triangles when he and Silva find each other.
As a winger Silva will of course still move more centrally. He will move fairly freely, but there is still a difference. As a winger, he has a defensive responsibilities on the flank and it will inhibit his offensive game. It will also mean that City becomes slightly brittle on the flank. Kevin De Bruyne is a number 10 that often moves out toward the edges to create numerical advantages in the middle. Expect him to move freely and cross the ball from the edge of the area and also expect quick passing triangles when he and Silva find each other.
Sunday, 30 August 2015
Monday, 20 July 2015
Who is Plan B?
As the season is creeping closer and closer and the transfer window is starting to get shorter and shorter, It would seem that Manchester City have done half of what they're suppose to do and half of what they promised the supporters that they would do.
What has been done so far is: Filling up the English/Homegrown quote with the best homegrown/english players available. (Roberts, Sterling, Delph). This is very good of course as the club has also brought in a heap of 18 year olds to build for the future not to mention that there are a few youngsters from the EDS steadily approaching the first team.
But when will the finished, top of the line players be added to the squad? The De Bruyne's and Pogba's? It is looking less and less likely that City would get both of them. The one that City is most likely to get is De Bruyne and right now it feels like it's 50/50. But in case City pulls off De Bruyne but not Pogba who would be the Plan B?
Leon Goretzka. Leon Goretzka is one of the most promising box-to-box midfielders in the world and has been for the last 2 years. Unfortunately he has been in the shadow of Pogba and Verratti, respectively. Born in 1995, he made his debut for Bochum in the 2. Bundesliga where he played regularly for the whole 12/13 season and he managed to score 4 goals.
In the summer of 2013 he completed his move to Schalke 04 for what is assumed to be around €4 million. In his first season at Schalke 04 he played 25 games and scored 4 goals in the Bundesliga. He appeared in every Champions League game and smaller cup game as well. In the 14/15 season he was out injured and only managed to make 10 appearance in the League and 1 game in the Champions League. His absence definitely affected Schalke as their results in the league were poor without him at the end of the season.
Goretzka Stats (13/14 Season) :
Successful Tackels: 1, 2
Successful Interceptions: 1, 1
Key Passes: 1, 1
Dribbles: 2, 2
Fouls Committed: 1, 1
What has been done so far is: Filling up the English/Homegrown quote with the best homegrown/english players available. (Roberts, Sterling, Delph). This is very good of course as the club has also brought in a heap of 18 year olds to build for the future not to mention that there are a few youngsters from the EDS steadily approaching the first team.
But when will the finished, top of the line players be added to the squad? The De Bruyne's and Pogba's? It is looking less and less likely that City would get both of them. The one that City is most likely to get is De Bruyne and right now it feels like it's 50/50. But in case City pulls off De Bruyne but not Pogba who would be the Plan B?
Leon Goretzka. Leon Goretzka is one of the most promising box-to-box midfielders in the world and has been for the last 2 years. Unfortunately he has been in the shadow of Pogba and Verratti, respectively. Born in 1995, he made his debut for Bochum in the 2. Bundesliga where he played regularly for the whole 12/13 season and he managed to score 4 goals.
In the summer of 2013 he completed his move to Schalke 04 for what is assumed to be around €4 million. In his first season at Schalke 04 he played 25 games and scored 4 goals in the Bundesliga. He appeared in every Champions League game and smaller cup game as well. In the 14/15 season he was out injured and only managed to make 10 appearance in the League and 1 game in the Champions League. His absence definitely affected Schalke as their results in the league were poor without him at the end of the season.
Goretzka Stats (13/14 Season) :
Successful Tackels: 1, 2
Successful Interceptions: 1, 1
Key Passes: 1, 1
Dribbles: 2, 2
Fouls Committed: 1, 1
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Thursday, 16 July 2015
De Bruyne update
Once the saga of the transfer of Raheem Sterling concluded, Manchester City seems to have set the next target for a transfer in an effort to launch a title challenge in the Premier League. His name is Kevin De Bruyne.
The Belgian wonderkid is one of the most sought after targets of the market, but only clubs with a certain type of cash could sprawl him loose from Wolfsburg. Cit have recently submitted a bid worth 57 million euros for the player which Wolfsburg will not accept.
The Bundesliga runner-up is making an extra effort to have a competitive enough squad to fight for the title and will not sell Belgian ace below 70 million euros according to various news sources.
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The Belgian wonderkid is one of the most sought after targets of the market, but only clubs with a certain type of cash could sprawl him loose from Wolfsburg. Cit have recently submitted a bid worth 57 million euros for the player which Wolfsburg will not accept.
The Bundesliga runner-up is making an extra effort to have a competitive enough squad to fight for the title and will not sell Belgian ace below 70 million euros according to various news sources.
https://twitter.com/VictorTjornevik
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