I'm sure Mark Robins, Tony Mowbray and Des Buckingham will be on WBA shortlist. All free agents. No compo

He is still recovering from injury

We need to find them clubs where they will play regular first team football.

True. It's just a shame they didn't keep him but as you rightly pointed out players leave big clubs and forge good successful careers at other clubs. Just think City should have kept hold of players like Rogers, Palmer and Porro cos they would be better squad and it would be younger squad right now which is what they need

He left 18 months ago for Boro and within 6 months Villa signed him. Villa are top 4 team. Villa seen his potential and signed him to their successful. City didn't see it. Shame on them

We need to use the squad during this period of 4 games in 10 days Eustace wants the right back to provide the width on the right and left winger to do so. Making it 3-4-2-1 going forward. It's suited us all season

No its fact. Not a cop out. So if they did change style and still lost cos they aren't winning games and the attacking players are getting into good attacking areas. Get back those 3 players soon and they will be top 6 by end of the season You can't say with any degree of certain Rogers wouldn't be doing what he is now. Porro is quality. Pep should have seen these talents and develop them. Him and City havent

We need Brittain at right back now.. JRC has had 2 good games but for me it's time Brittain replaced him there. Beck is more attacking but can stay back and allow us to play what suits the team more. On Saturday we have no width hence why me and others want Brittain back in the team. I want Hedges in to allow us to do what suits us best Woah, so now you are body language expert 🤔. I picked Baker based on how I want him to play next Tronstad but I am tempted to play Buckley next to Baker for the Hull game allowing Tronstad a rest

Any team would leak goals when you are missing your best 2 defenders and defensive midfielder. Yes we get it, he don't rate him and he is knobhead cos of his attitude. He is doing his best with what he got available. On Rogers, he moved to Boro 18 months ago then 12 months ago joined Villa. So City should have seen his potential. Perro would be first choice right back at City. Another one who shouldn't have been allow to leave. Palmer pushed for a move cos he wasn't player. He should have been playing more.

Great point there

There is very few wingers out there now. Most wide players cut inside like Salah does at Liverpool or Kulusevski at Spurs. Markanday is in the same mould. Merry Christmas KentExile

Buckley has a poor attitude? what that based on? JRC doesn't provide the width we seen Brittain do from the right and we need that if ACD or Dolan or Weimann playing from the right. Given we got 4 games within a space of time, we need to manage ACD time given he has just come back from injuries. Playing Weimann from the left will repeat the same problem as Millwall away which is the lack of width on the left side. I would play Hedges from there. Gives you the width and I would pick Brittain at Right back allowing to us move into 3-4-2-1 formation when we have the ball and back in defensive shape of 4-2-3-1 formation. We play much better when we do this

I guess Rigger's point is Markanday can be the playmaker and goalscorer from the number 10 position like I believe he is doing at Chesterfield and I haven;'t followed his games there tbh, He is a player who is skilful and can score goals but during his time here he has played from the right like many left footed players do now.

No you don't shrugged your shoulders but when you are without your best 2 centre backs and best defensive midfielder it was make you significant weaker but do you go more defensive meaning players like Son, Maddison and Kulusevski will be in less attacking areas. Sarr and Bissouma didn't offered good enough protection to the back 4 yesterday but lets give Liverpool some credit for their football and goals they scored. Spurs need to get Archie Gray in front of the back 4 with Bentancur as 2 defensive midfield and I think they would be much better. I think you make an interesting point about whether Pep does regrets signing a new contract, but this is his biggest challenge of his managerial career but I also think its a challenge for the club cos in the summer and even in January they need to be making signings. Losing Rodri was a massive lost but I think Pep's team selection can been question now. They have let good PL players who would be in their first 11 right now go like Porro(Spurs right back), Palmer(Chelsea) and Rogers(Villa). Selling Alvaraz was a mistake for me as was not bring in a younger centre midfielder or long term replacement for De Bruyne.

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