Old-smiley-badge I do kind of feel sorry for him in regards to the way his footballing has gone. From a hero at Leeds under Bielsa and doing so well for England to being brought down to earth by City. West Ham wasnt his finest moment either. I hope he refinds his mojo with Ipswich even though I wish them relagation and no success what so ever in the coming years.
MDF king_of_the_slums Its not a fair comparison. City are a way better side, and have always had the ball more, hence less tackles/ interceptions needed. As for take ons and forward passing, City has De Bruyne.
Anchor Philips to the pigs. I'd completly forgotten him after his awful time at West 'am - ddi he go somewhere else after that? How long is his contract at Citeh? he must be one of the richest people in the UK now - surely.
Chopper_Read Bod Let's face it, Bielsa made him the player he was. As soon as he wasn't coaching him he reverted back to the player he was - not very good
Harvest Chopper_Read Me, August 2020 ☝️ You're right, and it amazes me. One match I watched him throughout and I would say 75% of his passes be it a long ball or a short pass went to an opponent. At his very worst, he was just plain crap. If someone then had told me he'd be a future England international I'd have had them sectioned. I'm sure if you look back on here there'll be plenty of negative comments and at the time, justified. What do we know?
Old-smiley-badge Just seen the clip of him announcing that " He's a Blade". He looks dead in the eyes and the cheeky grin has gone, along with his ability to play football these days.
Jon On the bench tonight with Rothwell and Hjelde. Bamford starting up front for the B team. Shackleton rumoured to be on car park duty. Ayling in defence for the Geordie lites.
Jon Placid Yeah it was a lovely ball and he made a couple of good tackles as well. Rothwell’s tackle though. Holy 1972!
