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I do not think this is much of a problem for city, if Stones gets back fit and stays fit, then larpote wouldn't be too missed.
Fernandinho is also a very good option for that position, he is strong and his distribution is very good, city have the depth to cover for injuries.

City can literally play with 2 CB only. Even if they have trouble covering that position, it won't cost them that much as long as they can dominate the game like usual. Unless they face Liverpool or some team on their same level, City will keep rocking like usual.

Well, it would be interesting to see if they can play with some weakness. At least the title battle would be more interesting than usual if we can see the top 2 slippings once in a while.

Every big club which plays 2 games every week cannot rely only on 2 CB.
They need to make a signing for this position asap. City's CB would be tired and they have problems till the end of the season if they need to play every game until December.

Depending on their rival and the strategy of their coach, even Liverpool sometimes don't leave 1 CB when a counter attack or when a corner happen. See how often Van dijk and Matip do overlap to help attacking, and even when they apply defense strategy positions they only put 2 CB in back because their 2 WB are more likely to attack. and City have strong center backs like Liverpool too, so they often have strategies like this also.

We are talking about two different things.
You are talking about counter attacks and corners while I talk about starting the game with 1 normal CB and the second one to be a DMC as it was stated below by our fellow forum member.
In your case it is normal to have CBs to help the attacking part, but this doesn't eliminate the fact that a team can play with only one CB.

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City have favourable fixtures for a while now so I think maybe it won’t harm them that much. I hope I’m wrong though & they start dropping points regularly.

Same here LOL
Let the opponent have their worse time and gain from there 🤪

Liverpool needs the season title and so far City is the only team who can challenge them.

I am very pleased with your statement. Liverpool will definitely get it this season, confident first is important.
Man City has a bad thing at the center of the back, that means making them lose a bit of defense. So, every point in the match is important for both Liverpool and man city.

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Quote from: Bitcoin_Arena on September 07, 2019, 07:10:26 PM

Just so you know, Stone and Otamendi are right footed. The fact is City have so many Centre backs but among the regular starters, only one natural centre back is left footed and that is Laporte.

So finding a perfect pair will be a big challenge

I doubt if this can actually be called a challenge, before city bought larpote, I do not think they had any left footed defender. Two right footed defenders can comfortably play at central defence, though having a left footer can be an added advantage, which in larpote city has.

Whether it's Stones and otamendi, or Fernandinho with any of the pair, it would be totally fine and they'll be a rock in defence, city would ease through this phase, you'll see.

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City have favourable fixtures for a while now so I think maybe it won’t harm them that much. I hope I’m wrong though & they start dropping points regularly.

Same here LOL
Let the opponent have their worse time and gain from there 🤪

Liverpool needs the season title and so far City is the only team who can challenge them.

It is too early for predictions but since each point counts then Liverpool has to maintain this small advantage especially in front of Chelsea in two weeks.

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Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on September 08, 2019, 06:05:31 AM

City have favourable fixtures for a while now so I think maybe it won’t harm them that much. I hope I’m wrong though & they start dropping points regularly.

Same here LOL
Let the opponent have their worse time and gain from there 🤪

Liverpool needs the season title and so far City is the only team who can challenge them.

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Quote from: Naida_BR on September 08, 2019, 05:04:07 AM

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Man City will have to use Stones & Otamendi who neither are anywhere near as good as Kompany & Laporte. I guess City will hope to still be within touching distance of Liverpool by the time Laporte comes back from injury.

Walker and Fernandihno can also play on that position if necessary and have already done so for Pep on few occasions. Granted it was in 3-5-2 formation and not 4-3-3. City plays with so much ball in their feet that I don't believe they will have problems in the defense against most squads. Later stages of Champions League could be a problem but they have a January transfer window before that.

That's not a viable solution.
Placing midfielders in the center back position is not only bad for the players career but if Guardiola does that it definitely destroys the chemistry between players and creates negative atmosphere.
The solution you propose is good only if a CB gets a red card and the coach has not substitutes to make. Just for this occasion.

It is not the same to play CB at the City squad and in the most other teams. While CB have a lot of defensive duties in most clubs in City it is more important for them to be good on the ball since they are often involved in building attacks. I am not saying that it is perfect solution but it works in City much better than it would in other clubs.

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Quote from: Bitcoin_Arena on September 07, 2019, 07:10:26 PM

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Man City will have to use Stones & Otamendi who neither are anywhere near as good as Kompany & Laporte. I guess City will hope to still be within touching distance of Liverpool by the time Laporte comes back from injury.

Just so you know, Stone and Otamendi are right footed. The fact is City have so many Centre backs but among the regular starters, only one natural centre back is left footed and that is Laporte.

So finding a perfect pair will be a big challenge

City have favourable fixtures for a while now so I think maybe it won’t harm them that much. I hope I’m wrong though & they start dropping points regularly.

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Quote from: Trofo on September 07, 2019, 06:40:55 PM

Quote from: DeathAngel on September 07, 2019, 01:10:55 PM

Man City will have to use Stones & Otamendi who neither are anywhere near as good as Kompany & Laporte. I guess City will hope to still be within touching distance of Liverpool by the time Laporte comes back from injury.

Walker and Fernandihno can also play on that position if necessary and have already done so for Pep on few occasions. Granted it was in 3-5-2 formation and not 4-3-3. City plays with so much ball in their feet that I don't believe they will have problems in the defense against most squads. Later stages of Champions League could be a problem but they have a January transfer window before that.

That's not a viable solution.
Placing midfielders in the center back position is not only bad for the players career but if Guardiola does that it definitely destroys the chemistry between players and creates negative atmosphere.
The solution you propose is good only if a CB gets a red card and the coach has not substitutes to make. Just for this occasion.

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Quote from: DeathAngel on September 07, 2019, 01:10:55 PM

Man City will have to use Stones & Otamendi who neither are anywhere near as good as Kompany & Laporte. I guess City will hope to still be within touching distance of Liverpool by the time Laporte comes back from injury.

Just so you know, Stone and Otamendi are right footed. The fact is City have so many Centre backs but among the regular starters, only one natural centre back is left footed and that is Laporte.

So finding a perfect pair will be a big challenge

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Quote from: DeathAngel on September 07, 2019, 01:10:55 PM

Man City will have to use Stones & Otamendi who neither are anywhere near as good as Kompany & Laporte. I guess City will hope to still be within touching distance of Liverpool by the time Laporte comes back from injury.

Walker and Fernandihno can also play on that position if necessary and have already done so for Pep on few occasions. Granted it was in 3-5-2 formation and not 4-3-3. City plays with so much ball in their feet that I don't believe they will have problems in the defense against most squads. Later stages of Champions League could be a problem but they have a January transfer window before that.

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Man City will have to use Stones & Otamendi who neither are anywhere near as good as Kompany & Laporte. I guess City will hope to still be within touching distance of Liverpool by the time Laporte comes back from injury.

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Quote from: Coyster on September 06, 2019, 12:54:58 PM

I do not think this is much of a problem for city, if Stones gets back fit and stays fit, then larpote wouldn't be too missed.
Fernandinho is also a very good option for that position, he is strong and his distribution is very good, city have the depth to cover for injuries.

Man City will do just fine until January when they can get a replacement, and moreover the in depth squad and Guardiola's versatility will probably be prove once again. Imho, there is no cause for city alarm.

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Quote from: Naida_BR on September 07, 2019, 04:46:02 AM

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Quote from: Coyster on September 06, 2019, 12:54:58 PM

I do not think this is much of a problem for city, if Stones gets back fit and stays fit, then larpote wouldn't be too missed.
Fernandinho is also a very good option for that position, he is strong and his distribution is very good, city have the depth to cover for injuries.

City can literally play with 2 CB only. Even if they have trouble covering that position, it won't cost them that much as long as they can dominate the game like usual. Unless they face Liverpool or some team on their same level, City will keep rocking like usual.

Well, it would be interesting to see if they can play with some weakness. At least the title battle would be more interesting than usual if we can see the top 2 slippings once in a while.

Every big club which plays 2 games every week cannot rely only on 2 CB.
They need to make a signing for this position asap. City's CB would be tired and they have problems till the end of the season if they need to play every game until December.

Depending on their rival and the strategy of their coach, even Liverpool sometimes don't leave 1 CB when a counter attack or when a corner happen. See how often Van dijk and Matip do overlap to help attacking, and even when they apply defense strategy positions they only put 2 CB in back because their 2 WB are more likely to attack. and City have strong center backs like Liverpool too, so they often have strategies like this also.

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Quote from: joniboini on September 07, 2019, 03:29:07 AM

Quote from: Coyster on September 06, 2019, 12:54:58 PM

I do not think this is much of a problem for city, if Stones gets back fit and stays fit, then larpote wouldn't be too missed.
Fernandinho is also a very good option for that position, he is strong and his distribution is very good, city have the depth to cover for injuries.

City can literally play with 2 CB only. Even if they have trouble covering that position, it won't cost them that much as long as they can dominate the game like usual. Unless they face Liverpool or some team on their same level, City will keep rocking like usual.

Well, it would be interesting to see if they can play with some weakness. At least the title battle would be more interesting than usual if we can see the top 2 slippings once in a while.

Every big club which plays 2 games every week cannot rely only on 2 CB.
They need to make a signing for this position asap. City's CB would be tired and they have problems till the end of the season if they need to play every game until December.

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Quote from: Coyster on September 06, 2019, 12:54:58 PM

I do not think this is much of a problem for city, if Stones gets back fit and stays fit, then larpote wouldn't be too missed.
Fernandinho is also a very good option for that position, he is strong and his distribution is very good, city have the depth to cover for injuries.

City can literally play with 2 CB only. Even if they have trouble covering that position, it won't cost them that much as long as they can dominate the game like usual. Unless they face Liverpool or some team on their same level, City will keep rocking like usual.

Well, it would be interesting to see if they can play with some weakness. At least the title battle would be more interesting than usual if we can see the top 2 slippings once in a while.

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Quote from: logfiles on September 06, 2019, 08:39:41 AM

Too late now. They probably have to wait until January or next summer. I still wonder why Manchester City never bothered to sign any back up on that right side of centre back in case injuries came up. Perhaps it's time to introduce the likes of Oleksandr Zinchenko.

City were fully aware that they were short of central defensive cover, having just three senior central defenders available in the side, that's why they were making a move to sign Harry maguire, but Leicester city's valuation of the defender scared city off.

I do not think this is much of a problem for city, if Stones gets back fit and stays fit, then larpote wouldn't be too missed.
Fernandinho is also a very good option for that position, he is strong and his distribution is very good, city have the depth to cover for injuries.

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Quote from: maculeth on September 05, 2019, 11:53:59 AM

Aymeric Laporte's injury makes Josep Guardiola think of buying a new player. Josep Guardiola is likely to find a new recruit to patch up Laporte's position as a central defender. Laporte is expected to be absent for a long time due to a knee injury, when Manchester City meet Brighton on Saturday (8/31/2019)

Too late now. They probably have to wait until January or next summer. I still wonder why Manchester City never bothered to sign any back up on that right side of centre back in case injuries came up. Perhaps it's time to introduce the likes of Oleksandr Zinchenko.

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Nemanja Matic has been short of playing at Manchester United this season. Matic stressed that there was no problem with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
MU has played four matches in the English League this season. Matic inhabits the bench a lot, he once became a substitute when Manchester United offset Southampton 1-1.
Matic was reportedly by British media that they were getting hot because they didn't get a chance to play. Although rumored to be leaving Old Trafford, he remained until the transfer window closed.

whereas Nemanja Matic became Manchester United's mainstay last season. It is really a shame if he has to be on the bench.
But also we have to respect the coach's decision, maybe there is a strategy that wants to be done without Nemanja Matic in it.

Still confused why Solskjaer who always plays Jesse Lingard, even though he did not provide big contrubution to the team. the assists he gave during the last 3 seasons are still inferior to Adam Johnson, even though he's been in prison for 3 years lol. Man utd still need a lot of star players, to strengthen the squad of his team.

Ole doesn’t play Matic because he’s not fast enough for his system, and he tends to slow the team down whenever he’s playing. I’m not sure why the club retained him for this season, they should have sold him and brought Bruno instead as it’s evident we needed a strong midfielder. @iMark Lingard gets to play because he’s a British player and has graduated from the club academy, and Ole is his big admirer so until we get a new coach we’ll see lot of game time for Lingard.

That's not a good coach for me, if he gives players the chance to play just because they are 1 academy, 1 country, or emotional closeness. precisely that will destroy the team itself, the squad line up its must be based on the player who has the best conditions and on fire. aAnd Matic is ready with every match, but he is not given any chance to play.

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Quote from: Harkorede on September 05, 2019, 10:32:51 PM

It's not just Euro Qualification, some matches are still worth a while, compared to when you get stuck with CAF qualifiers all week long.

I think the most painful part of the international break is always when the national teams takes players, some are probably going to return their respectively clubs injured.

The CAF qualifiers are not that bad *tongue in cheek*. But yeah, the international break does take the sting out of the current English premier league season,
Injuries are part of the game and could happen during any event, for club or country.

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Quote from: Harkorede on September 05, 2019, 10:32:51 PM

I think the most painful part of the international break is always when the national teams takes players, some are probably going to return their respectively clubs injured.

Yeah the risk is there and in this kind of even the club pay the price if it's a key player for them. However in this level of football, the club has no choice but to accept it. I know for sure that this weekend is boring for me LOL

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