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City would win the Quadraple; According to Kompany
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Jan 18 2014, 09:13 AM
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City vs Baka. I got 2 words Cesc Fabregas to stick the knife in their gut and twist it so hard that they will not recover this season.
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Jan 19 2014, 03:59 AM
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City have a run of difficult games coming up. I seem to recall Kompany running his mouth 18 months ago about City easily retaining the title...... What disturbs me is that City has one decent centre half and it's him. All the other also rans who rotate in and out of the side should surely be something he's aware of.
I don't see Barca as the threat to them as billed here. I actually think Pellegrini knows Barca so well that he knows how to shore up the holes that they will find in City's midfield of 4-4-2.
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Jan 19 2014, 05:24 AM
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City have a run of difficult games coming up. I seem to recall Kompany running his mouth 18 months ago about City easily retaining the title...... What disturbs me is that City has one decent centre half and it's him. All the other also rans who rotate in and out of the side should surely be something he's aware of.
I don't see Barca as the threat to them as billed here. I actually think Pellegrini knows Barca so well that he knows how to shore up the holes that they will find in City's midfield of 4-4-2. I was looking at the fixtures and I think if we can beat Southampton away from home on Tuesday and Palace on the weekend, we could open up a small gap. City's corresponding fixtures are Spurs away and Chelsea at home. Surely they have to drop points in those two games. Arsenal also play both games before them and as long as we win our games, it would put them under pressure. I am hoping United do us a favor later today but I am not counting on it.
As for the Champions League, I really havent seen Barca play this season and clearly dont know what to expect. However apart from the game against Arsenal in December and the dead rubber against Bayern, they havent really had a difficult game in a while. The amount of pressure winning the CL puts on a team is enormous. When Chelsea and Liverpool won it, they didnt finish in the top 4 and even Arsenal had our best CL run when we almost finished outside the top 4. City are walking into uncharted teritory and I dont think they understand what the demands of going for all 4 competitions would do to the team.
As for City's squad depth, from what I have seen so far this season, they have a fantastic right back in Zabaleta but no back up. They have two left backs that are decent but not great. They have one central defender in Kompany that is world class, Nastatic looks decent but Demichelis is a bumbling oaf in my opinion and Lescott has been poor. In central midfield they have Yaya and Fernadinho, Javi Garcia is average in my opinion. However because they play a 4-4-2, they can rotate one or the other with Garcia in the smaller games. As creative players they have Nasri(injured), Navas and Silva playing in the two wide areas. Milner provides an option when they want to go for a bit of solidity. The attack is where they really have their depth and they have maximized their potential by playing two strikers and running up cricket scores. They have really started to believe their hype but when the games start to come thick and fast, this squad would get stretched to breaking point.
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Jan 19 2014, 07:38 AM
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City have a run of difficult games coming up. I seem to recall Kompany running his mouth 18 months ago about City easily retaining the title...... What disturbs me is that City has one decent centre half and it's him. All the other also rans who rotate in and out of the side should surely be something he's aware of.
I don't see Barca as the threat to them as billed here. I actually think Pellegrini knows Barca so well that he knows how to shore up the holes that they will find in City's midfield of 4-4-2.
I was looking at the fixtures and I think if we can beat Southampton away from home on Tuesday and Palace on the weekend, we could open up a small gap. City's corresponding fixtures are Spurs away and Chelsea at home. Surely they have to drop points in those two games. Arsenal also play both games before them and as long as we win our games, it would put them under pressure. I am hoping United do us a favor later today but I am not counting on it. As for the Champions League, I really havent seen Barca play this season and clearly dont know what to expect. However apart from the game against Arsenal in December and the dead rubber against Bayern, they havent really had a difficult game in a while. The amount of pressure winning the CL puts on a team is enormous. When Chelsea and Liverpool won it, they didnt finish in the top 4 and even Arsenal had our best CL run when we almost finished outside the top 4. City are walking into uncharted teritory and I dont think they understand what the demands of going for all 4 competitions would do to the team. As for City's squad depth, from what I have seen so far this season, they have a fantastic right back in Zabaleta but no back up. They have two left backs that are decent but not great. They have one central defender in Kompany that is world class, Nastatic looks decent but Demichelis is a bumbling oaf in my opinion and Lescott has been poor. In central midfield they have Yaya and Fernadinho, Javi Garcia is average in my opinion. However because they play a 4-4-2, they can rotate one or the other with Garcia in the smaller games. As creative players they have Nasri(injured), Navas and Silva playing in the two wide areas. Milner provides an option when they want to go for a bit of solidity. The attack is where they really have their depth and they have maximized their potential by playing two strikers and running up cricket scores. They have really started to believe their hype but when the games start to come thick and fast, this squad would get stretched to breaking point. Looking at the fixtures (remember the "next ten games thread") I thought we'd be here and that our chance to create breathing space from City is the next two games. They will beat Spurs, the quality gap is too big. But it is plausible that the vicious side of Mourinho is about to emerge and if it's there we should see it. Strangely I can see Chelsea just containing United and riding their luck, while they might actually go at City and beat them.
If you want to talk about positivity and belief the media are well on the side of City and still anticipating a collapse by Arsenal 'any moment now' as Michael Owen said in September. City have a mix of average, good and superb players in their squad, but nobody should dismiss them when they are collecting results like this - even with the help of referees. For me you are over-rating Kompany. At times he looks exposed, like yesterday and players get past him easily. Perhaps that's the lack of another solid defender beside him.
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Jan 19 2014, 08:52 AM
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City have a run of difficult games coming up. I seem to recall Kompany running his mouth 18 months ago about City easily retaining the title...... What disturbs me is that City has one decent centre half and it's him. All the other also rans who rotate in and out of the side should surely be something he's aware of.
I don't see Barca as the threat to them as billed here. I actually think Pellegrini knows Barca so well that he knows how to shore up the holes that they will find in City's midfield of 4-4-2.
I was looking at the fixtures and I think if we can beat Southampton away from home on Tuesday and Palace on the weekend, we could open up a small gap. City's corresponding fixtures are Spurs away and Chelsea at home. Surely they have to drop points in those two games. Arsenal also play both games before them and as long as we win our games, it would put them under pressure. I am hoping United do us a favor later today but I am not counting on it. As for the Champions League, I really havent seen Barca play this season and clearly dont know what to expect. However apart from the game against Arsenal in December and the dead rubber against Bayern, they havent really had a difficult game in a while. The amount of pressure winning the CL puts on a team is enormous. When Chelsea and Liverpool won it, they didnt finish in the top 4 and even Arsenal had our best CL run when we almost finished outside the top 4. City are walking into uncharted teritory and I dont think they understand what the demands of going for all 4 competitions would do to the team. As for City's squad depth, from what I have seen so far this season, they have a fantastic right back in Zabaleta but no back up. They have two left backs that are decent but not great. They have one central defender in Kompany that is world class, Nastatic looks decent but Demichelis is a bumbling oaf in my opinion and Lescott has been poor. In central midfield they have Yaya and Fernadinho, Javi Garcia is average in my opinion. However because they play a 4-4-2, they can rotate one or the other with Garcia in the smaller games. As creative players they have Nasri(injured), Navas and Silva playing in the two wide areas. Milner provides an option when they want to go for a bit of solidity. The attack is where they really have their depth and they have maximized their potential by playing two strikers and running up cricket scores. They have really started to believe their hype but when the games start to come thick and fast, this squad would get stretched to breaking point. Phato, I think that City has the most depth and here is why. Their back right back is Micah Richard who just returned from injury. You forgot to mention him. He is probably the best backup RB in the league. They also have Jovetic who is a winger/striker. I don't think he has played much because of injury but if he is available, that's another option they have on the wings. But these are their vulnerabilities in my opinion. They do not have a sturdy enforcer at DM. It is a good midfield with Yaya, Fernandhino and Garcia but it's not the most physical. I also think that if either Kompany or Yaya gets injured, they will be vulnerable. They have as good a squad if not a better one than Barca right now. Their defense remains a weakness but their strikeforce is so potent, it doesnt matter most of the time. They lost Aguero who is a arguably their best player for more than a month and didn't miss a beat.
I think they may drop points to Tots away but I dont see them dropping points against Chelsea at the Etihad. They regularly beat Chelsea at the Etihad and haven't dropped points there this season in the league. I expect Mourhino to set up his team to defend the way he did when Chelsea came to the Emirates but City is a different beast at home. Its not by accident that they average four goals per game at home. They will score goals. Even though I think they can get past Barca, I don't think they can win the CL. In my opinion, Barca's experience in Europe is the only big advantage they have over City. On the home front, they are already in the CC final and have experience winning the premier league after going toe to toe with United. That is something that Arsenal does not have. Chelsea and City have that. That is why I have said from the beginning that Chelsea and City are the fovourites to win the league. They have the most depth and talent, and they are the most experienced teams. That experience is going to be huge down the stretch.
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Jan 19 2014, 09:04 AM
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City have a run of difficult games coming up. I seem to recall Kompany running his mouth 18 months ago about City easily retaining the title...... What disturbs me is that City has one decent centre half and it's him. All the other also rans who rotate in and out of the side should surely be something he's aware of.
I don't see Barca as the threat to them as billed here. I actually think Pellegrini knows Barca so well that he knows how to shore up the holes that they will find in City's midfield of 4-4-2.
I was looking at the fixtures and I think if we can beat Southampton away from home on Tuesday and Palace on the weekend, we could open up a small gap. City's corresponding fixtures are Spurs away and Chelsea at home. Surely they have to drop points in those two games. Arsenal also play both games before them and as long as we win our games, it would put them under pressure. I am hoping United do us a favor later today but I am not counting on it. As for the Champions League, I really havent seen Barca play this season and clearly dont know what to expect. However apart from the game against Arsenal in December and the dead rubber against Bayern, they havent really had a difficult game in a while. The amount of pressure winning the CL puts on a team is enormous. When Chelsea and Liverpool won it, they didnt finish in the top 4 and even Arsenal had our best CL run when we almost finished outside the top 4. City are walking into uncharted teritory and I dont think they understand what the demands of going for all 4 competitions would do to the team. As for City's squad depth, from what I have seen so far this season, they have a fantastic right back in Zabaleta but no back up. They have two left backs that are decent but not great. They have one central defender in Kompany that is world class, Nastatic looks decent but Demichelis is a bumbling oaf in my opinion and Lescott has been poor. In central midfield they have Yaya and Fernadinho, Javi Garcia is average in my opinion. However because they play a 4-4-2, they can rotate one or the other with Garcia in the smaller games. As creative players they have Nasri(injured), Navas and Silva playing in the two wide areas. Milner provides an option when they want to go for a bit of solidity. The attack is where they really have their depth and they have maximized their potential by playing two strikers and running up cricket scores. They have really started to believe their hype but when the games start to come thick and fast, this squad would get stretched to breaking point.
Phato, I think that City has the most depth and here is why. Their back right back is Micah Richard who just returned from injury. You forgot to mention him. He is probably the best backup RB in the league. They also have Jovetic who is a winger/striker. I don't think he has played much because of injury but if he is available, that's another option they have on the wings. But these are their vulnerabilities in my opinion. They do not have a sturdy enforcer at DM. It is a good midfield with Yaya, Fernandhino and Garcia but it's not the most physical. I also think that if either Kompany or Yaya gets injured, they will be vulnerable. They have as good a squad if not a better one than Barca right now. Their defense remains a weakness but their strikeforce is so potent, it doesnt matter most of the time. They lost Aguero who is a arguably their best player for more than a month and didn't miss a beat. I think they may drop points to Tots away but I dont see them dropping points against Chelsea at the Etihad. They regularly beat Chelsea at the Etihad and haven't dropped points there this season in the league. I expect Mourhino to set up his team to defend the way he did when Chelsea came to the Emirates but City is a different beast at home. Its not by accident that they average four goals per game at home. They will score goals. Even though I think they can get past Barca, I don't think they can win the CL. In my opinion, Barca's experience in Europe is the only big advantage they have over City. On the home front, they are already in the CC final and have experience winning the premier league after going toe to toe with United. That is something that Arsenal does not have. Chelsea and City have that. That is why I have said from the beginning that Chelsea and City are the fovourites to win the league. They have the most depth and talent, and they are the most experienced teams. That experience is going to be huge down the stretch. I'm not sure if Phato forgot Jovetic or he's thinking along the line of what I'm thinking. I doubt Jovetic will feature this season, he's got a mixture of 'diabiness' and psychology issues. If you listen closely to what pellegrini says, he's giving a hint that Jovetic's problem is not only injury. I still insist Arsenal has the most depth in the league and we should be at least 6 points clear at the top at this point.
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Jan 19 2014, 11:39 PM
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City have a run of difficult games coming up. I seem to recall Kompany running his mouth 18 months ago about City easily retaining the title...... What disturbs me is that City has one decent centre half and it's him. All the other also rans who rotate in and out of the side should surely be something he's aware of.
I don't see Barca as the threat to them as billed here. I actually think Pellegrini knows Barca so well that he knows how to shore up the holes that they will find in City's midfield of 4-4-2.
I was looking at the fixtures and I think if we can beat Southampton away from home on Tuesday and Palace on the weekend, we could open up a small gap. City's corresponding fixtures are Spurs away and Chelsea at home. Surely they have to drop points in those two games. Arsenal also play both games before them and as long as we win our games, it would put them under pressure. I am hoping United do us a favor later today but I am not counting on it. As for the Champions League, I really havent seen Barca play this season and clearly dont know what to expect. However apart from the game against Arsenal in December and the dead rubber against Bayern, they havent really had a difficult game in a while. The amount of pressure winning the CL puts on a team is enormous. When Chelsea and Liverpool won it, they didnt finish in the top 4 and even Arsenal had our best CL run when we almost finished outside the top 4. City are walking into uncharted teritory and I dont think they understand what the demands of going for all 4 competitions would do to the team. As for City's squad depth, from what I have seen so far this season, they have a fantastic right back in Zabaleta but no back up. They have two left backs that are decent but not great. They have one central defender in Kompany that is world class, Nastatic looks decent but Demichelis is a bumbling oaf in my opinion and Lescott has been poor. In central midfield they have Yaya and Fernadinho, Javi Garcia is average in my opinion. However because they play a 4-4-2, they can rotate one or the other with Garcia in the smaller games. As creative players they have Nasri(injured), Navas and Silva playing in the two wide areas. Milner provides an option when they want to go for a bit of solidity. The attack is where they really have their depth and they have maximized their potential by playing two strikers and running up cricket scores. They have really started to believe their hype but when the games start to come thick and fast, this squad would get stretched to breaking point.
Phato, I think that City has the most depth and here is why. Their back right back is Micah Richard who just returned from injury. You forgot to mention him. He is probably the best backup RB in the league. They also have Jovetic who is a winger/striker. I don't think he has played much because of injury but if he is available, that's another option they have on the wings. But these are their vulnerabilities in my opinion. They do not have a sturdy enforcer at DM. It is a good midfield with Yaya, Fernandhino and Garcia but it's not the most physical. I also think that if either Kompany or Yaya gets injured, they will be vulnerable. They have as good a squad if not a better one than Barca right now. Their defense remains a weakness but their strikeforce is so potent, it doesnt matter most of the time. They lost Aguero who is a arguably their best player for more than a month and didn't miss a beat. I think they may drop points to Tots away but I dont see them dropping points against Chelsea at the Etihad. They regularly beat Chelsea at the Etihad and haven't dropped points there this season in the league. I expect Mourhino to set up his team to defend the way he did when Chelsea came to the Emirates but City is a different beast at home. Its not by accident that they average four goals per game at home. They will score goals. Even though I think they can get past Barca, I don't think they can win the CL. In my opinion, Barca's experience in Europe is the only big advantage they have over City. On the home front, they are already in the CC final and have experience winning the premier league after going toe to toe with United. That is something that Arsenal does not have. Chelsea and City have that. That is why I have said from the beginning that Chelsea and City are the fovourites to win the league. They have the most depth and talent, and they are the most experienced teams. That experience is going to be huge down the stretch.
I'm not sure if Phato forgot Jovetic or he's thinking along the line of what I'm thinking. I doubt Jovetic will feature this season, he's got a mixture of 'diabiness' and psychology issues. If you listen closely to what pellegrini says, he's giving a hint that Jovetic's problem is not only injury. I still insist Arsenal has the most depth in the league and we should be at least 6 points clear at the top at this point. Your continued insistence is not convincing. You've picked a number without substantiation. Please find something objective to back this claim up or find a new refrain.
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Jan 19 2014, 11:55 PM
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City have a run of difficult games coming up. I seem to recall Kompany running his mouth 18 months ago about City easily retaining the title...... What disturbs me is that City has one decent centre half and it's him. All the other also rans who rotate in and out of the side should surely be something he's aware of.
I don't see Barca as the threat to them as billed here. I actually think Pellegrini knows Barca so well that he knows how to shore up the holes that they will find in City's midfield of 4-4-2.
I was looking at the fixtures and I think if we can beat Southampton away from home on Tuesday and Palace on the weekend, we could open up a small gap. City's corresponding fixtures are Spurs away and Chelsea at home. Surely they have to drop points in those two games. Arsenal also play both games before them and as long as we win our games, it would put them under pressure. I am hoping United do us a favor later today but I am not counting on it. As for the Champions League, I really havent seen Barca play this season and clearly dont know what to expect. However apart from the game against Arsenal in December and the dead rubber against Bayern, they havent really had a difficult game in a while. The amount of pressure winning the CL puts on a team is enormous. When Chelsea and Liverpool won it, they didnt finish in the top 4 and even Arsenal had our best CL run when we almost finished outside the top 4. City are walking into uncharted teritory and I dont think they understand what the demands of going for all 4 competitions would do to the team. As for City's squad depth, from what I have seen so far this season, they have a fantastic right back in Zabaleta but no back up. They have two left backs that are decent but not great. They have one central defender in Kompany that is world class, Nastatic looks decent but Demichelis is a bumbling oaf in my opinion and Lescott has been poor. In central midfield they have Yaya and Fernadinho, Javi Garcia is average in my opinion. However because they play a 4-4-2, they can rotate one or the other with Garcia in the smaller games. As creative players they have Nasri(injured), Navas and Silva playing in the two wide areas. Milner provides an option when they want to go for a bit of solidity. The attack is where they really have their depth and they have maximized their potential by playing two strikers and running up cricket scores. They have really started to believe their hype but when the games start to come thick and fast, this squad would get stretched to breaking point.
Phato, I think that City has the most depth and here is why. Their back right back is Micah Richard who just returned from injury. You forgot to mention him. He is probably the best backup RB in the league. They also have Jovetic who is a winger/striker. I don't think he has played much because of injury but if he is available, that's another option they have on the wings. But these are their vulnerabilities in my opinion. They do not have a sturdy enforcer at DM. It is a good midfield with Yaya, Fernandhino and Garcia but it's not the most physical. I also think that if either Kompany or Yaya gets injured, they will be vulnerable. They have as good a squad if not a better one than Barca right now. Their defense remains a weakness but their strikeforce is so potent, it doesnt matter most of the time. They lost Aguero who is a arguably their best player for more than a month and didn't miss a beat. I think they may drop points to Tots away but I dont see them dropping points against Chelsea at the Etihad. They regularly beat Chelsea at the Etihad and haven't dropped points there this season in the league. I expect Mourhino to set up his team to defend the way he did when Chelsea came to the Emirates but City is a different beast at home. Its not by accident that they average four goals per game at home. They will score goals. Even though I think they can get past Barca, I don't think they can win the CL. In my opinion, Barca's experience in Europe is the only big advantage they have over City. On the home front, they are already in the CC final and have experience winning the premier league after going toe to toe with United. That is something that Arsenal does not have. Chelsea and City have that. That is why I have said from the beginning that Chelsea and City are the fovourites to win the league. They have the most depth and talent, and they are the most experienced teams. That experience is going to be huge down the stretch.
I'm not sure if Phato forgot Jovetic or he's thinking along the line of what I'm thinking. I doubt Jovetic will feature this season, he's got a mixture of 'diabiness' and psychology issues. If you listen closely to what pellegrini says, he's giving a hint that Jovetic's problem is not only injury. I still insist Arsenal has the most depth in the league and we should be at least 6 points clear at the top at this point.
Your continued insistence is not convincing. You've picked a number without substantiation. Please find something objective to back this claim up or find a new refrain. Well, in fairness to Pizzy: with correct officiating in Chelsea and City matches that is about where we would be.
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City have a run of difficult games coming up. I seem to recall Kompany running his mouth 18 months ago about City easily retaining the title...... What disturbs me is that City has one decent centre half and it's him. All the other also rans who rotate in and out of the side should surely be something he's aware of.
I don't see Barca as the threat to them as billed here. I actually think Pellegrini knows Barca so well that he knows how to shore up the holes that they will find in City's midfield of 4-4-2.
I was looking at the fixtures and I think if we can beat Southampton away from home on Tuesday and Palace on the weekend, we could open up a small gap. City's corresponding fixtures are Spurs away and Chelsea at home. Surely they have to drop points in those two games. Arsenal also play both games before them and as long as we win our games, it would put them under pressure. I am hoping United do us a favor later today but I am not counting on it. As for the Champions League, I really havent seen Barca play this season and clearly dont know what to expect. However apart from the game against Arsenal in December and the dead rubber against Bayern, they havent really had a difficult game in a while. The amount of pressure winning the CL puts on a team is enormous. When Chelsea and Liverpool won it, they didnt finish in the top 4 and even Arsenal had our best CL run when we almost finished outside the top 4. City are walking into uncharted teritory and I dont think they understand what the demands of going for all 4 competitions would do to the team. As for City's squad depth, from what I have seen so far this season, they have a fantastic right back in Zabaleta but no back up. They have two left backs that are decent but not great. They have one central defender in Kompany that is world class, Nastatic looks decent but Demichelis is a bumbling oaf in my opinion and Lescott has been poor. In central midfield they have Yaya and Fernadinho, Javi Garcia is average in my opinion. However because they play a 4-4-2, they can rotate one or the other with Garcia in the smaller games. As creative players they have Nasri(injured), Navas and Silva playing in the two wide areas. Milner provides an option when they want to go for a bit of solidity. The attack is where they really have their depth and they have maximized their potential by playing two strikers and running up cricket scores. They have really started to believe their hype but when the games start to come thick and fast, this squad would get stretched to breaking point.
Phato, I think that City has the most depth and here is why. Their back right back is Micah Richard who just returned from injury. You forgot to mention him. He is probably the best backup RB in the league. They also have Jovetic who is a winger/striker. I don't think he has played much because of injury but if he is available, that's another option they have on the wings. But these are their vulnerabilities in my opinion. They do not have a sturdy enforcer at DM. It is a good midfield with Yaya, Fernandhino and Garcia but it's not the most physical. I also think that if either Kompany or Yaya gets injured, they will be vulnerable. They have as good a squad if not a better one than Barca right now. Their defense remains a weakness but their strikeforce is so potent, it doesnt matter most of the time. They lost Aguero who is a arguably their best player for more than a month and didn't miss a beat. I think they may drop points to Tots away but I dont see them dropping points against Chelsea at the Etihad. They regularly beat Chelsea at the Etihad and haven't dropped points there this season in the league. I expect Mourhino to set up his team to defend the way he did when Chelsea came to the Emirates but City is a different beast at home. Its not by accident that they average four goals per game at home. They will score goals. Even though I think they can get past Barca, I don't think they can win the CL. In my opinion, Barca's experience in Europe is the only big advantage they have over City. On the home front, they are already in the CC final and have experience winning the premier league after going toe to toe with United. That is something that Arsenal does not have. Chelsea and City have that. That is why I have said from the beginning that Chelsea and City are the fovourites to win the league. They have the most depth and talent, and they are the most experienced teams. That experience is going to be huge down the stretch. I dont consider Micah Richards as a quality right back but at the same time I didnt know Micah Richard's was injured. Now I understand why City had struggled whenever Zabeleta had missed a game. I think Zabeleta is so good and is crucial to City that a long term injury would be severely damaging. The fact that you mentioned Jovetic in response to the points I raised tells me something, you realize not all is what it seems. City have 3 wide players available for two positions and 3 central midfielders available for 2 positions and that is the reality. Now we are talking of depth, not the quality of the team. I think the quality of their attacking options and the fact that they score a lot of goals at home masks a lot of things. If they are going for all 4 competitions and expect Yaya and Fernadinho to play that many games, they would burn out especially since they play in central midfield. Right now Yaya Troure and Fernadinho have started every premier league game this season and they have both already played close to 30 games. When you add the 16 premier league games left this season, another 7 grueling CL games if they are going to win the competition, 5 FA cup games (excluding replays) and a Carling cup game(two if you include the second leg against West Ham), that is over 50 odd games for each player. This is not even taking into consideration injuries, a few injuries here and there in key positions and City would be in trouble. We already know how much they struggled when Kompany was out. I dont think people understand the demands of going for all 4 competitions. We are talking a game every 3-4 days from now till the end of the season and every game would be a big game. I think they would most likely win the carling cup but if they are really focused on the quadruple, that would take some doing.
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Jan 20 2014, 03:44 AM
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By the way I find all the praise that City get absolutely disgusting considering how much they have spent to get here. It is almost like an athlete that dopes getting praise for dominating other competitors. I hope financial fair play would stop that type of obscene spending. This is City's spending compared to Arsenal and Chelsea since the sheik took over the club.

Total spent:
Arsenal = £215.1M, or $353.2M
Chelsea = £445.6M, or $731.7M
Man City = £668.6M, or $1.097 billion
Net spending:
Arsenal = £11.1M, or $18.2M
Chelsea = £328.7M, or $539.7M
Man City = £509.6M, or $836.8M
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