Premier League Matchweek 2 | 14th-17th August

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City fans signing 'Eva, Eva, Eva' :lol::lol::lol:
 
Begovic in more action than a Mayweather fight.

Just had to get that stupid joke out.
 
Snake Plissken said:
Fabregas doesn't have the bottle for these games. Technically fantastic footballer with the heart of a mouse
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It's his technique which let's him down in the big games. His first touch really isn't all that when compared to the other Spanish techno midgets and he doesn't dribble particularly well, and because of that he struggles when pressed.
 
Red Dreams said:
getting more defensive.
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That's not really adopting Mourinho's tactics since Mourinho didn't invent defensive football, with Netherlands in the world cup Louis van Gaal also played defensively, he adapted to his selection, his team didn't look like a Mourinho team though.

With us he's doing the sensible thing and playing to our strength, his full backs are quality defensively and also he has always liked physical players in central midfield, van Bommel and Schweinsteiger for example or Rijkaard and Davids.

If he tries to play an open attacking game then we will struggle, we need to wait until our attack finds form, then hopefully he will have that balance by being defensively solid and also having creative attacking players.

Right now our best chance of putting points on the board is keeping the match tight, Darmian and Shaw are shutting off the flanks, Schneiderlin and Carrick / Schweinsteiger the centre before they even get to Smalling or Blind, the attack aren't dangerous enough yet, Young gets into good positions only to lack the end product, Mata has it but lacks the pace we need down the right, Rooney needs to find form, he wants a second striker preferably over a third midfielder but his options seem to be memphis or Januzaj.

I think we will be more attacking in a few months time if the defence stay solid, we just need to find the right combination and they need to find some form. Mourinho attacks the small teams however he will defend in the bigger matches and also last season when he had a lead at the top he went defensive against smaller teams, I'd expect van Gaal to try and control the match even away in the big games and also remain attacking if he does open up a lead (which we most likely won't).
 
All these injuries:rolleyes: Where's Eva when you need her?:lol:
 
I know they play for City, but I love watching Aguero and Silva at their best. Great players.
 
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