Adam Johnson

[Bender]

Very good player ......easily taking on 1,2 players and getting crosses and shots on goal

[cream]

Pah!

We've got Kuyt, Maxi, Babel and Yossi.

[Bender]

Pah!

We've got Kuyt, Maxi, Babel and Yossi.

yes what was i thinking

[CJ]

i didnt think he was that good before. but he is not bad at all is he

[Bender]

he's doing well

[Craig_H]

Proper genuine threat, trickery, ability to beat mean and produce/score goals.

The exact opposite of what rafa generally likes and this is the reason City will be in the CL next season.

[Bender]

reminded me a bit of Steve Mcanaman......but Johnson is going to be a top player

[Chrono]

reminded me a bit of Steve Mcanaman......but Johnson is going to be a top player

Does that imply McManaman wasn't?

[Bender]

Does that imply McManaman wasn't?

first of all untwist your knickers ......the fact i mentioned johnson's similiarites to Mcmanaman means he was a top player ...... so cool your jets ......

[Chrono]

first of all untwist your knickers ......the fact i mentioned johnson's similiarites to Mcmanaman means he was a top player ...... so cool your jets ......

Just asking mate. McManaman was my favourite player but I know that many fans don't have a lot of love for him.

Consider my knickers untwisted

[red g]

Proper genuine threat, trickery, ability to beat mean and produce/score goals.

The exact opposite of what rafa generally likes and this is the reason City will be in the CL next season.

I do think this lot have something to do with it as well..........



January 2010 Transfers
Patrick Vieira (loan, Inter Milan)
Adam Johnson (undisclosed, Middlesbrough)

Summer 2009 transfers
Gareth Barry (£12m, Aston Villa)
Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (£18m, Blackburn Rovers)
Stuart Taylor (undisclosed, Aston Villa)
Carlos Alberto Tévez (£25m, MSI Group)
Emmanuel Adebayor (£25m, Arsenal)
Kolo Abib Touré (16m, Arsenal)
Joleon Lescott (24m, Everton)
Sylvio Mendes Campos Junior (free, Barcelona)

January 2009 Transfers
Wayne Michael Bridge (undisclosed, Chelsea)
Craig Bellamy (£14m, West Ham)
Nigel de Jong (£17m, Hamburg SV)
Seamus John Given (£6m, Newcastle)

Summer 2008 Transfers
João Alves de Assis Silva (£19m, CSKA Moscow)
Tal Ben Haim (£5m, Chelsea)
Vincent Kompany (£6m, Hamburg)
Shaun Wright-Phillips (£10m, Chelsea)
Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod (£6.45m, Espanyol)
Robson de Souza (£32.5m, Real Madrid)

[Craig_H]

Yes of course but my main point is that they have a squad full of pace, power, threat, dangermen and goals from all areas. The exact opposite of us and in terms of attributes, pace, directness and trickery are the exact opposite of what rafa wants from his players.

The result is we cant buy a goal at home to fulham, whilst City have netted 11 in their last 2 games. Our lineup yesterday had ONE goal threat in it. City's would've had about 4 or 5.

[Baracus]

Yes of course but my main point is that they have a squad full of pace, power, threat, dangermen and goals from all areas. The exact opposite of us and in terms of attributes, pace, directness and trickery are the exact opposite of what rafa wants from his players.

The result is we cant buy a goal at home to fulham, whilst City have netted 11 in their last 2 games. Our lineup yesterday had ONE goal threat in it. City's would've had about 4 or 5.

I feared this. The penny has dropped for their Manager.

[Craig_H]

That's exactly it. Mancini started off playing 3 defensive centre midfielders and they were woeful, short of inspiration and toothless.

But in a few short weeks, he has learned what rafa still hasnt in nearly 6 years - that you need to play with an attacking mindset and pick numerous players with genuine pace, power and goal threat, to succeed in the PL.

Mancini has learnt this very quickly and adapted his philosophies to suit the PL - and is getting the rewards. Rafa hasnt and wont, so we fail.

[Bender]

Just asking mate. McManaman was my favourite player but I know that many fans don't have a lot of love for him.

Consider my knickers untwisted

no he was our last great wide player .....remember him winning the league cup for us against Bolton under roy evans ......... just what our team needs is another stvie macmanaman ...had always hoped Paul Andersson and Adam Hammil would make the grade ......