[yusuf423]

what big players wants to go to arsenal now??? they are selling all of their players out and have not replaced them with anybody

[Los_Merengues]

Wenger or whoever have really lost it.

[yusuf423]

lmao, man city sold elano probably their best midfield player to galatasry. rijkard will make good use of him but city are just dumb by selling off their good midfielders and only buying strikers

[LaFuriaBlaugrana]

It's probably for the best, Robinho and Tevez combined offer more than Elano. Their midfield isn't bad at all, between Ireland, de Jong and Barry for the middle and SWP, Robinho, and Petrov on the flanks they have a pretty complete team after signing Kolo.

Given
Richards--Toure--Kompany--Bridge
SWP--deJong--Barry--Robinho
Tevez--Adebarndoor

or

Barry--deJong
Robinho--Ireland--Tevez
Santa Cruz

or

Barry--deJong--Ireland
Robinho--RSC--Tevez

With Petrov and Johnson as more than adequate midfield cover

Not bad at all.

[Los_Merengues]

Gotta agree with yusuf, selling Elano was just plain dumb as he is pretty much their only genuine playmaker

[FCB-Mo]

well done on completely overlooking their standout playmaker in Stephen Ireland. Oh wait, he's Irish so he can't possibly be good in your eyes.

[Los_Merengues]

Oh big deal, so what? Mentioning him just sliped my mind, ok Shitty have still got one good playmaker left.

Btw who says I don't rate him because he's Irish?

[FCB-Mo]

Because u said Elano was their only genuine playmaker when infact the player who made City tick wasn't Elano but Ireland.

In fact he's so good the first player that comes to my mind when i think City is Ireland because he is nothing short of brilliant.

[LaFuriaBlaugrana]

Ireland is much more valuable to City than Elano was; Elano was never a genuine playmaker, he's pretty creative but also very direct; his best role was as either a winger or a second striker/attacking midfielder and signing Robinho and Tevez made him obsolete. Based on last year and this summers signings he was undeniably the odd man out.

Ireland is insane but he's also perhaps the most gifted playmaker from the British Isles in recent memory.

[chucka]

Man City's Carlos Tevez to give Oasis dancing lessons

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has offered to give the club's two most famous fans - Oasis' Noel and Liam Gallagher - Latin dancing lessons. The Argentinean, who has had chart success in his homeland with his band Piola Vago, also says he wants to play some music with the band.

"I would definitely jam with them sometime if they were up for it. When they are back in Manchester they can come and watch a City game, then we can go for a jam," he said, adding that he wants the Gallagher brothers to teach him how to play 'Wonderwall'. "I am open to lessons and in return I will teach [them] some Latin style and maybe even some Latin dancing to go with it" (The Sun).
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This post has been edited by chucka: 17 August 2009 - 12:13 PM