re: Champions League quarter final draw thread

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And he is someone that builds a system and a strong team where guys like Neymar are a luxury and not necessarily someone to build around. Would be a fun clash of minds

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You could build a system around Neymar. They key to any system would be to balance the midfield. They have one piece in Verrati, and one possible piece in Rabiot. They just need a third player, either a ball-winner like Kante to balance the midfield, or a player like Kroos or Modric to balance the passing workload and recycle possession.

Ideally, every team in the world wants a player like De Rossi or Javi Martinez circa 2012 to give their midfield's immediate balance.

I don't know how Mou doesn't see the balance issues. They should look to William Carvalho, who could solve defensive issues and free Pogba to go upfield, as he's superb at reliving pressure. Another option would be Julian Weigl, who is going to be a superb midfielder.

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Best manager in the world almost half a billion spent in 18 months of course you have good results. If you keep spending like you have since 2008 the kids will never get a real chance.

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You play to win the game. They have money, they’re going to spend it. This high horse argument of “you don’t play academy kids” is very odd and insecure. Particularly since united spends a boatload of money too. It comes across as jealousy of their funds tbh. At the end of the day, winning is all that matters. There won’t be an asterisk in the record books if city win UCL that says

*spent more money than united and didn’t play academy kids

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You play to win the game. They have money, they’re going to spend it. This high horse argument of “you don’t play academy kids” is very odd and insecure. Particularly since united spends a boatload of money too. It comes across as jealousy of their funds tbh. At the end of the day, winning is all that matters. There won’t be an asterisk in the record books if city win UCL that says *spent more money than united and didn’t play academy kids

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Playing youth academy grads is actually a big deal to supporters.

It helps you supplement the team and spend the big money in other areas.

You are right they have the money and can circumvent the process. But the lack of English and academy grads is a big deal bc playing those players esp local kids is a huge sense of pride for a game so tribalistic in nature.

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You could build a system around Neymar. They key to any system would be to balance the midfield. They have one piece in Verrati, and one possible piece in Rabiot. They just need a third player, either a ball-winner like Kante to balance the midfield, or a player like Kroos or Modric to balance the passing workload and recycle possession.

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I mean yea, I guess I just mean more in the sense of without spending a buttload of money.

Although I guess they already spent that to get him in the first place. You can always build around someone if you have the right balance, but like I said, Poch is someone that seems to believe in finding the right players that do more for the team and don't just care about their stats (aka not the PSG type of player of recent years)

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Fingers crossed that Mou is at United for the next four years!

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and if he wins the league

We are on pace to have 80+ points which some years low 80s wins the league. City having a historic season is just making it look worse for United.

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You can always build around someone if you have the right balance, but like I said, Poch is someone that seems to believe in finding the right players that do more for the team and don't just care about their stats (aka not the PSG type of player of recent years)

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I think Poch could accommodate Neymar more than a manger like Mou could. If you get the balance between midfield and defense right, you can give free roles to important attacking players. It's harder to do, but it is what Messi gets, and that's who Neymar wants to be.

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We are on pace to have 80+ points which some years low 80s wins the league.

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You're on fire with the moral victories today.

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You're on fire with the moral victories today.

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2nd place and 80+ points with the FA cup would be a good year, considering a record season from City.

Next year he has to challenge for the league

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I don't know how Mou doesn't see the balance issues

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What? All I heard in August was how Matic was the answer to all United and Pogba's midfield issues?