Letâs be honest here, besides Aguero and De Bruyne, who are WC on their team actually?
Silva has past his prime already (still very very good though).
With 2 WC, one very very good plus Sane and a bunch of work horse, they are playing attractive and effective football; and sitting on top of the league with authority.
This City team is not Barcelona or Bayern, Pep deserves credit to build the one.
Just use the players that did play today as exampleâŚ
Besides the 4 that I mentioned, whom would we want and believe they are a tier or two below WC?
Ederson, Otamandi, Delph, Stones, Walker, Fernadinho, Sterling??
I guess, if we mention those players on the Arsenal transfer target thread, a lot would question âhow many will walk into our starting 11 and contributeâ. and stuff like that.
Correct me if I am wrong⌠I think a lot of us were laughing at Pep on spending 50m on Stones.
Considering City have won titles with managers like Mancini & Pellegrini who both are currently not considered among the elitest of managers, I say thereâs plenty evidence of it being true.
It takes massive fuck up from a manager to not win with an expensive squad.
Those teams edged out titles against inferior league oppositionâfailing in some years against opposition like Leicester or far less talented United squads-- playing far inferior football, and failed miserably in the Champions League. Like I said, the statement is evidently not true, unless you live in a4tt world. Not even really worth arguing.
United titles since 90s till 2004 - âHad none to little competitionâ
Arsenal titles - âOnly had United to compete against. Liverpool were not good enoughâ
Chelsea titles pre City- âArsenal dropped off. Only United to content againstâ
Leicester titles - âFluke, massively helped by everyone fucking upâ
Chelsea titles post City - âeveryone else fucked upâ
United titles post City - âEveryone else fucked upâ
Plus last season, City spent a quarter of a billion to add on to almost a billion theyâve spent the last 5 years or so. Pep managed that team to 3rd in the league last year, why didnât he win with the superior squad since heâs the best manager ever?