Has he balls. He's definitely better going forward but Zabaleta's easily the best all-round right-back in the league (and he's up there with Cole and Baines as one of the best full-backs in the league).

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You can have Nasri back. It'd be worth it just to see how Piers Morgan reacts.

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Pablo. Zabaleta.

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Isco has been continually linked to us for months; the Brazilian media claim we are going to bid ~£11.5m for Paulinho in January. Benat's been linked too, that one I'm going more on the Spanish media reports tbh.

Obviously, we could end up missing out on all three but with Soriano and Txiki as our two main-men it seems plausible.

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What did I just watch and what's happened to Theo Walcott?

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Mignolet

Zabaleta - Bassong - Vertonghen - Clichy*

Diame - Fellaini

Bale - Michu - Mata

RVP

*I haven't seen enough of Baines to choose him out-right over Clichy but I've seen enough for him to get at least a mention.

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Some ridiculous refereeing and some even more ridiculous defending but 3 points are 3 points.

By Franck | Permalink | On 29 December 2012 - 16:58 PM

What was the message on RVP's shirt?

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EF5GfykZLU4/UN8icc5RjcI/AAAAAAAACaY/J3xrNZoBJT8/s375/DKfi5SqN.jpeg

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By BR. | Permalink | On 29 December 2012 - 16:02 PM

Was Nasri's sending off harsh? Charlie Nicholas didn't describe it too well...

In a word, yes.

Bassong deserved a red for the tackle and then a yellow for the head to head.

Fuck knows how he only got a yellow.

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Two abysmal decisions have fucked us there.

Actually, three.

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29 Dec 2012 15:15:58

Aye from the team-sheet.

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Yeah, that definitely plays a part.

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It's going down. Ridiculously, all of those have release clauses below £20m.

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29 Dec 2012 15:09:38

2-0 already. Teckle.

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29 Dec 2012 14:37:57

All these other things were nice events but not were as brilliant as a 'moment' than Aguero's goal.

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 29 December 2012 - 00:43 AM

What's happened to Lescott? He was first choice alongside Kompany last season and now he can't even get in the team ahead of a car salesman.

Mancini's never been entirely convinced, and not without reason, he's terrible on the ball, so between his two major mistakes against QPR last year and the howlers against Ajax, he seems to have made his choice. To be fair to Mancini, though, Nastasic has been brilliant all season and Kolo's played the best football I've seen from him since his Arsenal peak.

By Shola | Permalink | On 29 December 2012 - 02:02 AM

I read in the Sunday Times a few weeks ago that Txiki Begiristain and Soriano were planning to revamp the sqad and get rid of a few. Lescott was mentioned and I think Milner and possibly Barry.

Something about buying 'mid-range' players and developing them around a core of world class players. Used Yaya Toure as an example, How Barcelona bought him fairly cheaply to fit around Xavi, Messi and Iniesta.

Yeah, the Spanish duo have supposedly been horrified at some of the contracts handed out in the Hughes-era and are planning to sell them/renegotiate contracts and buy in cheaper replacements from around the world (Benat, Isco, Paulinho).

By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 29 December 2012 - 02:05 AM

I'd imagine the likes of Scott Sinclair, Jack Rodwell and Javi Garcia would be classed as 'mid-range' players? They're all decent Premier League footballers but you're not going to win the league without vastly superior players alongside them. Anyway, Garcia's been a bit hit-and-miss and the English pair have barely played.

That's the point though, you have a solid group of players - for Barça it was Yaya, Keita etc - backed up with a group of world-class players - for Barça: Iniesta, Xavi, Messi etc. God knows what the Scott Sinclair signing was all about, it made sense if he was going to be picked occasionally but he's not even trusted for substitute appearances anymore. He's been entirely pointless and it's not even his fault. Rodwell and Garcia have had no luck with injuries.

By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 29 December 2012 - 02:05 AM

I think City would be better off with a new manager rather than a squad overhall, to be honest. With the side they have they shouldn't be seven points behind United at this stage.

I wouldn't rule that out the way things are going at the moment. Mancini's position has severely weakened since the summer.

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Sergio.

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If nothing else it's nice to see his Midlands tour continue.

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The Times are saying Joleon Lescott has been deemed 'surplus to requirements' and will probably leave and that United have approached Everton about Leighton Baines

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By A Little Bit Of Merson Magic | Permalink | On 28 December 2012 - 20:23 PM

But he's a referee isn't he, he must be correct?

Christ, don't say that, his ego's big enough as it is.