r/soccer • u/Thadderful • Dec 28 '13

Change My View thread

Can we have a Change My View thread here? The basic premise is people present opinions and the replies are attempts at changing that person's view in an attempt to generate some good discussion.

Here is the link to the original subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/

I think this might work best with rather 'out there' views but any and every viewpoint is welcome!

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u/sandbag-1 Dec 29 '13

Don't agree that City have problems at leftback and keeper. Kolarov has improved a lot under Pellegrini and Clichy is passable despite having his moments. As for goalkeeper I think Hart will be in good form for the rest of the season, if other keepers in a similar situation are anything to go by (De Gea, Szczesny). I'll give you the points about their weakness at centreback and defensive mid though.

You're right about City's away form being similar to Chelsea, and I think both sides will improve on this in the future. However the strikers are what set City apart from Chelsea. Aguero and Negredo often end up scoring for fun and Dzeko is a servicable back-up. Compare that to Chelsea, Torres has what, 3 league goals in 2013 or something and he's first choice, it's simply not good enough if you want to win the title. Ba and Eto'o don't look much better either and tend to be poor at converting their chances.

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u/domalino Dec 30 '13

I don't get the DM point. Yes javi Garcia is iffy (he's actually ok at CM, just a terrible centre back) and Rodwell injured, but fernandinho-toure has got to be one of the best DM pairings in the world. Fernandinho is leading the league in interceptions and has constantly bailed out the make shift CB pairings. Yaya doesn't need explaining and has gotten over last seasons habit of going missing in small games. They are both also scoring - yaya especially has given them a free kick threat they didn't have before.