Only a city fan would compare a nobody like De Jong to a world class midfielder like Essien

'Comfortable on the ball'? He panics with it. Neither can he carry the ball over distance or go past a player. Jenas is far superior in that area.




Don't you mean that his decision-making is poor? He's been in the Prem for long enough.




Redknapp would say anything to sooth someone's ego. He's like a second-hand car salesman.


He may be a decent midfielder (IMO I think Cattermole is better, and Cana) but he isn't a top 4 midfielder.

We are talking about bravery here, not as a footballer.

YSB

My own fault! I should have known better than reply to you
I'll go back to responding to the serious posters.

To be honest, I thought the same of you. I felt we were there for the taking and I was surprised with how negative City were for long parts of the game, I was also disappointed with us as we just gave up once we took the lead, you came out of your shell and got two goals, we hit straight back then both sides seemed to cancel eachother out.

I thought you could easily have beaten us on the weekend, but you didn't and to be honest, it just felt like both sides put in a half-arsed performance. You can take pride in the way you defended, but I felt most decent sides could have got a win on the weekend, especially with the early injuries we got.

I agree with you here. I really rate Cattermole, he is the sort of player that will wind up opposition, yet he will never back out of a challenge.

Any way, no player mentioned is fit to lace the boots of Darren Fletcher: Football Genious.

Aye, I agree. You can add Hargreaves, if and when he gets fit again, although he can pass.



TBF that's probably because he is playing for Scotland. A better question is why do United look vulnerable and weak without Fletcher, that gives him the credit he deserves.

I've always thought that Essien offers far more further forward in midfield. He's got pretty much everything going for him, playing in the holding role limits him somewhat IMO.

Though I cannot see why there are question marks over his bravery, he's never come across as a shrinking violet whenever I've seen him.

I sincerely hope that was intended

At least City had a go at Liverpoo when they went a goal down, unlike another Manchester-named side to visit Anfield this season....and they got their just rewards to be honest too, if only they'd played that way from the beginning they could have won fairly easily.