Manchester City are a fantastic team in the EPL, there’s no question about that.
They have plenty of talent and a very strong side. There’s just something missing when it comes to Europe.
Let us first look at the squad depth that Man City have. They have 22 players who are eligible for first-team selection.
That’s two teams without substitutes. However, in all you have seven subs, which means 18 of the 22 are always on the field or bench for a City game.
This means the same players always play, which not only means they have a higher chance of injury, players who don’t play regularly have less of a chance to play because the regular players have played so much that they have a lot more experience, and for that reason they keep on playing.
It’s a self-fulfilling selection tactic, the more games they play, the more experience they get, the more experience they get, the more games they play.
Let’s now look at the age of the players. The average age of the team that was knocked out of the Champions League this year was 30, which is bad enough.
The fact that the youngest player was Sergio Aguero at 26 should cause concern for any city fan for the next few years. You need good youth to succeed and Man City don’t have that.
Surely the money coming in would be enough for a good youth academy?
In conclusion Man City’s European problems are caused by a lack of young players and indeed, not enough experienced players outside the starting 11.
Tyler Galea
Roar Rookie
Mangala is 24?
Batou
Guest
There's a rugby tab? :)
marcel
Guest
Matt...you should read Andrew Logan's article on Matt Giteau ..and the re read you're own..in comparison it makes this sound like it was written by a 9 yr old. And if you are 9 then let us all know so we can give you a big cheer for giving it a red hot go....
marcel
Guest
Who left the work experience boy in control. Meanwhile on the rugby tab they have articles that are interesting and well written...and I don't even understand or follow that code.
144
Roar Guru
That’s two teams without substitutes. However, in all you have seven subs, which means 18 of the 22 are always on the field or bench for a City game. They have plenty of players on loan and can bring in many more - this is an unnecessary and pointless stat. It’s a self-fulfilling selection tactic, the more games they play, the more experience they get, the more experience they get, the more games they play. What if the player is an injury replacement, say aguero was out for three months and Bony took over and only scored only one goal, sure he is getting experience but is he performing well - no.- If he scored only one goal, then Pellegrini wouldnt select him to even play alongside Aguero
Matt
Roar Rookie
Hi everyone. This is my first article for The Roar. I would like to answer a few questions that have been raised by you in these comments. I would like to first reply to the user Kaks. Man City may well have a good youth academy, but we don't see those players playing in the starting 11, which is what i was trying to say. I didn't phrase it that well, i understand, but i'll learn. Next i'll reply to Prawnontoast. if you look at the links below Mangala didn't play in either game against Barcelona. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000549/match=2014404/index.html http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000549/match=2014414/index.html To weird, thanks for your encouragement. I know this article isn't perfect but next time, explain why like everyone else and i'll do my best to fix it for my next piece.
Kaks
Roar Guru
"This means the same players always play, which not only means they have a higher chance of injury, players who don’t play regularly have less of a chance to play because the regular players have played so much that they have a lot more experience, and for that reason they keep on playing. " LOL? "The fact that the youngest player was Sergio Aguero at 26 should cause concern for any city fan for the next few years. You need good youth to succeed and Man City don’t have that. " Football players are at their prime between the age of 26-29. You dont need good youth to succeed, you need good players. "Surely the money coming in would be enough for a good youth academy?" City does have a good youth academy, they have also built a new multi purpose training facility. If you did ANY research for the article you would know this. "In conclusion Man City’s European problems are caused by a lack of young players and indeed, not enough experienced players outside the starting 11." Which one is it? Not enough young players or not enough experienced players?
Ryan
Guest
umm.. In conclusion? the article was only just starting and had done next to no analysis that needed concluding. "players who don’t play regularly have less of a chance to play because the regular players have played so much that they have a lot more experience, and for that reason they keep on playing" No. The regular players play because they are the best player in that position and hence get selected to play in order to win.
weird
Guest
This is one of the best articles ever! Does anybody proof read these things before they go up? While I'd love to pull it apart & highlight the stupidity of the whole thing, the, for lack of a better word, author does a fine job of that themselves. Surely just a hint of regulation of things submitted wouldn't be a hard ask, would it?
Batou
Guest
What makes you say that you need good youth to succeed? Care to back that up with something?
Prawnontoast
Guest
Last time I looked Mangala was 24 or doesn't He count?
blueknight
Guest
Oh thats nice to know.and here was me thinking its because we played barcalona real and /or bayen over the last 3 seasons.. Or we have met the champions and finalist over the last 4 seasons...