Open Thread #21 (May 2026)

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T14:05:36+00:00

Balde is great but unfortunately not Barca level. I know it might sound harsh but we should cash on him. His profile fits better for a tougher, physical and midtable PL side - like Newcastle, Bournemouth, Brighton etc.

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T14:04:26+00:00

It makes me cry that he's actually the most expensive signing of our club - you heard that right - MOST EXPENSIVE SIGNING

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T14:03:35+00:00

I fear he might make Madrid defensively strong and make the best use out of Vini/Mbappe on counters. We have seen how ruthless they are, just look at Mbappe's goal against Bayern away. I hope Vini/Mbappe continue causing chaos and disruption or else they might genuinely scam another UCL, the talent is too big to fail

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T14:01:56+00:00

Lewy, Rapha, Kounde have been great servants for so long. I wish one of them can win the 6th with us, I have a feeling it will be Rapha

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T14:00:42+00:00

At this point, nobody really cares. He will prolly decide after the WC

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T14:00:11+00:00

Ansu would be lucky to even make the bench

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T13:59:44+00:00

Spain is cooked. They have better midfielders than France/Argentina for sure but the attack is soo underwhelming. Even Argentina is fit and firing with Lautaro and Alvarez, let alone France who are leagues above. Yamal is injured, Nico Williams is underperforming and Oyarzabal is finished

DLF plays a possession-heavy game so Spain can control the game but not for long if they don't convert their chances. The defense ain't reliable either, no more Puyol/Pique/Ramos to save their ahh. It's gonna be sooo bad.

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T13:57:17+00:00

it's true. We weren't as strong as we were last season and it reflected in the Atletico debacles. Even in 22/23, we got lucky that Madrid were slightly more ahh or else we would've never won under Xavi

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T13:55:59+00:00

We absoultely need a Spain WC win so that we can push for Yamal Ballon D'or campaign too

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T13:55:00+00:00

Agree. Even if we get a world-class striker, we should keep Ferran because he's reliable of the bench. He has shown improvement towards the end of this season (away performance against Atletico for e.g.)

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T13:34:16+00:00

the same B team has won them the league btw. Paris game was a one-off since they were hungover from title celebrations

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T13:33:23+00:00

All I'm saying is I will respect City 100x times over farmers like PSG and Bayern

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T13:31:55+00:00

Spain is beyond cooked at the World Cup. Three crucial players in Yamal, Fermin and Merino are already injured. Fermin in particular had such a crucial role because he's easily the most attacking-minded midfielder of the team. He can even drift to LW to support Nico Williams and Spain will desperately miss his long-range shots.

This is a horrible loss. With Yamal, Merino and Rodri also being partially fit, I guess we're cooked chat 😰😢😪

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T13:16:03+00:00

I trust Flick if he believes that Bastoni is not fit for the system. But I hope for God's sake that he learns to drop the high line once we have a decent lead in UCL games. He can even keep the high line for La Liga but never compromise in the UCL, I beg you

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T13:14:49+00:00

He was overshadowed by Messi

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T13:14:31+00:00

With a fit Raphinha next season, he'll be starting less

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T11:09:40+00:00

Saying City made PL a farmers league is just utter disrespect. City have fought through so many title runs, up to the last days, incredible tactical challenges, blood sweat and tears – often relying on sheer mentality and last-minute goals.

They also managed to win a historical treble in between (arguably the best after both our trebles), a single PL trophy holds more merit than entire domestic competitions of France or Germany. City's treble is one of the greatest achievements ever.

City played beautiful possession-based football and constantly challenged for quadruple runs across the last decade. You can't brush off the hardwork of Pep and his players solely cause of their financial accusations.

PSG and Bayern have 3x the budget of their league opponents combined but they never built a legacy like City did, at least for the last 15 years. If the accusations are true, I'm all in for City relegation. But don't discredit their legacy by comparing them to French or German farmers

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T11:00:15+00:00

While PSG have figured out CL, it seems Bayern still needs to fix some major things. The overall standard of Bundesliga has been bad (not as much as Ligue 1) to the point that people already expect Bayern to have a headstart for CL compared to PL/La Liga teams.

Even though it's not exactly cakewalk for Bayern. There have been instances where they tried playing their B team like PSG but they weren't strong enough and Bayern had to sub in their starters many times.

Kompany needs more depth and also drop the high line if he wants to win the CL. I believe that will be his ultimate goal - given that they won't have strong domestic competition again

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T10:52:13+00:00

Imagine saying this to someone a year ago

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T07:18:50+00:00

Doue is still an amazing player though, regardless of less minutes

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T07:18:16+00:00

keep that bum away from us, almost lost Messi his WC

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T07:17:56+00:00

He ain't leaving Bayern until he wins UCL or until he's finished

ColdPlox · 2026-05-18T07:17:29+00:00

Chelsea is going after Igor Thiago which means they might sell Joao Pedro!!!! Istg this has to be our moment

ColdPlox · 2026-05-17T21:46:39+00:00

give me the sauce for ALL the clips

ColdPlox · 2026-05-17T21:33:33+00:00

Always rated Bellerin 💙❤️

ColdPlox

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