The composition of "City" - the strengths and weaknesses

The composition of "City" on paper is one of the strongest - if not the most powerful in all of England, and even in the whole world. However, this year the club failed to achieve the champion title. In the Champions League, the successes were quite weighty, but the club could not win, flying out of the tournament in the semifinals, losing there to the future champion - Madrid "Real". It's time to look at what the composition of Man City looks like, and find in it the strengths and weaknesses.

Goalkeepers

The structure of "City" includes three goalkeepers, two of which do not deserve special attention, since they sit on the bench and insure the main only in case of injury or disqualification. But here's the main goalkeeper of the club - Joe Hart, a 29-year-old Englishman, who is also the first keeper of the England team. This is definitely a strong link, which represents the composition of "City". Naturally, Hart is not equal to such giants as the best goalkeeper of the world Manuel Neuer or the best goalkeeper of the English Premier League David De Gea, but still he is pretty strong.

Protection

In the protective order, everything is not so simple - if we talk about the center of defense, then the club is perfectly staffed. This season, from Valencia, one of the best central defenders of Otamendi, and also the highly experienced Belgian Company is still in great shape. In addition, the substitution for them is the Frenchman Mangal, which is quite good to insure his world-class partners. But on the flanks of defense, everything is not so wonderful. All four flank defenders are over 30 years old, but do not have the same high qualities as the age company. Kolarov is changing from Clichy on the left flank, and on the right Pablo Sabaleta competes with Bakary Sanya. But none of these players is top-notch, so the club should think about these positions. Of course, FC Man City does not consist exclusively of goalkeepers and defenders, so it's worth looking at other positions.

Midfield

In midfield, FC Man City collected the loudest names of world football. Naturally, it's worth starting with the Belgian talent of Kevin de Bruyne, who is by far the strongest playmaker in the world. Also worth noting David Silva, Fernandinho and Samir Nasri, who form the main backbone of the central zone. But not on them alone is the team - as rotation or substitution there are strong enough options, such as Yaya Toure (who, unfortunately, this summer will leave the club with almost one hundred percent probability), Jesus Navas, Fernando, as well as promising newcomer Fabian Delph. Naturally, the central zone needs strengthening, especially in the defensive plan, but right now it's safe to say that some of the best midfielders in the world are playing here.

Attack

And of course, you can not say about the attacking orders. Here, first of all, Sergio Aguero - one of the strongest forwards of the world today - throws himself into the eyes. Almost always the basis is the largest talent of England - Rahim Sterling. But if necessary, Aguero can replace Wilfried Boney, and also do not forget about Kelechi Iheanacho - 19-year-old Nigerian pupil of the club, which began to give more and more chances. It is possible that a new football genius will grow out of him.

Upcoming changes

Now in football, the off-season period, when clubs do not play matches, but conduct a transfer activity. At the moment, the European Championships are held between national teams, so few people think about transfers, but this does not mean that the first news did not begin to appear in the issues of new acquisitions of leading clubs. If we talk about "Manchester City", then there are also several already exactly solved issues. For example, the club will leave reserve goalkeeper Richard Wright and 35-year-old defender Martin Demichelis. Moreover, the Italian "Roma" bought out the rights to the striker Edin Dzeko, who was hired last season . As for the replenishment, then there is a large number of transfers, as one of the best coaches of the world, Josep Guardiola, comes to the club. But at the moment there is only one deal officially concluded - midfielder Dortmund "Borussia" and the German national team Ilkay Gundogan will become a player of "Manchester City" next season. He got serious damage, and by the beginning of the season will not be able to recover, but the club still decided to transfer, despite this shortcoming.