by kazza » Tue Aug 07, 2018 5:07 am
As Fowler said it is also about our style of play. We needed bite in midfield and we certainly get it in Keita, more than we would get with Silvia or KDB so as players the City players are technically better but in terms of the roles they are supposed to play I'd say we needed Keita more than Silvia. Same applies to Firmino in my opinion as he is so important to the way we play and the pressing he does, Aguero as good as he is will in no way offer more than Firmino in addition to him getting injured frequently. So to be fair we should also ask how many City players would get into our team (according to how we play).
I'd take Allison, VVD, Robertson, Keita, Salah, Mane and Firmino and super subs Sturridge and Shaqiri over their lot. Football is a team game and what the unit does in more important than what the individual does, Germany proved that the previous WC.
Danny Murphy can say what he wants, I'm happy with our team.