Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 10:57 - Jun 4 with 1764 views | Stu_boy | With city now being close to repeating uniteds achievement of winning the treble got me thinking. How many of the utd team of 99 would gave got into the current city side? For me perhaps scholes, schmeichel and g neville but dont see any of the others being in there, what are your thoughts? |  | | |  |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 11:09 - Jun 4 with 1721 views | patrickswell | Keane, surely. |  | |  |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 11:16 - Jun 4 with 1688 views | Keno |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 11:09 - Jun 4 by patrickswell | Keane, surely. |
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Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 11:19 - Jun 4 with 1665 views | Simonds92 | Walker is so underrated, he's the best right back in the Premier league era, no way neville gets in ahead of him. I dont really remember Schmeichel at his peak (i can only really remember him playing for City) but was he really a better all round keeper than Ederson? Rodri/ Keane Grealish/ Giggs Id say they they would be the only debatable ones. |  | |  |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 11:22 - Jun 4 with 1657 views | pelles321 | Think peoples perspective may be generational. For me, that Utd ‘99 team was one of the best club teams I’d seen as missed the Liverpool teams of the 80’s. For me- Schmeichel Walker- Stam- Dias- Irwin Beckham- Keane- De Bruyne- Scholes- Giggs Haaland |  | |  |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 11:24 - Jun 4 with 1627 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 11:19 - Jun 4 by Simonds92 | Walker is so underrated, he's the best right back in the Premier league era, no way neville gets in ahead of him. I dont really remember Schmeichel at his peak (i can only really remember him playing for City) but was he really a better all round keeper than Ederson? Rodri/ Keane Grealish/ Giggs Id say they they would be the only debatable ones. |
Schmeichel was defo a better keeper than Ederson IMO. Agree Neville gets nowhere near. I'd go with both Keane over Rodri and Giggs over Grealish but Jack has a long career ahead of him, has room to grow. Think you could an argument for Sheringham as super sub too |  |
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Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 11:38 - Jun 4 with 1589 views | Stu_boy | Walker is definitely better at the offensive side and if your playing wing backs he would be over neville. However, neville without doubt is a better defender |  | |  |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 12:41 - Jun 4 with 1506 views | jayessess |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 11:24 - Jun 4 by BlueandTruesince82 | Schmeichel was defo a better keeper than Ederson IMO. Agree Neville gets nowhere near. I'd go with both Keane over Rodri and Giggs over Grealish but Jack has a long career ahead of him, has room to grow. Think you could an argument for Sheringham as super sub too |
I think it's hard to fit the United players into the roles the Man City team play now. Schmeichel might have been better at pure goalkeeper, but couldn't do what Ederson's required to do with the ball. Keane was a fabulous player, but Rodri's required to do the deep playmaking stuff that wasn't his forte. Think Giggs is probably the one that fits most easily - incredibly adaptable footballer with a modern wide forward's skillset. (Might be interesting to reverse the question. Who of the Manchester City squad would fit best in Ferguson's system? Wonder what he'd have made of a Silva, Gundogan or Haaland?) [Post edited 4 Jun 2023 13:05]
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Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 13:26 - Jun 4 with 1471 views | BlueBadger | Keane as well. |  |
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Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 13:55 - Jun 4 with 1443 views | monty_radio |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 12:41 - Jun 4 by jayessess | I think it's hard to fit the United players into the roles the Man City team play now. Schmeichel might have been better at pure goalkeeper, but couldn't do what Ederson's required to do with the ball. Keane was a fabulous player, but Rodri's required to do the deep playmaking stuff that wasn't his forte. Think Giggs is probably the one that fits most easily - incredibly adaptable footballer with a modern wide forward's skillset. (Might be interesting to reverse the question. Who of the Manchester City squad would fit best in Ferguson's system? Wonder what he'd have made of a Silva, Gundogan or Haaland?) [Post edited 4 Jun 2023 13:05]
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"Schmeichel might have been better at pure goalkeeper, but couldn't do what Ederson's required to do with the ball". Though, as it was never asked of him, can we be sure of that? |  |
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Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 14:05 - Jun 4 with 1431 views | SuperKieranMcKenna | Stones has looked utterly class since Pep moved him to the holding midfielder role. Distribution, ball winning, and general composure is fantastic. Personally I think the quality of the game has moved on considerably since 1999 and not many of that team would get the nod over the current players. Stam was an absolute rock though. |  | |  |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 14:21 - Jun 4 with 1421 views | jayessess |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 13:55 - Jun 4 by monty_radio | "Schmeichel might have been better at pure goalkeeper, but couldn't do what Ederson's required to do with the ball". Though, as it was never asked of him, can we be sure of that? |
That's certainly true. Although if we're guessing, since it wasn't an attribute that clubs were actively scouting for, it's no more likely that was he was an elite ball playing goalkeeper than any other random professional keeper. |  |
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Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 14:45 - Jun 4 with 1392 views | bournemouthblue |
Non itfc City 23 vs utd 99 on 11:24 - Jun 4 by BlueandTruesince82 | Schmeichel was defo a better keeper than Ederson IMO. Agree Neville gets nowhere near. I'd go with both Keane over Rodri and Giggs over Grealish but Jack has a long career ahead of him, has room to grow. Think you could an argument for Sheringham as super sub too |
Better keeper but not as good on the deck, which is important for Pep |  |
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