It seems they are finally trying to establish a team identity. Those attacking players seem like a much better fit than their previous set ups. Mixing guys like Silva and Aguero with Milner, Barry, Sinclair, Dzeko just doesn't seem logical. They want to play more quick touches ball on ground, while the other half of the team wants to play kick and run.
Then switching from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3 to 3-5-2 and so on. Just such a mess. Just pick one setup, choose the players that fit the setup and go from there. You'd think it to be an easy concept but money can't buy brains evidently.