Even the bournemouth fans clapped at thatAnyone get a gif of the casual little flick over the shoulder from Silva off the long ball? Outrageous touch.
COULD be colossal?Another impressive performance imo.
I can see it starting to look / feel like it should, and importantly, how Pep wants it.
Looks like the players are learning how to move 'together' in all phases, how to win the ball back when out of possession and how to 'spring' when the counter is on.
Still to much pissing about in tight defensive areas for me but I've noticed the defenders (Stones particularly) are learning to 'show' and make angles to give the defender with the ball better options.
And lets have it right, when Silva is allowed the freedom to boss fuck out of a midfield, he really does boss fuck out of a midfield. Absolutely peerless when he's properly on it.
If we get within 6 of Chelsea they may well shit their knickers and game well and truly on. Game at theirs could be colossal.
Yet another clean sheet for big Willy. How did Quinn give Sterling MOM yes he was very good but Merlin ran the show
I didn't like those chants..he's a decent guy.Garry Neville looks like he heard the chants from City fans during the game, I think he's actually quite impartial on Sky Sports don't see the need to single him out.
Stones looks poor atm in general, seems to have regressed from his Everton days.Sané is so dangerous making those runs into.the box, close to unstoppable. We need to use it more at 0-0 imo.
Very solid once we got the 2nd, Stones improved a lot as the game went on.
COULD be colossal?
COULD be colossal?
He looks poor atm in general, seems to have regressed significantly.
Bag of nerves 1st half, never got his angles right when going long and kept playing it into negative areas when he wasn't miskicking it out of play, improved 2nd half but shouldn't be ahead of Otemendi atm.Stones? Poor? Regressed?
Give over.
He played superbly well tonight.
Sorry but IMO I thought Spanish Dave was absolutely superb.A fair few times Sterling made the wrong pass but DS hardly gave the ball away.Don`t get me wrong,Sterling wasn`t shit,but Spanish Dave was so superior in every way.sterling won us the match. he deserved it
Bag of nerves 1st half, never got his angles right when going long and kept playing it into negative areas when he wasn't miskicking it out of play, improved 2nd half but shouldn't be ahead of Otemendi atm.
Sorry but IMO I thought Spanish Dave was absolutely superb.A fair few times Sterling made the wrong pass but DS hardly gave the ball away.Don`t get me wrong,Sterling wasn`t shit,but Spanish Dave was so superior in every way.
Not sure it's that ludicrous. We've lost three of our last six away games, conceding four twice. The three we've won have been against teams in the bottom half. Three of our next four away games are Arsenal, Chelsea and Southampton. Don't want to be pessimistic, but equally not going to get carried away just yet.
Bag of nerves 1st half, never got his angles right when going long and kept playing it into negative areas when he wasn't miskicking it out of play, improved 2nd half but shouldn't be ahead of Otemendi atm.
When asked about Jesus's injury Pep said he "will pray"...?
Stones looks poor atm in general, seems to have regressed from his Everton days.
Not sure it's that ludicrous. We've lost three of our last six away games, conceding four twice. The three we've won have been against teams in the bottom half. Three of our next four away games are Arsenal, Chelsea and Southampton. Don't want to be pessimistic, but equally not going to get carried away just yet.
Bag of nerves 1st half, never got his angles right when going long and kept playing it into negative areas when he wasn't miskicking it out of play, improved 2nd half but shouldn't be ahead of Otemendi atm.