Stoke post match thread

[UtahBlue]

Wait, I'm confused, you're blaming Pep for these players not scoring or...?

I do think Pep should shoulder some of the blame when City drop points to Stoke at home. Or does he only factor when City win?

 

[Don Karleone]

Navas was always going to be the scapegoat tonight if it went tits up.

 

[BenjaniMwaruwari]

Not really arsed about the result. I'd prefer us to have a poor result in the league and then win in the cup. League is Chelsea's and has been for a while.

 

[Bill]

Oh, I see, you're a wum. Carry on then.

Not wumming. Pep dropped a bollock. We won't win the cup. You are a plastic. All facts I'm afraid.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Fuck off stoke you fucking inbred cünts. Why the fuck didn't you play like that against fucking Spurs?

That was fucking unacceptable gash from us as well. Crap decision to leave Sterling out. Navas should be finished at City, he's nowhere near good enough. Too complacent throughout except the last 5 minutes. Fucking garbage from everyone. I'm so fucking angry.

Fuck off stoke.

Agree with all this.

I'd add that Swarbrick pointing at his watch all game then adding on 1 minute and 4 minutes means that the game owes me about 5 minutes more. He was mugged off by Stoke players talking to him to distract him while they were fucking about all game let alone the rolling around. The time has come to play 40 mins each way with a timekeeper who stops the clock when the ball isn't in play or in motion.

 

[oakiecokie]

KDB was poor. But he delivered three excellent crosses that should have resulted in goals. Navas didn't. He did nothing.

WOW really !! I remember in that first half Navas putting in two great crosses and what happened ? As usual NO fucker there.But your excuse is that Navas is to blame because we have no fucker who wants to break his guts and move into that penalty area.
Karen before the game hit the nail on the head !! Well said pet !!!

 

[argyle]

I was at the game and a lot of us were not too happy with the ref tonight. Obviously we had enough to win the game regardless but I'm guessing by the lack of comments on the ref that he had a decent game?

No the ref allowed Stoke to kick and foul our players as usually.

Also allowed a lot of time-wasting without adding it on at the end.

 

[chaddblue]

If Andy Carroll - 6'4" - would have had a hat trick - first half - from Navas's crosses.
We had nobody in the box.There were worse players on the pitch than Navas - in the 1st half.

Yes but he wasn't so why is he flinging crosses in like that. He's useless and always has been

 

[Akiva]

I was responding to the post that says we need to buy players for Pep who can score against teams like Stoke. Ridiculous.

Surely you would admit the ability to have an offensive plan b would help in these situations? A Dzeko type would give Pep flexibility to work around parked buses, for example.

I do think that a lot of our attacking threat is lost on the fullbacks though. Attacking from the fullbacks is key in a Pep team and Clichy/Sagna don't have it. So improvements can be made there too.

 

[Beyond Belief]

Yours won't be a popular view on here but I somewhat agree with you. He had a good 2nd half at the weekend but other than that I can't remember the last time he had a good game.

He is rated so highly because his competition is Delph, Fernando and a 33/34 year old Yaya Toure and his dickhead agent!

Fernandinho himself is 31 and is coming to an end. Just like the fullbacks, central midfield is weak. Stoke outnumbered and out worked us with their narrow midfield setup.

 

[Peggy's a blue]

The clean sheets are because the genius dropped his joey.

BTW I am billy big bollocks. Nothing I can do about that. It's just the way it is.

I must say though that some of your posts are quite rude and I don't know why. Is it just you or are all plastics like that?

Didn't it used to have you name on the end of a terrace on Claremont Rd - Billy Big Bollocks - was there for years ;-)

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Dropping Raheem was madness, as was playing Navas and Fernandinho.

We look far better without Fernandinho in the middle, like it or not. He needs benching.

KDB was so,so bad tonight.

 

[chaddblue]

Note to Pep, there are no easy games in the Premier League

Apart from Sunderland

 

[Bill]

Stop biting.

He's one of the old school you'll never win.

What you've said tonight has been bang on the money.

And another one.

Sometimes wish we'd never won the lottery.

 

[oakiecokie]

You must have been watching a different game. What more can he do - gets to the byline and puts crosses in - nobody on the end of them.
I agree he frustrates me as well. Never shoots - no confidence.

Another soft fucker ... thank fuck for someone with more than a bit of intelligence. ;)

 

[Proy]

But KDB ,as was Yaya and Sane.Please tell me when KDB had a more than good game ?? Oh hang on you can`t so it must be Navas`s fault.

Oakie if your going to turn this into a KDB vs Navas battle, then we will once more be in disagreement.

KDB has had many, many great games for us. Scored some wonderful goals, made some great assists and contributed in ways Navas never could.

I'm not blaming Navas for Kevin, or whoever else you've thrown in, for having a poor game. I haven't yet disputed they didn't, because they were all poor tonight.

But Navas is shit. Period.

 

[Barcon]

KDB was poor. But he delivered three excellent crosses that should have resulted in goals. Navas didn't. He did nothing.

He put KDB through in the box inside the first two minutes.

 

[Armaan]

Dropping Raheem was madness, as was playing Navas and Fernandinho.

We look far better without Fernandinho in the middle, like it or not. He needs benching.

KDB was so,so bad tonight.

We do, put yaya in that position and there's a different look to us.

 

[Proy]

And another one.

Sometimes wish we'd never won the lottery.

You make me laugh fella. Really you do.

Feel for you.

 

[Burtonblue]

Disappointing first half
Came alive once Silva was introduced
If the purpose was to save Silva and Sterling for the FA cup game then it was an error of judgement on Pep's behalf. Reckon that's a far easier game than Stoke to win.
At the end of the day we still created enough chances to win the game...
Onwards and upwards