Southampton (A) Post Match Thread

simon23 said:
He got a touch on the ball 100%

I was watching one of the streams..they showed various angles nd from the side its clear.......(think it was Sport TV 3 or something like that.....foreign commentary...they went over it a few times though i couldn't understand a word they said but the side angle clearly shows the keeper gets a touch enough to change the direction of the ball

Sane also said it wasn't a penalty and didnt appeal....Im not sure if any of the other players did (they may have done...the bench certainly did appeal)
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If Forster got a touch, strange how the rotation of the ball didn't change.
 
Phil Jones disease reaches the South Coast...

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simon23 said:
the keeper gets a touch on the ball...small touch but he deflects the ball.....no penalty
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Can I draw your attention to penalty we gave away a few weeks ago against Liverpool. Clichy touches the ball, which goes out of reach of Frimino, but then there is contact between them and the ref gives a penalty, despite the fact Frimino was never reaching the ball after the tackle...

Today, while the ball brushes the keepers fingers it doesn't divert the ball away, and his outstretched arm brings Sane down which stops sane scoring. How can you possibly say no penalty??

It also highlights how differently we are reffed, compared to other teams. If that was The rags today, a penalty would have been given and reversely not in the Liverpool incident.
 
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Dax777 said:
I give Kompany my MOTM coz he's goal won us the game. Otherwise it was a pretty pedestrian performance that opened up after we scored and Southampton tried to attack.

Defensively, we look pretty much the same way we've looked for 2 to 3 months now. We gave up very few chances. Komps played his part but wasn't uniquely special. Gave away a few fouls unnecessarily, rabid dog chased some plays and got lost in the procession, and was also key in standing athletically tall in other areas.

Clichy and Navas were good and Otamendi had one of his stellar games. But that too is normal.

Offensively we were pathetic for the most part. Aguero's control, passing, and decision making were sad for the most part.

Silva, Dihno and Yaya played a lot of Old man football. They all wanted younger legs running around them while they orchestrate from a standing position. All three played stagnant and were the cause of the 1000 passes to nowhere. Silva's final ball was particularly poor today.

Sane might have been the only attacking player moving out there.

Happy with the points, but the performance was underwhelming.

Oh, I still don't think that was a Penalty. I reckon it could have been given though.
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Blimey mate, Silva's allowed way more than three passes not reaching the target. Didn't you see all his other inch perfect passes to Sane and Navas ?
 
simon23 said:
Is Sane wrong as well?
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Just think about it Simon for one minute.

Even if Forster gets the slightest touch, Leroy would have still got to that ball and slotted it in EXCEPT for Forster taking his legs away. Graham Poll cleared this up from the studio, it's a penalty.
 
I just got home. One of the best City games I've seen live and one of our best performances of the season IMO. We played some excellent stuff and had the penetration to go with it. Kompany immense, De Bruyne, Otamendi and Navas excellent, Clichy and Aguero very good too. Second goal was sublime. We're one hell of a team when we get going and our counter-attack is second to none.

Vinnie's goal... goosebumps. I will happily pay the price of tickets and travel every day just to feel the sheer joy I felt when that goal went in. I was right in front of him as he celebrated.

Everyone got involved in the passing play too. I've decided I need to stop criticising De Bruyne because he might just be one of those players who usually only plays OK and still gets an assist every two games.
 
I.bleed.blue said:
Not sure everyone is understanding the Pep approach - that first 60-70 minutes wears the other team down. It's clinical and beautiful when it clicks.
Also - I agree 100% re: Vincent Kompany. This season would have been so different. Surely he has a massive role still??
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I fully understand the approach, but we're quite a way off executing it really well. We can't go through games hoping the other team gets tired after 70 minutes. Pep's style has that in its locker, but it's about exploiting the opposition and their weaknesses and breaking them apart. We occasionally do that and then miss, but we're far too "early Mancini" with our use of the ball, rather than a Pep style imo and we're a way from fully executing Pep's vision imo.
 
Rammy Blue said:
Just think about it Simon for one minute.

Even if Forster gets the slightest touch, Leroy would have still got to that ball and slotted it in EXCEPT for Forster taking his legs away. Graham Poll cleared this up from the studio, it's a penalty.
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You are correct.....
 
I.bleed.blue said:
Not sure everyone is understanding the Pep approach - that first 60-70 minutes wears the other team down. It's clinical and beautiful when it clicks.
Also - I agree 100% re: Vincent Kompany. This season would have been so different. Surely he has a massive role still??
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can you imagine if we had him , jesus and gundogan fit all season .
 
aguerrrroooooooooooo said:
In all honesty I think we were unlucky not to have at least one by half time, especially if Silva buried his chance; always more difficult when a team puts 10 behind the ball though
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Marvin said:
Very difficult to open teams up when they play like that. But several times we were in good attacking situations and it looked like a repeat in 2nd half until Kompany scored.
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Fullbacks fullbacks fullbacks, two lads in the wide areas really willing to stay outside and attack the byline, releasing the wingers into the box, will make such a difference. Fuck all we can really do until the window opens though...
 
aguero93:20 said:
Fullbacks fullbacks fullbacks, two lads in the wide areas really willing to stay outside and attack the byline, releasing the wingers into the box, will make such a difference. Fuck all we can really do until the window opens though...
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Don't start that conversation again, lmao.

;-)
 
Sergio<3 said:
Anyone remember Southampton away last season under Pellers? Absolutely embarrassing. Today we ripped them apart and played them off there own pitch. Pep will make us great I have no doubts at all, give him time
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In mitigation the saints game last year came between two huge European games.
 
aguero93:20 said:
Fullbacks fullbacks fullbacks, two lads in the wide areas really willing to stay outside and attack the byline, releasing the wingers into the box, will make such a difference. Fuck all we can really do until the window opens though...
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Couldn't agree more, though I think this is why pep keeps playing navas at RB though, offers a much better attacking outlet than Zaba or Sagna
 
HarrytheBlue said:
Blimey mate, Silva's allowed way more than three passes not reaching the target. Didn't you see all his other inch perfect passes to Sane and Navas ?
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My apologies. I meant his final ball/decisions in the final third were. Its not a knock on Silva, he is allowed to have a bad day. And when he does, I'm allowed to say he has.

I counted 5 different occasions when his pass or decision killed an offensive play attack. Is have called out Delph for similar, so I don't see why I shouldn't do the same here.
 
I.bleed.blue said:
Have you ever thought that the space opening up in that last 20 minutes or so is a direct result of the us controlling the ball and having the other team running themselves into the ground. Of course it would be brilliant to be a coup,e of gaols up after 20 minutes every game but it is just not feasible. You're watching a different team and a different game to me. Enjoy and be excited about the future.
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this is correct. they chase our shadows for 70 mins and are knackered. we then go in for the kill. vital though that we are clinical, otherwise 70 mins of graft have gone to waste.
 
simon23 said:
no but getting there before the player does and touching the ball....it was a great save nothing more. Even Sane said it wasn't a penalty.....
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It was a clear penalty
Any referee would agree
He fouled Sane on the 'second phase'
Yes he touched the ball but cleaned Sane out, PENALTY
 
aguerrrroooooooooooo said:
Couldn't agree more, though I think this is why pep keeps playing navas at RB though, offers a much better attacking outlet than Zaba or Sagna
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Yeah I think that's pretty clear, it's just a shame that we didn't see it a lot earlier in the season, I've been crying out for it for a couple of years.
 
I'm left thinking the faith we put in managers is over done.

It all comes down to having players like Kompany on the pitch. Managers can mess it up though

Southampton tried to pinch our pocket, as so many have done this season, but failed with Vinny back. He gives the team confidence. bravo didn't have much to do, but was what he did he did well, apart from one kick. Pundits love to criticise the way City play the ball out from the back, but it helps us keep the ball and control games.
 
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