Leicester (League Cup) - Post Match Thread.

[Dave S]

I said on here when we signed Mahrez that although a good player I didn't think he was quick enough for City. I've seen little since to change my mind.

 

[Neville Kneville]

It's great to be able to get so many things wrong, twist the team around & still go through away from home.

Used to fucking hate that when the rags or Arsenal did it.

 

[NorCalBlue]

We're through.

Raheem hang you're head,embarrassing.

We should start a hate campaign against him.

 

[BimboBob]

So today is a **** free day in honor of peg sacking ?

It's always a **** free day for @Barcon

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Usual game.
Walker,Zinchenko and Mahrez poor.
Great win though Foden again looking the part and Sergio and Kev back.

Walker whats happening to him looked awfull again.ottamendi to many mistakes and zin good player he is getting found out at left back.foden is class kdb needs a few games same with kun.big shout out to muric and garcia .

 

[Craig]

Sat in a bar outside the ground trying to think when we last lost on penalties, anybody know?

Think it was against Blackpool roughly 20 years ago

 

[BLUEMATT23]

What's the issue with Walker?
He's been poor for weeks now.

 

[City Raider]

Sat in a bar outside the ground trying to think when we last lost on penalties, anybody know?

Blackpool?

 

[cleavers]

Of course it's the manager's fault but it's time it was stopped. He isn't learning how to defend.

I agree with that, and I thought Pep hung him out to dry last week against a far better Hoffenheim, I said so after the game. He made one error tonight though for me, otherwise I thought he had a steady game, out of position. I would like to see him given a game in midfield, but its unlikely sadly, and we'll lose a talented player because of it.

And he didn't make up for it, he scored a pen, which has nothing to do with being fullback.

No, he did make up for it, he could have hid (like many do in shoot outs) and not taken one at all, but he stepped up, I was worried when I saw him there, but he definitely nailed it, and along with Aro, won the tie.

 

[Neville Kneville]

He was better than Otamendi and that's for sure.

He wouldn't have been, if it was down to him to challenge for headers etc.

We have to be realistic.

Great potential but big PL strikers would have his balls for breakfast right now unless he had enough minders to deal with it.

 

[cleavers]

MOTM Muric. Did well and didn't dive in the shoot out till the pen was taken and guessed well.

That's not guessing, he nearly saved the first as well.

 

[Hoghead]

Some teams will most likely expolit Zinchenko if he plays enough.

Bournemouth tried that with every dead ball pumped to his left back position. He lost out most times.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

I said on here when we signed Mahrez that although a good player I didn't think he was quick enough for City. I've seen little since to change my mind.

I remember people writing off Bernado Silva, with the same sort of comments, last season.

 

[Neville Kneville]

I agree with that, and I thought Pep hung him out to dry last week against a far better Hoffenheim, I said so after the game. He made one error tonight though for me, otherwise I thought he had a steady game, out of position. I would like to see him given a game in midfield, but its unlikely sadly, and we'll lose a talented player because of it.


No, he did make up for it, he could have hid (like many do in shoot outs) and not taken one at all, but he stepped up, I was worried when I saw him there, but he definitely nailed it, and along with Aro, won the tie.

He isn't 'out of position' though, because he only plays fullback.

He's one of our fullbacks.

 

[oakiecokie]

Arrogance at its worst !!
Delighted for an end result but too many players believed it was an easy game after taking an early lead.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Arrogance at its worst !!
Delighted for an end result but too many players believed it was an easy game after taking an early lead.

Agreed. Too much of a stroll and I was terrified they were going to nick it.

 

[The blue phantom]

Great run out for some of the young ones, hope they keep their places in the semi
Enough brownie points in the bank as our Raz, no complaints from me on the pen.

 

[Gray]

Bang average performance by the team.

Muric, Garcia, Foden and Diaz did OK considering their age - Otamendi, Stones and Zinchenko (apart from goal) were not too bad - De Bruyne showed his class but needs more game time - Aguero not at the races and Walker and Mahrez were awful.

Subs - Rahim anonymous and that penalty was a disgrace, Gundogan plodded about, Jesus added some urgency.

MOM - Has to be Muric he looked as cool as a cucumber in the shootout.

 

[Gabriel]

Strange one that. There were times in the second half when I'm not even sure we were even that bothered about winning it. I know Guardiola makes the same noises as Pellegrini used to about taking each game as it comes and doing everything to win it (which is a little hard to square with the starting selection), but even at the end, there was almost an air of 'oh well, another round' about the celebration. It was certainly in stark contrast to the euphoria last season, albeit the circumstances then were rather different. I just wonder if, knowing what happened last season and the toll it takes, he'd have stomached going out on penalties tonight if it meant saving energy for the bigger prizes.

Anyway, Burton or Bournemouth, please.

 

[oakiecokie]

He isn't 'out of position' though, because he only plays fullback.

He's one of our fullbacks.

Really !!
I thought he`d been converted form a mid-fielder to a substitute full back !!