Leicester v City post match

[Blue Llama]

the players are knackered, mentally and physically.

No real summer break has hit us hard

So why has it not hit the dippers or Spurs?

 

[jaiguruKun]

Kevin is still returning to full fitness. Not a surprise that he went off at that time.

With the game on a knife edge and desperately needing the points it was a big surprise to me.

 

[mosssideblue]

I actually thought we played OK in the second half up until their goal.
We’ve had some appalling luck over recent weeks.
Was KDB injured?
It’s the only reasonable explanation I can think of as to why he would go off and Gundogan stay on.

Lol, you asked this only nine posts previous

 

[Lancet Fluke]

Not sure how we’ve gone from the first half hour at Chelsea to this in such a short space of time but we look spent. Several glaring issues but the main one being not sorting out help for Fernandinho in the summer which I think at the time lots of us feared would come back to bite us. Need to sort that out in January to try and salvage the season but even that could be too late if we lose on the 3rd.

 

[CTID1977]

FA must be happy now

 

[Bluewonder]

spurs aint doing too badly and they signed no one

True.

Doesn't mean we aren't short in that position, though.

 

[Damanino]

It was a match we knew we had to win.

C. Palace that came to Etihad and scored three played 0-0 today against a Cardiff side at home that conceded about 100 goals already this season.

Even Cardiff can get a clean sheet but Man City cannot. While Liverpool our biggest rivals can keep a clean sheet basically 3 times of every 4 games basically. Thats the fucking consistency...

And they caught us on goal difference which is horrible.

Pep WTF was this right after the Palace shocker? If Hodgson and Puel knows what to do and how to do with mediocre players against us there is trouble ahead...

 

[peoffrey]

You can’t keep relying on capitulations. 11/12 was a one off and 13/14 was Liverpool’s inexperience. It now needs both Spurs and Liverpool to fall apart. Not happening.

Let’s just take some positives with a cup win at Wembley. I’d love the FA Cup again. Give the crew all three domestic.

 

[B\connellblue]

Cowardly performance especially from Pep. Dont expect things to improve because he keeps making the same mistakes. Picks the same woeful players and talks shite about how great foden is yet never gives him a Chance.

 

[Meatbag]

It’s going to end up a battle for 4th between us and the rags isn’t it.

 

[Kokonut1307]

Well we managed to torpedo our season in the span of 3 weeks. The positive guys will tell you we have come back from 8 points with 5 games left, yes we have but the team we are "chasing" is running away with it. League Cup and FA cup? Who cares about those? Champions league is impossible considering we couldn't even beat Lyon. I guess we can start looking forward for a CL place battle.

 

[Breadsnapper]

Absolutely shite, to much passing for passing sake. Gundogan although a good player just doesn't cut it . And what is the purpose of Mahtez. Need something drastic to happen because for the last couple.of months these results have been obviois. No tempo no desire no idea. Not good enough.

 

[Keeper!]

This is the time when Mahrez should have shown his worth, he's gone missing in action, sorry but he simply is not mentally strong enough for a top side

 

[Armaan]

Terrible. Even worst 2nd half than 1st. Not going to overreact and start throwing abuse at the team, all I'll say is they look absolutely shot, physically and mentally, and methinks January will be reconsidered.

It’s the WC. Remember, we had more players there than anyone else. Not just physically but these players are mentally shattered as well.

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Leagues gone

Pep has tried to be too clever. Great, our players will be fresh in March and April. No use when we’re 10 points behind

Concentrate on winning the CL. Only way our season can be saved

I have no words.

 

[super_city_si]

Goal difference has been fucked too. We were awful. Pep has a lot of work ahead of him. Third now.

 

[Pastor Kidney]

Is Pep trying for the sack? (The way PEG clearly was). 3 defeats in 4?! Absolute bottle job of major proportions! We’re done for this season, this Pellegrini territory all over again - feels like de ja vu! I thought we were past all this boom and bust cycle shite, obviously not!

 

[I'm With Stupid]

19 games. We’ve done it before. What this last month has shown us is how quickly it can change.

Disappointing but we move on. We are not invincible and will lose games.

I hope so, but the biggest obstacle for a title winning team is to keep up the motivation and workrate to win it again. If we were coasting it again, I could see us cruising to another win, but now we're 7 points behind, that's really gonna test that mental strength. To be honest, I'm not massively convinced that we'll do it. I'm already picturing the worst scenario, which is that Liverpool hit a dodgy patch and drop a few points, but we're not in a position to capitalize because we've already given up. Hope the players prove me wrong, and it's actually just a lack of Fernandinho that's hurting us.

 

[Groke]

Customary first attack goal then a 1 in a hundred strike.
Not qualified to criticise Pep, but sub decision was fucking shit

 

[Deleted member 77198]

No leadership today.

Not a single one of them was looking hungry and desperate to get the win, all playing at about 75% thinking someone else will do the dirty work and create something.

Nobody on the pitch to bollock each of them neither. No captain playing for us at the moment, just a load of nice lads.

 

[City Raider]

The way we’ve won previous titles should have me still hopeful but dippers are keeping clean sheets for fun.

Really paying for a few transfer windows and only one fit for purpose DM who is 33. We all knew it.