blue aura
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Foden was sublime. Great to see the Iceland incident hasn't affected his form.
Man child Delap is a Beast, great attitude, great goal.
Man child Delap is a Beast, great attitude, great goal.
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Bournemouth (H) - CC 3rd Round Post-match Thread
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Mendy what?
Another load of bollocks if you thought he was poor.
Apologies if you’re not saying that.
I've just tracked back and figured out who the whipping boy is!
Mendy started poorly but improved as the game went on.
His hunger tonight was great to watch. He’s a beast of a lad. Great finish, and they struggled with him all night, he maybe didn’t see as much of the ball as he’d have liked but he occupied there back line and bested them with his physicality. Looking forward to seeing him get some more minutes. I like the way he offers us something different up top also. He really relished the physical battle.Maybe Moss was trying even things up , Delap was knocking all their defence about , he doesnt settle for second best a great trait in a player.
I thought he was lucky that Moss was letting everything go tonight, another ref might’ve shown him 2 yellows. But what a debut
What has sentiment got to do with anything?He didn't complete a single cross or beat his opposing fullback once. The three times he got into promising positions he skied one over the bar, and smashed two across the face of goal. Virtuallly everytime he got the ball he slowed it down and played it back five yards. He had a lot of possession and did nothing with it. He is just not the same player after his injuries. There's no time for sentiment in football.
He was neat and tidy and covered his side very well. The game was played at a snails pace in the main so galloping forward wouldn’t have been beneficial.
Easy target but not having him getting grief for tonight.
Neville Kneville
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Delap already gives us an extra dimension if we have the sense to play to it. He could be the extra weapon to win us games from the bench.
Doyle is close to being able to do a job, albeit is very restrained these days compared to the ability he used to show.
Foden is rapidly turning into a star. He will very soon be able to play centre mid. Torres has a lot more to show.
The other kids tonight were & are nowhere near it at present imo, but I've a feeling Braaf might be.
Doyle is close to being able to do a job, albeit is very restrained these days compared to the ability he used to show.
Foden is rapidly turning into a star. He will very soon be able to play centre mid. Torres has a lot more to show.
The other kids tonight were & are nowhere near it at present imo, but I've a feeling Braaf might be.
if he played for some other team, would Pep be in for him? Fills a gap in our squad for me, very physical but plenty of skill to go with it.
the lad is a great prospect but way to early for first team football, yes city need another striker and pep knows what he is working with, but like foden delap will be put back in the box and looked after. it may be easy to blood youth in the league cup this season because we have a great record in the past 5 years, so if we do lose and get knockout the past winnings will help with blooding the youth without the pressure of losing
like i said he's got that rooney style upper body strength for his age and the lads has some power and skill
so i hope he proves me wrong and wins a first team place and he shines
bobbyowenquiff
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Football is a game of opinions.What has sentiment got to do with anything?
He was neat and tidy and covered his side very well. The game was played at a snails pace in the main so galloping forward wouldn’t have been beneficial.
Easy target but not having him getting grief for tonight.
Indeed.Football is a game of opinions.
Benarbia’s Backheel
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How many times did Steffan pick Mendy out on the wing perfectly? Some of his distribution was brilliant. Obviously not Ederson quality but definitely talented with his feet.
Foden is becoming very consistent now which is what he needed. He’s let his performance dip in these games over the last 2 years. What a special player he is!
Doyle superb. He can replace Gundo next season please. Delap looks special too. One thing Delap will need to improve is his general pressing game but that will come with being coached by pep and watching Jesus.
Stones is far better than Garcia. How Barca can possibly think he’s at the required level to take them forward is beyond me. He reads the game very well, especially for his age, but without pace, height or strength how the hell is he going to cope against the best forwards in Europe. Surely they’re on the wind up.
Foden is becoming very consistent now which is what he needed. He’s let his performance dip in these games over the last 2 years. What a special player he is!
Doyle superb. He can replace Gundo next season please. Delap looks special too. One thing Delap will need to improve is his general pressing game but that will come with being coached by pep and watching Jesus.
Stones is far better than Garcia. How Barca can possibly think he’s at the required level to take them forward is beyond me. He reads the game very well, especially for his age, but without pace, height or strength how the hell is he going to cope against the best forwards in Europe. Surely they’re on the wind up.