Match Thread | Man City vs Leicester Comm Shield (07/08/21)

[GazM]

Chill out peeps. Jeez it's a friendly.

 

[malg]

The match day thread is just a parody is fucking hilarious

Eh, hold on, don't you have another account where you're a Rag??? Are you a Rag or a Blue today....??

 

[Gabriel]

We’re treating this as a pre-season game and an opportunity to get lungs expanded and legs stretched. No point wetting the bed over performances, collective or individual.

 

[ManCitizens.]

Think Palmer and Doyle need to spend a year in the championship. Palmer has showed flashes but it’s evident he needs game time.

 

[ScottSinclair]

Hopefully 20-30 minutes of Grealish brilliance

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Dinho having the shocker of shockers (not for the first time). But I'm supposed to believe his absence cost us the final.

Gundo really poor as well, bar that free kick. Shocking pass to Edozie when 2 on 2. Offering Mendy no cover whatsoever.

Ake has done well.

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

The miserable pricks on comms refusing to give Steffan any credit for that save. Classic.

 

[christened at st marks]

After 10mins I switched to a Russian feed I couldn't stand the shite commentary

 

[Ashleymcduff]

Palmer improved and had a nice few moments towards end of half

 

[Kinkladze 1]

Edozie having a mare and Mendy is absolutely pitiful. He looks a stone overweight. I’m sure the occasion has just got to Edozie rather than anything else.

 

[RandomJ]

I think people need to remember this is pretty much the team Leicester will be using next week while half our team aren't even back in training and we have two kids on the pitch.

 

[abu13]

I don't think Palmer has done badly at all, the lad is bound to be nervous. This is the biggest game of his life on national TV playing in an unusual position.

Taking him off is the worst thing Pep could do as it could really knock his confidence.

 

[colorado blue]

Not a bad first half. Endozie had some good spells. Mendy and Ake both looked good.

 

[Ashleymcduff]

Lew Dixon talking as if he was cafu

 

[Cornish_Blue]

Mendy reverting to masquerading as a comedy defender again.
Midfield is non existent. Passing is shocking and movement off the ball poor.
At least it’s our reserves with a couple of the usual suspects.

 

[Blu1]

Makes you think what the team against Spurs will be. I Only expect a few additions to this if I’m honest.

our pre season will take us till end of September at least :-(

 

[HelloCity]

Great save that from Steffen. Difficult 45 minutes overall though, we should bring Grealish and Bernardo on for Edozie and Palmer to get a bit more control.

Not sure I’d bother with Bernardo if he wants off tbh.

 

[stan bowles]

Edozie having a mare and Mendy is absolutely pitiful. He looks a stone overweight. I’m sure the occasion has just got to Edozie rather than anything else.

 

[Cobra]

Palmer has been ok but Edozie looks way out of his depth, which isn’t really surprising based on his EDS performances last season.

 

[mccity]

• Considering the teams both sides have, we've done ok.
• Steffen, Ake, Dias have all done very well in defence, for the most part
• Mendy looks very good in possession. Looks like he's playing the Zinchenko role too
• Palmer and Edozie have been a bit fazed, but have both had a couple good moments
• Torres struggling to get involved
• Fernandinho hasn't been at his best with the ball. Still good without it though.