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[Alan Harper's Tash]

I hate him but he was a better manager than ten hag and would not have gone into an away derby like that, he played for a draw when we had to beat them to the league, yesterday was very naive from them and football suicide. The point is, you can't pick 5 attacking players against us and expect to get a result

You can, you just need the players to work as hard as possible, like ours do.

Bacon chops had access to the best players available on the market and played 442 mostly on the counter attack, overloading the box and crossing the ball in as many times as possible.

He was very good at picking the right personalities.

Pepball killed his method though. No point running around like blue arsed flies when they couldn’t win the ball back.

Have a look at our pressing yesterday. It was supreme in the first half and they couldn’t put 2 passes together. That’s the bit of Pepball that goes under the radar.

 

[manimanc]

 

[RadcliffeRick]

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He must be kicking himself seeing what he could have been a part of

 

[blue cigar]

You can, you just need the players to work as hard as possible, like ours do.

Bacon chops had access to the best players available on the market and played 442 mostly on the counter attack, overloading the box and crossing the ball in as many times as possible.

He was very good at picking the right personalities.

Pepball killed his method though. No point running around like blue arsed flies when they couldn’t win the ball back.

Have a look at our pressing yesterday. It was supreme in the first half and they couldn’t put 2 passes together. That’s the bit of Pepball that goes under the radar.

Our pressing was highlighted on sky, that proves my point, too many attacking players that didn't want to do the dirty work. Even Liverpool with all their attacking talent and work rate have had some good hidings from us, it just doesn't work against this city team whoever you are.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Our pressing was highlighted on sky, that proves my point, too many attacking players that didn't want to do the dirty work. Even Liverpool with all their attacking talent and work rate have had some good hidings from us, it just doesn't work against this city team whoever you are.

It does if you have the right players. Look at Spurs. They beat us far more than they should.

 

[laplandblue]

Think it was Adrian Chiles who then said most of them will already be home.

That's funny, most probably only live down the road.

 

[Bluearmy]

must admit i thought he was going to do that as well, think he did not because he did not want to emulate Ole.

Yeah, fair shout…. But it could have been 6 or 7 at half time and they would have had nothing to grumble about. Poor selection from their manager imo

 

[blue cigar]

It does if you have the right players. Look at Spurs. They beat us far more than they should.

Yes and they are probably the blueprint and they don't play 5 attacking players against us, they have a solid defensive base and 3 hard working forwards, utd played 5, Liverpool usually play 5 and it usually ends with them conceding a lot of goals. Ten hag is either arrogant or deluded if he thinks Erikson and Fernandes are going to boss our midfield, sancho is lazy and does that token press where he isn't actually trying to win the ball, rashford is just a fast runner with no brain, no conviction and they were exposed by the best attacking side in the world.

I bet ten hag sat there after 10 minutes and knew he'd fucked up, we live in glorious times!

 

[VOOMER]

I'm sorry but it's 9 years since the senile **** retired and football has moved on considerably. Not sure he'd be as successful in 2022 and he certainly wouldn't have done any better than Ten Haag yesterday.

Don't think there'd be many on here who would say Love him. The twat hates City with a passion and can never find anything positive to say about us.

When is ETH's 200th day for the Sky Sports feature and where is Simon Stone's take away from yesterday.

100% agree.
Hasn't got a load of British managers to gift him games and buy their dross (big reason behind Bruce getting the boot at Newcastle).
No longer given a clear run at buying players for knockdown prices.
Not just The chavs, but ourselves to compete against in the transfer market, plus PSG abroad.
Having undue influence both on the premier league and PIGMOL.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Yes and they are probably the blueprint and they don't play 5 attacking players against us, they have a solid defensive base and 3 hard working forwards, utd played 5, Liverpool usually play 5 and it usually ends with them conceding a lot of goals. Ten hag is either arrogant or deluded if he thinks Erikson and Fernandes are going to boss our midfield, sancho is lazy and does that token press where he isn't actually trying to win the ball, rashford is just a fast runner with no brain, no conviction and they were exposed by the best attacking side in the world.

I bet ten hag sat there after 10 minutes and knew he'd fucked up, we live in glorious times!

It’s beating our press that hurts us. Pep changes how we press in every game slightly, meaning the opposition can’t know what works before starting the game.

The rags were utterly shite at it in the first half. Bournemouth were a tougher test for us.

 

[Erling9]

ha

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Never once condemned that banner at the swamp, but went ballistic when we teased the fuckers with our city centre Tevez banner.

If I am around when he expires count me out of any minutes silence/applause, I shall stay on the concourse until it is all over.

Why is the old fart hanging round like a bad smell. The rags paid him a Kings ransom to come to England and he did a bloody good job but it's over. I drove buses for thirty years but don't feel the need to hang around the garage now I'm retired. You were an employee Ferguson not a fan your not from Manchester so why not f**k off back to Glasgow, apparently he was a Rangers fan as a lad before they got rid so maybe he could watch them. While on the subject never understood why Charlton didn't go back to the North East when he retired.Just because you worked for the rags doesn't mean you have to like them.

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

Does anyone know the 'distance covered' stats by both teams and players yesterday

 

[Ubiquitous]

I' just want to say thank you City. For all the shit times we endured, these are now truly glorious days.

 

[its grim up north]

I too thought Akanji was MotM. He was brilliant throughout.

Have you ever witnessed a match before ,when 2 players scored hatricks and so many fans thought another player was MotM. For me it was Bernie, he ran and ran and never gave up. Hes like that little bastard yorkshire terrier your great aunt had that never stopped biting your ankles when you visited her

 

[Manchester_City_Blue]

Why is the old fart hanging round like a bad smell. The rags paid him a Kings ransom to come to England and he did a bloody good job but it's over. I drove buses for thirty years but don't feel the need to hang around the garage now I'm retired. You were an employee Ferguson not a fan your not from Manchester so why not f**k off back to Glasgow, apparently he was a Rangers fan as a lad before they got rid so maybe he could watch them. While on the subject never understood why Charlton didn't go back to the North East when he retired.Just because you worked for the rags doesn't mean you have to like them.

You think they'd see history repeating. Busby hung around after his tenure and they tanked...

 

[SJT]

Yeah, drink it in, sick of looking to the future - THIS is THE season, now we should do the LOT!
Need a right back in Jan though.

 

[bladdered]

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

You think they'd see history repeating. Busby hung around after his tenure and they tanked...

The weird thing is it wasn't for the rags I'd probably like him, politically we're soul mates. Same with Neville and we have similar views on scousers, but can't forgive them their rag employers.

 

[philiph20]

Why is the old fart hanging round like a bad smell. The rags paid him a Kings ransom to come to England and he did a bloody good job but it's over. I drove buses for thirty years but don't feel the need to hang around the garage now I'm retired. You were an employee Ferguson not a fan your not from Manchester so why not f**k off back to Glasgow, apparently he was a Rangers fan as a lad before they got rid so maybe he could watch them. While on the subject never understood why Charlton didn't go back to the North East when he retired.Just because you worked for the rags doesn't mean you have to like them.

You think they would learn from the Busby scenario in the early 70s, Liverpool told Shankly to stay away in order not to undermine Bob Paisley and that worked out rather well.