Wolves (H) | PL | Post-Match Thread

[WestGorton]

Needs to knuckle down in my opinion

Foot injury

 

[applecentral]

Great summary. Better from City, I liked that we went forward with the ball quicker and we pressed better. Still think we need to improve to catch Arsenal. Surprised Wolves didn’t play Podence from the start. Gave us a few problems when he came on. That Collins fella played well.

Wolves wanted to play cautiously, with more podence!

 

[willipp]

Jacks playing well but I still think he tends to turn and go back too much. He saves himself sometimes by drawing the foul. Probably why he didn't get the penalty, went down too easy.

Yeah I know what u mean, but I genuinely enjoy watching him play and currently he’s way better than foden.

 

[blue by birth]

Jacks playing well but I still think he tends to turn and go back too much. He saves himself sometimes by drawing the foul. Probably why he didn't get the penalty, went down too easy.

Nah he was clipped on the back of his calf mate..watch it again..it was a definite penalty.

 

[Franny 1234]

What's the apparent family situation with Foden? He was in the stadium, but details are sketchy as to why he wasn't in the squad...

It's a foot injury with Phil.

 

[blue by birth]

I was surprised by how dirty wolves were..hope the fuckers get relegated.
Having Stones back makes a huge difference..he's so calm on the ball and creates space when he brings it out of defence.
Rico is such a good player and very composed on the ball.
Jack had another very good game.
Erling is a fucking machine.
We played well today but once the 3rd goal went in we went into energy saving mode..not that it isn't a good idea.
Very happy with the 3 points and no injuries

 

[ancoats]

Nah he was clipped on the back of his calf mate..watch it again..it was a definite penalty.

yep totally, a stone wall pen that VAR missed ? even the mahrez goal should have stood with the so-called new rules letting the forward have a bigger margin ? the arsenal winner was a worst offside, but given, dare I even say zinchenko was also offside

 

[Vienna_70]

Great performance; great response to Pep’s rallying cry on Thursday.

I thought that the whole team played very well, but I was particularly impressed by Rico in the first half.

The first half was becoming rather frustrating, until Erling nodded his first in. Another assist for KdB. Even from my seat in 328, it looked a penalty on Jack. Why wasn’t it given?

However, there was no doubt about the second; a definite stone-waller, and the third was a typical City goal.

I was pleased to see Pep give Cole and Kalvin some more minutes.

The Arsenal bandwagon looks unstoppable, but they still have to play Manchester City twice, and if we play like we did today and on Thursday, the title race is far from over.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

yep totally, a stone wall pen that VAR missed ? even the mahrez goal should have stood with the so-called new rules letting the forward have a bigger margin ? the arsenal winner was a worst offside, but given, dare I even say zinchenko was also offside

That’s a thought, aren’t they supposed to use the wider line yet we never got to see it?

 

[ancoats]

I was surprised by how dirty wolves were..hope the fuckers get relegated.
Having Stones back makes a huge difference..he's so calm on the ball and creates space when he brings it out of defence.
Rico is such a good player and very composed on the ball.
Jack had another very good game.
Erling is a fucking machine.
We played well today but once the 3rd goal went in we went into energy saving mode..not that it isn't a good idea.
Very happy with the 3 points and no injuries

but once the 3rd goal went in we went into energy saving mode.

Now if Pep wants full control of the game and stop players from turning off, this can not happen,
I totally understand your view, in fact it's the right way, but does pep want his cake and eat it with the players and the fans, Games can fizz out at 3.0 up and players don't need to be playing and then fans will turn off go home early or just watch their phones and go for a piss or drink,

maybe it was all just a bit of mind games by pep, but the fans booing took a hell of stick by the media and some city fans as well, once you get into a mind set of turning off even if you're winning then trouble is just around the corner,

would we have got a different reaction at half-time 2.0 down to spurs if we just sat on our hands and do nothing
pep and the players needed a kick up the arse, and it come from the stands and not the half-time talk by pep, in fact we did the team talk for him

 

[ancoats]

That’s a thought, aren’t they supposed to use the wider line yet we never got to see it?

that's what they said ? maybe it's only in the homes games at united or liverpool

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Now if Pep wants full control of the game and stop players from turning off, this can not happen,
I totally understand your view, in fact it's the right way, but does pep want his cake and eat it with the players and the fans, Games can fizz out at 3.0 up and players don't need to be playing and then fans will turn off go home early or just watch their phones and go for a piss or drink,

maybe it was all just a bit of mind games by pep, but the fans booing took a hell of stick by the media and some city fans as well, once you get into a mind set of turning off even if you're winning then trouble is just around the corner,

would we have got a different reaction at half-time 2.0 down to spurs if we just sat on our hands and do nothing
pep and the players needed a kick up the arse, and it come from the stands and not the half-time talk by pep, in fact we did the team talk for him

All part of the team.

The fans were superb today and the players played to their strengths against a well drilled defensive team.

Please for everyone but to see United lose as well, that was the the cherry on top.

PS. We should be well clear of United and closer to Arsenal, the fiddling cunts.

 

[GoatersLeftShin]

I was a bit worried in the first half that we'd have one of those games where we had all the possession against a team who make zero effort to attack, then score on the break. Once the first goal went it, that was it. It then became how many would we get.

The defence really bugs me mind, I really don't understand why we chop and change it every game. I wish we'd have a settled back 4 and if, say, the right back is injured put the replacement right back in rather than shifting everyone around. My preference is Stones and Dias in the middle, but Ake is absolutely flying at the minute. Lewis looks a class act at right back - how many great right backs have England got to choose from now!

Haaland did what Haaland does, lurks and doesn't look like he's doing much apart from scoring 3 goals to win the game within 14 minutes. I genuinely think he will become the greatest striker in the history of football. He's utterly, utterly lethal. I find it astonishing in some ways because he didn't have many touches yet turned the game on it's head. How can a player have so little 'contribution' in terms of the game yet be the best player?! :)

Some of Mahrez's touches were absolutely out of this world. The way he takes a ball down with the outside of his left foot is something we take for granted, but when he is in form he's unplayable.

As for Wolves, they shouldn't be a team fighting relegation. They've got some decent players there but they were really poor I thought. If they aren't careful, quite a few will want to move on in summer.

Overall a decent day today. I think Arsenal beating United means they are practically out of the title race. I didn't class them as real contenders but they are out of it really now I think. Arsenal are looking very, very good though and it's clear they are going to push us hard this year. They remind me of the season when Liverpool won the title in that no one expected them to win nearly every game, but they did. I think we're going to need to go on a big winning streak now and when that happens, let's see how they cope mentally - I think they'll crack myself. Friday will be a fascinating game and I fully expect Arteta to field a weakened side so as not to give Pep anything to learn from. Will Pep tinker with the team? Course :)

COME ON CITY!

 

[Rochdale Blue]

Anyone found the " won it in January" trophy? , Arsenal are looking for it.

It's being paraded all around whatever they call Fleet Street these days.

 

[levets]

What was the Boney M song. Couldn’t make out what was being sung

Daddy Cool

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Good performance today. we pretty much controlled the game from start to finish. I thought Wolves were quite poor, Podence looked lively for them when he came on, but didn't see much quality from them apart from him.

Only slight downside is we probably should have scored a few more. But overall a good day at the office.

 

[chaddblue]

That’s a thought, aren’t they supposed to use the wider line yet we never got to see it?

Just another get out clause so they can make VAR see what they want to see

 

[HarrytheBlue]

All part of the team.

The fans were superb today and the players played to their strengths against a well drilled defensive team.

Please for everyone but to see United lose as well, that was the the cherry on top.

PS. We should be well clear of United and closer to Arsenal, the fiddling cunts.

I was holding my nose and hoping for a rags win - rags not the threat of Arsenal.

 

[Bluefen]

Made me laugh

 

[Rammy Blue]

Good to see that MOTD didn’t show the Grealish penalty claim, jokers.