Match Thread | Spurs vs Man City (05/02/23)

[Mr Edward's shoe mirror]

IS ANYONE ELSE GONNA CALL BERNARDO OUT ALL WHAT. UTTER SHIT

He's a baller, not a scrapper.

 

[nmc]

Tyler is getting worse. He needs putting in a home…. Sat in a chair spewing utter tosh to his hearts content. Do Sky Execs not listen to the nonsense he spouts - rambling on repeating himself.

 

[Stelea]

I just seriously think pep has lost, or is on the verge of, losing the dressing room...big players of ours nowhere to be seen in the starting 11, first half performaces being god awful and needing serious team talks at half time to get a pulse, low energy, the whole cancelo thing that happened and seemingly intentionally leaving us light in a crucial position, never seeing Haaland being played easy balls(image what his goal tally could be).

Something truly stinks and i will reiterate this even if we come back second half. This same shit keeps happening.

It’s the type of 2nd string team he has selected for FA Cup semis which we have spunked away

 

[bert38]

All pretty meh-as we’ve been for weeks. Narrow, poor build up, no fluidity.

 

[argyle]

Peps tinkering is not working this season.



His insistence on picking players who smile rather than who is best is screwing us.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Hard to slate rodri when he has been so consistent for us.. but shocker today.

not his fault look at how many are ganging on him , he is not the problem but not playing through wings is the main problem.

 

[bluemc1]

it has been a poor half but we don't deserve to be behind here.

You gift opposition clear chances by making ridiculous hospital passes on the edge of your own box you deserve to be behind

 

[Blu1]

Not one cross to haaland! Lol how is that possible (again)

 

[Big_Alan]

Don't know how pep gets the blame for Rodri having a brain fart?..apart from that we've been OK.

 

[super_city_si]

i dont know whats going on behind the scenes but pep leaving most of our best 11 on the bench snd playing a fucking awful system bodes ill for this season trophy wise.

pick your best 11 and play 433

 

[Damanino]

we havent scored here in 300-400 minutes in the league, now hit the woodwork too, big surprise if we manage to break the ice here.

this game is nowhere near as hard as the Arsenal away will be. big test for us in next 45 minutes.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Sounds like something someone on a Sunday league pitch would say from the sidelines.

He doesn’t need to come off, he just needs to play better.

Coming to the match day thread does feel at times like taking a wrong turn in school and accidentally walking into a bottom set class doesn’t it.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Static is the word that comes to mind.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Have to say, Madley has again been highly suspect at various points in that half.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Rodri looks totally out of sorts.
He’s been a liability.

Alvarez not in the game at all either. Hasn’t got a good enough first touch.

Neither is Haaland. The front four have been crap and the two behind them. Our creativity is awful nowadays

 

[vin]

Would love to know where this narrative has come from about us ‘wanting control’. Would also love to see what that means in practice cos we ain’t controlling fuck all recently. Shite. Passive. Football

 

[Mancityus]

Too long a break between games and Pep as usual in such cases overthinks and comes up with a weird strategy.

 

[lee_wsm]

We really don’t get the best out of haaland time to change the system pep

 

[MCFC1993]

Just seem intent on trying to let Spurs off the hook this season.

Defensive concerns pre-match came true.

 

[roach3]

Can’t believe the shit Rodri’s getting here
Yes he’s fucked up with the pass but he’s been immense this season
First average game so far and fans on his case? Unbelievable