Match Thread | Man City vs Fulham (02/09/23)

[wolviedinho]

Ref will be even it up. Need another goal to win.

 

[ManCityGR!]

What am I missing here? did someone die or what? what's with this talk of injustice from the commentary team?

Because it's City.
If it was Liverpool or United then Akanji would be irrelevant to the play so goal should stand and Fulham's complaints would be unnecessary, illogical and wrong. We are used to it.

 

[Chi-town blues]

cue var leveling up in second half

 

[colorado blue]

Passing was atrocious. Doku looked better on left. Foden should be in the middle.

 

[minimalistic]

Can we get Bernie on for Julian for the second half on the right and move Phil into the middle please ?

 

[pudge]

They`re even arguing about it on Sky Sports. 50.50 split on whether it should have been allowed/disallowed.
Mike Dean saying "interfering with play" as does Michael Dawson who always comes over as level headed.

Shay Given on my stream talking absolute shite

 

[shroom]

He clearly delayed his dive because he thought Akanji was gonna touch it.

don't agree with this at all, have watched it over and over

 

[hertsblue]

Even game v 12 men, Oliver the usual shocking performance when it comes to reffing us, joke decisions at times.
Need to be a lot better 2nd half to get the win

 

[Blu1]

It is bloody awful repetitive crap.

Good at first but not again at half time

 

[Wanchope n me Dickov]

That was probably as bad a first half performance as I have seen for quite a while. We have been really sloppy in possession, giving the ball away too easily and too often. Moments of brilliance from Foden but other than that not a lot to get excited about.

But still we go in 2-1 up. It’s a funny old game

Sloppy as. Lucky as. Wakey Wakey City!

 

[Vester]

It has been before

And I was fuming when it was.

 

[sh249]

No, clear goal under the laws. Akanji didn't touch the ball, he wasn't in line of sight of the goalkeeper. That is a goal all day long, and equally acceptable if it was against us.

This.
Maybe a touch hard on Fulham, but tough shit.
No grounds for the histrionics, and nowhere near as controversial a decision as its being made out to be.

 

[TrentGrisham]

Do you risk taking Rodri off? Can't go down to ten men.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

All very flat up and down the pitch.

Don't like the 4-4-2. Doku has lots to learn, but it's a lesson for the City crowd about what happens if a player does try and beat his man constantly and why Grealish does what he does.

But it's early days and we are missing Pep.

 

[jimharri]

Neil Lennon is seething!

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Pep has put far too much trust in Akanji. Kovacic, Foden, Alvarez have all been shifted around to allow him to play in the middle when in possession. Why?

Because he's the man !!!

 

[Stoned Rose]

Is anyone surprised?

Incredibly.

It’s 100% offside that imo.

 

[ws01]

He’s not getting much service. He’s constantly stood about 20 yards from anyone on the wing. I think we’re not used to having someone so wide as an option all the time

This is Pep Guardiola positioning 101 mate

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Agreed, and pretty similar to Sheffields goal last weekend imo .

The Sheffield one was worse.
Player actually went towards Eddie as the shot came through.
Akanji jumps over this.

You give one you have to give the other.

 

[paulchapo]

It needs changing at half time. The new kid needs to come off he's lost out there and loses the ball too much. I've never seen us so sloppy, giving the ball away cheaply, slow, giving too many fouls away too. Phil needs to get into midfield, Alvarez out wide for Doku.