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

[Sibierskii]

Gray & Keys foaming at the mouth over on BeinSports

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Not seen it but if it’s true that it should have been disallowed I just really hope we can score a few more to make it irrelevant. If we win by one goal we’ll never here the end of it and will be starting the next match 2 or 3 goals down with the PGMOL balancing attempt.

 

[TrentGrisham]

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.

Doku hasn't been great but idk if it's wise to pull him on his debut... hurt his confidence and all that.

 

[wolviedinho]

Yes we need to go to the next gear and put 2 more goals. We have many things to sort out for the 2nd half.
I think Pep's absence is obvious by now, not only in the pitch but in practices etc.

When the boss is away…

Captain winky in charge?

 

[TonyM]

I'd like to see Josko on. Our left side in the back is looking as shaky as an over set custard.

Yum

 

[paulchapo]

I don't know the rule well enough to understand where that decision sits but surely Akanji has to make some kind of positive action towards the ball or to block the keeper to be impacting play? The keeper being distracted by him being there surely can't come into the decision, keepers can be distracted by all kinds of innocuous shit.

I've long since stopped worrying what those utter shit stains think.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

We really need Bernado on to get control of this game. Get Doku off and move Alvarez over to the left and Foden in the middle.

 

[red 2 hats]

Hope we show as much energy and enthusiasm as the half time entertainment:)

 

[Blueknows]

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.

After seeing a number of replays akanji jumps over the ball doesn't touch it and isn't in the keepers line.of sight , might be harsh but a.goal nonetheless

 

[maurizio]

Like the half time (and pre match) band

 

[Bluemoonadam]

On our screens, they must have replayed it about 15 times. It was obvious from the first that Akanji didn't touch the ball. It was as if they might be a touch of they looked harder at it over and over again.

It got reviewed they allowed it, it went in our favour on another day that would of be disallowed.

 

[PragueBlue]

Pretty poor first half from us to be honest. Too many slack passes, miscontrols and wrong decision making. Hardly created anything and we have lacked our usual control (probably due to the absences of Grealish and Bernardo). I think we've scored from our only 2 shots (that I can remember anyway). Alvarez took his wet but needs to stop giving the ball away or stop dropping into midfield. Second I thought it was a bit lucky to be given. One of those that could go either way.

We really need to up our game, move it faster, stop giving it away so much and look a bit more creative on the ball and we should win this.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

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.

And what did they say about the Sheffield equaliser last week.

 

[Summerbuzz]

IDK the more I look. If it were reversed and we were defending I'm not sure my opinion. I can say if it were given I'd get over it pretty quick as it's that close.

The one thing I'm very sure of is he was not trying to kick it. It's his jump. The only argument for me was if it actually touched him. That's all. If not, goal, modern interpretation. He can't get further out of the way. That's where the laws/interpretation where changed to give the attacker benefit of the doubt.

 

[Phoenix900000]

Surprised that half the Fulham team were not given a yellow for their protest :)

 

[paulchapo]

Doku hasn't been great but idk if it's wise to pull him on his debut... hurt his confidence and all that.

Nobody cares, he needs to be hooked.

 

[kaz7]

Well i am having some crumpets in celebration that we got a var decision

Just why is it our goals that are so intensly looked at , been that way since var started

 

[Gorbachev]

3 shots on goal, 2 on target.

Clinical, but that must be statistically one of the worst halves of football from an attacking sense under Pep at home.

 

[heslops barnet]

VAR disallowed goal…..at half time still 1/1…..

 

[tommy116]

Dont remember any outrage at Rashfords goal, if that was allowed, Aki's one is 100% fine.