Match Thread | Newcastle vs Man City (13/01/24)

[69FACUPfinal]

Your right, I mean it was quite obvious they'd go for us on the break though with the pace they have. And tbh every counter attack they do have they look like scoring. Been some belting goals though so far. Hope we can turn it around.

Don't you think every team we play is like that - even Huddersfield last week ffs.

 

[Mancity1980]

Keep them within one goal until the hour mark then Grealish and Doku on for KDB and Kovacic. Still confident we can win this.

 

[Protein Junkie]

I understand the frustration but calling our players out time and again.
Support the team ffs.
Convinced there’s a pile of Rags and Dippers on here.
Come on City !!!

 

[Kadour75]

We are not winning anything with these downgrades of Kiva, Graviol and Duku.

 

[wattle]

This TNT coverage is fucking wank, constantly freezing.

At least camel gobs head is warm. He looks soooooo cool

 

[heslops barnet]

Need a bit more width….

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

He’s being asked to play further forward than Phil and then people are shocked he’s not the first man back in the defensive line.

Doesn’t matter how fast you are, you can’t beat the ball, and they can hoof it to Gordon far quicker than anyone can go from hanging around the opposition box to defending their own.

But he’s been in the tabloids so people are desperately looking to attack him for something.

But what is his excuse for quite literally jogging back on the second one, and making no effort to close Gordon down?

 

[Bill Walker]

Come out angry city!

Last thing we need is angry Rodri

 

[1961_vintage]

That replay of the second goal gets worse every time. What the fuck is walker doing

Embarrassing himself.

 

[domalino]

Probably a dozen things that go wrong on both goals but he was noticeably out of position for both imo

He’s not out of position he’s being asked to play 30 yards higher than normal and Gordon is being told to not bother tracking him so he’s left unmarked when the ball is turned over.

It’s what lead to our goal and it lead to one of theirs. Honours even for the managers on that tactical battle.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

This TNT coverage is fucking wank, constantly freezing.

Mine is fine.

I'd check your connections.

 

[homerdog]

Fed up of Walker. Offers zero to the team offensively

I must have imagined his cross for Bernie's wonder goal!

 

[deano ou812]

Am I the only one expecting a reaction second half?

The problem is we could well come make it 2-2 or even go ahead but then revert to type giving up easy chances for the opposition or just stop playing..

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Tbh we really need KDB for those overlapping runs he does around the inverted winger. Would mean we can sack off having Walker as the width on the right 100% of the time

 

[MellowJoe]

Get Bobb on

 

[MMA]

He’s being asked to play further forward than Phil and then people are shocked he’s not the first man back in the defensive line.

Doesn’t matter how fast you are, you can’t beat the ball, and they can hoof it to Gordon far quicker than anyone can go from hanging around the opposition box to defending their own.

But he’s been in the tabloids so people are desperately looking to attack him for something.

So it's a tactical reason then .
So pep needs to change it?

 

[Bob Hope]

Losing to this Newcastle side ffs

We might win

Thought he's having a decent game myself

That's fucking hilarious

 

[dadnlad]

so now we know every game or is it just ours VAR is the offical time keeper

 

[Nour]

Imagine your captain of the team being your worst player

 

[bluemoon32]

Come on Cityyyyyyyyyyy, we can still do this