Brentford (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

[ninjamonkey]

Clarkie? Ffs, so negative.

What? How's that negative? It's a post primarily about Brentford than city, a response to the suggestion brentford tried harder and/or played better against us than the dippers. I simply pointed out the stark differences in the performances of their two opponents and claimed that's the reason for the results rather than an idea that brentford who are desperate for points wouldn't try as hard against one team. What part isn't accurate?

 

[PaleBlue]

As did we two weeks ago. The without sweat bit that is.
Anyway you’ve already given up on the title so a win to keep up the pretence will have pleased you I imagine

indeed, couldn't be happier, thanks @NMB

 

[citymad]

what’s with all the fruit and vegetables in your posts? :D

He's just trying to be healthy. I'm appled by your questioning. Peas leaf him alone.

 

[Kippax77]

Toney calling Dias a pussy last night after getting a yellow card for a forearm smash really wound me up.
Wish Ruben would of told him to "fuck off you gambling twat".

 

[ballbag]

Toney calling Dias a pussy last night after getting a yellow card for a forearm smash really wound me up.
Wish Ruben would of told him "to fuck off you gambling twat".

He's an odious twat. Still not getting my head around why his return to football is celebrated as if he'd just beat cancer. He's a cretin.

 

[kaz7]

He's an odious twat. Still not getting my head around why his return to football is celebrated as if he'd just beat cancer. He's a cretin.

i have been sickened by the medias response to him since his ban , he is lauded like a hero returning to football when if he was one of ours then we would have another fucking charge added !

 

[mancityscot]

He's an odious twat. Still not getting my head around why his return to football is celebrated as if he'd just beat cancer. He's a cretin.

yep odious piece of shit. Theres a definite look of evil about him.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Oh, Yeah! I often say that teams would be delighted with what they came with - 0-0! They'd also like to include their goals from the warm up. Every game at the Etihad in 2024 has been a perfect example of that, although CFC were a little more ambitious than Burnley, EFC 'n Brentford. It does lift the spirit when yer see teams suffer what Brentford suffered last night. But I suppose they think that if they are gonna get beat then 1-0 is as good as it gets. Would have been just desserts had Bernardo's header gone in, and the shots from Alvarez, Foden, Rodri et al and the stats were thoroughly reflected in the scoreline.

To be honest, last night was a 3/4 nil win on other nights. Only our ridiculously poor finishing put paid to that.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[mancboy]

yep odious piece of shit. Theres a definite look of evil about him.

if evil looks half witted and hard of thinking then there definitely is

 

[shevtheblue]

I don't want to be too negative because in the end we got a result, but they laid over for Liverpool and we struggled at times. The biggest problem, which we haven't seen since when Liverpool would do it to us regularly, is the alarming amount of space in the middle for them to counter through. This is compelled by the fact we have CB's pushing into that middle space, a 6 and an 8 (Bernardo) doubling up there as well as at 10 and another 8 (Alvarez and Foden) taking up the middle as well. So how Chelsea and now Brentford were cutting through so regularly really is alarming IMO. On the plus side i thought Akanji was excellent, great distribution, confident on the ball to move forwards and showed the strength in challenges which is exactly what was needed. Thought Bobb played decent, but imo he's more suited to Alvarez' role.

 

[dublin-blue]

Thought we controlled the game well last night but didn't look lethal as per this season. As an Irish fan who only catches a couple of games a season at the etihad, the atmosphere was dire. There's a dedicated section that are brilliant but it never speead. Being a paddy tourist i was pretty sauced up so i ended up giving it large with the singing section amongst what felt like a wake

 

[give it to gordon]

Perhaps it different watching the match on City+.
I didnt think City played badly. The thing I did not as soon as Alvarez went off Phil came into his own.

 

[blue by birth]

He wont answer you, he is a wum/ rag/dipper who only appears when we are in trouble

I know Kaz..he's a proper sad twat...

 

[brazilians hurt]

Toney calling Dias a pussy last night after getting a yellow card for a forearm smash really wound me up.
Wish Ruben would have told him "to fuck off you gambling twat".

Toney thinks he’s something else. Inhaled all the smoke Pep blew up his arse in the pressers prior to both recent games but what is Pep going to say when some lazy tired hack asks him about a player, hardly going to say anything negative is he.
Pre match pressers would be much more entertaining with a bit trash talking currently they’re as sterile as an anaesthetist’s needle

 

[Chippy_boy]

Missed the game unfortunately but it was tense enough just following the live text on BBC!

 

[jamielowndes]

Perhaps it different watching the match on City+.
I didnt think City played badly. The thing I did not as soon as Alvarez went off Phil came into his own.

I watched it live and tbh I wouldn't say we were bad, it's just hard to play football when the other team is wrestling you to the ground, yet doesn't have a foul called against them for the first 58 minutes.

We did what we could. Should have had 2 after Foden tried to do too much against the keeper, but you're right, he's coming alive as the central playmaker.

 

[chickaroon]

Completely disagree with that. Liverpool attacked them with pace, intent and energy, they pressured their defenders into mistakes and exploited gaps. We played slow ponderous football, going side to side without purpose for a lot of the match, forced them back and they seemed more than comfortable to defend with everything infront of them.

They were no better tonight than they were when the dippers thumped them, it was our poor attacking play that caused the result to be so tight.

Yes but Liverpool played Brentford away. When we played them away we won 3-1.

 

[chickaroon]

but lets just think, what score did we win away and did we break a sweat and did their keeper make more saves in that game than he has ever made in a pl game?

Exactly

 

[dadnlad]

To be honest, last night was a 3/4 nil win on other nights. Only our ridiculously poor finishing put paid to that.

two goal bound shots one great save the other kicked off the line