Match Thread | Man City vs. Chelsea FA Cup (20/04/24)

[Sale Moor Blue]

Looks a cert for extra time

 

[youngbob]

This has been a bad 45 mins but Walker and De Bruyne are clearly absolutely fucking knackered. Bobb, Doku, Lewis, and Kovacic - put them all on at half-time.

Ortega
Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake
Rodri, Kovacic
Bobb, Foden, Doku
Alvarez

Sit deeper and be happier to hit them on the break instead. We keep getting absolutely fucked by their long ball tactics but sitting deeper stops that.

 

[dadnlad]

Massive underdogs unlucky not to be infront

 

[bewaresutekh]

Absolutely woeful first half but some very tired legs after the Real Madrid game.

 

[Blue warrior]

Not being negative I said after Madrid it would be a monumental effort to beat Chelsea but it’s difficult to see us winning this unfortunately.

 

[citytill1die84]

Bet it's fun in here lol

We need to stop giving it away and up our game. Not the best half.

 

[bluemoon32]

Hopefully Bobb & Doku come on with their energy

 

[dromoreblue]

Cmon City

 

[Keeper!]

If Nunes can't get into this eleven he has no chance of a future with us.

Time for some Bobby

 

[bagger69]

Silva needs to come off but he is only slightly ahead of everyone else. We look tired hope pep can sort it. Come on Cityyyyyyyy

 

[Gabriel]

Poor fare but understandable. If anyone tries another 40-yard pass they want shooting. They’re too tired to make them and the recipient is too tired to control it.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Does he look bored?

No, worried which will not help the lads.

 

[Brewster's millions]

Pep should have known they would be tired.

Does he have so little faith in Bobb that he couldnt let him start with his full energy?

This kind of handling of our youth has been one of my only gripes with Pep with his time here.

Bobb couldn’t possibly half done less than Bernado did in that half.

Why he hasn’t played Bobb or Doku on the right is genuinely perplexing.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Cannot stand that jackson for chelsea...seems a right ****

You are not alone

 

[heslops barnet]

Atmosphere in the ground is non existent, not surprisingly as the game is woeful

 

[HolisticJim]

Just awful. No penetration again. Nothing up front.
No creativity.
Same old.

Honestly feels like we've coached th danger out of Haaland, Alvarez and Grealish.

When we bought Jack he was a creative central midfielder yet he now is a wide man with no speed or penetration.

When we bought Haaland and Alverez, they were dangerous attackers, now... Well, they simply aren't.

And that would be fine, who am I to question Pep, but we are in need of those types of players who is dulled via the system.

 

[willipp]

Painful watch. So many shite/tired performances in that half. Walker, Alvarez, Rodri, Kev, Bernardo, Phil all need to do so much better. Unless we improve a lot we will lose this.

 

[Chak19]

Once again we dominate a big game, and once again we make it harder for ourselves by not finishing well, I know we just played a CL game 3 days ago but we still should winning this, maybe our bench will make a difference in the second half.

 

[Gordyola]

Get the kids on we looked miles better with Rico what does Kyle give us, Kev needs a early summer Bobb for Bernie who hasn’t been good all season They looked fucked

 

[Sale Moor Blue]

Scheduling has fucked us over a bit this season.

INTENIONAL