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

[Bluearmy]

Saying we've not had a shot on target.
Alvarez's shot that hit Kev was on target and Kev had a shot blocked that was on target.

Thats not on target (blocked shots) according to the metrics which have been used forever

 

[Fordyboy46]

Lewis and Bobb on, keeping Kev on is torture when he's like this. Trust your young players Pep

 

[Goater=Legend]

If they're knackered why are they starting? When I saw that first XI I thought they must have been fit after all - even argued as much before kick off - but they're clearly not are they? Where are Lewis, Kovacic, Doku, Bobb, Nunes? Doku and Kovacic especially deserved a start.

Yeah tbh i didn't think a lot of them would start. Does Pep not trust some of them?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Pep didn’t make anywhere near enough changes.

 

[hammocity]

The fucking state of this thread, never read so much shite in all my life, disgraceful but not surprising.

 

[heslops barnet]

We need changes, lots of changes. Lots of tired players out there. Jeremy, Mateo, Oscar, Josko and Matheus on, please.

Squad game, use em Pep

 

[Keeper!]

Stones and Grealish have done well. The rest not so.

Stones looks ill, nearly thrown up a few times

 

[nellyonthewing]

We score 3 cracking goals from outside the box against Madrid and another two agains Luton so naturally we stop taking shots completely after that.

It cost us Wednesday and may today .

 

[blue whippet]

Maybe, just maybe it’s our fucking turn to have 1 shot and 1 goal.

If 18 other teams can do it against us, let’s fucking have it!

I think we will need more than one though.

 

[bluemc1]

Doku must come on

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Passing is off, touch is off.

Bernardo who is one of my favourites looks leggy. We need Doku Bobb and Lewis for energy.

Stones and Akanji must Change roles with Akanji further back and stones forward with his better touch.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Ridiculous that we are playing so soon again.

We look tired in legs and mind. Really proud of the lads but this game reflects others in important game.

Lot of effort but no spark. And also no luck.

I fear the worst

It's bollocks.

We should have been the Sunday game, The extra day would have been a little help, Better than playing the fucking Saturday. It's ridiculous.

 

[JTFactsPlz]

Foden looks fine, we are getting bugger all from Grealish, get Doku on, and Bobb for Silva.

Grealish literally the best player for us that half. Constantly creating chances. Good God, this thread.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Micah Richards is so annoying.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Bernardo is really the only one who can use the tired excuse that actually looks really tired. Grealish and stones look far more knackered than the rest and they didn't play 120 minutes.

We need to make changes now rather than waiting until we go a goal behind, necause we will if we continue like that.

Yet again, pep sets us up with the suicidal 1v1 defending. Why? It's so, so dangerous and we get so little benefit out of it. If they got their attacks right. Theres 4/5 chances minimum to score an easy goal that half.

Just add the extra man security in defense ffs and maybe they won't look like scoring an easy goal everytime they step over the halfway line.

I'd get grealish and bernardo off at half time, doku on for the threat and kovacic for the stability and balance.

 

[Chak19]

We have played a dozen more games than the Chavs this season and it is showing today they look fresher , some of our control and first touches have been poor , final ball again just not there . Not gonna get into individual name calling will leave that to the other empty heads on here. ,we just need a spark or one piece of genius from our top class footballers and this will be over.We get our noses in front and the Chavs will have to really go for it and will leave themselves wide open.

They've tried what everyone else does against City, defend and catch us on the break and haven't been very good at that either, we still dominated them but once we go into the box we lack the final ball, they are a bang average midtable team we should bea beating.

 

[Keeper!]

Micah Richards is so annoying.

He is just a cnut

 

[paulchapo]

Halftime Palmer wankathon. I hate to say it but watching that first half I don't see where a goal or win is coming from for us. Tough watch.

 

[Eoiyflem]

The Palmer wankathon continues! The panel gushing over him here and he's done absolutely fuck all apart from one turn and shot

 

[hateutd]

Doku must come on

and Alvarez go out?