Sporting CP (A) | CL | Post Match Thread

[MCFCFanTX]

Reminded me of the 5-2 beating against Leicester a few years ago. I think in 2020. I remember we conceded like 2-3 penalties and just played so poor.

 

[southamptonblue]

You'd be right to single him out. As our best player on the night.

But to blame a scapegoat is alot of posters default, he's been as good or better than most last couple of games, as he was tonight.....bet Haaland won't get much stick, but he was invisible and hopeless most of the game.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Feels like we are where we were in 2016/17, serious holes in the squad, ageing players unable to play they Pep wants and lots a square pegs. We need a huge rebuild but can’t see it with Pep leaving soonish. We are utterly lacking in creativity at the moment. We lack control, confidence and are utterly vulnerable to transitions and counters.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Man we’re really going through it right now, huh?

Relatively speaking, I don’t need or want a reminder of how shit we were in the past. We’re talking about now!

 

[Blue Bogey]

There’s moaning and criticism, then the absolute clear rag comments that I was fucking referring to. That’s what.

Come back in a couple of days on here, blues are frustrated, it’s not the loss it’s the performance and we don’t know if it’s the players or Peps tactics that is costing us. Plus the injuries that are not helping.

With reflection a lot of us will be feeling sheepish about our frustrated comments. We are all Blues some of us just need to vent that frustration. We know a lot of blues feel the same. It doesn’t harm anyone venting on a forum.

 

[MillsyTheMosher]

Was Pep trying to WUM us bringing KDB on when we went 4-1 down with 5 mins left !???

 

[Ken92]

No idea.

Are the two connected? Don’t seem an issue in May when we won the league.

Nobody knows ,what is really going on..Brighton is a massive game and a must win , things must improve a lot after the international break.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I don't even think Sporting played well it was all our own fucking doing again! Missed chances, penalty miss, 2 ridiculous penalties :( so frustrating.

We occasionally get the Gods to look kindly - Stonesy's last gaspers - but tonight after the first five minutes they all pissed off, and it was not just shoot yerself in the foot, we blew our bloody legs off!

 

[madloaf]

Some fans just want to win every game and can not take losing
It's OK to lose and not win silverware if we come up short this season, Being a Manchester City fan is not about Glory.

Glory hunters moaning like fuck because we did not play well and lost can go to fuck, If you are a true City fan you understand why glory hunters should be over the road at the scum.


OK. Rant over

YES, City are struggling and you know what, They need you more than ever right now, GET behind the players, stick together, bring the noise, be the 12th man,

ALL Fans want to win every game. It'd be weird if you didn't.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

For all you moaning spare a thought for all of us who have travelled sat here waiting to get battoned in 30 mins :+(

 

[Tevez City]

Which one won the Treble? ****

My point is that when you build a 1 Billion squad, you should have good enough back up players.

 

[paulchapo]

I think the injuries may explain some of the issues.

Some, not all.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

its time to stop with the wandering right back shtick, its been figured out. It all starts with fixing the defense tbh, defend deeper until we improve there, we are giving too many easy chances to the opponents. Fix it and go from there

If we could pick a settled back 5 and keeper for 3 games that would improve us immensely.

 

[youngbob]

Think we have to go to a very rigid 4-2-3-1 after the international break and hope like fuck that we can keep everyone fit until January. Stones has got to partner Kovacic in midfield. No Grealish on the left means we lose all sense of shape and discipline while attacking. No De Bruyne means it's falling on Foden and Savinho to create absolutely everything. We definitely need another CM in January - just someone with a bit of energy who can put their foot on the ball.

As for the rest of the week, just get Brighton out of the way. Whatever the result. The lads are fucked. We've had to deal with eight injuries, which means the lads playing are overworked and not getting a chance to rest, which also means Pep's not getting a chance to rotate and try new things. Just need a bit of patience and a bit of hope that Pep can find something new that none of us have thought of. He's done it before, so many times. I'm taking some heart from the fact that 16/17, the beginning of 20/21, and the beginning of 22/23 felt so much worse than this.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Love your optimism and you are right of course. That however was complete dog turd.

Oh I won’t disagree but we are not down and out. Just lost a game.





0-10 against Brighton at weekend? ;-)

 

[red 2 hats]

I'm sure foden scored tonight.

That solves everything then, problem solved.

 

[manimanc]

Sam Lee tweet

Is Sam Lee the city hating gimp or have I got mixed up?

Thought he'd be in the queue to give Amorin a reach around.

 

[hilts]

Keep saying the same. Nothing has changed since Brentford, he just doesn’t have the tools.

I don't think there has been one time when I look at our team and the.other side and don't think we have the better players. It's not even close. We have injuries and are missing our most important player but let's get real here the manager and players are not performing.

Rodri is out for the season and KDB is injury prone. If its gonna turn round it will be with the majority of the staff currently underperforming.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Apparently the players and coaches are arguing now

I’m not surprised. Everyone involved in that shitshow needs to be angry as fuck. It was unacceptable.

What they need to do is channel that anger and fix why we’re so shit at the moment. And show some of this anger on the fucking pitch, starting at Brighton.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

We should of finished them first 30 mins. Second half a disaster. Too many passengers

Yeah, when it doesn't go well, we can't keep it together.