Match Thread | Man City vs. Brugge (29/01/25)

[deano ou812]

It’s ok we have signed 2 CB’s who really will need time to bed in before playing any amount of games and one very good player,we all know what is needed maybe who we want isn’t available but this doesn’t bode well going forward with these 3 signings..

 

[chris85mcfc]

Gundogan, Kev, Bernardo and Kovacic making up 4 of the front 6 and we wonder why we are slow and devoid of ideas

Only chance now is Savinho on for Gundogan and Phil out on the right

Let's be clear, Brugge are an average side, no better than a Brighton/Brentford, let's not pretend this is a top European side

Sick to death of watching Gundogan plod around the pitch offering literally nothing apart from a bounce pass

 

[Mancity1980]

All the hype about shiny new tactics. It was serendipity, not genius. Chelsea asked for it with the way they set up. Now we’re back to the old guard and the old ways.

Fkn 0-1. Brugge are taking us for fat boys.

We had two new signings that enabled us to play that way, this is different, we can’t play them or those new tactics.

 

[Lauz9888]

Don't think anyone can honestly say they didn't see that coming.

Here's hoping for subs at half time. Anything that manoeuvres Phil into the middle and adds some energy.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Nunes again jumping into a stupid challenge which he shouldn’t be making, leading to a goal. It’s not hard, just shepherd him down the fucking line. We had plenty of people covering, hardly any danger at all. That’s like full back 101.

It’s not his fault though really, he’s clearly not a defender.

 

[ctwrd]

All the hype about shiny new tactics. It was serendipity, not genius. Chelsea asked for it with the way they set up. Now we’re back to the old guard and the old ways.

Fkn 0-1. Brugge are taking us for fat boys.

Very hard to play into space that doesn’t exist.

 

[bluethrunthru]

went to my first City game at Maine Road in 1967 - this is how we have always been - unpredictable - we could well win 4 -1 after a good 2nd half or we could lose 1 - 3. Anyone not prepared for that is probably a Johnny come lately and needs to rethink their approach and loyalties in football.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Pitiful showing

But we kept the ball quite well, which is the main thing after all. Winning is so overrated.

 

[Bill Walker]

Come on City, need some energy from somewhere

Move Phil in midfield and bring Savio on for a start, it's like pensioners day out ATM.

 

[Dax777]

This is all on Pep. Qhen you have Akanji and Stones dominating possesion and Beenado out wide unable to beat anyone. You are setting us up for obvious failure.

The only usefulness of Nunes is his ability to sttack and putting crosses. But you have him playing RCB and making 3 feet passes to the slowest Winger in the world. Its just dumb all around.

 

[Fat Freddy's Cat]

Kind of saves Ortega pulls off

Yeah sure

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Arsenal are going to live it up on Sunday.

 

[Mancityus]

Stones is just a passenger, already cost a game in PL the moment he came on.

 

[jollylescott]

Savinho HAS to come on at half time.

 

[GLBlue1995]

Fucking hell, ironically, now we will NOT be buying a new midfielder since we will be out of the CL.

Yes. We'll be out of the CL next year too if we don't buy a midfielder.

 

[i8rags]

The goal scorer in form stuck on the fucking wing,

 

[youngbob]

Can still win the game but think Gundogan, Nunes, and Bernardo need hooking before we do. Savinho, Lewis, and Grealish deserve a chance to turn this around.

 

[M Gaudino]

ive only seen the goal once live streams went down during the replays

can anyone confirm the goalkeeper continues to be invisible?

 

[jaiguruKun]

Destroying Foden's confidence by shunting him out left and leaving out Savinho was ridiculous...and it was obvious we would get caught on the break like that.

 

[half & half derby scarf]

Shocking set up and selection from Pep. Never learns.