Match Thread | Leyton Orient vs. Man City (08/02/25)

[Alan Harper's Tash]

This wasn't in the plan. Concede with a goal that will rival that Bloody villa goal for the number of times it is shown, and from a foul to boot. New signings going off injured from said foul. Our usual lack of potency in front of goal. A ton of slow possession, striker taking all our set pieces and where is the midfield?
Hopefully sort it out and up our game in the second half. A bit more pace and invention and we will win, fingers crossed.

The fact it’s an own goal will lessen the number of replays, but not as much as us winning the game!

 

[kupest]

Need to start hammering shots in, they will panic soon enough. Not too many people in the XI who have scored goals recently (Marmoush ofcourse did before he came in) which scares me a bit. McAtee, Grealish need to step up.

 

[malg]

I have just watched González’s debut back. He looks good, blocking, passing, reading the game. After the foul at the goal he was in obvious pain for the next 5 minutes but carried on, so he is tough and brave. It’s such a shame we won’t have him for the Real game but hopefully the injury is minor and we have him to try and turn our PL form around for the remainder of the season.

I thought he looked ok.

 

[oldius]

It's half-time and all to play for.
The commentary suggests a glut of chances for Leyton Orient. Bar a couple in the first minutes, I can't recall any. They committed a foul and scored a wonder-goal.
Marmoush not being able to hit a cow's arse - I think he's had one opportunity (which he should have scored from) so that's harsh.
Gundo missed a clear chance.
Bags of possession but ignored the forward runs.
Reis definitely improved as the half progressed and looks very comfortable on the ball.
Savinho has been excellent, but he is far more effective on the left wing.

Orient will continue to try to close off the passing lanes and will sit and play for the counter, as everyone does. Keep the ball and take those chances when they come.

 

[Nas_City]

Funny how differently people see the game, to me he looks like the only one trying to find Marmoush in behind and he could have had 2 assists for Bernardo.

He's going 5-10 mins stretches without any meaningful involvements. Im comparing him to Savio in that sense.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Spolied Fanbase FC

what aspect of that 1st half performance did you think was acceptable?

 

[Alexia_Ko]

You really want McAtee to force his way into the team more but I just don’t think he has it

I also don’t see anything special in O’Reilly, yes he’s out of position but we’re playing with 9 men at the moment

Using Rico to crowd the midfield is a rubbish tactic today (and every day), it is exactly what they want

You said it yourself Oreilly is playing out of position. What can you expect from a LB?

 

[leighton]

Embarrassing so far the pitch ain't great. Nico going off after 20 off minutes seems to be out luck this season Marmoush needs to do more.

 

[TFC]

What deflection?

Partey

 

[Blue and true]

Still think we win this; sped things up at the end of that half.

But we shouldn't be labouring against Leyton Orient.

 

[MCFC1993]

We’re winning this by 2 clear goals at least .

You'd expect so, we've had enough chances to be 4-1 up.

 

[sir baconface]

Guardiola is arrogant. Just play your best players.

You realise the state of the squad and who we play on Tuesday?

I can’t defend the “football” but I can defend the selection.

 

[mac]

Come on City. Step up the pace

 

[Zenmanc]

Even fucking Stevie Nicol admits that the play before the goal was a foul.

 

[SCEtoAUX]

Pretty confident we'll win this. 3-1 City.

 

[David Silva]

Give Guardiola another 175m and he will fix it.

Give us 175m and we’d still refuse to buy players to address the deficiencies at RB and CM

 

[Ajm1985]

What deflection?

Arsenal? Their first 2 goals were deflected in and Ortega got a hand to the third

 

[paulsimpson]

I get Orient being the lower league side and it being unbelievable for them but the BBC are just making up a narrative here, it's not even factual reporting. We've had the better chances, they had an early half chance and that's it.

Absolutely. We look more likely to score and we should do 2nd half.
On Nico, he stumbled and the Leyton player fell on top of him. I hope it's just a knock. Taken off as a precaution

 

[Twisted-wheel]

Pep please take mcatee off and get Phil on

 

[bluemoon32]

"If we lose, we lose, fuck it,"

Really?

Yes, we aren't gonna win every game with this side, the more you realise just how poor we are then it'll get easier.
It's quite obvious we have huge issues, they aint going away because we've bought a midfield player, a forward and a couple of kids.
The truth is that we need wholesale changes & that'll take a few years