Match Thread | Nottingham Forest vs. Man City (08/03/25)

[jamielowndes]

Have the players tried to find Haaland. That's the real question

We do this every once in a while. They just forget he's there and it's infuriating.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Gvardiol must have something wrong with his eyesight. It’s the only explanation for the countless stupid, misplaced passes every fucking week.

 

[blueballs84]

He didn’t really have a choice with the first subs though. Couldn’t trust Gonzalez or Nunes to avoid a second booking

He absolutely had a choice on what to trust.

I would trust Nico to avoid a second yellow over us avoiding conceding with kovacic on.

The evidence all season has been clear.

 

[M Gaudino]

Once again a team with Kev, Bernie, Kova & Rico just too average

we’ve dominated possession since kev came on. today you blame the way we defended their goal and yet again the keeper makes a balls up.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Pathetic

No.

Forrest are a very effective and efficient team.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Careful what you wish for. Subs have killed us. We had far more control prior to the subs. We really are a poor side to watch currently.

NG going off was the key sub…we had no legs in MF then. Mind boggling why we’d do that given how quickly Forest break and move…

 

[jollylescott]

I honestly watched this thinking how on earth were Forest running third. They are very ordinary and yet we managed to capitulate

 

[kashmir]

Clueless

 

[madloaf]

The subs have worked really well, so glad Kova came on

Nope. Shit before. Shit after.

 

[Bluearmy]

True, but none of us are PL full backs, yet we all know that it's better to engage outside of the area.
Gvardiol just ambling back simply isn't good enough

Gvardiol just isn’t a left back. Plainly and painfully obvious

 

[Blu1]

Zero creativity

 

[69FACUPfinal]

If this was Dips or Arse they would equalise in injury time.

Being City, they won't.

 

[BlueMoonday]

Congrats on the cup final

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

That "cross" sums the day up.

 

[super_city_si]

lol we have absolutely no fucking idea what to do in attack

 

[wolviedinho]

My worry is nothing will change next season.

It not quick fix trying to get back to our best.

What the fuck are these players doing in training?

Awful don’t give a shit performance.

 

[WestGorton]

Absolutely rubbish.

 

[Paleblue2]

At least he had a sbot. too much time wasted with the wingers getting up the pitch, passing it back, then it goes back and no one puts a cross in or takes a shot on. Embarrassing to get done by them, a distinctly average prem side.

 

[Dax777]

People trying to make fhis about Kovs and Rick. But it has nothing to do with either

 

[Mr HJ]

Pep has had all week to plan for this game and today has got the starting lineup wrong then we lost control of the transitions once Kovacic and Lewis came on - Kovacic has created nothing and when we get the ball wide in space not one of our wide players has picked out a telling cross. We are miles away from being back - only positive is Kusanov who is showing up a lot of our other players. Gvardiol has gone from being one of the best defenders in world football to someone who has no idea what he is supposed to be doing.

For me you have to look at which players are always in the team when we play poorly and lose - Lewis, Kovacic and Bernie are the constants ion Pep's teams.