Match Thread | Manchester City v. Al Hilal (CWC) 01/07/25

[roach3]

Any chance of a shot

 

[01cravend]

Wheres first half football gone...Reverted to last seasons side to side to side...Akanji at RB has ruined us

 

[kanovic]

Watch this. They will get one pass over the top and score lol

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Surely it's worth putting Marmoush, Cherki or Foden on to try an liven it up going forward.

 

[super_city_si]

Back to clueless agaisnt a packed defence and fast attackers

 

[jimharri]

I think I'd have been better off in the land of nod, than waking up to watch/endure this.

 

[cookster]

Looking very predictable again.

 

[HypnoticBlue]

Gonna be a long season if this is how we’re gonna approach it.

 

[TFC]

Surely it's worth putting Marmoush, Cherki or Foden on to try an liven it up going forward.

You would think

 

[pudge]

We've gone back to last seaon's positioning of Akanji getting the ball 20 yards out and expected to pick the lock so to speak sadly

 

[VOOMER]

All that patience and then a speculative cross.

 

[super_city_si]

Watch this. They will get one pass over the top and score lol

Its clear this will happen

 

[I'm Blue]

Get Marmoush on for a thunder bastard.

 

[Gordyola]

Back to the CH play makers Dias to Akanji to Aki to Dias repeat, then so high up the pitch we are vulnerable to counters

 

[Coatigan]

Looking very predictable again.

Us winning it in stoppage time?

 

[01cravend]

Doku been fantastic all game, Sav mostly anonymous. How is he still on the pitch

Doku all flash, Sav created double the chances he has

 

[Chak19]

It's back to the good old slow rubbish in the second half.

 

[Alexia_Ko]

We were never really good. Just played weak teams

Against Juve we had attacking consistency throughout the match. No matter how bad Juve were they’re still a top team. The issue is complacency

 

[Project]

This looks ripe for Cherki.

His lack of minutes - whether we are playing well, or shit like here - is concerning. You buy a locksmith for these tight defences and refuse to use it?

 

[super_city_si]

All that patience and then a speculative cross.

Run out of ideas. Get on a fresh mind. Cherki or foden