Match Thread | Manchester City vs. Everton (18/10/25)

[M Gaudino]

Agreed. We don’t stand out anymore, not in a good way anyway.

i saw the line up and thought apart from haalaand who gets in the 18/19 team?

 

[citymad]

Frustrating first half.

Everton doubling up on Erling leaving Savi free knowing his confidence is fucked.

Should be winning this easily.

Actually, they’re doubling up on both Doku and Sav knowing full well the supply to Haaland will be limited. Moyes has set up Everton very well.

 

[jimharri]

Classic match day thread. Keep it up lads (and lasses) the breakthrough will surely come

Yep. If (when?) we win today, I'm guessing there'll be a few who have posted in the first half who'll quietly disappear this evening.

 

[burning blue soul]

Dias is not top level, but his bird is

It's true, the quality of the spouse is related to the quality of the employee.

Anyway, I can't hang about, those toilets won't clean themselves!!

 

[M Gaudino]

An okish first half. Started slowly but thereafter dominated. Created a few chances and should really have scored at least one.

Gonzalez and Nunes have been very good. Doku and Savinho have looked lively but haven't taken their chances or created anything for Haaland. Need a bit more from Foden and Reijnders through the centre. Defence hasn't looked overly convincing and I'd be tempted to get Stones or Gvardiol on.

Hopefully we'll have tired them a bit though and there will be a bit more space for us to play in 2nd half. Never easy against such a packed defence.

We have to keep plugging away and creating chances. If we do that, we should win this.

you’re being very kind there

 

[SWPISHOME]

The performance is as flat as the atmosphere

There's some chap in a row on front of me doing a crossword.

I'm not jokinh either.

 

[remember arthur mann]

The rag Savinho haters will soon be sat down.

 

[citeh94]

Agreed. We don’t stand out anymore, not in a good way anyway.

Classic match day punters, eh? if we’re not winning, we are shit. If we are winning, we’re the best team on the planet.

 

[mattyads]

Ake crap
Savinho, my Gran has more chance of putting the ball in the net
Starting to worry about Viana
We are just playing players out of touch, instead of 20mins here 20 mins there.

Starting to worry!!

This has been a problem for the last three years. Do it on the cheap and it shows

 

[chesterbells]

Well I missed Foden playing in that first half except on set pieces.

I’ve been watching him in particular at times and he has an urgency I don’t see in Reijnders today.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

No replacement for Kev and it’s so obvious…..

I think letting him go at the end of his contract was a fair enough decision. However, the more I see of Reijnders, the more I wish we’d offered KDB a new deal.

 

[super_city_si]

Both wingers off for marmoush ans Cherki.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Actually, they’re doubling up on both Doku and Sav knowing full well the supply to Haaland will be limited. Moyes has set up Everton very well.

That explains why Doku came over to savi's side a couple of times.

Not impressed by the usual Everton pisstaking.

 

[wythenshaweblue£££]

Some changes please Pep or this is going to end in a 1-0 Neverton win at the death.

 

[Beanhead]

Ndiaye looks like quality there.

He’s a very, very good player, outside of the big clubs he’s the player behind Semenyo that always catches my eye.

 

[IronsideKozuch]

we been good, dominant 30 min, created enough. Poor finishing by Savio and Doku, especially Savio must improve in those key passes/shots. He got 2 clear cut chances early on, made shit out of it both times, could have made this game easy. Thats been said Savio a little better impact than lately.

Allowed Everton 3/4 chances, not that bad, but a little too many. Ndiaye looked like a brilliant player.

Pretty much all our offensive players been a little hidden (Haaland, Foden, Reijnders) or lacked with decisions/finishing (Doku, Savio). Nico G., O'Reilly, Nunes, Donnarumma, been good, Ake/Dias a mistake or two but generally decent, fighting.

 

[Kippax Kidd]

2 centre backs who cant run or pass. A DM the same , and wingers who cant shoot.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Some decent moments but got to take those chances when they arise in a tight match like this. Reijnders and Foden not creative enough this afternoon and drifting in and out of the match.
Nunes has been good so far. Erling working very hard.
We look like we could concede so will need to score.

 

[pudge]

The rag Savinho haters will soon be sat down.

There's more chance of Jessica Alba hanging off me at the hinge end tonight than Savinho doing anything

 

[HypnoticBlue]

Savinho, Ake & Nico for Cherki, Kova & Stones.