They warm up on the pitch for 20 minutes before a game. Absolutely no excuse for falling on their arse in the first 10 minutes of a game. These modern pitches are heavily watered before games nowadays. Players really should know how it is underfoot.Common theme amongst some of our players. Same at the Etihad too. Do our back room staff check the surface beforehand and advise the players on type of studs/footwear; or do the players decide for themselves? If it’s the latter, then some players, Nunes, Semenyo and Marmoush are repeatedly making the wrong choices. When I played, our management would be on the pitch beforehand, checking it out and advising the lads accordingly.
me too, our parky at Plant Hill fields would often prod the swamp with his fork to ensure efficient drainage!Common theme amongst some of our players. Same at the Etihad too. Do our back room staff check the surface beforehand and advise the players on type of studs/footwear; or do the players decide for themselves? If it’s the latter, then some players, Nunes, Semenyo and Marmoush are repeatedly making the wrong choices. When I played, our management would be on the pitch beforehand, checking it out and advising the lads accordingly.
Agree mate, the players I mentioned seem to suffer more than others; that’s why I’m wondering if they make their own choice on suitable footwear.They warm up on the pitch for 20 minutes before a game. Absolutely no excuse for falling on their arse in the first 10 minutes of a game. These modern pitches are heavily watered before games nowadays. Players really should know how it is underfoot.
Some of it makes me think its a boot manufacturer/style problem. Cos not everyone was slipping. Just a certain few.
he is fkn shockingPretty embarrassing that (potentially) the worst player in the league scored two goals against us
We’d be on for 6 in a row if it wasn’t for his injuries.We’d have won the league if not for Rodri’s injuries this season.
He fucking deserves it - he was a total plonker IMO. But Arse fans are dumb as doorknobs - they should be waiting until they have actually won or they could look even more stupid.Cunts are already at it!!!
Knew when this went viral it would bite us on the arse somewhere along the line.
Not every away support has 3,000 pissheadsor a urinal - what a pathetic setup at what is supposed to be a brand new ground - blokes just pissing anywhere and everywhere because of the utterly sh*t bog provision for away fans!
I only got to see the highlights but that’s how it struck meUnderwhelming
I’d heard great things about it but off the TV my first impression was that I couldn’t see what the fuss was all about
After finally seeing it in the flesh my first impression was correct
If he's playing that way it's because he's being told to - if not Pep would be bollocking him every timeMy main concern with Guehi is that he does have a tendency to want to play ‘high’ up the pitch when we are in possession; however when we invariably play one pass too many and it’s turned over, he struggles to get back. He doesn’t have the pace of Khush, Nunes or Stones. We need to address this next season. Positionally he is sound defensively.
If Guehi hadn’t intercepted the pass and then attempted the backpass, the goal would have been ruled out. As a FOC, my interpretation was Guehi “played him on..”Thats whats puzzling me if we dont play the ball what happens.
I know he did but hes fooking offside
Difference was, our striker came from an offside position and nicked the ball off the defender, whereas Guehi passed it to their striker, making him onside. I was surprised our goal was given, I wasn’t surprised Everton’s was.Aye we did and Sky and the football media cane down heavy in how unfair it was and the rules were changed pronto. Now forgive me if ive missed it but nobody is banging on this morning about how unfair it was that a clearly offside player can then immediately come back onside and score a goal and somehow not be deemed to be interferring with play.
You could argue that if Barry wasn't interferring with play then why was he in a position to gain advantage from an error on our part. It wasn't like he had ran 20 yards away he was still stood within a few feet of Guehi so that surely has to be 'in play'. If Guehi's pass had gone to another Everton player who hadn't been initially offside then I don't think we would have a leg to stand on or if the pass had been made say 30 seconds later but it didn't and it fell directly for the one player who had just stepped back onside. Im sure it was at Anfield where var went back about 30 seconds to find a Haaalnd foul in a different phase of play to cancel out our goal. I could be wrong?Difference was, our striker came from an offside position and nicked the ball off the defender, whereas Guehi passed it to their striker, making him onside. I was surprised our goal was given, I wasn’t surprised Everton’s was.
Refs are human and know stiffing City is never going to work against them. When you look at the string pullers in Premier League and UEFA they are pretty much all cartel shills. City are probably one of the easier teams to ref cos we aren’t pulling dirty tricks all game, but, there’s too much to be gained by letting opponents kick the shit out of our players. Plus the media is fully aligned to attack City and a line up of ex refs happy to tow the cartel line on Sky etcBeen done to death, but how the f**k do opposition players consistently avoid punishment against us?
We have been shafted so many times this season, it can't be anything other than 'strategic'.