Match Thread | Manchester City vs. Brentford (09/05/26)

[waspish]

Has anyone said draw is good result and arsenal will bottle the league?

Don’t kid yourself the leagues done

 

[Rodri’s ACL]

Doku fc

 

[coolcity]

Looks like they've achieved that.
Mission accomplished.

Class reply

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

We play soooo poor with Reijnders on the pitch. That is the common denominator in our worst displays of the season.

Give over!

He's moving the ball upfield responsibly and his shot is absolute fire.

He's not a disaster like some who lose the ball and we give up goals on the counterl.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

If we'd have taken one of our chances we'd be saying that was a good half. They haven't had a single shot and hardly any of the ball. We've had a tonne of great opportunities and got into some great areas. Just not clinical enough right now, that's all it comes down to.

If we just finish our chances this will be a routine win.

 

[Blueknows]

Playing very well. We've limited Brentford to virtually nothing. The lads up front have got to take some responsibility though. So many openings and chances just not being taken. Haaland the guiltiest of them all - but for his 50p head we'd be 2-0 up.

And the best chance he had he side foots it straight at the keeper

 

[Longdarnit Blue]

Perhaps one of Semenyo’s tasks could be to chuck a long throw onto Haaland’s head. He’s quite good at them apparently. Come on Pep, give it a go please - even just once.

 

[Rodri’s ACL]

The smiling dutchman has to be hooked. Masquerading as a City player.

Shows the level of Serie A if he was that good there

 

[waspish]

Or at Bournemouth. he was not met with teams sitting in and having full backs doubling up on him.

He lacks a burst of pace or skill to get himself a yard. He is a limited football player and when the game is so condensed due to city dominating possession his strengths can’t be utilised.

Why he should play inside

 

[B\connellblue]

I believe the league is over think the players do and Pep

The whole club are thinking that way. Spamming the inbox offering handfuls of tickets for palace and villa. Hard to shift by the look of it.

 

[hertsblue]

The only time haaland came near to score was when he came out of hiding back post and has gone back to hiding behind the def to expect a tap in

Wish we still had the Haaland we signed. Last few months he has turned into the Dippers Nunez. Hopefully once the distraction of the World Cup is over, he can start scoring goals again

 

[city2]

Think after the Everton game they realise they ain’t gonna win the league

 

[coolcity]

They dont, we are badly coached and have no cutting edge these days.

I see the lunatics have taken over the asylum again.

 

[pudge]

If we'd have taken one of our chances we'd be saying that was a good half. They haven't had a single shot and hardly any of the ball. We've had a tonne of great opportunities and got into some great areas. Just not clinical enough right now, that's all it comes down to.

If we just finish our chances this will be a routine win.

What chances?

 

[antspider]

He's had 3 really good chances from crosses, he can't complain

Has he , I'd better get my glasses ;)

 

[christened at st marks]

That’s a bit strong but I would be playing Trafford for these last few games.

He does the odd great save everything else causes havoc no faith every time it goes back to him I shit myself and so do the defense

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Utter dross…you wouldn’t think we were in a title race…

I think that’s the real disappointment for me. No real fight.

 

[Blue-Ghana]

Cherki should combine with Semanyo on the right; he is playing too deep. Kovacic needs to come on for bernardo/Rjeinders as well.

 

[Gabriel]

Foden would have got on the end of one of those Doku crosses

I’d have him on for Cherki. The latter looks jaded and has played too much of late. Same is true of Semenyo, who should be replaced by Savinho. Alas, preemptive substitutions are not our forte.

 

[coolcity]

Wish we still had the Haaland we signed. Last few months he has turned into the Dippers Nunes. Hopefully once the distraction of the World Cup is over, he can start scoring goals again

Yeah, only 25 in the league this season so far, terrible.