Match Thread | Swansea vs Manchester City (24/09/16)

[drthingy]

Best chances came to us. Just that final ball. Still finding space but all three of gundogan kev and silva not quite at the races. Agree sagna struggling.

Let's see what pep does. Hoping for some magic.

 

[MCFC1993]

Kev and Silky should have put us 3-1 up in this.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Id be tempted to bring Kelechi and Navas on.

 

[Heisenberg's Blue Sky]

Fuck it. We'll beat these. 1-3. Dont think gundogan is needed for this match. Need more width. Fair play to swans cant expect teams to roll over. Also sniff a few raggies have come out to play after their storming win against a woeful lecister. Cunts.

 

[I'm Blue]

A PM for an iPhone stream would be nice :-)

Live media player from the App Store.

 

[Dax777]

I think so too tbh.

I think they are fine. The press just had to be better.

P.S: Sterling run back to breakup the Swansea possession is the kind of effort we need. Our passing is better when we press harder as that keeps the opposition constantly out of position when we get the ball.

Our intricate possession is built on the press. Absent that we are not as clinical.

 

[argyle]

How many bookings do they have after all the fouls they made?

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

I wouldn't like to be in that dressing room now.

 

[bugsyblue]

We should bring on Sane for Gundogan and try to stretch Swansea more. To be fair all our attacking players have shown poor touches, decisions in the final third and generally sloppy play today. Just generally off the pace for some reason.

 

[christened at st marks]

No press back to lazy pelligrini play, Gundogan is not ready for defensive midfield gaping holes and totally confused he needs to be pushed forward or taken off.

 

[K-Bo]

generally poor, but I dont think pushing de bruyne wide to accomodate silva has worked particularly. wouldnt mind silva or gundo going off for a winger

 

[B\connellblue]

Sagna playing with his boots tied together. Need to pick it up big time , that was really poor.

 

[Dax777]

Can't be complaining about the refs when we got away with a clear pen.

Exactly, ref has been shit both ways. Our problem mostly stems from us, not the ref.

 

[Georgian Maestro]

We should bring on Sane for Gundogan and try to stretch Swansea more. To be fair all our attacking players have shown poor touches, decisions in the final third and generally sloppy play today. Just generally off the pace for some reason.

Agreed

 

[BlueMedic]

Wish Sagna wud fook off. Useless in all departments.

Erm, he got the assist for the goal & had some great touches from Fernandinho's raking passes out wide, has consistently found De Bruyne's overlapping runs..

Yes he slipped for the goal, but of all players to have a go at I'd argue he's been our best performer.

 

[Utter bobbins]

Blimey

 

[deano ou812]

How many bookings do they have after all the fouls they made?

Looks like the team with the most possession 70% or so will end up with the most bookings very strange or dodgy..

 

[leewill31]

Id be tempted to bring Kelechi and Navas on.

i would bring Navas on to balance out the team but who do you take off from silva/kev or gundogan?

 

[cucumberman]

i wouldnt go so much to say that swansea has been poor. If anything they have been playing fast balls like us. This is a good test for us and its good for Pep to see it early in the season so he can fix how we can play when gundogan and de bruyne has been contained. There's not much space in the middle and swansea is comfortable to see out attacks from the flank. Lets see how he sets up for the 2nd half.

Other than this, i think staying in swansea hasnt done de bruyne and to a lesser extent the team any good.

 

[Ashleymcduff]

Swansea can't keep their pressing up for another 45 we will exploit spaces in 2nd half imho

 

[@BluePhil8]

Id be tempted to bring Kelechi and Navas on.