Hull (a) Post Match Thread

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

What a strange match. Let's have the honest-to-god truth. For a large part of that match, we were pretty underwhelming. Some nice approach work in the first half, utterly unthreatening up front. First twenty minutes of the second half, if anyone were dominating it, Hull were. But we've got class, we've got players who can hurt you. That second goal was poetry, the true City. And we've got this lad Raheem Sterling who is, by my count, just about our best player of the season, with Ferny. Look, I'll take it, by God will I take it. But we're going to need more bite, and urgency, against the dippers if we want to get anything. Because that's going to be a scrap, and no mistake.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Tiki-Taka garbage till City started running at the opposition after Nacho came on.
Good change of tactics by Pep.
MOTM: Yaya again.Very solid in the middle.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

great result. a very tough game, as hull played quite well. sterling again with a big impact on the result.

 

[Newman Noggs]

Watching at home and I can't believe how quiet those bastards went after we scored

It was fantastic how the commentators shut up when we scored. It was like the old days when you could watch it without the commentary.

 

[Marvin]

Another clean sheet and three big points.

A very solid performance, IMO with hardly a poor performer on the park. Special mentions to:
Otamendi - unassailable today, absolutely massive
Kolarov - same as above, both individually won over double the number of aerial duels than anyone else on the park
KDB - a class above the rest
Yaya - reliable from the spot and at the heart of everything we did
Kelechi - if there's one thing he does and does well it's put pressure in the box. We needed that today and it paid off
The flappers - thanks for all the laughs in the matchday thread

Bring back Pellegrini they said. City won't score they foretold. The same shit posts from the same shit posters. Bring on Liverpool!

Must have been a few rags getting excited. Back in their place

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Jamie Redknapp creaming himself over Yaya.

 

[stan bowles]

Game of two halves. Job done in style in the end. Yaya essential in our team now. Easily MoTM.

 

[Bluemoon115]

Sky sports post match analysis negative as always about a positive city win...they never fail.

I thought it was quite positive, but then again I was in the match thread! Haha.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

We smash refs on here and I thought he referred the game really well today.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Sky sports post match analysis negative as always about a positive city win...they never fail.

Rednapp couldn't be more positive! Not sure what you are listening to.

 

[SWP's back]

Did say in the match thread that we have a good amount of players who can decide a game with a touch or a moment, but we lack players who can actually run a game for the duration and give us an extra semblance of control.

Such as who. In the premier league?

 

[roj]

They are wanking over us. Merry Christmas everyone :)

 

[deano ou812]

Sky sports post match analysis negative as always about a positive city win...they never fail.

This looking at different angles on the pen,to give them some crumb of comfort to try and dispute the decision,it was nailed on they should just accept it..

 

[Peggy's a blue]

Just sat down after making dinner, saw score, very happy, was it has good as the score suggests?:-)

 

[manimanc]

Rednapp couldn't be more positive! Not sure what you are listening to.

My ears are full of Guiness I am sorry...talking broken biscuits I do apologise.

 

[SWP's back]

Must have been a few rags getting excited. Back in their place

The majority of them have disappeared yes

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

job done, professional performance and now onto Apocalypse Anfield.

 

[MarsLlama]

Brilliant result, who cares about the performance? Chelsea have been getting 1/3rd of that scoreline and been hailed for 'professional wins'. 3-0 away from home is a great result.

Otamendi, Kolarov, Touré, Sterling, Iheanacho were all great. First three in particular were imperious. Clean sheet is a good step against any team... That's just 1 goal shipped in the last 3, better than United, Arsenal and Liverpool. Pep is figuring the EPL out, I can see it happening. He knows what his team needs to do now.

De Bruyne and Silva weren't at their best but the second goal summed up what I expected when Pep was announced. Intelligence, calm and teamwork.

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

We smash refs on here and I thought he referred the game really well today.

There were a few 50-50s on the edge of our box that he was eager to give when they put us under a bit of pressure, but no harm done on this occasion.

 

[B\connellblue]

Wank first half. Then whether through accident or design we invited them on and we looked far more dangerous. Yaya has a superb temperament for penalties. Hope everton doesnt come back to haunt us. Pep needs to see the difference in both halves and act accordingly. We need to invite candlepool on, play them at their own game.