Recent content by Lovebitesandeveryfing

What a dire advertisement for a “top of the table” clash. Think of our 4-1 against the Arsenal in April, 2023. Think of our 2-1 against Liverpool in January, 2019. Even a neutral would have to recognise that these were epic matches, played at the highest level.

Look, I think we're all feeling the burn of being given more than we expected this season by the team — going on a run of wins where we looked unstoppable, it was shades of our run in 2019, or shaping up to be — and looking as though we could actually snatch the title from a good, but not very...

Careful now. You'll have the insult “happy clapper” hurled at you. Whatever the fuck that means, when it's at home.

I don't believe for one moment that Pep has actually told them not to express themselves. He loves that stuff. But in its place, not all match long. Let's not forget that he managed, brilliantly, perhaps the most attractive club side in the history of the game. And I'm talking, obviously, about...

I understand what you're saying, and to a large extent agree with it. In absolute terms, City are not in a bad place. I think there's a strong sense of deflation, though, which I'm feeling myself. Three matches ago, pre-Sunderland, we were strongly in the argument for the title. I most certainly...

Semenyo's coming. That's another.

Stats don't always tell a story, but ten shots off target, six on target, one goal to show for it, and that was from a dead ball. Their keeper didn't even need to play a blinder. Oh and 52 touches in their box; they had 15 in ours. One goal, from a penalty… Abysmal shooting accuracy from...

They come back fatty.

I wasn't really, but it's an option. I think people are writing Ake off too absolutely, as if he's completely finished. He was fine against Sunderland, from what I saw, and he's still a skilled reader of the game, and that counts when pace starts to go a bit. He'll go in the summer, but can...

If there's one person who's capable of shuffling the cards the right way it's Pep.

No way he's getting near him. He was absolutely skinned. Doesn't often happen, in fact it's been extremely rare this season. I can definitely forgive him that one lapse. The ball in was superb, by the way. You can't legislate for that. Donna did well, it's just unfortunate the way the rebound...

Turns out Nico G's back very quickly. Now that changes everything. Not that I'd necessarily play one or the other.

Although I entirely agree with you that writing us off for the title is completely premature, the rags/Arsenal analogy is not really a solid one, in my view. That rag team was well past its sell-by date, overperforming ridiculously on the basis of the fear factor it had built up in opposition...

That's it, though, isn't it, right there? That's the nub of the problem. I don't honestly think that Josep Guardiola is in any danger whatsoever of not having a job, especially not at City. He'll go in his own good time. Domestic treble, never before done? 100 points, never before done...

That beautiful shot from Haaland, that came back off the inside of the post. And the one from Phil that looped up and was going in, brilliantly tipped over by their keeper. If those two go in, it's game over. At that point, Chelsea hadn't had a chance so clear. It was fine margins yesterday...