german peg lol
fat sam would’ve done better
No, no, don't say stuff like that. The Tuchels and Mourinhos of this world produce masterclasses, it's the likes of Dyche that constitute a threat for football...
I don't underestimate him, by the way. I am aware of his capabilities and totally respect his talent. But if City ever delivered such a performance, having adopted such a strategy while playing at home vs a direct rival, the media would have assassinated Guardiola for weeks, regardless of the result. Fact...
City were the definition of a TEAM tonight. Bernardo its heart and soul, Ruben its leader -and he's not even 25yo yet. The level of composure, mental strength, organization etc, awesome. The sense of unity and sacrifice reflected on the pitch, stuff extremely rarely witnessed in the game...
Whatever I say about Pep won't do him justice. He's created a structure performing way, I mean WAY above the sum of its parts. Unfortunately, with very little help from his friends (or "friends"). Which he will never admit, too decent to do so, but I will. I have nothing against the ownership, on the contrary I deeply respect their vision, but they need to understand that they have to invest in knowledge. Like, immediately. Until they do, the manager and the boys can rely only to the support of the fans. A pity really, it could have been different -and better...
A massive win. With 2 players just having returned from injury, and key players seeking match fitness and form (who would not make it for the whole 90 minutes, by the way). A lot of question marks before Oliver's first whistle, with which we dealt admirably. The TEAM provided the answer, as Ruben would say. City should have scored earlier, and City should have definitely killed the game with a second and third, instead of counting the seconds during Oliver's injury time of injury time. Thank God we didn't pay for that. Guardiola keeps operating as a magician, delivering rabbits out of his hat, but I fail to understand why it has to be so hard. For a club with City's financial power, for a team chasing every fucking existing trophy. As I said, a pity, it could have been different, better -and safer...
A special comment regarding Bernardo - which idiots shaping their opinion merely on stats should definitely ignore. No stats can demonstrate the level of his impact in the team's performance today. To people with good faith, I would honestly recommend to watch the match again. So as to identify why with him on the pitch City appeared like playing with 12,13 players at SB. While on psychological terms, a constant inspiration for his teammates. The boy has delivered MOM performances in literally every match he has appeared this season, absolutely crucial so far...
As I said, massive 3 points, but they do not guarantee anything. It's going to be a long long season, and the team will need all the support it can get, let's not forget that, not for one moment. The manager and the boys deserve it 100%...