City v Arsenal post match thread

[waspish]

Get real folks, Pep has not had long enough to prepare, it will be November until we start to see his stamp on the side working. You can see what he is trying to do with the defence but they are not technically good enough on the ball at present. We need to grind out results until then.

Agree probably be a season similar to pellegrini's where at one point we 6th after a dozen games and 3 away games.

 

[CrownPointBlue]

Why the suprise. We are a team in major transition. New coach,new players,new tactics etc etc.

There are some dreamers on here that think it's all just going to click into place & that other teams can't or won't be able to stop us.

Get real people. We're under prepared & the next 5 months will be choppy.

BTW......before the apologists & attack dogs pipe up,not a rag,not a flapper,not a wummer

 

[Tricky_Trev]

I haven't read the thread but I'd like to point out that we were shite in pre-season last year, then we won our first five games in the Premier League.

Those 5 games were a blip to be fair

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Pipe the fuck down the lot of you, ffs get a grip.

Always a useful type of contribution.....

 

[Craig]

I think you're describing Kelechi there. Nolito was OK, not a first team starter IMO, too slow. He's probably mid-table PL level, but playing like that perhaps that's where we will be? ;-) I like Pep's philosophy I just hope the players start to adopt it quickly.

Ha, yeah my mistake. Totally agree with your assessment of Nolito and although he was cheap he looks a strange signing for a team looking to play a pressing game.

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Lightweight and slower than a sloth carrying an anvil

You'd be right if wasn't for the fact you're wrong.

 

[HelloCity]

Just to put these games in to perspective Barca lost 4-0 to Liverpool yesterday.

I'm pretty confident that wouldn't happen if they played in a competitive fixture.

I'm also confident that Pep won't play Fernando and Kolarov at centre back together!

 

[pete1970]

Pipe the fuck down the lot of you, ffs get a grip.

Correct
Wait till we lose in the Prem then Bm will go Tap Tap Boom
Excuses will of course include (My Favourite from last Season ) The Ballboys not returning the ball quick enough

 

[thyer64]

My on,y worry is the fact that NONE of our senior CBs have even had any time on an actual pitch - Ota, kompany and Managala. This is my only concern as CBs require to have developed a trust/partnership , more so now than ever due to the new playing it out from the back approach.m

 

[stan bowles]

Cant wait for the fall out when Kolarov is in next saturdays line up at CB ;)

Fine by me. Better than Fernando who does nothing except pass backwards or give it away. I expect Kolarov or Clichy to start at CB given that Ota is injured, Manuals not ready and Pep doesn't like Denayer.