City v Arsenal Post Match

[wisem4n]

navas nothing more than athlete with football boots. spanish arnon lennon.

This.. 100%, we are bloody need a winger who can cross...

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

A meltdown to lose against such parhetic arsenal team!!!

Anyway time to say goodbye to the title just focus to get that 2nd place and maybe get the Fa cup

It was coming since blowing that 2 goal lead

That's the spirit.

 

[citymad]

The arse had a game plan,stuck to it and came away with the points,we,well looked pretty fucking poor in all departments.16,16 fucking corners and not one sniff of a goal threat,I mean what the fuck is that ?....still,I think we will be well up for Maureen's girls in 2 weeks and I expect us to get the 3 points there.

I don't know what makes you think we can get 3 points at Chelsea without Yaya and Nasri. They will win comfortably.

 

[Johnsonontheleft]

Deja-vu anyone?

Manchester City's faltering title challenge lies in tatters as Mikel Arteta's late goal left them eight points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester United.
Arteta's 25-yard shot three minutes from time gave Arsenal a deserved victory and struck a devastating blow to City's hopes of preventing United claiming a 20th crown with only six games left.
And to complete the abject misery for City and manager Roberto Mancini, the volatile Mario Balotelli - fortunate to escape dismissal in the first half for a dreadful challenge on Alex Song - was then sent off for picking up a second yellow card for another needless foul on Bacary Saga.


Title race not over - Mancini
The sight of Mancini gesturing furiously at the ill-disciplined Italian as he appeared in no hurry to leave the action was symbolic of a miserable day when City's hopes of winning the title for the first time since 1967-68 surely disappeared.
Arsenal move back into third place with a win that threatened to elude them after Robin van Persie struck the woodwork twice and Theo Walcott saw a shot touched on to the post by City goalkeeper Joe Hart.
The focus, however, will centre on City's demise and the circumstances involving another demonstration of Balotelli's flawed temperament that will see him suspended for three games with the possibility of further punishment for his challenge on Song, which referee Martin Atkinson did not punish as his view appeared to be obscured.
The body language of City's players at the final whistle hinted at a sense of resignation to their fate - while members of the club's hierarchy watched on from the directors' box.
City knew the extent of their task before kick-off after United's win against QPR - and their job was made harder by the early departure of Yaya Toure, who never recovered from a heavy challenge from Song and was replaced by David Pizarro.
And they had a fortunate escape after 17 minutes when Van Persie's goalbound header from Arteta's corner struck Thomas Vermaelen and rebounded on to the bar.
As ever, Balotelli was the centre of attention and angered Arsenal with a studs-up challenge on Song that would surely have brought a red card from referee Atkinson had he been able to get a clear view of the incident.
Balotelli then survived another brush with Sagna before eventually receiving a yellow card as the interval approached for another reckless challenge on the Arsenal defender.
He ended the first half lying prostrate and alone on the turf after taking a knock in the back, but was eventually helped off accompanied by members of City's medical staff and was fit to resume after the break.
City opened with a greater sense of purpose after the restart but it was the woodwork that once again came to their rescue after 62 minutes, Van Persie heading against the post after a moment of clever creation from Song.
And City rode their luck again with 14 minutes left when Hart touched Walcott's shot on to the post, with Vermaelen and Yossi Benayoun somehow unable to complete the job from virtually on the goalline.


Wenger buoyed by tenacious Arsenal
The breakthrough came with three minutes left as Arteta won a battle for possession with Pizarro before beating Hart low and powerfully to his left from 25 yards, leaving Mancini berating his side for the space and time the Spaniard was allowed.
And with grim inevitability, the final significant act of the day was left to Balotelli, who senselessly lunged at Sagna to receive his second card. Even his slow trudge to the tunnel did not pass without incident as he was berated by Mancini for the speed - or lack of it - of his departure.
The credits now appear to be rolling on City's attempts to win the battle for Premier League supremacy in Manchester.

 

[Ray78]

I am not blaming Navas for costing us the game but he is nowhere near good enough for where we are and where we want to be.

Europa League player.

Milner wasn't any better either. Not many positives other than both Kun and Kompany got game time under their belts.

 

[Super_Citizen]

What a bag of shit that was. We need to get rid of Fernando and Navas. They are not City quality. We have to win at Chelsea now.

We seriously need to STOP BUYING PLAYERS FROM THE PORTUGUESE LEAGUE. They are all terrible.

I agree mate. Fernando and Mangala are both from the Portuguese league, and they have both underwhelmed this season.

 

[pudge]

who's ignoring it? just im not a whinger who can't take it and gives up. We had shocking defeats in both of our recent title winning seasons yet we prevailed. One defeat and fuckin hell some people want a court marshall, it happens, win next week in we're favourites. I'm assuming you know this but get really pissed off after defeats.

Who's giving up?

Everybody loses, that's football. However, it's often how you lose and we were utter shite today.

I don't think it's the end of the world when we lose. I will however call a spade a spade i.e. if i see a disgusting performance I'll label it as such like today.

Now this thread is for those who may wish to discuss why we were so bad, what went wrong or merely to vent their frustrations instead of going into dozens of other threads. So if you wish to move on from the match then don't wander into the relevant match's thread and tell others who may wish to disucss it not to, and move on.

That's not "weak" it's common sense.

Common sense would be to realise bad performances happen to even the best sides and that we have had them before and won titles.

This isn't a "other previous bad matches" thread is it?

It's the Arsenal post-match thread to discuss the Arsenal match that just happened.

Again, everybody wants to move on but that doesn't mean people can't voice their concerns or frustrations over an inexcusbale performance.

I assume you know this but just want to talk down to people.

1 defeat in 13 is a fantastic record. However, look at the one defeat and see how poorly we played, that can't be ignore regardless of previous games. The manager and players qill want to know what happened and wont say "ah it was the first in so long" they'll look to see what went wrong, like the posters in here . You're saying you're not ignoring it but telling othera who may wish to discuss it to move on.

 

[Falastur]

Can someone explain to me our corners. It's actually amazing at how bad a professional football team who is challenging for the title are at them. We had at least 12+ and I'm pretty sure only one was a head at goal (Kompany towards the end). Is it just a forgotten concept in Pellegrini's plan?! Does the concept of being one point of a 90 degree angle within a large pitch scare Navas and Silva?! I need answers because we may as well give the other team a goal kick, at least that way we can't get caught on the counter.

Also, Navas was woeful today.

Upwards and onwards for a big game against Chelsea!

CTID

I'm reminded of this. Don't know how much of an influence it is in our case.

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[@BluePhil8]

We'll win the Champion's League anyway.

 

[johnny on the spot]

Sorry City, that was well shit.