City v Everton Post Match Thread

[Rammy Blue]

Contender for best performance of the season for me, that, given the standard and form of the opposition, who I thought would probably turn us over. Hats off to the players then and the manager. The rags were a pushover with plodders like Carrick and Hair Bear in the engine room, whereas Everton were far more mobile and tenacious, plus they had the animal that is Lukaku up top. After a shaky opening 10 minutes, I thought we played some excellent, inventive attacking football, with Silva involved in everything and Ya Ya immense. No duffers in sky blue at all in fact, with Ya Ya just shading the Beast and Lescott for MotM IMO. Keep playing like that and we'll have no problems. Big smiles all round!

I think if hart would be giving lescott a kick in the ass for the 1st goal. That's another opportunity for hart to keep another clean sheet !

Lukaku ran past lescott as if he wasn't their for the 1st goal !

One poor moment should not detract from an otherwise excellent display

Got to disagree, Lescott was awful in the first half.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Was rather surprised how Everton faded as a threat, as at half-time one couldn't have predicted such a toothless performance. For forty minutes it was an even contest with us just shading it, but after the interval we stamped our authority on the game and won comfortably by the end.

Careful, Gabe, I'm discussing currently with renegade Evertonian offspring that we got all the decisions today from that useless stinker with the whistle. Toffees will be thinking that there were half a dozen stamps on their lads that Moss the Toss missed!

 

[kippaxblue76]

We went to a five man midfield midway through the second half when aguero went off.

Yes that's true, I forgot that.

And they barely had a sniff of the ball when we did it.

That's what I noticed, earlier in the season a striker would come on for a striker but it looks like Pellegrini is learning, completely shut the game out when Nasri come on.

 

[Phil1]

Contender for best performance of the season for me, that, given the standard and form of the opposition, who I thought would probably turn us over. Hats off to the players then and the manager. The rags were a pushover with plodders like Carrick and Hair Bear in the engine room, whereas Everton were far more mobile and tenacious, plus they had the animal that is Lukaku up top. After a shaky opening 10 minutes, I thought we played some excellent, inventive attacking football, with Silva involved in everything and Ya Ya immense. No duffers in sky blue at all in fact, with Ya Ya just shading the Beast and Lescott for MotM IMO. Keep playing like that and we'll have no problems. Big smiles all round!

Fernandinho pissed on Yaya today,who often let play pass him by.Give Yaya space and time to dictate and he'll destroy any opposition,however,the dirty work doesn't come naturally.
Certainly no where close to motm.

I thought YaYa was anything but immense today, a few times when the ball was there to be won he sauntered in without much effort to try and win it. He's still the best in the business when he turns it on but today wasn't one of those days. In patches he showed what he can do but I thought he faded over the 90.
I also thought that Fernandinho had a mixed bag. Some quality sweeping up and getting his foot in followed by being brushed aside and losing the ball in a similar place that cost us on Wednesday. I think he'll get better as the weeks go by and him and YaYa develop some proper understanding.

 

[vintiz]

Contender for best performance of the season for me, that, given the standard and form of the opposition, who I thought would probably turn us over. Hats off to the players then and the manager. The rags were a pushover with plodders like Carrick and Hair Bear in the engine room, whereas Everton were far more mobile and tenacious, plus they had the animal that is Lukaku up top. After a shaky opening 10 minutes, I thought we played some excellent, inventive attacking football, with Silva involved in everything and Ya Ya immense. No duffers in sky blue at all in fact, with Ya Ya just shading the Beast and Lescott for MotM IMO. Keep playing like that and we'll have no problems. Big smiles all round!

I think if hart would be giving lescott a kick in the ass for the 1st goal. That's another opportunity for hart to keep another clean sheet !

Lukaku ran past lescott as if he wasn't their for the 1st goal !

One poor moment should not detract from an otherwise excellent display

True that !

But we had better performers today. Yaya sliva and negredo were outstanding !

 

[Rammy Blue]

Was a joy to have Merlin back in the side, an absolutely magnificent player. I have to question MP's quote about him only being capable of 20 on Weds when he played the full 90 today with no probs whatsoever. Good to see him getting proper stuck in as well, a fully deserved booking to boot!

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

In the words of the wonderful Shanks: Ours was a pen, theirs wasna!

 

[super_city_si]

Was rather surprised how Everton faded as a threat, as at half-time one couldn't have predicted such a toothless performance. For forty minutes it was an even contest with us just shading it, but after the interval we stamped our authority on the game and won comfortably by the end.

Careful, Gabe, I'm discussing currently with renegade Evertonian offspring that we got all the decisions today from that useless stinker with the whistle. Toffees will be thinking that there were half a dozen stamps on their lads that Moss the Toss missed!

That twat Naysmith did a Real shithouse move pushing kolarov into nasty. Should have been booked minimum.

 

[Centurions]

Seriously - I think he is one of the main reasons the formation is struggling. He gets in good positions but is too lighweight. Thought McCarthy for Everton was much more effective in similar role. Give me NDJ or Barry any day of the week at this moment in time. He may adapt - hope he does.

I think he did a good job today. He's improving.

Well he could have taken a shot at goal when he had a chance !!!!

WTF! Fernandinho was excellent to day

Ditto

 

[FantasyIreland]

Contender for best performance of the season for me, that, given the standard and form of the opposition, who I thought would probably turn us over. Hats off to the players then and the manager. The rags were a pushover with plodders like Carrick and Hair Bear in the engine room, whereas Everton were far more mobile and tenacious, plus they had the animal that is Lukaku up top. After a shaky opening 10 minutes, I thought we played some excellent, inventive attacking football, with Silva involved in everything and Ya Ya immense. No duffers in sky blue at all in fact, with Ya Ya just shading the Beast and Lescott for MotM IMO. Keep playing like that and we'll have no problems. Big smiles all round!

Fernandinho pissed on Yaya today,who often let play pass him by.Give Yaya space and time to dictate and he'll destroy any opposition,however,the dirty work doesn't come naturally.
Certainly no where close to motm.

I thought YaYa was anything but immense today, a few times when the ball was there to be won he sauntered in without much effort to try and win it. He's still the best in the business when he turns it on but today wasn't one of those days. In patches he showed what he can do but I thought he faded over the 90.
I also thought that Fernandinho had a mixed bag. Some quality sweeping up and getting his foot in followed by being brushed aside and losing the ball in a similar place that cost us on Wednesday. I think he'll get better as the weeks go by and him and YaYa develop some proper understanding.

I don't like the two as a partnership,Yaya is better going forward and Fernandinho more effective at the defensive stuff,however,neither are specialist enough to compliment imo.
Its not so obvious against lesser opposition but against quality its very apparent.If they are to be deployed together against such teams then i want the security of a Milner or Rodwell in attendance.