City v Liverpool Post Match Thread

[Neville Kneville]

We were crap, as were the tactics, or distinct lack of them.

That's not football, basically goading your opponent to knock you out by lowering your hands and sticking your chin out.

Liverpool were no great shakes, a slightly upgraded version of Swansea, who also caused us the same problem between our midfield and defenders.

When Aguero is missing and Negredo is up top on his own, our shortcomings on the back foot are just more pronounced as we lack that extra consideration that opponents have to usually accommodate for.

Lescott should never play for us again, it was clear to see how important it is having a second central defender in Demichelis, who can actually pass a ball forward out of the backline.

Well done Joe Hart, but I thought the rest of the lads are starting to look leggy, our squad depth and quality is nothing of the sort.

What a fantastic result, though. Even at 60 per cent we can get the job done.

Please Manuel, go cap in hand this January.

One left back, one central defender and a world class midfielder.

That's exactly how I saw it and with our main players not actually getting much rest I worry for the last month of the season fitness wise we lose Fernandinho we will struggle big time!!

I'm presuming you two are on a fucking wind up ?

Pining for a guy who came charging out of defence & got turned inside out on about five occasions v Fulham, to replace a defender who didn't v Suarez?

I'll tell you clueless numpties what would have happened if Demichelis had played today: when Vincent Kompany came charging out at Suarez in the right back position , for no reason whatsoever, like a complete fucking knob near the end, instead of just keeping himself between Suarez & our goal like he should have done, (& Suarez left him for dead), when Suarez looked up & had to pass the ball round Lescott, who was RIGHTLY, covering the huge fucking hole left by Vincent being stupid, & Sterling couldn't connect properly with the resulting chance ?

Well if Demichelis had been playing, he too would also have been stranded out of position like Vincent, & Suarez would have had all the fucking time in the world, to jog into our penalty area & pick his spot, or square it for a tap in, as he did in their last game.

Where is the evidence for this ? Well watch the last game v Fulham, the one before that, watch Demichelis charge into James Milner when Sunderland scored, watch the Champions League semi v Dortmnd where he was fucking diabolical, watch any game he played for Argentina v anybody, etc etc

Demichelis my shitter.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Not picking on you mate but it is funny - this season it feels like no matter what the score not matter who we beat someone finds something that's not good enough. We're a miserable bunch at times :)

I take your points though. About Lescott and about Yaya.

Being bankrolled by a billionaire can probably make you lose a sense of perspective I guess. Easy to forget where you came from.

Expectations are different these days. It's a debate we've had on here before when people say we should remember where we were 15 years ago.

I see what I see.

I certainly know where we were. Anyone who saw any of the the games in th seasons up to and including the one third tier knows how bad we were.

Delighted we won today. The better team overall won - though Liverpool had slightly more guilt edged chances.

That said we now have the best squad in the premiership and I expect good performances by players on a regular basis. As someone who once played the beautiful game as a defender, I love good defending so I will always comment on that first.
No ifs and buts - YaYa and Lescott were poor at defending today.
Silva or Nasri should have got back more than they did.
If they had done their jobs correctly Liverpool wouldn't have had a sniff.

I agree will Tolmie as to our spending priorities.

Oh and Pellegrini was right to play 4-2-3-1 today and his subs were correct. Certain players did not defend well enough. The complacency we had sometimes under Mancini has not gone away - indeed it is still their waiting to bite us. We call it 'Typical City' but it is simply poor play, carelessness, laziness and switch-off-ability on behalf of the players. Mancini's defensive schemes meant two mistakes had to be made for an opposition goal. Pellegrini's defensive scheme means we do not have that luxury.

I was not and never will be a happy clappy. If the mistakes are cut out we could win the lot, If they aren't we will be lucky to win one trophy. I know what I want. Sorry to be a perfectionist but I want the rags to suffer this season - big time.

 

[Groke]

"Please Manuel, go cap in hand this January."

So I can post loads of attention seeking YouTube clips

 

[cleavers]

I must be living in a parallel world, reading some of the things I read on here about our matches, I don't go to the same games as some on here.

Today we played the best team we have played at home this season, apart from the european champions, (didn't get to the Hull game), we deserved to win it, attacked with great speed, defended very well all game, and won.

Great game of football, again, won, again.

 

[Bluemoonbaldboy]

reading the bleats online is comical "offside goal..." "ref was bent" yeah of course he was an unbent one would have given us a penalty every corner due to Skrtel being determined on shirt swapping during the match. As for the offside granted shocking call but Hart heard the whistle and didn't try to stop Sterling.

 

[Frank the Yank]

So what will Rodgers penalty be for having a go at the officials?
And does anyone know if Suarez is close to a suspension with the
yellow cards? Thanks. (I could see them imploding).

This is the web-site to check, but I am not sure ifit has been updated yet as I ddn't see Valencia's suspension on there

http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/suspensions

MOTD couldn't cover everything I suppose, but they glossed over his dives. Did my head in during the game. Ref should have yellow-carded him a lot earlier and that might have stopped it. Otherwise he will calculate that the risk reward benefit means it's worth his while diving. Skrtel will concede a penalty soon if he carries on fouling at corners

I didn't realise Silva was only 1 card away from a suspension.

He should have pulled a YaYa and gotten booked today then!!!!

 

[ifiwasarichfan]

So what will Rodgers penalty be for having a go at the officials?
And does anyone know if Suarez is close to a suspension with the
yellow cards? Thanks. (I could see them imploding).

This is the web-site to check, but I am not sure ifit has been updated yet as I ddn't see Valencia's suspension on there

http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/suspensions

MOTD couldn't cover everything I suppose, but they glossed over his dives. Did my head in during the game. Ref should have yellow-carded him a lot earlier and that might have stopped it. Otherwise he will calculate that the risk reward benefit means it's worth his while diving. Skrtel will concede a penalty soon if he carries on fouling at corners

I didn't realise Silva was only 1 card away from a suspension.

Some of Merlin's bookings have been awesome. He has turned himself into the new David Batty !

 

[Frank the Yank]

You know when Skrtel will get done for a penalty from a corner??? The next time L'pool play the Rags!!!

 

[Bilboblue]

No?

Hart excellent? Check.

Lescott terrible? Check.

Liverpool given the freedom between our midfield and defence? Check.

Lack of goal threat without Sergio? Check.

City players starting to look jaded? Check.

A City win, regardless? Check mate;)

"We were crap". Sorry that's bollocks. Check-off.

Crap by our own previous high standards.

We were a few notches down on intensity and decision making, regardless of the upgrade of opposition.

Saw your other post match post TH and you are so fkn wrong.

Lescott terrible? really? and you REALLY think Demechilis was a miss today ffs?


Reading your other stuff I can't help but think you're a pessimist when it comes to City even now.

We just beat Liverpool, the side that were top of the table.

I'm happy.

 

[stony]

Just been reading the match thread on an Arsenal forum. Some really bitter comments as expected, some nasty ones too. This made me smile though.

Every team that's played at the council house has had multiple chances to score. Liverpool did fine but never looked like winning or keeping City's chemically engineered mutants out if they equalised.

But let the fables of their heroic defeat but moral victory begin in the media from ex-Liverpool pundits.