City v Newcastle, Carling Cup - Post Match Thread

I'll say it for the 45681564th time, this group of players lacks the proper mentality. They're content winning the league every other year or so, winning a domestic cup every other year or so, and not being true Champions League contenders. I never really thought it was a Mancini issue, and now the same thing is happening with Pellers. Its the mindset of the squad. They're fine being one of the top teams, instead of being THE top team. The only time they seem to play their best is with their backs against the wall (in-match and in the table).

They have the players who have the talent and technical ability. They have the financial backing. They have the training staff and facility. They have the support. (I think) they have the manager (although he hasn't been looking great the last few matches and needs to play with 1 striker). IMHO.

Besides Vinny and Zab (both of who were not on the pitch today, surprise surprise) we do not have mentally strong players. They're all amazing players who I love to death, but Yaya doesn't care anymore. Nasri shits the bed when he gets boo'd at the Emirates, Hart is prone to mental errors (although I think he's been having a good season), Fernandhino seems to lose focus sometimes and just passes the ball directly to a non-sky blue shirt. Half the team losses confidence while having a poor match and they disappear.

Don't even get me started when it comes to playing in Europe.

It's very clear that this current (last 4 or 5 years) group of players have these damn 2-3 week spells every season where something is off. I don't know what causes these dips in form but fuck me if it doesn't seem like they have one terrible 2-3 week spell when the temperature starts dropping, and then have another one sometime around the two-thirds mark of the season.

The thing about losses like today, the loss at the weekend, and the Moscow draw so strange is we could very well come out and spank the rags 4-0 over the weekend and it wouldn't surprise anybody.

If you ask me, we shit the bed against the Newcastles and Stokes of the world from a lack of focus. And we shit the bed in Europe because we lack confidence in that competition.

I think we'll come out and win the derby
 
Possibly the worst, gutless, woeful performance I've seen for 10 years

Must have been 6 or 7 players tonight who have never played that badly in a city shirt

And then to transform the evening from a shocker to a disaster it looks like Silva is out for Sunday with maybe yaya as well
 
B\connellblue said:
That was a Wigan fa cup final type performance. This charming man has let these fuckers away with far too much and now the are going to get him sacked. We are so poor at the moment it is really worrying. Just what exactly goes on in training i don't know because tactically we are a shambles. Park the bus on Sunday and for fuck sake play one up front.
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The last manager was too hard on them, the current manager seems too soft. Either way, the players need to have a good look at themselves (I won't hold my breath).
 
we really lacked some passion tonight. the players seemed like they didn't care. We could with someone like bellamy who care and want to win every game. Btw I'm not saying buy him.
 
Problem is now confidence is a bit low as a team that only set up to attack we have nothing to fall back on can see it getting worse! Scum take there chances in Sunday they will win the game because every game this season we give so many opportunities for teams to score...
 
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