Sunderland were very very limited. Just dour and although they scored 2, they had almost zero attacking threat through open play.BlueAnorak said:Very interesting tactics by Poyet.
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep (bus parked).
Wait for a mistake and then get forward quickly. None made, Mangala far to quick.
Nowhere enough shots, pace or heading capability by City to break the deadlock for 50 mins....
Then...
BANG. Goal of the season by yaYa - Certainly shot of the season.
Then...
Total change in tactics by Poyet. A high pressing game.
City exploit it and score a great second with an exquisite give and go by Jovetic.
But far too many City players ( including Nasri. YaYa, Fernandinho, Demichelis & Zab) are still asleep and suddenly it's 2-2 with the "Curse of Returning City player". Sloppy defending at a corner (and not having a man on both posts is always suicidal in my book) and Jack makes it 1-0 and an awful attempt at a tackle by Zab from which Johnson scores a pen we're rocking.
But Sunderland fatally keep with the high press and City bring on Lampard to be a centre forward and it's 3-2 with a fantastic header.
Fortunately with everyone now up to pace we rip Sunderland to shreds but Pants makes great save after great save to keep Sunderland in it.
City had about 16 attempts in the last half hour but Pants kept us out time and time again or we rattled the woodwork or blazed it over.
An incredible game but just before YaYa's goal would you have thought that would have happened?
Cheer up FFSMarvin said:Sunderland were very very limited. Just dour and although they scored 2, they had almost zero attacking threat through open play.BlueAnorak said:Very interesting tactics by Poyet.
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep (bus parked).
Wait for a mistake and then get forward quickly. None made, Mangala far to quick.
Nowhere enough shots, pace or heading capability by City to break the deadlock for 50 mins....
Then...
BANG. Goal of the season by yaYa - Certainly shot of the season.
Then...
Total change in tactics by Poyet. A high pressing game.
City exploit it and score a great second with an exquisite give and go by Jovetic.
But far too many City players ( including Nasri. YaYa, Fernandinho, Demichelis & Zab) are still asleep and suddenly it's 2-2 with the "Curse of Returning City player". Sloppy defending at a corner (and not having a man on both posts is always suicidal in my book) and Jack makes it 1-0 and an awful attempt at a tackle by Zab from which Johnson scores a pen we're rocking.
But Sunderland fatally keep with the high press and City bring on Lampard to be a centre forward and it's 3-2 with a fantastic header.
Fortunately with everyone now up to pace we rip Sunderland to shreds but Pants makes great save after great save to keep Sunderland in it.
City had about 16 attempts in the last half hour but Pants kept us out time and time again or we rattled the woodwork or blazed it over.
An incredible game but just before YaYa's goal would you have thought that would have happened?
We have played poorly in our last 2 games, and should be grateful that in a vulnerable period we had relatively easy fixtures.
stony said:Pants made some fantastic saves. The one against Navas at the near post when it should have been a corner was exceptional.
I don't remember him being that good for us.
Lampard could have had a hat-trick, I bet Mourinho is fucking fuming.
You are being very kind with the word dour.Marvin said:Sunderland were very very limited. Just dour and although they scored 2, they had almost zero attacking threat through open play.BlueAnorak said:Very interesting tactics by Poyet.
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep (bus parked).
Wait for a mistake and then get forward quickly. None made, Mangala far to quick.
Nowhere enough shots, pace or heading capability by City to break the deadlock for 50 mins....
Then...
BANG. Goal of the season by yaYa - Certainly shot of the season.
Then...
Total change in tactics by Poyet. A high pressing game.
City exploit it and score a great second with an exquisite give and go by Jovetic.
But far too many City players ( including Nasri. YaYa, Fernandinho, Demichelis & Zab) are still asleep and suddenly it's 2-2 with the "Curse of Returning City player". Sloppy defending at a corner (and not having a man on both posts is always suicidal in my book) and Jack makes it 1-0 and an awful attempt at a tackle by Zab from which Johnson scores a pen we're rocking.
But Sunderland fatally keep with the high press and City bring on Lampard to be a centre forward and it's 3-2 with a fantastic header.
Fortunately with everyone now up to pace we rip Sunderland to shreds but Pants makes great save after great save to keep Sunderland in it.
City had about 16 attempts in the last half hour but Pants kept us out time and time again or we rattled the woodwork or blazed it over.
An incredible game but just before YaYa's goal would you have thought that would have happened?
We have played poorly in our last 2 games, and should be grateful that in a vulnerable period we had relatively easy fixtures.
moon said:Why were City fans booing Johnson?
He didn't go over the top celebrating
Cheers ! I am still hung over :)Jack Wills said:chicagoblues said:Alphabetical order is a joke . Is it written on the FA's rule book?
How else can they show the table? It starts off alphabetical before any games are played and everyone is equal, so it stands to reason if two sides are equal it's shown in that order too.
The difference is, if it were to be identical after the final game of the season, we play a one-off game at a neutral ground (probably Wembley). So many games to go yet that's probably pretty irrelevant though.
forevermancity said:Our inability to take corners may be the difference between 1st and 2nd. Very worrying