City v Wigan Post Match Thread (FA Cup)

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

The irony in all this is that this game was supposed to be our resting point for Barcelona... instead, it got to a point in the game where every player in panic had to work their arse off to the final whistle and now everyone is going to be shattered the Barce game.


A Clichy, Lescott, Demichelis and Richards back four with Garcia sat in front strikes me as pure arrogance. If you're going to start them then why bother playing Aguero, Toure, Silva, Nasri, Negredo etc.?


Now we've got three rested defenders in Zabaleta, Kompany and Kolarov for Wednesday whilst our midfield and attacking force is shattered, when the one thing we need on Wednesday is goals.

Pellegrini may will lose his job at the end of the season due to his stupidity in putting so much trust in Demichelis. It seems he's getting special treatment. I seem to recall early on in the season when Hart was going to shit, he was dropped for Panti and it did Hart wonders. Yet Demichelis gets a free pass despite error after error.

A league cup won't be enough for Pellegrini now, he has to go on and win the league. If Demichelis is to continue playing, I think it would be a great achievement to just make CL qualification.

On a slightly more positive note, Dzeko played alot better today... frustrating to see him miss chances, but he was working which was more than i could say for his usual self. No idea where Aguero was.

 

[MaineDAWG2008]

just winning the Carling Cup, this is a disastrous season considering how it was playing out just a month or two ago.

and this is how the season will end. just winning carling cup!

 

[ianw16]

Well, that made sense. Play understrength team in competition we're close to winning, no doubt put out strong team on Wednesday in competition we have no chance in; be knackered in next PL game because of it, and likely be out of that as well. Brilliant.

 

[argyle]

Well, that made sense. Play understrength team in competition we're close to winning, no doubt put out strong team on Wednesday in competition we have no chance in; be knackered in next PL game because of it, and likely be out of that as well. Brilliant.

Very much this. ^

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Well, that made sense. Play understrength team in competition we're close to winning, no doubt put out strong team on Wednesday in competition we have no chance in; be knackered in next PL game because of it, and likely be out of that as well. Brilliant.

I think this just about sums it all up. Sadly very accurate

 

[Don Karleone]

Just seen this on twitter

"Sheikh Mansour went to Spain in his alfa spider brought us back a manager that can't beat Wigan either"

 

[Goo]

I knew this would happen. Why the fuck have we rested players for Barca?! We're not going to beat Barca, and even if by some miracle we do, we won't win the CL so what's the pissing point?!!? Now we've lost the FA cup, going to lose to Barca, and in all likely hood get fucked over by Hull because we'll be knackered from our trip to Spain!!

We could have had another wembley trip and a good chance of another trophy if we'd just got our fucking act together.

 

[goalmole]

The moral of the story. Always play your strongest side if you want to win a crucial match.

 

[MCC]

Very poor indeed. Only shining light is less games to be played and Arsenal's name is on the cup anyway.

 

[cityok]

What a weird back 5 thats was - i don't know, but i wouldn't have thought those 5 have lined up together before.