City Vs Arsenal post Game Discussion thread

[carlos tevez is a blue]

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[80s Shorts]

Fucking hell, the illiterati are out in force.

You said you were going to ignore me.

Anyway, why are you so angry and nasty. We have just won afterall.

Have fun, its ok to have fun.

 

[Marvin]

Well done City, deserved win, two best teams in England played this afternoon.

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Thanks mate. That's very generous if you are an Arsenal fan

Arsenal are the Premiership team to come to City this season. But we have still to play Utd, Spurs, Chelsea etc at home. More or less everyone else has gone onto the back foot and relied on strong defence. This was a much more even game and at 1-0 it was never safe. City created much the clearer chances, and I thought deserved to win, but this was a really intense match fought toe to toe

 

[blue by birth]

MOTM either Zaba or Barry though there were no poor performances today.

I also thought it was Kompany's best game maybe all season.

I agree mate Barry was fucking awesome... Zabs was very close behind him in motm running Vinnie had a top game ... was a great game to watch bit too intense at times,,, just needed a little luck and we could have scored at least 3

 

[Marvin]

aguerosergiokun Sergio Aguero
It's very enjoyable to play in a Premier League with such high-calibre competition. What a game! Glad about the victory and keeping the lead
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Great hoping he is loving playing for City but he really needs to send his new boots back to his sponsor as they are not really his best shooting boots lol

He could have had a couple but he did brilliantly to create his 2nd chance. Also involved in the goal.

Playing his full part in a great season

 

[danebanksheik]

Mark Ogden

Manchester City
Joe Hart: 8/10 - The England goalkeeper has been largely unemployed in the City goal this season, but he delivered when it mattered against Arsenal. Made crucial saves from Gervinho, Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott to keep the Gunners out.
Micah Richards: 5 - Struggled to cope with Gervinho on his return to Roberto Mancini’s starting line-up and was too often guilty of drifting inside in an effort to track his man. Defensive frailties evident again.
Kolo Toure: 7 - A surprise starter for City, but the former Arsenal captain justified his selection by keeping Robin van Persie as quiet as he has been in recent weeks. Showed why his presence will be missed when away on African Nations’ duty.
Vincent Kompany: 6 - Not the usual assured performance from the City captain, perhaps a side-effect of the unexpected change of defensive partner, with Joleon Lescott making way for Kolo Toure.
Pablo Zabaleta: 6 - Not a natural left-back, but the Argentine rarely lets City down and he did well in place of the suspended Gael Clichy and injured Aleksandar Kolarov. Hit the post with a second-half strike.
Yaya Toure: 6 - Never as effective in a defensive midfield role as he is when playing in a more advanced position, but the Ivorian anchored well in tandem with Gareth Barry, despite his inclination to break forward.
Gareth Barry: 6 - Rightfully booked for a dangerous first-half challenge on Mikel Arteta, but the England midfielder otherwise did his usual steady job in front of the back four for City.
David Silva: 8 - Gave City the lead during another master-class display. It’s becoming repetitive and predictable now, but Silva is becoming as influential for City as Lionel Messi is to Barcelona.
Samir Nasri: 8 - Challenged to raise his game by Roberto Mancini prior to the game and the former Arsenal answered the call. Some of his play with Silva was sublime. Must now do it more often.
Sergio Aguero: 7 - Saw a series of first-half chances go begging, with the Argentine surprisingly shooting over the crossbar from 12 yards on nine minutes. Never lacked effort, though, and always on the look-out for a breakthrough.
Mario Balotelli: 6 - More Korma than Madras for City’s Indian restaurant connoisseur, but the Italian forward at least livened up his quiet performance by creating the opening goal for David Silva.

Arsenal
Wojciech Szczesny: 7 - Famous last words perhaps, but the Pole appears to have solved Arsenal’s goalkeeping problem. Made a series of saves and was unlucky to be punished by Silva for City’s opener.
Johan Djourou: 5 - Rarely looked comfortable at right-back, but his game was over within two minutes of the second-half due to a groin injury suffered when attempting to challenge Balotelli late in the first-half.
Per Mertesacker: 7 - When the German’s lack of pace is not exposed, he marshals the Arsenal defence well. Commanding in the air and his presence appears to be calming one for Szczesny.
Laurent Koscielny: 7 - The French defender has come a long way since his Old Trafford horror show earlier this season and he looked at home alongside Mertesacker at the heart of the back-four.
Thomas Vermaelen: 6 - Started the game at left-back due to Arsenal’s defensive crisis, but reverted to centre-half following Djourou’s departure. Had his hands full with Sergio Aguero.
Alex Song: 7 - Picked up an early booking, so was walking a tightrope for the remainder of the game. Performed well alongside Arteta at the heart of Arsenal’s midfielder, however.
Mikel Arteta: 6 - Fortunate not to suffer a nasty knee injury following a bad first-half challenge by Gareth Barry. The incident appeared to rankle, however, and he was booked in the second-half following a series of niggly challenges.
Aaron Ramsey: 6 - Neat and tidy in midfield, but the Wales captain lacked an end product. Rarely looked likely to deliver a killer pass to Van Persie, but might have had a first-half penalty following heavy Kolo Toure tackle.
Theo Walcott: 5 - Tested Joe Hart with a fierce second-half strike, but did little else before appearing to complain to assistant manager Pat Rice about his second-half substitution.
Gervinho: 8 - A threat all afternoon and he tormented Micah Richards down Arsenal’s left flank. Could have opened the scoring early on but for an important save by Joe Hart.
Robin van Persie: 7 - Showed why City are so keen to lure him to the Etihad Stadium. A genuine class act and always looked dangerous, but just get the chances to score.

What a crock of shit

 

[MSP]

HAHA, kOMPANY 6..

 

[MCC]

All fucking day you sad Gooners! Another season of winning fuck all! Wenger must stay.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Today provided the best example of why the Premier League is the best in the world.

A combination of pace, physicality and no little skill made this the sort of game that means that the likes of Silva and Aguero will always think twice before returning to Spain.

It's our title to lose now.

 

[Wolfy]

What a crock of shit

Agree. It's as if they picked the numbers at random then tried to justify them.