City vs Villa - post match thread

Walking on the blue moon said:
First half was ok, not too good, but definitely not a disaster. At times the team showed some of their recent frailties - rather slow attack with little movement ahead, not clinical enough and once the failure of clearing the ball from around the penalty box. However, there was no question on who came off as the much better team at half-time.

Second half we were good! We played with more urgency and precision. Jesus our lord and saviour turning in a man-of-the-match performance with a number of good crosses;), Kun brilliant in built-up play and the two goals, Yaya, Silva and Clichy putting in good performance too. Indeed, most of the team played pretty well. Good to see Sterling get a goal. Kelechi unlucky not to get one. Great cameo from Manu as well, very calm and assured on the ball.

While our opposition was terrible, still a win is a win. The scoreline is enough to make me happy for a few days, and it will be another confidence boost for the team to build on their performance last weekend. No need to focus on the half-empty side (for us fans at least) and moan too much!
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You will be classed as a " happy clapper " with that post .

Enjoy your few days of happiness , Norwich next up.
 
steviemc said:
Perhaps it's a sense of expectation from the fans - nothing wrong with that.

I think sense of entitlement could more appropriately be directed towards some of our players performances this season. We needed the 3 points today, had a comfortable second half with some good individual second half performances. There's some praise in there but what do you expect us to say?

We could be overly fawning like some naive sycophantic boss, who's staff only achieve when under no pressure yet still expect rewards for merely turning up for work. Maybe some fans have seen too many poor performances this season that a comfortable win over a side that offers no challenge is some kind of benchmark for the future?

I'm sure we all get the idea that we can only beat those teams put in front of us, but many of us also know that the matches we have lost this season were the ones where we needed to work hard, especially when being pressed. We haven't yet been able to show that we can handle this, which is probably why there aren't pages and pages of praise-heaping comments that a few posters seem to be expecting. Despite the Villa win, the first half was all too typical of our frustrating reluctance to move up a gear when required. It was yet another tale of two halves.



The teams that work hard (yet often only have a half the talent our squad possesses) have found us out this season. I have no idea whether our problems are laziness, fatigue, mentality or a mixture of all three. There are undoubtedly problems though, and I'd be extremely surprised if a solution is found this season. I'm also absolutely certain that if our lads had at least grafted their arses off against the dippers on Wednesday, most fans would have been more than happy, irrespective of the outcome.
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Absolutely right, because we didn't put the effort in and let the Dippers run it - just as they did at the Etihad.
 
To see Sergio chase back to near the half way line after losing posession is what i like to see. Yaya was at it in the cup final too. If the players can win the personal battles City have a much better chance in every game. If we had every outfield player doing this bluemoon would be a happier place.
 
steviemc said:
Perhaps it's a sense of expectation from the fans - nothing wrong with that.

I think sense of entitlement could more appropriately be directed towards some of our players performances this season. We needed the 3 points today, had a comfortable second half with some good individual second half performances. There's some praise in there but what do you expect us to say?

We could be overly fawning like some naive sycophantic boss, who's staff only achieve when under no pressure yet still expect rewards for merely turning up for work. Maybe some fans have seen too many poor performances this season that a comfortable win over a side that offers no challenge is some kind of benchmark for the future?

I'm sure we all get the idea that we can only beat those teams put in front of us, but many of us also know that the matches we have lost this season were the ones where we needed to work hard, especially when being pressed. We haven't yet been able to show that we can handle this, which is probably why there aren't pages and pages of praise-heaping comments that a few posters seem to be expecting. Despite the Villa win, the first half was all too typical of our frustrating reluctance to move up a gear when required. It was yet another tale of two halves.


The teams that work hard (yet often only have a half the talent our squad possesses) have found us out this season. I have no idea whether our problems are laziness, fatigue, mentality or a mixture of all three. There are undoubtedly problems though, and I'd be extremely surprised if a solution is found this season. I'm also absolutely certain that if our lads had at least grafted their arses off against the dippers on Wednesday, most fans would have been more than happy, irrespective of the outcome.
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I like it when people type sense.
 
OB1 said:
A fair summing up. First half was turgid, with a dreadful lack of intensity. Second half was a stroll but at least it was at times a determined one.

Was very impressed with Garcia: if he can pass like that against decent opposition, he coukd turn out to be a little gem.
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Agree about Garcia. Thought he was good against Chelsea. Hard to tell whether his best position is from deeper ala Toure or whether he's Silva's heir apparent. Either way it's early days but I think he's got a big future at City. Unless i'm mistaken Pep's brother is his agent which means they must think so too.

That midfield/forward set up in the first half was an abomination in terms of it's quality and work.
 
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