Community Shield | Post-Match Thread

fulabeer said:
Always glad of a win.
But more pleased to not have to suffer days and days about the rags being "back" and beating us twice at Wembley.

Tent Peg boasting about them now "matching us", with no comprehension that was not actually the real City they had just played. Honestly, the guy is clueless. I think he is too obsessed about his own ego and trying to prove to people he deserves to be there. He IS their main problem and long may it continue.

As for ITV. We expect bias commentary these days. But my god what was they vaping today. Every pass whether completed or not was "world class". An offside goal was goal of the season. Listen you fucking idiot, the reason he got a shot on goal was because he was illegally ahead of play.

The reaction to their goal and ours was in stark contrast. Totally lost it for theirs and gave basic commentary for ours. Then immediately went on to explain it wasn't our good play, but rather the rags mistakes.

Since when has "long ball" football ever been lauded as good football? Oh yes, when the rags play it!
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I ended up watching in silence but before I did they did ruffle my feathers some what when they referred to the FA cup game. Said they were brilliant all game. I’m getting old and know we were well below par, but the scum brilliant whole game, wasn’t my take.
 
levets said:
Nightmare. I got in at 12:40 am. An hour from the stadium to the A40. M40 full of traffic and road works. M42 50mph all the way to the M6… then Walsall the M6 goes,into one lane, then ‘remote traffic management’ the signs said… 50mph all the way to Knutsford at 11pm… what for?
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Obviously to give the rags a head start home, what they forgot was most of them took the tube. Mind the Gap.
 
The win sort of made up for the FA Cup final defeat. But missing out on the double, double, which has never been done, still rankles with me, and always will.

At least City stopped any notion of Ten Hag getting one over Pep.lately which would have been the case if United had won the FA Cup and the Community Shield.

I have to say, watching the highlights, I was in work on Saturday, United looked the better team, and would have won the game if they had taken their chances. Then again, I didn't watch the game live, so I might be wrong?
 
jrb said:
The win sort of made up for the FA Cup final defeat. But missing out on the double, double, which has never been done, still rankles with me, and always will.

At least City stopped any notion of Ten Hag getting one over Pep.lately which would have been the case if United had won the FA Cup and the Community Shield.

I have to say, watching the highlights, I was in work on Saturday, United looked the better team, and would have won the game if they had taken their chances. Then again, I didn't watch the game live, so I might be wrong?
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first half we were better second half they were

their goal was the first shot on target by either team and ours the only one we had and a draw a fair result.
 
We were (surprisingly?) good the first 30 minutes. Shud’ve got one or two.
Pretty even after that. With better chances to that lot. Bernardo’s foul was just a message to his teammates to be more aggressive as we were playing scum.
As for anything else, never seen a CS game from City when we looked good and ready. Good to have a game like this to add to the preseason. As did the penalty shootout.
 
mcfcpride said:
I can see why Pep loves Nico O’Reilly.

He’s a rough diamond, if he can tidy up some of the little mistakes (which is fine and makes sense given his age) he could be some player. Our fanbase need to be patient with him.
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Yes, he is so much potential in the CM space. The fact he is getting name checked and game time is very encouraging
 
Johnny Mars Bar said:
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They’re taking it well then.
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Aw bless. Is Kev about five?
 
Just listening to it back a little, and usually I find Ally McCoist a decent co commentator but yesterday he was crawling so far up united that he often left himself exposed to ridicule.

Three times he goes on about world class amazing passes from United, then goes quiet as each time the ball is easily collected by a city player. Surely for a pass to be world class, it has to find it's target Ally?

Both teams are missing players.... United Hojlund, City Foden, Walker and Stones. Doesn't mention Rodri, Alvarez, Grealish...

But he's probably still better than most of them out there.

There was obvious concerted effort to big up the rags yesterday ahead of the new season. That's fine, lift them up higher please, it only makes the splat more entertaining when they fall back down to earth.
 
doobyedoobye said:
Yes, he is so much potential in the CM space. The fact he is getting name checked and game time is very encouraging
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I agree. He has the knack of players positioning and the strength to step in. What did surprise me a little was his control and passing two things I'd expect an academy graduate to show in bundles, but it was only one game.

Just had to remember to do the simple things first don't take on an entire team, win it, pass it. Can put it down to over-eagerness and some things to work on in training, but he has shown arguably half the skill set we require in that position, and it's the half that can't easily be taught.
 
bluetonium said:
I agree. He has the knack of players positioning and the strength to step in. What did surprise me a little was his control and passing two things I'd expect an academy graduate to show in bundles, but it was only one game.

Just had to remember to do the simple things first don't take on an entire team, win it, pass it. Can put it down to over-eagerness and some things to work on in training, but he has shown arguably half the skill set we require in that position, and it's the half that can't easily be taught.
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I'm going to guess that maybe against players his similar age his strength and size are an enormous advantage which is not the same in the mens game. Now he will obviously need to adapt quickly and focus on speed of thought
 
BringBackSwales said:
Anyone else have big issues on the M6? We had a 40 minute delay just before Hilton Park services where they took 3 lanes into one, to then have 2 lines of cones for 200 yards and then back to 3 lanes, 40 minutes for nothing. Then from south of Stafford all through Staffordshire and Cheshire 50mph limit yet there was very little traffic. Stupid cunts. Added an hour to our journey.
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As someone who travels up from SE Kent to the Etihad that sounds about normal.
 
BringBackSwales said:
Anyone else have big issues on the M6? We had a 40 minute delay just before Hilton Park services where they took 3 lanes into one, to then have 2 lines of cones for 200 yards and then back to 3 lanes, 40 minutes for nothing. Then from south of Stafford all through Staffordshire and Cheshire 50mph limit yet there was very little traffic. Stupid cunts. Added an hour to our journey.
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Yeah, but just think how many of United's home fans will get pissed off by having to do that journey next Friday afternoon. Well worth it just for that.

Look at the bigger picture. You took one for the team.
 
Breaking news : The open top trophy bus parade arranged by Trafford council has been cancelled due to the failure ( again) to win the trophy .A spokesman for the council also said they were now going to sell the bus due to it not being used since 2013 in which time there had been six Prime ministers, a pandemic the list is endless.
 
paulchapo said:
Makes me sick to the stomach, the same as seeing Wilcox there as well. I know they're not City fans but how can you work to make our club the best in the world then fuck off to our bitterest rivals?
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Fuck them, they’ve made a mistake and know it.

Same with Brailsford for me, I admired him for what he did at Team Sky, now he's sat there on his little plastic throne at the swamp knowing everything's a shit show.
 
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