On reflection a fairly frantic game on account of us failing to take early chances, and that in turn leads to greater openness, which may leave us susceptible to tiredness and then to injuries. On such nights we miss the composure of Gundogan or Kovacic who can slow the game down and keep the ball.
With the squad already stretched thin, we now desperately need our attackers to be clinical and to start scoring with their first chances, but even that knowledge adds a little pressure to them which means they might have more such games.
True. I keep forgetting that he gives us a solid base by playing in midfield. The current openness makes it feel as if we are creating more chances and arguably suits the attacking players better than our traditional stranglehold football, so it’ll be interesting to see what balance we strike when more players are available.Think Stones is a big miss at the moment, having him there to slot in next to Rodri makes us harder to get through. Last two goals we have conceded there’s been way too much space in the middle for the opposition to go into.
Pictures....That presenter on TNT needs to pull her kecks up.
Totally agree. I’d like us to play a better team and know those games are coming, I think we will then see us at our best. At times last night it was too easy. We obviously make it look like that, it’s not chance, but I think when we really have to concentrate and be clinical we will see the lads step it up again. Could be frightening. Nunes is a very graceful player and his running along with Alvarez and Foden first half was class.I sometimes feel these are like practice matches.
Sounds arrogant and we hate that I know. Most of us being of a certain vintage I’m guessing.
But I don’t look at it as take the points and file it away.
I really think we are on a learning curve here and there is a new City style emerging.
We are taking total football to the ten man defence and working on ways to work through smaller and smaller spaces e I for one think when we get this right watch out Premier League, you’re in trouble.
I’m not the greatest optimist in the world but I see something very promising happening here amongst all the missed chances.
I’m really enjoying watching us even when we go a goal down to the first attack from the opposition. There’s no panic and I even feel it in the match day thread. I don think many other people are panicking.
Sloppy or not it’s like there’s an air of inevitability.
This is practice Lads. Wait until we get going in January.
True. I keep forgetting that he gives us a solid base by playing in midfield. The current openness makes it feel as if we are creating more chances and arguably suits the attacking players better than our traditional stranglehold football, so it’ll be interesting to see what balance we strike when more players are available.
apparently 2.5k of the 3k travelled from Belgrade and the area, which i thought was bloody good on a Tuesday night!A quick word about the red star fans, thought they were great, no hostility towards City fans and were quite noisy in the ground. Thought they would've brought more though