You're telling me! Just catching up with the match. Jesus, that first half is like having your teeth pulled, one by one.
Arguably our worst forty-five minutes of the season? The case can be made. Second balls being constantly lost (when contested), stray passes all over the place (looking at you Phil, although not the only one), utterly toothless in threatening them.
Having said that: what can you say that is kind about Palace? As at Wembley, they offered almost nothing. Yes, well drilled. Yes, well organised. Wharton their most skilful player, by some distance, trying to make things happen from time to time. It is astonishing to me, still, after all these years, to watch a team on their own ground sit in and apparently look perfectly happy to get a point (and maybe nick a goal on the break if one comes along, you never know!). For all the world as it they're playing away. How can their fans stand it?
Dire, from both sides. Well, we won, and against an apparently in-form side. Only assessing the first half, mind. On to the second, where hopefully I'll see some football.
just back from the dentist, yes?Jesus, that first half is like having your teeth pulled, one by one.
utterly toothless in threatening them.
Having said that: what can you say that is kind about Palace? As at Wembley, they offered almost nothing. Yes, well drilled.
2nd half much better.You're telling me! Just catching up with the match. Jesus, that first half is like having your teeth pulled, one by one.
Arguably our worst forty-five minutes of the season? The case can be made. Second balls being constantly lost (when contested), stray passes all over the place (looking at you Phil, although not the only one), utterly toothless in threatening them.
Having said that: what can you say that is kind about Palace? As at Wembley, they offered almost nothing. Yes, well drilled. Yes, well organised. Wharton their most skilful player, by some distance, trying to make things happen from time to time. It is astonishing to me, still, after all these years, to watch a team on their own ground sit in and apparently look perfectly happy to get a point (and maybe nick a goal on the break if one comes along, you never know!). For all the world as it they're playing away. How can their fans stand it?
Dire, from both sides. Well, we won, and against an apparently in-form side. Only assessing the first half, mind. On to the second, where hopefully I'll see some football.
Bollox innit. He's beat the keeper and would roll it in. Felt sorry for him being brought down. A goal would've done him good.Who was this imaginary man covering the line? Was it one of those he burned past and left for dead on the half way line? If Henderson doesn't bring him down, he's slotting it into an empty net, only chance he doesn't score is if he somehow missed the target from an open net. Even his biggest haters would be finding it difficult to suggest that would likely happen.
Should be a points deduction if true. No respect shown to the opposition or the competition.Seems that Palace didnt have hot showers in the away changing room??! cunts
Need GazBaz asap ;-)The good news is we are scoring lots of goals again. That always helps.
We are just a bit lightweight in the middle for me. Teams get from A to B a bit too easily at times for my liking.
Cannot believe he is older than the Bellingham catSo he’s 25?
well i could say hes into his 8th season playing at least 25 games for man city’s first team.So he’s 25?
In the final, the keeper played the ball away from goal, not Erling.I’d guess that the ‘official’ argument would be that rhe ball was not travelling towards goal when Savinho was fouled, just as it was in the final. Not sure I’d agree with that argument but it is a better case than it was in the final.
he was great when he came on against madrid.Savinho has done well in his last 2 sub appearances.
Give the guy a break.
No. Not based on his scoring to date which I believe is 1 goal.He was taking the ball round the keeper and would have scored..I get you don't rate him but even you must see he was much more likely to score than not.
Foden was lightly played by Pep in his early days and there is no special reason to say that players who start early burn out earlywell i could say hes into his 8th season playing at least 25 games for man city’s first team.
at the same point Rooney was scoring an overhead kick against city and about to peak in the 2011 champions league final where he was the only good thing about united that night.
Sterling at 25 years and 7 months was about to start the 2020/21 season for city which would be his peak probably.
Foden is not young nor is he developing or ‘yet to peak’ Its highly likely that he has already peaked in 2023/24 player of the season form.
players who starts at 16yo or 17yo burn out early.
I thought that was the issue with a few of The Untouchables.Foden was lightly played by Pep in his early days and there is no special reason to say that players who start early burn out early
Messi started aged 17 as did Ronaldo they went strong for many years .
At a rather less exalted level so did the likes of Giggs and Milner.
Rooney clearly didn't live a lifestyle conducive to maintaining a long professional career.
I've no idea when Foden will peak or if he has but I think he's currently playing better than he did when he won POTY, and I think we will see him performing at a high level for quite a few seasons yet my
I’ve been quick to blast him as he has been atrocious in a few recent games. But when he plays with effort and focus, he is a dangerous player. Still very predictable in his attack but it Doku is out a bit, it’s his time to show us somethingSavinho has done well in his last 2 sub appearances.
Give the guy a break.
Indeed but it didn’t stop them from giving it as the explanation.In the final, the keeper played the ball away from goal, not Erling.
Whatever..you obviously don't rate him...No. Not based on his scoring to date which I believe is 1 goal.