OB1 said:No doubt we will have some of the usual overreactions today.
Overall City dominated today. Sunderland barely had a sniff at goal in the game and their goal should not have stood: Milner was unquestionably fouled. Our shooting and final ball too often wasn't good enough, which is an old, old problem in games like this. We made 50 crosses today so we can't even be accused of just trying to walk the ball in.
I've seen complaints about the manager's team selection but that didn't lose us the game: a couple of poor referreing decisions did cost us.
The manager needs a solution to the away problems but he can't control referees, injuries and the need to rotate some players when the team faces so many games. He had them up and at it in the second half. He made the right half time sub; even if Garcia's withdrwal was enforced. Navas on and Milner to deeper central midfield was the right response.
4 shots on target, out of 24 is poor but 8 were blocked and most of them may well have been on target.
OB1 said:No doubt we will have some of the usual overreactions today.
Overall City dominated today. Sunderland barely had a sniff at goal in the game and their goal should not have stood: Milner was unquestionably fouled. Our shooting and final ball too often wasn't good enough, which is an old, old problem in games like this. We made 50 crosses today so we can't even be accused of just trying to walk the ball in.
I've seen complaints about the manager's team selection but that didn't lose us the game: a couple of poor referreing decisions did cost us.
The manager needs a solution to the away problems but he can't control referees, injuries and the need to rotate some players when the team faces so many games. He had them up and at it in the second half. He made the right half time sub; even if Garcia's withdrwal was enforced. Navas on and Milner to deeper central midfield was the right response.
4 shots on target, out of 24 is poor but 8 were blocked and most of them may well have been on target.
franksinatra said:bobmcfc said:BL2blue said:Last 2 seasons : W 9 D 6 L 4, W10 D4 L 5
This seaon W1 D 1 L 4
And the only decent team we have played is Chelsea.
So yes. Mancini's away form was brilliant compared to this season's shambles.
Good stat find
Why did you not know it? . Or have you fallen for the anti Mancini propaganda also. I honestly thought it was just the usual suspects who had managed to delude themselves.
Elanos_Right_Boot said:Pellegrini...9 defeats out 10, on the spin, in the league with Malaga and City. Totlally clueless. Cardiff, Villa and Sunderland are not hard places to go to, their results prove it. It beggars belief that our owners support him.
blueinsa said:OB1 said:No doubt we will have some of the usual overreactions today.
Overall City dominated today. Sunderland barely had a sniff at goal in the game and their goal should not have stood: Milner was unquestionably fouled. Our shooting and final ball too often wasn't good enough, which is an old, old problem in games like this. We made 50 crosses today so we can't even be accused of just trying to walk the ball in.
I've seen complaints about the manager's team selection but that didn't lose us the game: a couple of poor referreing decisions did cost us.
The manager needs a solution to the away problems but he can't control referees, injuries and the need to rotate some players when the team faces so many games. He had them up and at it in the second half. He made the right half time sub; even if Garcia's withdrwal was enforced. Navas on and Milner to deeper central midfield was the right response.
4 shots on target, out of 24 is poor but 8 were blocked and most of them may well have been on target.
Wasted on the foamers mate im afraid despite being 100% correct.
Sunderland, Everton, Stoke, Liverpool all sides we struggled against consistently for three years with Mancini. He couldn't solve the problem hopefully Pellegrini can given time.franksinatra said:bobmcfc said:BL2blue said:Last 2 seasons : W 9 D 6 L 4, W10 D4 L 5
This seaon W1 D 1 L 4
And the only decent team we have played is Chelsea.
So yes. Mancini's away form was brilliant compared to this season's shambles.
Good stat find
Why did you not know it? . Or have you fallen for the anti Mancini propaganda also. I honestly thought it was just the usual suspects who had managed to delude themselves.
OB1 said:No doubt we will have some of the usual overreactions today.
Overall City dominated today. Sunderland barely had a sniff at goal in the game and their goal should not have stood: Milner was unquestionably fouled. Our shooting and final ball too often wasn't good enough, which is an old, old problem in games like this. We made 50 crosses today so we can't even be accused of just trying to walk the ball in.
I've seen complaints about the manager's team selection but that didn't lose us the game: a couple of poor referreing decisions did cost us.
The manager needs a solution to the away problems but he can't control referees, injuries and the need to rotate some players when the team faces so many games. He had them up and at it in the second half. He made the right half time sub; even if Garcia's withdrwal was enforced. Navas on and Milner to deeper central midfield was the right response.
4 shots on target, out of 24 is poor but 8 were blocked and most of them may well have been on target.