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chesterbells said:
I’d agree with a lot of that tbf.

(I also mentioned it in the match thread but I’ve got a trace memory of reading earlier in the season Foden had a bad bout of covid. If he’s struggled to ever fully recover from that, it could be factor in his performances since)
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I’ve said that a few times about Phil. I think he’s suffering still. Long COVID symptoms maybe?
 
Tolmie scores said:
Onwards and upwards - what do pro's say - one game at a time and see where the cards fall in May. Great to see McAtee playing well...needed that as he has blown a few opportunities he's had this season..well done son
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He’s hardly had more than 2 minutes previously. You can’t blow that!
 
I think City get judged harshly. Every team in the Premier League has excellent footballers who will create a chance or two expecially at home. We aren't going to get through a game without conceding a break or a shot. Teams are also excellent at getting through a press now (where ours is lacking at the moment is the second press as our midfield has no legs and the wingers dont contribute as much as they used to) but there were a couple of positive signs today - KdB mugged one of theirs on the edge of the box which he hasn't done for ages.

Foden took a couple of balls pinged into him on the half turn and was a bit more direct than usual. Savinho took his chance quite nicely. Ake looks in decent form. Gvardiols headed back pass was a little short but I think he was expecting Ortega to be a bit more assertive. There were even people moving for the players taking throw ins and we didn't immediately concede possession from them.

But the most alarming thing for me was seeing van Nistelrooy interacting with Pep and our players and seeming like a decent guy
 
Betterdeedthan red said:
Why the fuck would you want us to sell a good young lad who pep trust
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I’ve already explained my reasons to you mate, in my reply to you back on p39 of this thread, no point in me repeating it.
Feel free to reply to this one, but I’m not sure there’s not much point in the exchange carrying on as we aren’t gonna change each other’s view on him.
 
cleavers said:
This result is good for confidence, but the performance from some was dreadful, Phil most of all for me, yes he had the shot that led to us taking the lead, but I was pleased when he was taken, didn't really attack, and couldn't be arsed helping defensively.

Sainho's best game after the poor effort against Everton, Bernardo worked hard (but miles off his best), Ake as always (hope it's the same fatigue as Thursday), Lewis good in bits, poor in others, Haaland worked harder than normal, but it's currently quite a low bar, hopefully the goal will boost his confidence. Kovacic did well enough in the one man midfield, but he's not Rodri (nor close).

Akanji is out of form, but I trust him, Gvardiol goes from the sublime to the ridiculous. KdB still tries his best, but it's gone for me, some of his passes were terrible, even the short ones.

The overall thing today that stood out to me was our giving the ball away, and our lack of composure in possession is a real worry.

The big positive was McAtee, not lumbered by the recent form.
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That is what I saw. Agreed.
 
mrbelfry said:
I think City get judged harshly. Every team in the Premier League has excellent footballers who will create a chance or two expecially at home. We aren't going to get through a game without conceding a break or a shot. Teams are also excellent at getting through a press now (where ours is lacking at the moment is the second press as our midfield has no legs and the wingers dont contribute as much as they used to) but there were a couple of positive signs today - KdB mugged one of theirs on the edge of the box which he hasn't done for ages.

Foden took a couple of balls pinged into him on the half turn and was a bit more direct than usual. Savinho took his chance quite nicely. Ake looks in decent form. Gvardiols headed back pass was a little short but I think he was expecting Ortega to be a bit more assertive. There were even people moving for the players taking throw ins and we didn't immediately concede possession from them.

But the most alarming thing for me was seeing van Nistelrooy interacting with Pep and our players and seeming like a decent guy
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Perhaps he is a decent bloke, no idea I've never met him
 
blue by birth said:
Fuck off you negative prick..
You slated Kevin..you always have a pop at some player...
Hope you support them better at the game..
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So you didnt go back and read...proves my point....I listed a number of positives...maybe take a look at yourself and your own mindset (defensive, aggressive whatever) as you clearly ignored the positives I put and would rather just have a pop at someone .....KDB was poor....he has been all season and today was no different
I also said a number of players played well but yet again you either can not read or chose to focus on the negatives which is ironic as thats what you are saying Im doing.....

Happy new year
 
Fantastic to win again…seems a long time since we did that.

Pleased for Savinho and Mcatee….hopefully Pep now realises he can play some of the kids and they have the quality to help us out of this rut.

Big shout to the traveling fans, they dragged us through that game by the bollocks….great support!

Happy NY blues….
 
forlorn hope said:
I'm sure it depends on what tv channel you watch influences it - I was watching it on South African tv and the two commentators (British) were pretty neutral and my view was a relatively balanced game - but when my feed died 15 minutes before the end and I turned overhad to Sky I was being informed by Mr Neville and his sidekick that I had been watching a pretty one-sided game that City were lucky to be winning........!!
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And that’s why I would choose any channel over Sky.
 
01cravend said:
We were brilliant after Mcatee was introduced... we'll ignore first hour
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We did okay in the first half, we held our own, but thank god Vardi was given offside on that charge into the area he made, because that WOULD definitely have been given as a penalty otherwise ..... we might also have conceded from that dangerous low cross that flew right across our six yard box ....other than that it was a terrific finish from the alert Savinho, who managed to get his shot under the crossbar for once

Second half and we didn't really look the same team until around the time the subsitutions were made, and at 1-0 we couldn't rest ...... great work for Haalands goal though from McAtee, and Savinho.

All in all, a decent day's work (but not great) , a welcome three points, and let's hope we can, at least, move on positively from it this time ..... unlike what happened in the days after the Forest win!

According to the MEN player ratings Gvardiol was our worst player rating only 5/10 for making too many careless mistakes, and giving the ball away too often.
 
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