Luton Town (A) | FA Cup | Post Match Thread

As Neville said: We are boring to watch.

For City-fans a brilliant game to watch.
For Luton-fans great to see the side we are and the football we play. Live.
For neutrals a high goalscoring high tempo game with the brilliance from us to appreciate.
For tarquins, dippers and rags frustrating beauty.
 
We came out the traps on fire last night, and this is what we have to do for the rest off the season starting with the shower of shite.
 
On the way in last night, it was an old fashioned turnstile with a person in it. As I showed her my ticket she said “do you mind if I ask you a question, why is it that all Manchester City fans are so nice and friendly and all manchester united fans are so horrible”. She should talk to Harris etc
 
Vic said:
Bizarre that. Both players down, ball in Luton possession, drop ball to Krul, and they were going mad at Taylor (needed a TV apology for the language heard!)
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I'm guessing they thought Doku went down very easily.
On first viewing that was my first thought. The replay showed it was a sore injury.
 
Silva&Silva said:
Great performance.

Matterface spitting the dummy out by bringing up the cost of our bench the sour ****.
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Dixon annoyed me too, seemed to have a downer on Jack from the start.
Grealish beats his man and crosses but no one in the box "Jack has to do better there, he needs look up and see where his team mates are rather than just crossing"
Doughty did the exact same, twice, from the same side " Great play by Doughty, he's unlucky there's no one in a good position" or words to that effect.
 
Luton decided on a high press, leaving massive space in behind, which KDB & Haaland duly exploited
They didn’t attempt to alter it after the first 2 went in, as if they didn’t have a plan B.
But for some decent saves from Krul, it could’ve been 10
 
No grumbles from me - it must be a first!! Viking on fire - KDB immense, even Nunes was half decent.

Massive shout out to the away end. Brilliant from well before kick off to the Oasis sing along at the end. A couple of thoughts; no proper concourse - so the usual loud concourse singers were out in the stand early. Very few toursits (Luton away on a Tuesday night is hardly a glamour game, and they are all saving thier money for Sunday anyway) so between us FOCs and the coked-up kids - it was rocking all game.

Luton fans were pretty shite - but they did applaud Haarland back into the tunnel.

So - the answer to get a good atmosphere at home is pretty simple;

Knock down the Etihad and replace it with a concourse-free rectangle with a capacity of 20,000
Make it all standing (with tiny 'seats')
Ban toursits
Play Luton every week

Simples....
 
Can I say, where has that City display been hiding, Has Pep been very clever and man-managed his players and was working on a new system that others can not work around because of it being late in the season? Loved the system last night, It was very simple and direct without calling it long ball to Haaland football, Also the movement from players and some of the moves last night was magical to watch.
 
ancoats said:
Can I say, where has that City display been hiding, Has Pep been very clever and man-managed his players and was working on a new system that others can not work around because of it being late in the season? Loved the system last night, It was very simple and direct without calling it long ball to Haaland football, Also the movement from players and some of the moves last night was magical to watch.
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Basically Luton did not play the ‘low block’ and defend with 10 men behind the ball, they tried to compete with us and got annihilated.. unfortunately it was a lesson to every other team that this is not the way to play against us.
 
ancoats said:
Can I say, where has that City display been hiding, Has Pep been very clever and man-managed his players and was working on a new system that others can not work around because of it being late in the season? Loved the system last night, It was very simple and direct without calling it long ball to Haaland football, Also the movement from players and some of the moves last night was magical to watch.
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Reminded me of how we played v Arsenal at home last season with Haaland dropping deeper and playing a more direct style up to him
 
ancoats said:
Can I say, where has that City display been hiding, Has Pep been very clever and man-managed his players and was working on a new system that others can not work around because of it being late in the season? Loved the system last night, It was very simple and direct without calling it long ball to Haaland football, Also the movement from players and some of the moves last night was magical to watch.
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It's the difference between a cup tie and a league game. Luton had to attempt to win the game rather than try to leave with what teams start with - a point.
 
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From the Luton Singing section, if that’s what it is, to the right of the City fans. You don’t get views like that anymore, thank god.

 
ancoats said:
Can I say, where has that City display been hiding, Has Pep been very clever and man-managed his players and was working on a new system that others can not work around because of it being late in the season? Loved the system last night, It was very simple and direct without calling it long ball to Haaland football, Also the movement from players and some of the moves last night was magical to watch.
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Simple and effective....but Luton were so naive to persevere with it for 90 minutes.

It could’ve been 11 !!
 
Newman Noggs said:
It intrigues me how rarely players other than De Bruyne, will play that quick pass over the top or through the lines for Haaland to run on to. The goal against Bournemouth was another example of how effective it is.

I can't work out whether they are under instructions not to look for the quick through ball or whether they just don't have the vision.
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I think it's probably because in 99.8% of games there's nowhere for him to run into, when the opposition just have two banks of 5 sat in their own penalty area there's literally no free space for him to actually run into so we have to play a different game.
 
Agueroooooooooooo said:
Dixon annoyed me too, seemed to have a downer on Jack from the start.
Grealish beats his man and crosses but no one in the box "Jack has to do better there, he needs look up and see where his team mates are rather than just crossing"
Doughty did the exact same, twice, from the same side " Great play by Doughty, he's unlucky there's no one in a good position" or words to that effect.
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Dixon also said that Jack did nothing (or words to that effect) in the time he was on the pitch.
 
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