He played well and looked more mobile than most of our players on Sunday, Fulham didn't by any means stand off him.Didsbury Dave said:tolmie's hairdoo said:Vieira's best game in a City shirt and we only look threatening from corners when he plays.
Villa allowed Vieira to have what I would say was his only decent game in a City shrirt. He's so immobile that if you get straight into him and harass him as soon as he received the ball, he will lose it through lack of pace.
Stand off him and he can play.
Seriously? It comes down to Tevez and Silva. Those two drive us forward and push us at the opponents. Against Fulham, Tevez did appear tired and got a rest for a good portion of last night's game. Silva was out. He was back last night pushing us forward. Notice how much of our passing game while very good consists of knocking it around near the halfway line. When do we go forward after that? When Silva gets himself into position is when. Otherwise we go for a long pass or long shot which doesn't have the same level of success.tolmie's hairdoo said:Those getting carried away by last night have not addressed one clear observation.
We didn't look tired against Villa.
Funny that, considering we played 48 hours previously, and 48 hours previously to that, more or less with the same personel.
Which begs the questions, are the players are flicking a switch whenever they fell like it. Top players can do this.
Was the performance against Villa purely down to what was on it?
They downed tools against Fulham. Surely most of us can see that City, when they get their noses in front, are a very different animal.
Vieira made a big impact for us.
Skashion said:SWP's back said:That's me, the brown nosing desperate one and you would know!
Anyway, go and ram a potato in your mates gob before he makes himself sound even more like the 3 brain-celled pillock that he is.
As has been stated in the previous two pages, a loss last night and you lot would have added 30 pages more to this thread by 9am.
Last nights game was entirely my cup of tea thanks and that of those in the stadium. Did you hear the noise? It was like old times for the main part.
Fuck me Dave, I have been saying that all along.
Top 4 and or cup and he keeps his job.
Less and he doesn't but you are the one saying he should be sacked whatever earlier in the thread.
You are not going to make me dig it up are you?
Yep. Irrational is the word on that. As I have said, if Mancini fails to delivery top 4 this season, I would be gutted and would not expect the board to keep him. But top 3 and perhaps 2 cups and Dave would have rid. That would have nothing to do with the team or our results and everything to with a personal agenda against Mancini or as you say, just wanting attention on here. Not sure which.
Check your PMs mate.
tolmie's hairdoo said:JoeMercer'sWay said:i think the mentality of it all, with the 2 cup replays you go from a "must win" mentality to a "oh it's a league game" and I just think they didn't get up for it on sunday for whatever reason.
And surely the nub of the debate, certainly for many?
Mancini's first obligation as a football manager, is to have his players up for it, each and every time.
So are the players buying in, not listening, or flicking a switch in spite of him.
bluefandk said:The difference between the performences against Fulham and Villa was David Silva.
Rammy Blue said:bluefandk said:The difference between the performences against Fulham and Villa was David Silva.
Saved me typing it.
Didsbury Dave said:Rammy Blue said:Saved me typing it.
I'd say Gerard Houllier played a key part too
Didsbury Dave said:Rammy Blue said:Saved me typing it.
I'd say Gerard Houllier played a key part too