Match discussion - London City Lionesses (H) - Sunday 28 Sep k.o. 12:00

I guess it's a good sign when you don't play as well as you can and still win comfortably. In the bigger tests to come we need to find a better balance that helps us defend better.

Onward and upward and good to see Sydney back on the pitch - I still look forward to having Yui, Clinton and Sydney as a midfield three...
 
JRockBlues said:
Not at our best but enough to get the win. LBB & Casparij probably our better players today.
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I like Casparij, she's a very good player, no fuss, and generally play forward looking, when too many want to go backwards. The number of times we ended up back at the keeper when we'd been on the edge of the area, it does my head in, and it wasn't really because they were pressing that hard, especially in the second half.
 
cleavers said:
I like Casparij, she's a very good player, no fuss, and generally play forward looking, when too many want to go backwards. The number of times we ended up back at the keeper when we'd been on the edge of the area, it does my head in, and it wasn't really because they were pressing that hard, especially in the second half.
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Thought she made some great overlapping runs today that were mostly ignored by her teammates. She has some engine on her.
 
Well done to the girls who were by far the better side and if Bunny had her boots on the right feet would have had about 5.

Although if you were just listening to the 2 jokers on commentary you would have thought it was even stevens the amount of London arselicking that was evident throughout. Some joke decisions particularly the ridiculous complete shoulder barge on LBB that was considered strength when it was nothing of the sort. Those two twats laughing about that mugging amd declaring "well it is a contact sport" really got my goat.

Now despite united having their game on another chanell we've switched from Citys game to those red cunts having beaten the shittest Liverpool I've seen 2-0. Lots of gushing about Toone and oh look a definite penalty for the scousers not given which should have also been a a 2nd yellow. Fuckoff. Up the blues.
 
cleavers said:
Bit of a harsh result for LCL, City were quite poor I thought, but the result was all that mattered.
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Correct - that's how I saw the game. The result was better than the performance.
My main take away from that is that Yama has cemented her place on the bench; her distribution was shocking. I really wouldn't be surprised to see Cumings get a run out as no1.
 
Kinkys Left Foot said:
Well done to the girls who were by far the better side and if Bunny had her boots on the right feet would have had about 5.

Although if you were just listening to the 2 jokers on commentary you would have thought it was even stevens the amount of London arselicking that was evident throughout. Some joke decisions particularly the ridiculous complete shoulder barge on LBB that was considered strength when it was nothing of the sort. Those two twats laughing about that mugging amd declaring "well it is a contact sport" really got my goat.

Now despite united having their game on another chanell we've switched from Citys game to those red cunts having beaten the shittest Liverpool I've seen 2-0. Lots of gushing about Toone and oh look a definite penalty for the scousers not given which should have also been a a 2nd yellow. Fuckoff. Up the blues.
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Ella Toone must be the most over-hyped player, currently in football...
 
Important to get the three points. First half was frustrating, Prior (who has played well the last few games) and Yama were giving me palpitations and they weren't that much better second half. The London press was good though.
I thought the first penalty was dodgy to say the least, it was not far from where I sit but we needed it as we weren't looking like scoring again up to that point. The second penalty was just a stupid foul to make.
LBB worthy player of the match.
Hope we aren't going to return to that negative side to side and back stuff. At one point in the second half we were at the edge of their box and three seconds later it was with Yama who for once wasn't on the half way line either.
 
Laboured a bit but got the job done. I stress again 16 of the 22 League Fixtures should be automatic wins - any pts dropped in games not against Chelsea, Arsenal or the Rags isn't acceptable with the resources we have and the aims we claim to have.

Blinkilde-Brown again best player - looks like she's really developed.

Next week will be the yardstick for if any progress has been made. Just my $0.02 but I'd start Lohmann as an extra body in midfield and sacrifice one of Shaw or Miedema. I'd also start Jade Rose over Prior.

I'm assuming Hemp is out for 6 weeks/6 months/who knows as the club will never tell us.
 
Lee the Blue said:
Laboured a bit but got the job done. I stress again 16 of the 22 League Fixtures should be automatic wins - any pts dropped in games not against Chelsea, Arsenal or the Rags isn't acceptable with the resources we have and the aims we claim to have.

Blinkilde-Brown again best player - looks like she's really developed.

Next week will be the yardstick for if any progress has been made. Just my $0.02 but I'd start Lohmann as an extra body in midfield and sacrifice one of Shaw or Miedema. I'd also start Jade Rose over Prior.

I'm assuming Hemp is out for 6 weeks/6 months/who knows as the club will never tell us.
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The news on Hemp was positive - and she was wearing normal trainers on Wednesday.
We desperately need either her or Kerolin to be back next week to give us attacking options off the bench.
 
Don't really understand some of the Shaw criticism. I think her final touch has eluded her so far this season but we have to stick with her and let her find her form. And she buried both of her pens today.

Surprised at the number of people criticising her body language when she always carries herself in that way during games whether shes playing well or not. If you watch the training videos she seems a really influential member of the squad and is enjoying herself at City

I agree shes nowhere near her best yet this season but I dont think its down to lack of interest. She's come off the back of 12 months severely disrupted by injury and she has a new role in a new system to get used to. The manager has correctly identified that we were way too reliant on her goals in the past and that using her as a focal point in attack made us much too predictable. She's being expected to do more deeper in the pitch and be part of the link up play and on the whole I think out approach play is looking better for it.
 
Mon Autre said:
Don't really understand some of the Shaw criticism. I think her final touch has eluded her so far this season but we have to stick with her and let her find her form. And she buried both of her pens today.

Surprised at the number of people criticising her body language when she always carries herself in that way during games whether shes playing well or not. If you watch the training videos she seems a really influential member of the squad and is enjoying herself at City

I agree shes nowhere near her best yet this season but I dont think its down to lack of interest. She's come off the back of 12 months severely disrupted by injury and she has a new role in a new system to get used to. The manager has correctly identified that we were way too reliant on her goals in the past and that using her as a focal point in attack made us much too predictable. She's being expected to do more deeper in the pitch and be part of the link up play and on the whole I think out approach play is looking better for it.
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I think she's looking particularly moody at the moment because things aren't going for her. It's as if she's trying too hard to score and is annoyed with herself. Missing the penalty previously wouldn't have helped either, so was delighted with her composure with both today. Hopefully that'll kick start her season properly.
 
citizen_maine said:
I think she's looking particularly moody at the moment because things aren't going for her. It's as if she's trying too hard to score and is annoyed with herself. Missing the penalty previously wouldn't have helped either, so was delighted with her composure with both today. Hopefully that'll kick start her season properly.
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Totally agree. I think anyone who has watched her for us over the past few years would recognise that she always cuts a frustrated figure when things arent going for her during games.
 
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