Match Thread | Man City vs B. Dortmund (14/09/22)

[Octavian]

Mahrez playing the same way he has since he signed. Some have been kidded on by him stat-padding last season with a load of pens. Some have seen right through this joker for a long time.

Ludicrous take.

He got us to a champions league final two years ago and had our most goal involvements last season.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Not a disaster, but once again looks like this team was largely built on the idea of having Cancelo RB.

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

Dortmund keeper may as well have set up a hammock and puffed on a Cuban, did we even have a shot?

 

[spacecadet]

Both fullbacks and wingers have been bloody awful. Too slow, too predictable.

 

[Goater=Legend]

Flat so far. Need a spark from Alvarez or Foden to open them up.

Just don't understand why hes so insistant on playing this midfield three in these tyoe of games.

 

[madloaf]

It’s obvious what’s happening on that right hand side, Mahrez has been crowded out.

He had our most goal involvements last season but he won’t get close to that tally without an overlapping full back taking at least one of three defenders off him.

Stones at right back is the worst problem on that pitch by a country mile.

What will hopefully happen is exactly what happened against Palace when mahrez had space but no drive or desire and that his midfielder on the right (Bernardo) decides he'd had enough of Mahrez constant backwards and nothing play and just tortured their left back in ways mahrez cannot do. Walker never overlapped that game, sometimes its about desire as well as system. He has none at the moment for whatever reason.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Oh and it’s not just that Grealish and Mahrez are bad, it’s also the impact they have on those around them. Haaland might as well go and have a lie down cos he’s getting nothing from those two.

 

[Akiva]

Here we go not allowed to criticise the team. Forums are for debate and people being honest? You want us all just posting positive happy clappy stuff all the time? It’s been a really poor half that doesn’t mean I don’t believe we can/will win this.

Here we go with the strawmen.

Nobody said criticism is off the table, but you'd think we're losing or not playing a top team with the way some on here are moaning.

It's frustrating that we have to be overwhelmingly dominant or else we're playing "shit" now.

 

[Blu1]

Grealish is starting to grate on me.

Literally does fuck all except look for a safe pass then hide.

Never gets a shot off because he needs 3,4, touches first.

What is his purpose other than getting in KDB way all the time.

He seems worried of upsetting pep. He needs to go for it now because he’s going if he continues this way. He needs a bit of Fook you pep attitude & just run at players. He has nothing to lose now

 

[M43 blue]

Called it before the game when they said the teams its easy to play against they leave us free out wide and just block us off cutting in