Match Thread | Man City vs Club Brugges (03/11/21)

[heslops barnet]

Southampton I think you mean?

Stripes?

 

[SamBlue]

The moment the pushed defensively 10 yards further from their goal and started hassling our MFs receiving the ball in-between lines, they stopped us. Our wings are just completely out of game, Grealish particularly, he is just too wide and too far up, he spends more time checking if he is going to be offside when receiving a ball. That side is dead as a Dodo, no overlapping, no triangles, no cutting in by wings or fullbacks, no through balls and we started making mistakes. Rodri seems the only one sticking to whatever game-plan was before the game started and after we self-destructed in a moment.
And Etihad is flat as a fuck, since when our support started doing ooooohs and aaaaaahhs every time we make mistake? Strange watching it on TV after a few games at Etihad.

 

[SidJames]

Trouble is foden is completely marginalized playing the 9.

This VV

The most creative player in the team being wasted.

He should be coming from deep.

 

[nellyonthewing]

We scored one arguably off side goal ,conceded a sloppy bizarre goal and just generally run aimlessly about to no good effect. Will Pep sort it out???

 

[theres only one carlito]

Grealish Is offering nothing, won’t commit his man and didn’t look able to beat him anyway. Foden is doing all the creative running. Jesus on for me. He’s a 9 ffs for Brazil! At least he knows the Job and foden should run this left wing.

 

[Luck95]

Need a striker we won’t win nothing like this, just having got that lethal touch

 

[Fordyboy46]

We keep doing the same thing over and over again, even when it's clearly not working.

Far too predictable and boring, all teams will have us sussed very quickly if this style of play continues

 

[Mr HJ]

Painful. The sheer fucking arrogance of Cancelo is a disgrace.

He's not even bothering to get back and has Foden and Rodri doing his dirty work.

He's also exposing Laporte, who doesn't know who to pick up.

Zin all day for me.

Gundo offering nothing and the real concern is we look dead on our feet and out of ideas.

Even Bernie looks tired.

As an aside, what the fuck is Eddie doing again for the goal. It's a comedy of errors, including him trying to Hollywood a simple save by pushing it to the side.

Agree - Cancelo seems to do this every year - has a spell where he is unplayable then becomes languid and refuses to play a pass at the right time whilst berating his team mates if they don't put it on a plate. He needs a rocket up his arse and he'll be fine! Zin would help Jack a lot so hope he comes on.

They are working very hard so space is hard which is why it's frustrating seeing players take four or five touches. It will open up.

 

[whipper]

I miss you Merlin :)

 

[1961_vintage]

I have said it before and received backlash but I will say it again. We won't win anything if we don't play with a striker.

Never heard such a crazy idea before. Radical.