Match Thread | Man City vs Liverpool (25/08/14)

[Daz_Blue]

Sometimes the radio announcers (listening to TalkSport via Sirius XM) seem like they are watching a different match than the rest. If you listen to them, Yaya has basically been a worthless lump on the pitch. Is that a fair assessment?

About as active as a birthday cake

 

[bluefrom78]

tyler sounds disappointed..

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5live commentary for the second half.

With the 5Live commentary you'll get to listen to Savage mispronounce Jovetic every single time (despite the commentator saying it correctly) unless someone tells him at 1/2 time

 

[teddykgb]

The problem with bringing on Fernandinho is that he, Fernando, and Yaya were tripping over each other at the end of the last match, they didn't know how to spread themselves well. We're already seeing Yaya and Fernando trying to be in the same space, adding Fernandinho into that may not add all that much to our attack. With Nasri and Silva drifting around so much we've been very narrow.

 

[bluebanjo]

Scousepool supporters are quiet because every time they get too loud we sing either Championes or the stevie gerrard song.

 

[Burtonblue]

Get Milner and aguero on. Milner brings life to our attacks with his energy and runs. Silva looks better when Jimmy is making runs for him. Kun needs fitness and he is class.

I would take nasri off for fernandinho. Have 3 in the midfield, he'll bring drive inthe midfield and we wont be outnumbered. Silva and Jovetic on either flanks.
Nasri has lost the ball quite a bit today

This!
Nasri off for Fernandinho will make us more competitive in the mide where we are giving the scouse far too much room. Would allow Yaya to get forwards more easily.
Aguero on for last 20.

 

[super_city_si]

Michael Oliver has been a bit shit too....

I think he's called it ok.

 

[super_city_si]

Wow, we're leading possession stats. I wouldn't have thought that.

 

[brummie blue]

Michael Oliver has been a bit shit too....

I think he's called it ok.

A few 50/50's he's given to liverpool, but we have fouled a bit to much when not necessary.

 

[Bluemanc100]

I should have brought a warm coat

It's definitely warmer if you are an armchair...

Freezing in 323 but at least I'm not in the new 2nd tier Gene Kelly appreciation stand

 

[Blueband Brother]

Liverpool have compressed in the middle, thus denying space. They have also pressed high up preventing us from constructing enough attacking plays. Perhaps another midfielder in there will seize back the initiative and we can then release the.............kraken in advanced positions.

Glad for Jovetic, hopefully one of many this season. Clichy is different from Kolorov in that Clichy remains wide waiting for the ball while Kolarov plays more inside, usually along the 18 yard box and cuts inside the box to put balls in. Kolarov is obviously also a better crosser of the ball but Clichy aint that bad.
But it is a risk-benefit ratio that needs to be gauged by Pellegrini and with the pace ,running and movement of Liverpool's attacking players, Clichy is the right choice for this game.

It is inevitable that there will be some adjustments in the second half and it will be much better.