Match Thread | Man City vs. Sheff Utd (30/12/23)

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Be glad to just get the win today. We are not playing very well for me and they are coming into it a bit more. Can certainly see us needing another goal.

 

[SouthernPlastic]

Making hard work of a game where we should be 3 up………reality

Football is a game of fine margins, to expect to trounce everyone with no challenge is arrogant. Just be happy we are winning.

 

[Kamaro011]

Grealish is a waste of space in games like this. We don’t want possession (not that he’s kept it), we want some creativity and there is zero.

The worst post of the match day thread goes to...

 

[heslops barnet]

I love jack but wish he would go on the outside of his fullback just to mix it up

That’s what Doku brings to the game…..

 

[Paul1970]

games like this we wuold need some proper creativity from wings, Mahrez could provide it, Cancelo too, Doku as well this season, but Grealish, Gvardiol, Walker simply cannot. opponents defending deep, not much space to exploit, and simply reshuffle the ball all the time does get us nowhere. we cannot create chances for Foden and Alvafez at all.

most we opt to shoot from distance, but Walker probably would only score 1 of 100 from those.

feel a bit sorry for Gvardiol, he is being asked a very attack minded full back who spends lot of time in the attacking third giving width, thats really not something he is familiar with.

we could have signed a number of players to play that role much better if that was the plan for Pep. its pretty much a custom made role for Cancelo lol.

Walker needs to be told to stop shooting as he is basically shit at shooting

 

[TrentGrisham]

Pep won't do it but I'd get Nunes or Rico on for Kovacic. We can't risk him taking another yellow.

Maybe even try Nunes for Walker. We need some pace on at least one of the wings. It's games like this where we miss Doku.

 

[Craig]

I thought Jack played well.

Did his usual, great touch then goes into the box and plays it back inside to somebody

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

At least we’re winning. Thought we might kick on after Rodri’s goal but the opposite has happened. Been a bit slow since. Shades of Palace at home, really don’t want to be dropping points here at home this to bunch of cloggers so, step it up City 2nd half please.

 

[phargrave]

Possession is nine tenths of the game…

We have precious little on the bench to change the direction of the game so must rely on this eleven getting us through. Worried about Kovacic playing deeper when now on a yellow but when playing ahead of Rodri he looks ineffectual.

Errr Kev…..?

 

[Chippy_boy]

games like this we wuold need some proper creativity from wings, Mahrez could provide it, Cancelo too, Doku as well this season, but Grealish, Gvardiol, Walker simply cannot. opponents defending deep, not much space to exploit, and simply reshuffle the ball all the time does get us nowhere. we cannot create chances for Foden and Alvafez at all.

most we opt to shoot from distance, but Walker probably would only score 1 of 100 from those.

feel a bit sorry for Gvardiol, he is being asked a very attack minded full back who spends lot of time in the attacking third giving width, thats really not something he is familiar with.

we could have signed a number of players to play that role much better if that was the plan for Pep. its pretty much a custom made role for Cancelo lol.

Spot on