Match Thread | Man City vs. Sparta Prague (23/10/24)

[MadchesterCity]

My stream is fucken gash, I must be few minutes behind

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

Llorente's counted, that doesn't. I'll never let that llorente goal go. Never.

That goal was one of the reasons the rule was changed

 

[Millennium]

Exactly, when Phil had a shot just before HT, all 11 Sparta's player's were in the box. Crosses, cut-backs and fast passing are almost impossible to achieve something.
Only a quick movement and shooting from outside. The former quite difficult with this tactics and Erling up top.
Pep probably angry remembering Bielsa's words how he created his worst enemy with his tactics and success. Even Arsenal and RM played like this

its boring but its due to the parked bus we now face on repeat match after match. it hard to break up these deep tactics, all our defenders on 35 metres from the opposite goal, hardly any space to attack, and even in 1-0 City lead some teams happy to sit back.

it leaves us with long shots and crossing but most of our crosses are poor and even if they are good they need to find about 1-3 City players between 6-7 defenders. quite hard.

doesnt mean we cannot up our tempo as again imo Bernardo and Gundo are quite poor and dont add much.

unfortunately most of our games will be about breaking up these type of defences with very limited space and occassional risk of being wide open due to being pushed up even our defenders closer to opp. box than halfway line.

wish Arse, dippers would face as uch similar tactics but they dont (yet).

When their attack fails on a few occasions, we don't rush to play the counterattack!!! We keep the ball and play slow so they can go back to their defensive formation!!

 

[Brewster's millions]

its boring but its due to the parked bus we now face on repeat match after match. it hard to break up these deep tactics, all our defenders on 35 metres from the opposite goal, hardly any space to attack, and even in 1-0 City lead some teams happy to sit back.

it leaves us with long shots and crossing but most of our crosses are poor and even if they are good they need to find about 1-3 City players between 6-7 defenders. quite hard.

doesnt mean we cannot up our tempo as again imo Bernardo and Gundo are quite poor and dont add much.

unfortunately most of our games will be about breaking up these type of defences with very limited space and occassional risk of being wide open due to being pushed up even our defenders closer to opp. box than halfway line.

wish Arse, dippers would face as uch similar tactics but they dont (yet).

We seem to be huffing and puffing a lot, but we’re just not playing anywhere near our peak, and it’s a familiar theme this season.

Lots of hopeful crosses when we only have one person in the box, half-hearted attempts by Bernado and Gundogan to get in the box and on the end of something.

A prime De Bruyne or Toure would drive at teams and make things happen but we’re obviously lacking that now.

 

[wolviedinho]

Hand was down by his waist!

Hope sky show city have been robbed all day tomorrow on loop.

 

[deano ou812]

Unfortunately that’s the rules now any handball deliberate or not is disallowed it’s all a load of bollocks..

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

Llorente's counted, that doesn't. I'll never let that llorente goal go. Never.

Still boils my piss to this day that….fookin hate spuds and VARce

 

[eversince 76]

Cant cheer for a goal anymore …

 

[Mancity1980]

Llorente's counted, that doesn't. I'll never let that llorente goal go. Never.

That one still gets me now.

 

[Bluearmy]

but that wouldn't be a penalty at the other end now?

So why is it a disallowed goal?

Cos the law has changed (partly because of the Llorente goal)