Match Thread | Man City vs West Ham (03/05/23)

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Bernado crossing has been awful

 

[Bluewars]

Secretly your spot on..but they'll come for you.

Woeful half.

Walker and Mahrez are fucking stealing a living. We have a RB who can’t pass forwards and a RF who spends 99% of every game facing our own goal. I am sick to death of seeing this same half-arsed, couldn’t give a shit (unless we have a pen, then he’s well up for it) attitude from Mahrez. We are trying to win a league and he couldn’t give a toss.

Bernie is so lacking creatively it’s unreal. Fantastic in blood and thunder games but in games like this where it needs a bit of guile, he is often found wanting.

Everything is just too slow. West Ham are no good and probably can’t believe their luck so far.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Dias certainly isn't a ball playing centre half, I think that showed

He plays it eventually.

 

[mackenzie]

Just keep going

That's it, exactly.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Looks like we are trying our best to take it to injury tme at Brentford , for f*cks sake wake up City.

 

[mosssideblue]

Hahha all the ball is going to jack but yes let’s hate mahrez

And why is it going to Jack?

 

[jollylescott]

Put Bernardo on the right take ffs off and put Foden in behind Haaland.

Not a bad shout. Bernie seems much more effective on the right.

 

[Metal Biker]

We need to start drawing West Ham out, allowing more space for Alvarez to do his thang.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Funny enough, Haaland and Stones have been our best players, both passing and running well in the centre and in their box.

The issue is Bernie, Jack, and Riyad are not servicing them well. They have got in good positions but sent their pullbacks or crosses straight in to West Ham players.

They look to be reluctant to make through passes when we get occasionally get some space on the counter, as well. Could be a Pep instruction to maintain control, but as we say against Arsenal and Fulham, those are often the ways we eventually score our opening goals, which opens up the opposition to more, so removing them as possibilities is handicapping our attack.

 

[yankblue]

Bernado crossing has been awful

Right! Fucking Mahrez

 

[Franny 1234]

That **** Dave Jones on Sky cannot hide his glee and praying for more of this shite in the 2nd half , its cunts like him that makes our victories so much sweeter.

He said he's never heard the Etihad so quiet at halftime. I've never witnessed a atmosphere at halftime. CTID

 

[Blueknows]

That **** Dave Jones on Sky cannot hide his glee and praying for more of this shite in the 2nd half , its cunts like him that makes our victories so much sweeter.

" you never know , you never know" fuck off sky with your wishful thinking , only reserved for us

 

[Heath Park]

midfield not the problem……..there’s no space to run into….

That's because we are too laboured in possession. I'm sure space will open up second half. West Ham can't keep this up all game (I hope!!)

 

[upb78]

I personally think that even though Alvarez is playing out of position he's still having a pretty decent game, i think the problem is on the right wing, either Mahrez steps up his game or take him out and put Bernardo in his place, or at least switch Bernardo to the left wing to help Mahrez, Grealish doesn't need Bernardo's help on the left wing to wreak havoc.

 

[Claytop]

Obvious but as long as they don’t manage to nick a goal it will come for us.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Hopefully another pep ht masterclass to get us going

Doesn't even need a masterclass, just a few words of encouragement

We've been slow on the whole, but I've never seen a side keep this up defensively for 90 minutes against us

 

[aguero93:20]

I am incensed that he's been bad for 8100 seconds of football.

I'm incandescent that he's been this poor for 8.1e+24 zeptoseconds.

 

[argyle]

Every Bernardo cross went behind City players and then cut out.

Mahrez didnt even cross it.

Hope Pep isn't too loyal and sticks with same players and plan until too late.

 

[bluemoon32]

Do all teams play like this against arsenal ?

In fairness, you cant blame West Hams 2nd string for being negative and just defending

 

[RayCTID]

How did we beat West Ham earlier on in the season?