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

[Dr Jacoby]

I don’t think we’re a better team without De Bruyne. There, I said it.

 

[melrose40yarder]

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.

His only joy as a rag is our failures.

 

[deano ou812]

Devoid of pace and intensity bar the odd burst,do these players want to win trophies still,show some more desire and go for their throats ..

 

[Tugay One Cup]

One of Bernardo or Julian needs sacrificing.

Head says for Gundo, heart says for Phil.

 

[Bluemoonadam]

Struggling to get it into the box, going to have to start having more shots from outside the box with all the possession we are having.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

We need to mix it up. Everything going through the left. Very predictable. I’d be bringing Gundogan and Foden on.

 

[Infinite blue]

Mahrez is great. Just saying.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Be careful blues...moyes had his notebook out.

 

[jrb]

West Ham could score. Honest, they could.

 

[Shaffer92]

I want to see Foden in Alvarez's position.

Put him behind Haaland and let him go to work.

 

[chesterbells]

Mahrez is not the problem. It's the fact there is no one within 20 yards of him when he receives the ball. We have absolutely nothing in the inside right channel and no one over lapping Mahrez. Swapping Foden for Mahrez will not make any difference.

Yep, Stones is no inside right KDB is he, and Alvarez not always making those runs either, and Walker isn’t getting beyond.
Right hand side not working at all.

 

[Mancity1980]

You need to have a shot for that to happen, you can see the problem there

We had 8 shots with 3 on target albeit none were convincing. Would swap Foden for Mahrez in the second half, we need more energy down that right flank.

 

[Don Karleone]

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

The ginger prince feeding the Viking.

 

[SamBlue]

No one else even looks for haaland

He didn't have an inch of free space, how on earth we were supposed to find him. We need to risk and start passing much faster and actually go through middle, this is where our overload should be. We just need one ball for Julian or Haaland to peel off onto the through ball.

 

[aguero93:20]

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

De Bruyne >>> Haaland

 

[SebastianBlue]

I personally think that even though Alvarez is playing out of position he still had 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, Grealish doesn't need Bernardo's help on the left wing to wreak havoc.

Agreed, apart from one poor touch and a misplaced pass (nearly everyone has had two or three), he has actually be one of the few that is demanding the ball, turning, and driving at them.

We just have to be more composed in their box in the second half and the opening goal will come.

 

[mosssideblue]

Hopefully Pep has given them a rocket

 

[jrb]

Mahrez is great. Just saying.

At doing nothing.

 

[yerwot?]

need a lock-picker.

 

[Brewie]

We're really missing KdB