Match Thread | Manchester City v. Al Hilal (CWC) 01/07/25

[Eccles Blue]

I suppose the commentators are wetting themselves over the other team?
Disgraceful commentary and they should be ashamed of themselves. But they won’t be.
One day, just one day we will get fair commentators.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

It wasn’t though was it.

Wasn’t what?

 

[york away to this!]

A new dawn rising...
Outside here in sunny Hale at least...

 

[oldius]

Well that was frustrating.
The test was always going to be the ten behind the ball game.
It caught us out again, but they defended extremely well and we did not.

 

[paulsimpson]

They were tough opposition. Defended excellently and broke well but our shape was awful, especially once we tired, and we didn't make the most of our attacking options in regular time.

But to be fair thus competition is great. Hopefully we'll return in 4 years after loads of success.

Correct about shape. Can't leave a gaping hole on the right side and not get punished

 

[Silvatoure21]

To lose to that team is nearly the equivalent of losing to a non league side in the FA cup ..

Not really. They have very good players. And out worked us

 

[deano ou812]

Koulibaly and Cancelo, among others, do not play non-league. That is frustration talking.

Mercenaries ..

 

[oldius]

Mercenaries ..

Who can play.

 

[york away to this!]

Mercenaries ..

Mercenary cunts, I think you'll find...

 

[come-on-barney]

We need pace in defence and we leave Khus on the bench - baffling tactics

 

[Eccles Blue]

i never will, but you have to face up to facts we are bloody terrible defensively.

We were not good tonight I admit but I will always say we are the best.
Night night I might go and get a couple of hours sleep before I start watching Wimbledon tennis!!!

 

[deano ou812]

Ok maybe not non league and I’ll give inzaghi his dues he got his revenge on us,but in a couple of days nobody will give a fuck ..

 

[Bill Walker]

FFS
Do we need a better goalie ?
Wide open at the back again, can't play like this in the PL, or we'll be shipping 4 goals regularly to the better teams.

Maybe not so high a line as we're losing the ball more than we used to.

 

[york away to this!]

Shall we all meet up for a boozy breakfast somewhere?...

 

[Gray]

We were not good tonight I admit but I will always say we are the best.
Night night I might go and get a couple of hours sleep before I start watching Wimbledon tennis!!!

I am there next Wednesday on No.1 court, first ever visit and really looking forward to it.

 

[noseve]

Correct about shape. Can't leave a gaping hole on the right side and not get punished

Equally gaping on the left. Another midfielder masquerading as a full back

 

[Gray]

Shall we all meet up for a boozy breakfast somewhere?...

Is anywhere open?

 

[Bill Walker]

Koulibaly and Cancelo, among others, do not play non-league. That is frustration talking.

They have some excellent players for a non league side

 

[pfs87]

Right, that's that then.

Hope all the boys enjoy their holidays, they've earned it despite the disappointments.

Pep's got a well stocked larder to come up with some solutions to what remain some glaringly obvious problems.

Can't wait for August, come on City

 

[york away to this!]

Is anywhere open?

I can do bloody marys until 'spoons opens...