Match Thread | Newcastle vs Man City (21/08/22)

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Disappointingly poor half. Walker, Joau, Stones and Rodri so sloppy in posession.
We must be better 2nd half, surely.
Walkers been piss poor like his head is elsewhere. Trying to win that header coming off his man is fuckin awful defending results in their second.
Foden fails to square for a tap in again!
We score a second then and they would have wobbled, now we're up against it.

 

[Mancityus]

Alvarez on for Foden.

 

[willipp]

The usual matchday crap on here. Lots of credit has to go to Newcastle, who have taken the game to City, Very rare that you see that, when you do it's usually a toss up who wins it. Nothing to do with apathy, no intensity, being sloppy or whatever else you want to call it. We're just playing a team who are up for it.

Sorry but I don’t believe that. Our tactics have massively played into their hands and unless Pep does something about that we are in for another half of the same.

 

[Barcon]

Have faith you load of fannies.

 

[knuckles]

Really?
I thought we were terrible to be honest

Have faith, anything could happen

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Anyway, we've got this

 

[DATOIA]

The KDB-Rodri-Gundo partnership doesnt work against high energy teams, pep knew this and put Bernardo there. No idea why hes gone back to this

That partnership can work if you have a False9 like Jesus who can help midfield..

When you have Haaland and also put KDB-Gundo in midfield against the teams who want to press and dominate with the ball, that's the complete disaster..

And it's not a news, we have already seen this during these years over and over again.. In 2019 / 2020 we had similar problems.. Aguero and KDB, Gundo and Rodri in midfield, Bernardo as a RW..

Did it work ? nope.. that was the shittiest season under Pep..

But somehow after 2 greatest seasons, we revert back to this shithole formation.. PLus let's consider that in 2019 both Gundo and KDB were under 30, now they are 30+ and have become more slower..

It's illogical why we play with such system against teams like Newcastle.. It can work and was working as well in 2019 against the teams who defend and only play to counter-attack, but against Wolves, against bigger / stronger teams we had the problems... Even Lyon made us suffer a lot, Fucking LYON..

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Only 30 minutes until the subs come on

 

[Lavinda Past]

Yet we move walker into a position leaving space & Bernie not tracking back. Disaster tactics

100% correct.

Relying on Walker's pace to keep up with Saint Maximin. Bad idea.

 

[paulchapo]

Gotta start releasing the ball earlier to Haaland that's his strength but we're not using it.

Yes a few times he was in space and we just went wide or back. If we don't use him he's a passenger.