Match Thread | Sporting CP vs. Man City (05/11/24)

[Don Karleone]

That half was as good as we’ve played in weeks but yet again, gifted the opposition a goal.

Foden has been excellent.

Really liking Nunes on the wing.

Savinho needs serious work on his finishing. He makes Grealish look like Haaland in front of goal.

I really wish the old Bernie would come back. He can’t do anything right on the ball.

Agree with most of that but I thought Bernie has been alright. Linking up with Phil quite well.

 

[01cravend]

It's not the back line imo.

It's the midfield, slow and always out of position on the break.

Akanji and Simpson-Pusey aren't slow but they're having to cover the midfielders too often.

It's Pep trying to compensate for Rodri being out.. They aren't slow but aren't quick either like say Van De Ven... Eddie finding himself in 1v1s multiple times every game recently..it's a fucking shite set-up back to front.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Still think we win this.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Yep
11 shots to 3 and 9 corners to nil and yet our usual failings in putting the ball in the net and killing games off.
Just not enough players in the squad who can put the ball in the net and with Haaland not being his usual self of late, we struggle in games

Nailed it. We need to buy another attacker to take the pressure off Haaland and keep another defender occupied, create more space. Could do with a prolific winger or midfielder too.

 

[Chak19]

And can someone please explain to me what happened to Bernardo Silva's quality on the ball ?

 

[stonerblue]

Akanji is a coward

Piss off

 

[wolviedinho]

Pics?

 

[BlueMonkey79]

Nowadays we need to score 3 to be sure of a win.

We are so weak defensively. A lot of these goals we would be conceding even with Rodri!!

Players giving the ball away needlessly in places and then not reacting to the mistake.

Rinse and repeat. 70 odd per cent possession. 4 times more shots than the opposition but yet find ourselves level.

 

[MMA]

Why can't we be clinical? Given the quality of players we have, is it THAT much to ask?

Just need erl to stop standing shoulder to shoulder with a defender.

Move a bit..

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Haaland hasn't been himself lately.

Fine margins. I think he has looked a lot more lively tonight and on another day has a 1st half hat-trick.