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

[Phil1]

Still think we win this.

Why would anyone possibly think different? We’ve been very good for the most part.

 

[madloaf]

That one pass from nunes to haaland (where haaland smacked it high and wide) is the kind of pass I scream to play about 7 times a game that never ever happens. He's really impressed me so far tonight.

 

[youngbob]

The same problems persist, wide open at the back to every single simple 3 pass attack. how many times have we seen teams get in the exact way they did for their goal the last half a dozen games? It's absurd Pep is refusing to address it.

An improvement on last weekend but their naivety together with foden looking good made us look better than we've been in reality. Foden and Nunes have both been great, savinho looks lively but absolutely zero end product tonight and looks weak, Lewis has been really poor, anonymous in defence and keeps giving the ball away. Bernardo started deeper alongside kovacic and both he and the team looked better, seemed to push up more as the half went on and we looked progressively worse for it.

Kovacic is going to have to come off early, can't risk a red.

It's a big problem with Bernardo and Kovacic. Both of them have a tendency to keep drifting forwards. Kovacic could stay behind the halfway line at all times and we'd be better off.

 

[DTKOAG]

Excellent half just missed the chances our play deserved

 

[northendenton]

Tell me which world class striker in the world will want to join our club if Haaland still in there.

I will wait.

Well me oh sorry ,class not crass

 

[TonyM]

Foden is brilliant and then has poor decision after another. Same with Savinho.

Bernardo is hot and cold. Same with Lewis.

Haaland hasn't made the best of the few chances he's had.

As always imo our problems stem from our attack not being clinical in terms of perfect passing, decision making and shooting.

Our defense is not the problem.

But over the season our attack will click into full gear and we'll be awesome I think.

 

[MMA]

Kind of game where I think Phil will get a second and erl will get an end game third..

As long as pep makes the right subs

 

[johnny crossan]

Excellent half just missed the chances our play deserved

not so excellent then

 

[phargrave]

Keep going lads we played really well in that half.

You’ll catch a few with that line…..

 

[yeah whatever !!]

3 second half City goals please. Cheers !!