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

[super_city_si]

Lewis has to come off. His heads gone

 

[Tb1981]

The problem in this team is clearly midfield
Lacking quality

 

[uwerosler28]

Being young isn't enough to play for City...

Palmer was young but he rarely got a chance here..

Why this clown gets so many minutes ?

Have you got eyes ? He's fucking brilliant at breaking the line bit has no back up in midfield to fill the gap as he goes forward. Class young player

 

[willipp]

For their second goal what the fuck is Akanji even thinking? He just charges 15 yards towards the ball leaving absolutely acres of space to slide the ball into. It’s like under fucking 7’s defending.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Like it or not but I’d rather take haaland off & play an extra midfielder & control the game right now

No way. This team played them off the park in the first half

 

[Tricky_Trev]

This has 6-7 written all over it.

We won’t score 7

 

[Semper aggressus]

90m player gave away that penalty btw.

We need more attackers and finishers. Defenders can always make the odd error but if you put away your chances it usually won’t matter.

We have too many shit finishers.

 

[Chak19]

Gvardiol has been a joke tonight.

 

[Brewster's millions]

Teams have absolutely rumbled us.

No pace in the team, no legs in midfield and no organisation at the back. This is going to be happening a lot more often to us I’m afraid.

 

[Bluemoonie92]

Getting a bit of a joke now really. Carved open time after time way too easily. Gonna get thumped at some point, maybe tonight's the night

 

[christened at st marks]

Pep playing into their hands fucking about on the half way line, cutting transfers not replacing aged players the next manager is fucked if Rodri struggles with ACL recovery

 

[jimharri]

May I introduce you to our ability to defend fast attacks.

You could have left off the last two words.

 

[NptonBlue89!]

We are so so open they pass out to wide players then have runners form inside and just pass through us so simple

 

[Mancityus]

Rico panicking without any reason.

 

[01cravend]

Need a midfield
Need defenders who aren't sloths if you want to play line this high
Need creativity
Need another striker

 

[BlueMonkey79]

This decline has been coming for the last couple of seasons.

We have gotten away with it due to individual brilliance.

Now that brilliance has aged and deserted us we are lost.

Shambles forward planning by one of the top teams in the world!!!!

 

[kunaguero10]

The focus is rightly on the defenders here, but this doesn’t happen if the attack gets the 3-4 goals it should have done in the first half

We are seriously short on goalscorers in this squad, beyond Haaland & Foden where are the goals coming from?

 

[MadchesterCity]

Heads up blues.

We will be ok.

No team can not be impacted with the injuries and aging squad.

Kick up the ass the club needs to get back into the market for top quality.

Bloody hope so we've been negligent in last few transfer windows

 

[roach3]

Perhaps we will stop fannying around on the edge of their box and actually try shooting

 

[chris85mcfc]

Rico is fucking shite simple as that