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

[RiversideBlue]

Rico fanboys here are really ridiculous :D

"How you dared and said bad thing about our KING Rico..." :D

Not even Championship player guys..

Just accept the reality

You're coming across as a total knob

 

[stan bowles]

Blame City.

They had £100mill+ in the transfer kitty this Summer.

Something wasn’t right, that that money wasn’t spent.

Pep not committing to extend so they thought we're not spending a shed load when a new manager might be here next summer and Txiki also leaving. A potential vacuum and uncertainty meant no signings.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

At least City are playing in sky blue, not that orrible Oasis kit.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

Get KDB and Doku on.

 

[RayCTID]

The need to recruit quality full backs has been there for around 4 years. Feeling smart about getting good money from transfers doesn't equate to success on the pitch.
I repeat. Ake, Akanji and Kyle no longer good enough. JS injured more than fit and zero back up for Rodders, but hey look at all the money we made in transfers.

An extra midfiielder too. Not going to happen overnight.

 

[Mad_fer_it]

How the fuck have we become this shit? Like what the hell is going on?

 

[No.8]

I see Rico is tonight's scapegoat.

I don’t get it. He didn’t miss the great chances. He didn’t give away a stupid penalty but yet he seems to be the target of the hard of thinking

Suppose they need someone to blame with Walker not playing

 

[.db.]

Lewis + Savinho off

De Bruyne + Doku on

 

[SamBlue]

They played the first half like it was City from a couple of seasons ago. And then they realised it is the marshmallow version of us.
I was ok even with 2:0, Pep prepared me for that, but the manner of that, us wobbling like a bunch of Bambis, is just disgusting.

 

[MadchesterCity]

So annoying, we’ve got the money but done nothing with it. Lower fucking spend than West Ham ffs.

Why?

It's a fucken disgrace

 

[Semper aggressus]

January is vital to our club we need some experienced players brought in.

Need some pacy players, preferably that can finish.

 

[Stelea]

Has it been shit week in week out the last 5 years?

Or the last 2 years? Seriously what time frame are you going off? We've got half the squad out injured, others exhausted, some out of form, none of this is normal for us. Young heads thrown into the mix and it's showing.

Stop crying for them. They have a perfectly good team out tonight and we were in full control (but failed to kill the game off) and then not once, but 3 times defended like idiots, nothing to do with exhaustion or out of form. At some stage kids have got to come into the team as they do at other clubs.

 

[Mad 4 It]

Lewis just not strong enough to play midfield. Gives the ball away to much and doesn’t seem to be aware of players coming in on him. He’s fine going forward but that’s it. Sad to say but it’s what it is

 

[Tb1981]

We look so average

 

[nellyonthewing]

We were outplayed by FULHAM last month.

This has been coming.

Started April last season.

 

[argyle]

How is it possible we only have one striker at city ???? It’s totally mental

Mixture of complacency and arrogance. Allowing Alvarez to leave without getting in another.

Also, again not bringing in an adequate midfielder to rotate with Rodri.

Buying substandard players.

 

[heslops barnet]

Savinho had a good shot since he joined? Lad needs to stay on after training

What training would that be?

 

[Blue Bogey]

My issue with Rico is he is not helping out the defence and he is not helping out at DM. He plays far too forward and doesn’t get back to help out when teams break on us. I guess Pep doesn’t want him to because Pep isn’t rectifying that. Why is a mystery.

 

[East Level 2]

It’s amazing just how clueless we look without one player. A bit scandalous to be honest.

I think we're missing more than one.

 

[Norbert D]

So Savinho won’t pass. Get him off.