Match Thread | Sporting CP vs Man City (15/02/22)

[Gabriel]

A few boots being left in in the last minute of that half. Need to keep passing it and avoid any showboating or running with it.

 

[super_city_si]

The scary thing about this game is that Sporting have played quite well.

Just goes to show that if we are on it then I’d back us against any side in the world.

I think it just goes show why teams park the bus. This is what happens when you open up

 

[PaleBlue]

Feel almost guilty putting this in the Matchday Thread but we have been superb this half, absolute quality. Be airbrushed by the meeja but that was a demolition of a side to test anyone. Half way through I know but they look fooked.

 

[citytill1die84]

No silly Leicester moment now ha.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

The scary thing about this game is that Sporting have played quite well.

Just goes to show that if we are on it then I’d back us against any side in the world.

They're one of those sides that plays nice football but is hopeless in both boxes though. We've scored four, but have we actually been in their box much more than those four times?

 

[buckshot]

Just need a Brighton goal now, and the night is sorted.

Not too bad as it is, mind!

I just flipped over to hopefully see them score.

 

[RandomJ]

Stones great again at RB.

 

[mancityscot]

5-0 up at ht away at Burnley in the Adebayor/Bellamy era, a PL joint record. And then the game was nearly abandoned due to fog

Rain. Sorry for being a pedant.

I genuinely thought the game, in typical city fashion, would get abandoned with us 5-0 up at half time.

 

[Claytop]

Anyone else mentioned the Leicester game yet?…

‘Ducks’

 

[lonestay]

BT spent a whole hour pre match putting City down and building sporting up to be some kind of footballing god's. How that work out BT ?

 

[maurizio]

So enjoyable to watch. I'm loving the attack tonight.

 

[dad1971]

Been a long time since I heard the home fans clap goals conceded !
When this team clicks like this it will just steam roll you.
Like trying to race a Bugatti on a moped.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Lump on a Cancelo booking 2nd half. Everything you have! I’d be frustrated if he’s not asked to get one, especially since we’re short of full backs. Need to get his ban out of the way v Sporting and not risk it coming in the Quarters.

 

[LongsightM13]

This is why no teams in the premier try to take us on. Open up and city will destroy you.

Leeds and Leicester tried with similar results.
But plastic scousers etc on Twitter still moan that ‘teams don’t take City on’

 

[WillT]

 

[Dax777]

Some of the Sporting players are in shock! I'm sure they'd heard and seen that City was a top team. But you know how competitive minds work. They were probably thinking," at home we can probably go toe to toe with them. You know we've got talent too!"


Then the boys shoeed up and they are just beginning to recognize "There's levels to this shit!!*

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

The sporting fans imitating the hostile crowd of Rocky 4 then, total appreciation for what’s being witnessed

 

[Tugay One Cup]

You know it's going well when no **** on here is whinging.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Bizarre that I think we were a bit sloppy and not at our best?
That finish from Bernardo was a thing of beauty.
Hoping we keep going, we could smash these for 7 or 8. That will make some take notice.

 

[SCEtoAUX]

I've never seen anything like that. An absolute masterclass.

Our movement off the ball is astonishing. A privilidge to watch.