Match Thread | Villarreal vs. Manchester City (21/10/25)

[Blue_Lightsaber]

saved by the woodwork!

 

[skillman]

Surprise surprise - Cherki comes on and we look instantly dangerous going forward and have more controlled possession

 

[Micky Blue]

When Cherki is on the pitch I’m always willing the ball to go to him just to see what he does.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

dearie me, appalling 2nd half again

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

What the fuck was that pass back

Hospital pass!

 

[jollylescott]

Nico going off made a big difference

 

[Blu1]

Lucky this half. We are giving them so much. Pep needs to be out bollocking these this half. Very lazy 2nd half sadly

 

[Blue Til Death]

Dias often has this passes and puts his teammates under pressure because he either waits too long or just whatever

 

[BlueMojito]

FFS getting too sloppy here

 

[Mr HJ]

I suppose it is typical Pep to say a player is one of the best he's ever seen and then not give him more than 5 mins - I guess I've become a little greedy because to me I want to be excited by our play as well as scrape the win. Cherki offers something so much more entertainment wise and it's odd that Pep trusts a 22 yr old Savinho and a 22 yr old Bobb before arguably the best technical player in the squad.

A win is a win though and after Monaco it's a decent result but boy are we a bit boring to watch this second half - great first half won the game.

Yay! here comes Rayan.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Very lucky not to concede this half. Very sloppy performance

 

[ufo]

wtf his name is malaria ?

 

[WallyA]

Dias should know that pass to Donna was suicidal, he isn't Eddie.

This 2nd half is pretty mediocre, Pep gotta figure out how to get good performance for more than 40 or 50 mins a game.

 

[I'm Blue]

dearie me, appalling 2nd half again

0-2 is all that matters though.

 

[paulsimpson]

4 minutes

 

[heslops barnet]

Lucky this half. We are giving them so much. Pep needs to be out bollocking these this half. Very lazy 2nd half sadly

A lot of games like this…..

 

[Blueknows]

Surprise surprise - Cherki comes on and we look instantly dangerous going forward and have more controlled possession

Then immediately have a defensive.bozo moment and nearly concede

 

[citeh94]

Just keep the clean sheet..

 

[madloaf]

When we put 90 mins together it's gonna be fun. Things to work on but we'll take that.

 

[Mr HJ]

Nico going off made a big difference

Yes we lost control of the game. Pep loves Kovacic but he gives teams so much space in which to play - a real step down from Rodro to Nico to Kovacic.