Your first paragraph can be perceived as a reason as to why we should have got at them.schfc6 said:Let us not forget that an unbeaten United side came only for a draw too. Ferdinand and Vidic were never more than 10 yards from Van Der Sar.
City in my opinion had the lion's share of important possession, and looked like the only side that may score.
The starting xi was that of most posters on here, and that of most pundits, what could Mancini do differently, all I hear around me is get 'Jonno' on, for who? Silva? When he came on he was awful as he often is in big games. Milner is struggling to gel in a side that is expected to win, and needs confidence in himself, Ya Ya looks a little sluggish, but when he was running with the ball United could not handle him.
Please bare in mind that this was the 3rd game in 6 days, 2 of those games played under very high pressure.
Besides Mancini's hand was forced by the suspension of Balotelli, there is no doubt that he would have kept the same starting xi from the West Brom game, and that is by no means defensive.
In my humble opinion a good and sometimes great experienced side cancelled out a new emerging side full of talent, very often the case.
I mean good god Liverpool managed to beat Chelsea and that was with passion, team work and 2 good players.
10.Goater_Legend said:4th in the league, 3 points behind United, they go to Villa next game whereas we play Birmingham at home.
Job done.
Dave S said:Last night's performance was utter dross and the OP is absolutely spot on. Can anybody on here tell me/us when we have played well this season, because I haven't seen it yet. With the players we have we shouldn't be afraid of anybody, but to cower down and play like we did - at home - against Un*ted was fukcing disgraceful.
SWP's back said:Dave S said:Last night's performance was utter dross and the OP is absolutely spot on. Can anybody on here tell me/us when we have played well this season, because I haven't seen it yet. With the players we have we shouldn't be afraid of anybody, but to cower down and play like we did - at home - against Un*ted was fukcing disgraceful.
I amtempted not to wate my breath responding to someone with the obvious football knowledge of a lugworm but here goes:
Vs - Liverpool
Vs - Chelsea
Vs - Arsenal
Vs - Juventus
Vs - Lech Posnan at home (with weakened team)
Vs - Arsenal
Vs - West Brom
For a team playing shite with a new "as yet to gel" team, 4 pts clear of 5th (5 pts of anyone that is a serious top 4 contender) and only 3 pts off 2nd is not too bad.
But hey, I am not acting like a spoilt shit head.
Joycee Banercheck said:What could Mancini have done differently with the team that most of us would have picked? Gone for it?
As I've said, happy with a point, not with the way we got it.
The team the guy I quoted picked? Have we never played against a 5-man midfield before? If they've got 5 in the middle, that means they have one up top and four at the back. Pretty sure we've got players who can exploit that.johnny crossan said:Joycee Banercheck said:What could Mancini have done differently with the team that most of us would have picked? Gone for it?
As I've said, happy with a point, not with the way we got it.
I may have missed it but what is the team most of us would have picked to beat a five-man midfield in front of Vidic, Ferdinand et al and would have made you happier with our point?
DD said:SWP's back said:I amtempted not to wate my breath responding to someone with the obvious football knowledge of a lugworm but here goes:
Vs - Liverpool
Vs - Chelsea
Vs - Arsenal
Vs - Juventus
Vs - Lech Posnan at home (with weakened team)
Vs - Arsenal
Vs - West Brom
For a team playing shite with a new "as yet to gel" team, 4 pts clear of 5th (5 pts of anyone that is a serious top 4 contender) and only 3 pts off 2nd is not too bad.
But hey, I am not acting like a spoilt shit head.
So desperate you have to use the same 0-3 defeat twice and include three performances where we managed a princely sum of three shots on target in each. Vintage stuff!
"As yet to gel". A fascinating comment 19 games into the season. How long does it take? Till the next batch of players arrive so we can trot that excuse again ad nauseum for the next three years".
I appreciate fourth is a good position but it could and should have been so much better. If we'd actually played to our capabilities, we may have even had designs on something higher.
People need to get out of the mindset that we are a team full of average Jonnys. We are not and the sooner we realise that £325 million of talent should be regularly playing like £325 million of talent the better.
SWP's back said:DD said:So desperate you have to use the same 0-3 defeat twice and include three performances where we managed a princely sum of three shots on target in each. Vintage stuff!
"As yet to gel". A fascinating comment 19 games into the season. How long does it take? Till the next batch of players arrive so we can trot that excuse again ad nauseum for the next three years".
I appreciate fourth is a good position but it could and should have been so much better. If we'd actually played to our capabilities, we may have even had designs on something higher.
People need to get out of the mindset that we are a team full of average Jonnys. We are not and the sooner we realise that £325 million of talent should be regularly playing like £325 million of talent the better.
Ho hum, I made an error and put something twice. What a **** I am. You also didn't think it was a good performance as we didn't have enough shots (with 10 men against the 2nd best passing team in Europe) - that about sums you up for me.
But we aren't 19 games in are we? The league team is not the same as the cup team and for obvious reasons which will show come the new year. Also, even if it was 19 games, you really think that is long enough to get a team playing settled football. Look how long the other top squads have been together.
Look - I can't be arsed arguing with you. It is fans like you, if anything, that will stop city ever acheiving. Constantly wanting to change a manager like a stroppy teenager and without the forthought to realise that patience is needed. You can't see how we are vastly improved on this time last year? Get a fucking grip.