Mueller hits out at City strikers

[deano ou812]

Still going on about that game,in their minds it must have been a bigger win for them,than it was a loss for us.....

Yes that little Bayern's biggest hopes are to beat City, it was like their cup final

They are still talking about the win,the match and we (yes we did get our arses kicked so why would you want to keep talking about it and rightly so)have just moved on to the next game..

 

[hilts]

Still going on about that game,in their minds it must have been a bigger win for them,than it was a loss for us.....

Yes that little Bayern's biggest hopes are to beat City, it was like their cup final

They are still talking about the win,the match and we (yes we did get our arses kicked so why would you want to keep talking about it and rightly so)have just moved on to the next game..

Maybe he was asked a question and he answered it? nothing to see move on

 

[BigOscar]

Germans really are unbearable aren't they? The smugest nation by far

 

[andrewmswift]

negredo and aguero should have started... that is all

This.

Dzeko's workrate that day was a disgrace and you could tell Sergio was frustrated with him because he was the only striker dropping deep and trying to help the team.

It makes you think this is a similar situation as to what Mandzukic is to Bayern, he is very similar to Edin and you can see why Guardiola favours Muller up front using him as a false 9, his workrate is second to none and and he has plenty of goals and assists in him.

Edin is a top striker but I don't see him adapting his game to the workrate that Pellegrini requires from his teams, I don't see him lasting long if I am honest, let's hope he changes.

Agreed on all points. Müller's comments were spot on. Dzeko was not harassing the defenders at all, and Aguero probably could have done a better job of it too. in high intensity games negredo has to start, whereas vs. a team like newcastle dzeko is a great player, he just doesn't get around enough to start against the best sides

 

[citymad]

Unfortunately have to agree with Muller. Still can't get over the fact Pellers decided to play 2 up top and leave yaya and fernandinho to cope with 6 very mobile and talented midfield players.

 

[Skashion]

Is he not hitting out at the tactics and how they overwhelmed us in midfield whilst having two players sitting idle?

 

[Jumanji]

Don't agree.

Aguero and Dzeko closed down the centre backs well enough, just as Nasri and Navas covered the full backs. Yaya and Fernandinho looked to cover Schweinsteiger and Kroos. This meant everyone had a man so everyone thought they were doing their job, the problem was Lahm was always free so continued to receive the ball. As soon as one of our six closed him down, their man became free, and Bayern's passing and control is such that they used this spare man extremely effectively and dominated the game.

One of the strikers should have been on Lahm...not wasting energy on the CBs instead of the real threat.

Aguero pressed Lahm for periods but (imo) grew tired from doing it alone without the ever stationery Dzeko taking turns. Aguero stopped.

Lahm would have had a man on him had we lined up 451 or if one of the strikers stayed deeper throughout the match.

 

[jared]

I'm not one to defend Dzeko at the slightest criticism but to be fair aguero did not much either. I recall him just walking slowly by as play went on not far from him. The whole team was poor that nite, heck even silva on the bench even seem in a good enough mood to laugh about something, but both the strikers were even poorer. Only negredo came away with any credit, even discounting the goal. When he came on, he really went all out to harass the bayern defenders high up the field.

 

[tiggsywiggsywoo]

He's 100% correct. I'm still baffled at our performance.

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

Germans really are unbearable aren't they? The smugest nation by far

You clearly have never lived with a Frenchwoman, Oscar.
I don't have a problem with what Mueller/Moller/Muller Rice has to say, because he's right.
And when City are as good as Bayern I will make smugness an art form.