Newcastle 1-1 City post match thread

I'm sensing a lot of negativity in here... I didn't think it was all that bad. An away draw against Newcastle who are desperately trying to avoid relegation, is a "normal" result. Those who thought to come win 0-4 are a bit deluded imo.
I did feel like most of the players turned up last night, they worked hard, had the better of the game and created enough chances to win but City mist a little bit of luck. Could easily have been 1-2 and then everybody would've called it a hard fought victory which shows the team's current character ... So I'm quite positive about the players.
As for the manager, Delph on the left was definitely a strange choice, but I assume Sterling wasn't fit enough to start (he didn't look very convincing coming in either, tbh) & Silva + Nasri couldn't play, so he didn't have much options left.
I did also expect Nacho to come in not Bony ... not sure why he did that.
Anyway on to the next: Stoke at home. Not expecting any problems there as Stoke have nought to play for after their defeat v Tottenham. 3 or 4-0 easily.
 
Terrible performance by nearly all baring Kun and Kevin. Passing not good enough all over the pitch. Particular shout outs to Mangala, Kolorov, Delph, Yaya, Fernando and Navas. Not good enough.

Sterling... woeful for his short period on the pitch. What a difference compared to when De Bruyne came back from a more serious injury.
 
Neville Kneville said:
He was already playing that 442 4222 formation to start with. DeBruyne has to play as a 2nd striker or winger because it's the only way the manager can fit him into his team. Same as Silva has to & Nasri has to. Bony just replaced DeBruyne when he moved out wide. Same system which every fucking manager has seen us play 100 times. Delph had to play out wide so he could get in the team or there is no place for him in a Pellegrini 11. Sterling had to come on even when clearly fucking nowhere near it, because otherwise the manager would have to change the system if he used a different sub or had picked some kids.

Our tired non creative side had no football left in it by the end, so lumped it (badly) but the 11 he started with was full of holes & players being asked to do stuff they are not good at anyhow, thys nervous & disjointed. All this because of ONE injury to Nasri. Replace with like for like player? One if the creative players from the kids teams perhaps ? Change the system perhaps ? Not a chance. Destroy the team, stick players out of position & expect them to play the same anyhow.

People on here slaughtering the players for not being up for it etc, if you take DeBruyne & Auguero out of the equation, the unit feeding them, Delph on one wing, Navas on the other, a def mid & old Yaya as a box to box centre mid basically being told to defend & attack & create. That's a much worse setup than Everton or West Ham etc. Behind that, ageing Zabba, nowhere near match fit Vinny plodding about wasting the ball. It's not a surprise if that 'team' can't create anything, it's a surprise if it can.

His disciples will say it's the only team available to him. No it isn't. It's the team & formation he chose to pick. He has, as predicted, fucked off ALL of the kids who might have been used by now. That's ALL of them including Iheanacho. Don't fucking tell me Iheanacho has been 'nurtured' by this wanker.

Remember Iheanacho ? The kid who came on & kept our winning run going v Crystal Palace ? How we looked forward to him 'coming through' during the rest of the season. A new, exciting, young, dynamic, inspirational goalscoring attacker. Nailed on to make an impact amongst such class players.

Does he look a better player in his cameo appearences now after another year of Pellegrini ? To me he looks nervous & confused as to what to do. Should he just keep the ball moving around in his 3 mins & play safe, or try spectacular stuff to impress the manager ?

He hasn't improved even ONE FUCKING PERCENT under this shithouse. He's learned nothing. He has wasted two fucking years of his life.

The only hope he has is that this clueless old fucking mummy becomes so desperate for ideas that he has no option but to play him. Then he has to hope that after barely kicking a fucking ball at first team level, he can suddenly pick up the pace & find his form. If he can't, his season is over, no way will he get another shot at it.

That's the position Pellegrini has put the kid in. Desperate, rather than inspired. This is the kid Pellegrini said replaced Dzeko by his choice remember?

But it's a better position Iheanacho is in, than all the other kids of his age currently at the club. Lambs to the slaughter in the FA Cup. 'But at least some have shown they can do a job at this level & take part in the squad'. Yeah right. A half fit Sterling with Gareth Barry's pace is a better option than ANY of them apparently.

This fucking bloke could win the Champions League if enough are fit & the 2nd biggest danger, after Real Madrid, is which 11 he will put out if they are all available.

Ronaldo & Pellegrini: the biggest handicaps to us getting through to the Champions League final.
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Wow excellent post. If silva and nasri are out, why the he'll isn't garcia picked? Delph was embarrasing playing out of position yesterday, and the nacho/bony situation is just rediculous. Seriously can't wait for next season.
 
Inept tactics, pathetic performance.

We looked like the relegation team.
 
wattle said:
I've got to say that was one of the worst games of football I've seen for a long time. Both teams so poor. Nearly every move ended up in a miss placed pass or a thump upfield. I'm surprised it was as high as 74%. I bet Newcastle was as bad. Newcastle were actually awful which makes our performance even worse!!!
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They were 70%. Like you say they were poor and to be honest there for the taking but other than a 15 minute spell in the second half we created next to nothing. The last 20 mins we were dire.
 
GaudinoMotors said:
Got everything right Saturday and everything wrong last night. An infuriating manager and the reason he has had to go.
Doesn't learn lessons.
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He got it right on Saturday because Yaya was more fresh, Fernandinho played & Chelsea picked Obi Mikel & Fabregas in midfield, & basically Pellegrinied their own team.

If you let our best players play, we will beat anyone.
 
They just looked exhausted even before they kicked a ball ! Tired display all round
 
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