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Newcastle (H) | PL | Post-Match Thread
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Dribble
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That was one of our best performances of the season against a well organised & very energetic Newcastle.
The difference today? The physical effort & fight we added to our slick controlled play. During the first half we hunted in packs & pressured Newcastle into all manner of errors.
As early as the 4th minute, Aké, Rodri & Grealish crunched into an advanced Trippier & emerged with the ball. Midway in the first, the ball broke in the centre circle after Haaland disrupted their CB's, & as the ball spun loose, Gundog, Rodri & KDB came crunching in & emerged with the ball. AND when the ball broke loose after an attack in their box, Dias, KDB, Foden & Rodri again crunched in & emerged with the ball.
This fighting mentality is what's been missing in our play most of the season & what a difference it makes. It turns a good Man City into a brilliant Man City. Could it be that Cancelo's attitude had spread to the squad, creating a toxic atmosphere?
We controlled huge swathes of the game & played some beautiful football. Foden was exceptional in the first half & it seems we have him back & on form just as we enter the business end of the season.
KDB was brilliant in the first half, but faded badly in the second. It seems we may have to face the fact that he's past his peak & we'll have to manage his playing time to get the most out of him. As Kev's energy levels dropped, Newcastle took control of the match & Bernardo's timely introduction couldn't have come at a better time & what an inspired change. The build up & execution of Bernardo's goal was simply world class.
Grealish was supreme in the second half & was everywhere controlling possession. The two players who stood out for me though were Rodri & Aké.
Rodri's performance today scared me! Why? Because how the fuck do we rest & rotate him when he plays like he did today? He was the Beethoven-esque conductor of The Etihad today & totally imperious.
HOWEVER, my MoTM has to be Aké. He was absolutely world class today & barely put a foot wrong. We still need a couple of specialist left backs in the summer, but Aké has added a level of solidity & confidence in that position which we've been lacking all season.
It was telling that Guardiola had a smile on his face from the kick off. Pep was smiling, the team were smiling & so were us fans. Something's changed recently. Things are clicking into place & we're hopefully building serious momentum as we enter the final ⅓ of a disrupted, hard slog of a World Cup season. )(
The difference today? The physical effort & fight we added to our slick controlled play. During the first half we hunted in packs & pressured Newcastle into all manner of errors.
As early as the 4th minute, Aké, Rodri & Grealish crunched into an advanced Trippier & emerged with the ball. Midway in the first, the ball broke in the centre circle after Haaland disrupted their CB's, & as the ball spun loose, Gundog, Rodri & KDB came crunching in & emerged with the ball. AND when the ball broke loose after an attack in their box, Dias, KDB, Foden & Rodri again crunched in & emerged with the ball.
This fighting mentality is what's been missing in our play most of the season & what a difference it makes. It turns a good Man City into a brilliant Man City. Could it be that Cancelo's attitude had spread to the squad, creating a toxic atmosphere?
We controlled huge swathes of the game & played some beautiful football. Foden was exceptional in the first half & it seems we have him back & on form just as we enter the business end of the season.
KDB was brilliant in the first half, but faded badly in the second. It seems we may have to face the fact that he's past his peak & we'll have to manage his playing time to get the most out of him. As Kev's energy levels dropped, Newcastle took control of the match & Bernardo's timely introduction couldn't have come at a better time & what an inspired change. The build up & execution of Bernardo's goal was simply world class.
Grealish was supreme in the second half & was everywhere controlling possession. The two players who stood out for me though were Rodri & Aké.
Rodri's performance today scared me! Why? Because how the fuck do we rest & rotate him when he plays like he did today? He was the Beethoven-esque conductor of The Etihad today & totally imperious.
HOWEVER, my MoTM has to be Aké. He was absolutely world class today & barely put a foot wrong. We still need a couple of specialist left backs in the summer, but Aké has added a level of solidity & confidence in that position which we've been lacking all season.
It was telling that Guardiola had a smile on his face from the kick off. Pep was smiling, the team were smiling & so were us fans. Something's changed recently. Things are clicking into place & we're hopefully building serious momentum as we enter the final ⅓ of a disrupted, hard slog of a World Cup season. )(
dobingsdobber
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Also,when you watch his interviews,he does seem like a nice guy,very family orientated and a better piano player than Elton John.I remember reading something from an about mouth fan when we signed Ake, saying that he had the potential to be one of city’s best players.
Good shout that
Newman Noggs
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Walker got a couple of great touches on those whipped crosses across our goal. Both prevented tap-ins for the man behind him.
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One of the most pleasing wins of the season. Onwards and upwards.
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Agreed on Gundo, not got many plaudits for his performance today, but that was his best display of the seasonFoden had a stellar first half and decent second one, but Gundogan was terrific the whole game. He's been everywhere, very certainly covered the longest distance of all of our players. Only when he leaves and we don't find his equivalent we ll see what we are missing actually. Kev though, few good moves each game, but very poor since the WC.
We totally lost control between 50' and 60' minutes and finally Pep made the right sub. Happy...very happy Saturday.
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Inspirational post!That was one of our best performances of the season against a well organised & very energetic Newcastle.
The difference today? The physical effort & fight we added to our slick controlled play. During the first half we hunted in packs & pressured Newcastle into all manner of errors.
As early as the 4th minute, Aké, Rodri & Grealish crunched into an advanced Trippier & emerged with the ball. Midway in the first, the ball broke in the centre circle after Haaland disrupted their CB's, & as the ball spun loose, Gundog, Rodri & KDB came crunching in & emerged with the ball. AND when the ball broke loose after an attack in their box, Dias, KDB, Foden & Rodri again crunched in & emerged with the ball.
This fighting mentality is what's been missing in our play most of the season & what a difference it makes. It turns a good Man City into a brilliant Man City. Could it be that Cancelo's attitude had spread to the squad, creating a toxic atmosphere?
We controlled huge swathes of the game & played some beautiful football. Foden was exceptional in the first half & it seems we have him back & on form just as we enter the business end of the season.
KDB was brilliant in the first half, but faded badly in the second. It seems we may have to face the fact that he's past his peak & we'll have to manage his playing time to get the most out of him. As Kev's energy levels dropped, Newcastle took control of the match & Bernardo's timely introduction couldn't have come at a better time & what an inspired change. The build up & execution of Bernardo's goal was simply world class.
Grealish was supreme in the second half & was everywhere controlling possession. The two players who stood out for me though were Rodri & Aké.
Rodri's performance today scared me! Why? Because how the fuck do we rest & rotate him when he plays like he did today? He was the Beethoven-esque conductor of The Etihad today & totally imperious.
HOWEVER, my MoTM has to be Aké. He was absolutely world class today & barely put a foot wrong. We still need a couple of specialist left backs in the summer, but Aké has added a level of solidity & confidence in that position which we've been lacking all season.
It was telling that Guardiola had a smile on his face from the kick off. Pep was smiling, the team were smiling & so were us fans. Something's changed recently. Things are clicking into place & we're hopefully building serious momentum as we enter the final ⅓ of a disrupted, hard slog of a World Cup season. )(
GaudinoMotors
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If I say Stuart Hall - don't take it the wrong way.That was one of our best performances of the season against a well organised & very energetic Newcastle.
The difference today? The physical effort & fight we added to our slick controlled play. During the first half we hunted in packs & pressured Newcastle into all manner of errors.
As early as the 4th minute, Aké, Rodri & Grealish crunched into an advanced Trippier & emerged with the ball. Midway in the first, the ball broke in the centre circle after Haaland disrupted their CB's, & as the ball spun loose, Gundog, Rodri & KDB came crunching in & emerged with the ball. AND when the ball broke loose after an attack in their box, Dias, KDB, Foden & Rodri again crunched in & emerged with the ball.
This fighting mentality is what's been missing in our play most of the season & what a difference it makes. It turns a good Man City into a brilliant Man City. Could it be that Cancelo's attitude had spread to the squad, creating a toxic atmosphere?
We controlled huge swathes of the game & played some beautiful football. Foden was exceptional in the first half & it seems we have him back & on form just as we enter the business end of the season.
KDB was brilliant in the first half, but faded badly in the second. It seems we may have to face the fact that he's past his peak & we'll have to manage his playing time to get the most out of him. As Kev's energy levels dropped, Newcastle took control of the match & Bernardo's timely introduction couldn't have come at a better time & what an inspired change. The build up & execution of Bernardo's goal was simply world class.
Grealish was supreme in the second half & was everywhere controlling possession. The two players who stood out for me though were Rodri & Aké.
Rodri's performance today scared me! Why? Because how the fuck do we rest & rotate him when he plays like he did today? He was the Beethoven-esque conductor of The Etihad today & totally imperious.
HOWEVER, my MoTM has to be Aké. He was absolutely world class today & barely put a foot wrong. We still need a couple of specialist left backs in the summer, but Aké has added a level of solidity & confidence in that position which we've been lacking all season.
It was telling that Guardiola had a smile on his face from the kick off. Pep was smiling, the team were smiling & so were us fans. Something's changed recently. Things are clicking into place & we're hopefully building serious momentum as we enter the final ⅓ of a disrupted, hard slog of a World Cup season. )(
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Good performance against a decent team. Good to see Foden back to his best and an inspired substitution bringing Bernardo on for an under par De Bruyne.
Although Ederson made an important save at the end and there was a couple of ball punches that stopped potentially dangerous attacks, his distribution seems to have gone to pot. Lost count of the number of times the ball went into touch or we lost possession due to unforced errors. He needs to get his act together. Luckily the defence were on their game so any shortcomings from Ederson went unpunished.
Although Ederson made an important save at the end and there was a couple of ball punches that stopped potentially dangerous attacks, his distribution seems to have gone to pot. Lost count of the number of times the ball went into touch or we lost possession due to unforced errors. He needs to get his act together. Luckily the defence were on their game so any shortcomings from Ederson went unpunished.