Newcastle United (A) - Post-Match Thread

[Citizen Mike]

'Not a great performance'​

FT: Newcastle 0-4 Man City

Manchester City
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola tells BBC MOTD: "A good result, not a good performance. We were lucky but Newcastle did not defend well for the first goal and a brilliant action from Joao Cancelo for the second goal. The first half was one of the worst we have played this season and second half was much better.
"We played better with the ball, gave players more touches but were losing balls in the first half. We were calm at half-time and spoke about what we should do.
"It was a fantastic goal (from Cancelo), we know the quality he has in the final third and he dribbled and did it.
"Records show consistency we have as a team, it is not winning titles or finals but it is winning and winning. Records are there to be broken and happy to have them.
"I didn't rotate today, I decide the best team, we need a different base for the players and now we have seven days until the next game. Hopefully Leicester are getting better with a lot of Covid cases so I will take a decision on the team."

Nothing to add onto this summary from the genius that is Pep

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Not our most elegant performance, certainly not in the first half, but 3 points and another 4 goals so that'll do. Particularly with Chelsea dropping another 2 points.

 

[cleavers]

interesting, Pep thought the first half was our worst showing this season

It wasn't great that's for sure, it all looked a bit lethargic.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

not a chance of that.

More chance of Newcastle winning the PL than Spurs doing us a favour.

 

[Bluearmy]

There seems to be something so different to us even compared to a few seasons ago where teams just sat in and we struggled too score. It feels like pep has come up with an answer to this. We may not be the swashbuckling side of sane Aguero and Sterling but we seem so much more in control and more options. Long may it continue.
What a team and what a club.

We dominate the midfield these days. So boring ;)

 

[jimharri]

Waiting to hear all the whingers even though we have just won in second gear with a clean sheet. Is it just me or does St Maximan look like he should be singing in Milli Vanilli! CTID

Eh? Even Milli Vanilli didn’t sing in Milli Vanilli!

 

[Bluearmy]

Agreed. He puts that anywhere else, esp downwards, and he scores.

Or either corner

 

[bluwes]

More chance of Newcastle winning the PL than Spurs doing us a favour.

Oh hang on !!

 

[jimharri]

More chance of Newcastle winning the PL than Spurs doing us a favour.

Errr......

 

[tommybooth]

1st gear game with not much second and we won 4 nowt. Walked to an easy win.