Nottingham Forest (A) | Post Match Thread

[ctwrd]

Nah I really enjoy travelling up and down the country to watch whatever today was supposed to be and him being outcoached by Steve Cooper ffs. Really top day and handed all the momentum to the arse and the rags.

Outclassed. Garbage. Plain and simple we missed the chances. Pathetic that you feel the need to find someone to blame. I’d rather that than you go home and take it out on someone else though

 

[paulchapo]

Excellent summation. Let the rest of the world laugh and gloat. We are back to playing our best and that is something to see. Just need to sort out the finishing.

I hate to rain on both your parades but we played newly promoted Forest who have probably bought more players than Chelsea and are trying to bed them in. We beat them 6-0 at our place. If we can't dominate Forest we might as well throw the towel in. We did but still couldn't beat them.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Haven't we already caught them once this season?

Could have swore I was singing top of the league at the Emirates on Wed night.

Must have dreamt it.

Sublime to ridiculous in three days.

Erratic performances like today have ruined this season. We should be at least 6 points ahead of Arsenal by now, but we'll be soon looking over our shoulders worrying about the rags.

 

[MrCheeseGrater]

For fuck sake. Not gonna get any better with UCL around the corner. Wouldn't mind getting dumped out in a few weeks to concentrate on league.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

League's top scorer through on goal with only the keeper to beat, feels a hand on him or a very, very slight clip and decides to theatrically fall over...

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WTF was that all about?

After 90mins of the Arsenal match I thought it was going to be our weekend too :(

What a shit day!

 

[dadnlad]

Outside box imo also think Haaland turned soft

it's embarrassing when see it back scott was never giving that it was easier to get shot off instead of falling on floor

 

[Shirley]

I have not ruled out the Rags.

They are in very good form and Rashford is on fire.

Could be a surprise this season.

Well I’m not going to piss on him …

 

[daztrueblue91]

Hate those games but we get a few of them every season don’t we.
23 shots and 1 goal tells it’s own story.
I suppose those disappearing gooners will slink back onto the forum now.

This is why it makes Pep’s decision not to react to the late Forest subs even more infuriating.

I get not changing it when the game is 0-0 and we’re pushing for a winner. But we had absolutely nothing to gain by not reacting to Wood coming on. Ake should have immediately been on the pitch shoring up the left hand side.

I don’t know whether there’s an arrogance or complacency at this club thinking we can reinvent football. The reality is that sides will attack us during games and when that happens, we need a LB who can actually defend and a GK who can make saves.

Pep is a genius and I will never understand his decision making process, but keeping Bernardo at LB, when protecting a lead away from home in the 80th min just after the opposition make some subs with attacking intent is bonkers.

 

[Roachy]

Nah, that's conspiracy talk. The reality is Utd are not good enough to win the title.

Maybe not, but with a little bit of help the notion they may do is purveyed to the masses.

 

[jimharri]

Was wednesday night a Bobby Ewing moment?

 

[ancoats]

Don't think we'll ever get rid of that 'typical' City tag, but then that's why we love them. It is such a drama watching us and you just don't know what to expect. Today was probably the most dominant performance we've had all season but we left them a chance to get in the game and they took it. Fair play to Forest they obviously planned not to attack for 75 minutes then if they were still in touching distance bring on some forwards and have a go....unfortunately for us it worked. Still a long way to go and plenty more twists. Come on City.

Those are the game I fear most this season ? We are just so sloppy and wait for somebody else to do something,
it's like we have KDB Haaland Foden Grealish they will win it for us at some point in the game,

we don't punish teams and kill them off, then it's always the same, we let them score and its too late

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Ederson's decision making is fucking atrocious, by the way. How many goals do we concede like that where he doesn't get anywhere near the ball, but leaves himself in no mans land and gives the striker a tap in? Stay on your line and give us a fucking chance.

Nobody can doubt his importance to the way we build from the back, but in all other areas of the game he's simply not good enough for a team that wants to win the biggest prizes, and the kicker is, he's getting worse with every passing season.

Bring Ortega in for a few games. Time to show Eddy he isn't irreplaceable.

 

[Djibrilshairdo]

Forest are defying gravity in their league position. I think they’re the poorest side in the prem. Piss off back to the championship and take that pathetic shirt with its two stars with you.

 

[minimalistic]

We're gonna win fuck all with finishing like that. I really hope Bellingham comes in the summer. At least he'll spot Haaland's runs. Change is needed.

There seems to be a pattern now that the opposition gets two shots at goal and you can guarantee that one of them goes in.

 

[vmsuhail]

100% Manchester city are only after one thing this season Champions League winners, it's so clear we coast in the Premier League and don't want to use up any energy or go beyond the fight for the 3 points,

Disagree. Most of the team spent a lot of energy today, it just didn't happen. That's football.

 

[cookster]

And yet he has far and away the most assists in the league.

Most coming in big wins when Haaland was banging them in earlier in the season.
I can understand his stamina dropping off as he's aged but his speed of thought seems off.

 

[madloaf]

It does matter. It's not like he can't run. Everyone has to be on it for the press to be really effective.

But we don't press like we used to....we half press, sometimes. So maybe don't press at all and stop worrying about the press?

 

[mcfcpride]

Like watching 11 Sterlings today. Pep must be apoplectic.

 

[adr2.8i]

Very frustrating :-( I’m sure I’m not alone when I could feel a leveller coming. Only ourselves too blame I’m afraid. But 4 points this week from 2 away games isn’t too bad, I’d have taken that before the arsenal game, but still a little bit of a downer conceding that chance today and us wasting 84 chances. Typical city hey :-)

 

[Woody135]

Everyone needs to chill the fuck out.
Best overall performance for a long time.
Complete domination.
Any other day thats 3-0 on 60 mins and game over.
We dont lose or win the title now.
But we’re back playing at a level that is good enough to win it