Nottingham Forest (H) - Sat 23rd Sept, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[yerwot?]

in the match-day forum, there will knee-jerk, attention-seeking posts. There will be posts complaining about this. The word "shit" will be by far the dominant adjective, be it applied to the team, individual players, early leavers, the queues in the bars, Var, referees and away fans. Looking forward to being proved right :)

 

[Bluearmy]

Just seen something on Forest's main forum. It was in the 89-90 season. Their player head's the ball out of Dibble's hand, and then puts it into the net. Goal allowed! The basis was that Dibble was only holding it with one hand (he's clearly completely in control of it. And actually, I've never played keeper, but it strikes me that when you're just about to kick it upfield, as Dibble was clearly about to do, you very often hold it with one hand, rather than both, for a brief instant).
Never seen that before. Was the ref right within the strict laws of the game? Would he be right today?

On a side note: on the sidelines. Howard Kendall doing his nut. Aah, what could have been! Howard, why oh why did you go? The nineties would surely have been different.

Yep, still gutted he went when he did...

 

[akrh215]

brutally strong team today, especially the defence.

 

[shadygiz]

list of sat channels showing the game around the world >>>> https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/4667896/manchester-city-vs-nottingham-forest/

 

[OntarioBlue]

Seems as though Pep has purposely gone this way. Beat the man with the ball and you create the spare man.

We were saying that on Tuesday. It looks like Pep has come up with yet another plan.

 

[swindinho]

There is no doubt, IMO. As teams have grown accustomed to our domination of the ball and our relentless passing game, they began to learn that a deep block, populating the passing lanes with bodies, could frustrate for long periods. Once again, Pep shows why he is a truly great manager, by beginning to incorporate more players who can move at pace with the ball. This negates the ease of blocking the passing lanes as the way to beat us - we now can pass, or beat the man.

There is no doubt, IMO. As teams have grown accustomed to our domination of the ball and our relentless passing game, they began to learn that a deep block, populating the passing lanes with bodies, could frustrate for long periods. Once again, Pep shows why he is a truly great manager, by beginning to incorporate more players who can move at pace with the ball. This negates the ease of blocking the passing lanes as the way to beat us - we now can pass, or beat the man.

Totally agree. With the added bonus that Kovacic,Gvardiol etc, look very solid with it.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Seems as though Pep has purposely gone this way. Beat the man with the ball and you create the spare man.

Yep, I said after the West Ham match that it looked as though Pep decided we needed more chaos in the box.

 

[stonerblue]

I'm boozer, pint in hand, match on, bets on. COME ON CITY

 

[Gabriel]

in the match-day forum, there will knee-jerk, attention-seeking posts. There will be posts complaining about this. The word "shit" will be by far the dominant adjective, be it applied to the team, individual players, early leavers, the queues in the bars, Var, referees and away fans. Looking forward to being proved right :)

I should jolly well hope so. It would then be a fair reflection of our support. There seems to be a misconception that individual reactions there are the somehow different from individual reactions in the ground itself. It is a universal truth that people will moan and people will moan about people who moan; I find myself moaning…

 

[Mr Blue Moon]

Man City App being optimistic

Man City 15 : 00 Nottingham Forest