Official Blackburn Rovers vs Manchester City Thread

[rastus]

Mate, you need to step away from the stats for just one minute and look at his performance through the eyes of a spectator rather than a computer. His passing has been very ordinary. I've said it before and I'll say it again, stats do not tell a complete story. For example, he's played a couple of hospital balls that may have been touched by our players before theirs but were still awful passes... do you class that as a 'completed pass'?

I've watched the game, and it was clear that he is not passing at the 1 in 5 rate that some are suggesting. He hasn't been great and his passing hasn't been great. But he is passing no worse than Kompany, Robinho, Caicedo, SWP but that tends to get ignored by some.

The biggest concern about his passing though is that he's not passing enough, he (and a few others) need to get a whole lot more of the ball.

You cant pass if its just toe bunged up field, its scrabble time.

 

[Rich]

ball is at left back, yet he was nowhere to be seen as emerton picked it up just then....?

 

[BurnCK]

Dont know why everyone is picking on Elano. Yet another scapegoat for this forum....

OK so he's not having the best game but its certainly no worse than anyone else. At least he is TRYING to be creative.
Changing Elano for Fernades is gonna have fck all affect on the game unless the others step up too.

 

[C_T_I_D]

Another chance for Blackburn...

 

[biffa]

I wouldn't be that bothered but Blackburn are absolutely woeful. Possibly worse than WBA (who we also lost to).

 

[The Doc]

Am I the only one who positively hates C_T_I_D? What a load of crap.

COME ON CITY

 

[The Oracle]

that cross could, and should, have been cut out by both Ball and Onuoha
VERY sloppy!

You can't always legislate for the way a ball is whipped in on a bobbly surface! Get a grip, man!

Neds has been super solid, cept for that unfortunate happening!

I suppose it's Neds out, now, eh?

Neds been quite dodgy on one or two occasions under the dropping ball
(and I haven't seen all of the game)
To be fair he's only getting back to match fitness so you have to make allowances for him.

It was Dunne who ran right past McCarthy and the ball. Can't understand what he was doing. Sorry to say, he couldn't go to Spuds fast enough or cheap enough.

Dunne was on the other side of Roberts, trying to get to the ball after Onuoha missed it
(obviously risky in the penalty area when the man is between you and the ball! :)

 

[bluemoonrising]

half the posters on this thread dont deserve to call themselves city fans spouting pathetic drivel, it fookin pisses me off.

 

[ultimateharold]

Whats Jo being so pally for?

 

[Benarbia]

Haha only City can make Rovers look like Brazil