There's an element of luck in every game - a ball hits the inside instead of outside of a post, a ball deflects kindly one way or another. Goals are constantly based on a little luck.Everton lost all of their previous 4 games conceding 11 goals. Sorry they are a poor side. City losing to them is a very bad result and luck unless you have decisions against you is a terrible excuse.
If you hit the outside of the post it's not bad luck it's where you hit it. The goals are the same width every week. Relying on deflections going your way? My word.There's an element of luck in every game - a ball hits the inside instead of outside of a post, a ball deflects kindly one way or another. Goals are constantly based on a little luck.
Most of the time the team creating a lot more chances ends up winning. Occasionally they'll draw, and even more unusually they'll lose. Across a season you get all those situations, and yesterday was just one of them - and what's more it came on the back of two really good games that we deservedly won.
Surely you must have watched enough football to know the best team doesn't always win?
Why does Pep play the likes of Rico, Ake, Akanji, Grealish, Mahrez ahead of Walker, Cancelo, Laporte, Foden...? Because Pep thinks that the team needs hungry players capable of challenging the more established players in the team. Pep is a tactical genius, and, given his experience, he understands the group dynamics infinitely better than the average fan. Anyone doubting this is being foolish. BUT, psychology is not Pep's specialty, and in experimenting with squad players he may make mistakes. Personally, I think he went a bit too far with Rico. Great talent but still far from the quality of Walker and Cancelo. He offered nothing in attack vs Everton.
It's interesting seeing quotes from Pep about body language, Foden and Cancelo.
Add to his quotes about how someone like Rico energises other players & Bernardo moaning about still being here.
Gundogan's future up in the air, Mahrez quiet quitting and a few world cup hangovers thrown in and you start to wonder if we have a serious motivation issue at the club.
The goals might be the same width each week, but players aren't machines. In training, get the best player in the world to try and hit the same spot ten times in a row, and they can't do it. Each chance will be a few inches one way or another, and that's what I mean by luck in a match. So many of our goals will have a lucky deflection, or will be hit just a touch more sweetly than a similar chance. No team converts all their chances, and over a season City have usually been almost bang on their xG. Last season we had 535 shots in the PL, and scored 99 goals from an xG of 95. Over time it evens out - most chances are missed, yet that all add up, and City having more chances absolutely is the reason why they won more games.If you hit the outside of the post it's not bad luck it's where you hit it. The goals are the same width every week. Relying on deflections going your way? My word.
Guess what we concede from very few chances, usually on the break. That is not bad luck it's history repeating itself due to the nature of how we play. So for us having more chances doesn't guarantee anything.
If you think we have played well this season knock yourself out. Your delusion ain't my problem. Let's hope we improve quickly.
The goals might be the same width each week, but players aren't machines. In training, get the best player in the world to try and hit the same spot ten times in a row, and they can't do it. Each chance will be a few inches one way or another, and that's what I mean by luck in a match. So many of our goals will have a lucky deflection, or will be hit just a touch more sweetly than a similar chance. No team converts all their chances, and over a season City have usually been almost bang on their xG. Last season we had 535 shots in the PL, and scored 99 goals from an xG of 95. Over time it evens out - most chances are missed, yet that all add up, and City having more chances absolutely is the reason why they won more games.
We do concede a lot on the break - it's the nature of our game, but the goal yesterday had very little to do with being on a break. There were plenty of players between Gray and the goal, but he scored what's been described already as a goal of the season contender.
Overall, I think we've been a bit mixed this season, and I suspect that the main issue is that we have less control with Haaland instead of a false 9, and Pep is trying to compensate with a more methodical approach.
You get that Walker has not been available due to injury. People here are childlike. Surprise!! Season form dips all the time. Suprirse! Teams that are great consistently cannot sustain that level all season long. Surprise!! If your best defensive asset(Walker) + low level from key players (Dias Cancelo Laporte) + constant injurirs (Stones and Ake) you slow down the tempo to avoid counterattacks.So you agree we haven't looked great much this season so far, glad we agree.
Their goal doesn't happen with walker or even Rico not playing inverted but the manager picks the side, the tactics and when to bring subs on if things aren't great.
Luck has nowt to do with those decisions.
I said the goal doesn't happen if walker was playing or Rico wasn't playing inverted. You did see Lewis play didn't you? In the middle of the park like:-)You get that Walker has not been available due to injury. People here are childlike. Surprise!! Season form dips all the time. Suprirse! Teams that are great consistently cannot sustain that level all season long. Surprise!! If your best defensive asset(Walker) + low level from key players (Dias Cancelo Laporte) + constant injurirs (Stones and Ake) you slow down the tempo to avoid counterattacks.
People here overreact. We are 7 pts behind from one of the best starts in PL history. Yes, if Arsenal keep this oace, we won't be champions, big deal, we still have plenty of other trophies and we are much more competitive in cups now than before. And I am certain that as soon as Walker is back in form, we will make a comeback. January is usually our best month so people just stop overreacting, support a little more, and try to think a little.
Does that mean you cannot criticize? No!! Just stop overreacting like we are in a tragedy