He was excellent in his opening games for City before injury. I sit on the front row and he was amzing charging down that left flank. Sane couldn't get in the side. Since he's come back he's not been the same.I can safely say I remember the first season we signed Mendy and I’ve never once looked at him after a single City game and thought ‘class’. Can’t run, can’t track his man, can’t defend, can’t pass or cross. Not jumping on any bandwagon, not scape goating; he’s just pure cak.
Stuart Pearce says hiHis time is coming to an end hopefully this will be his last season. Blame the players as much as you want but the style of play does not change, it’s turgid, slow, lazy and predictable and any half decent team that is organised and has a game plan we will drop points against, never been so bored watching city in 40 years
He will sort it out. We will though miss Jesus and Aguero for a few games and have to find a way to win games until they return. Maybe play Sterling wide and Foden central and drop Mendy and Fernandinho.Peps going to sort it out.
Look outside the box here, we didn't have a pre season, players have been affected by covid and we started a week late.
Has everyone forgot we beat wolves on Monday?
You genuinely think using terms like "compressing the space behind" gets around the fact that we were sitting deep when we conceded those penalties? As for leaving no space behind to run into, that would mean we abandon our pressing game pretty much and pile defenders into the box and it becomes defence vs attack... Do you really see that working with that defence today?You genuinely don’t see how compressing the space behind the back line and putting pressure in the opposition when they’re in possession mitigates simple balls in behind?
Individual mistakes don’t happen in isolation. Our defenders panic when players get the wrong side (see: all three fucking penalties we conceded today). So perhaps preventing those easy balls in behind might have been a good idea.
You genuinely think using words like compressing the space behind gets around the fact that we were sitting deep when we conceded those penalties?
We played so bad we can't complain too much but they were really soft. It does go against us so many times. We are not Liverpool or Man Utd in the eyes of referees and commentators.
However even at 1-0 we weren't creating much. I think we should judge City and Pep when we have a full squad to choose from.
Look at today's forward line, and then in midfield in front of their 4 and 5 man rows we had two sitting midfielders. It really was very difficult for us. Sterling did nothing down the middle and Foden was wasted where he was.I can't remember one when we had so few ideas, so little defensive cover and gave the ball away so often. Leicester at home when they won the league was similar but not as bad as this.
Not a shock to see some of the comments.
Think I’ll resist the over-reactionary cry arsing and back him to have another successful season and hope he puts pen to paper on another contract.