Positives...

[blueshortshorts]

#2 positive is the passing and possession football we have developed and improved on. Sadly, today it led to nothing, we just need to figure out how to constantly create chances (as Chelsea, the scum, etc., do) and we should be stronger still. If Silva can settle that may solve it.

definately this.

Gone are the days of City being unable to string 3 passes together. Mancini knows what he wants from his players, and they are settling into the style of play well. We went away to a difficult ground, and absolutely dominated them first half, with possession football.

It will come, give it time.

 

[Timmmmahhhh]

Sunderland only lost at home 3 times last season, it's a difficult place for any team to go....

 

[samharris]

#1 positive to me is that we have a CB pairing who, at least in the opening three games, look as good as any in the league. I dunno what they are feeding Kolo Toure, but he is thrice the player he was last season and Kompany is as good as ever. I really hope they maintain this as if Boateng and Kolarov settle to either side of them, that will make us stronger defensively.

#2 positive is the passing and possession football we have developed and improved on. Sadly, today it led to nothing, we just need to figure out how to constantly create chances (as Chelsea, the scum, etc., do) and we should be stronger still. If Silva can settle that may solve it.

If we had stuck to passing along the ground in the second half we may have done better..too many times we tried chip passing in the second half and the Sunderland players were straight on them.. Keep it on the floor lads, we do better that way. Just a thought.

 

[mancity dan]

We have had a difficult start to the season with 3 tough games.

Again I re-iterate that last season we got two points, this season 4.

Also out of the next 8 games we should get quite a few points:

Blackburn (H)
Wigan (A)
Chelsea (H)
Newcastle (H)
Blackpool (A)
Arsenal (H)
Wolves (A)
West Brom (A)

4 at home and 4 away.

We should be looking at minimum 18 points from these which I feel is very acheivable.

 

[Marvin]

Fair enough, but no we didn't create a lot of chances.

Thats the thing with how we play, we create very few chances, so its crucial that we score on those few we get. But when we fail to do that like today, we lose. Not really surprising since a team needs quite a few chances on average to score.

We created more than enough chances to win, and had we taken one of them the game would have opened up a lot more

 

[blueshortshorts]

We have had a difficult start to the season with 3 tough games.

Again I re-iterate that last season we got two points, this season 4.

Also out of the next 8 games we should get quite a few points:

Blackburn (H)
Wigan (A)
Chelsea (H)
Newcastle (H)
Blackpool (A)
Arsenal (H)
Wolves (A)
West Brom (A)

4 at home and 4 away.

We should be looking at minimum 24 points from these which I feel is very acheivable.

A minimum 24 points, ...8 straight wins?. not asking much are you !!

 

[mancity dan]

We have had a difficult start to the season with 3 tough games.

Again I re-iterate that last season we got two points, this season 4.

Also out of the next 8 games we should get quite a few points:

Blackburn (H)
Wigan (A)
Chelsea (H)
Newcastle (H)
Blackpool (A)
Arsenal (H)
Wolves (A)
West Brom (A)

4 at home and 4 away.

We should be looking at minimum 18 points from these which I feel is very acheivable.

A minimum 24 points, ...8 straight wins?. not asking much are you !!

Edited - meant 18 ;o)

 

[Stiss]

We have more points than we did at the same stage last season.

 

[blueshortshorts]

A minimum 24 points, ...8 straight wins?. not asking much are you !!

Edited - meant 18 ;o)

Thought so!. I agree I had it down for 18. WDWWWDDW

 

[squirtyflower]

We have more points than we did at the same stage last season.

i thought we won the first four games last season?