Southampton (H) | Post-Match Thread

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Important win odd to look so disjointed but score 5. Much prefer only 1 fullback, some worrying signs last 4 or 5 games. Hopefully a blip from too many games
 
alexmcity said:
First 10 minutes were very poor. We conceded possession to Southampton and couldn't build any genuine attack. The reason was their press and the fact Fernandinho couldn't help us build from the back. He didn't get enough support from Kevin and Gundogan and was left alone. Think Bernardo should have played Kevin's role, and vice versa. On his current form Kevin is a bit of a liability in the build-up.

Pep changed things at half-time by putting Gundogan next to Fernandinho. After we made subs, however, we lost control again with Aguero contributing very little to our pressing game and Torres and Mendy not doing enough.

3 highly important pts though! If we beat Fulham, we'll be almost there. We'd need 3 wins form 8 games or even 2. Stones, Cancelo, Rodri, Sterling and Jesus to start vs Fulham with Bernardo and Foden in midfield.
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I was also surprised he didn't swap Bernardo and Kevin's positions. We looked better in the second half. I think we really missed Stones as well. He is much better at linking up play from the back to the front than Laporte who had a poor match even without giving away the penalty. We need to play Stones and Dias as much as possible until the job is done.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
It really does look like a corrupt decision. Impossible not to give that as a penalty after seeing the replay. It was also bizarre that during the commentary Neville and Tyler bent over backwards to try and justify the decision instead of calling it out. It looked like a clear penalty in real time. There is something going on with PGMOL. Why didn't Moss check the monitor? VAR is being implemented in a corrupt way.
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Last sentence in a nutshell. Investigations needed into the misuse of var and the covering of it up by a broadcaster.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
It really does look like a corrupt decision. Impossible not to give that as a penalty after seeing the replay. It was also bizarre that during the commentary Neville and Tyler bent over backwards to try and justify the decision instead of calling it out. It looked like a clear penalty in real time. There is something going on with PGMOL. Why didn't Moss check the monitor? VAR is being implemented in a corrupt way.
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It was Hinchcliffe not Neville. Both morons though.
 
interesting there is nothing from PGMOL this morning. No acceptance there was a “mistake”
What is perhaps more likely is a rebuke for Pep for speaking out ?
 
Gingers Dad said:
It's a team sport Kaz. If we don't win the game that could have been a costly error by Phil. He wouldn't have been diving if he'd stayed down and would probably have got the penalty. Sad state of affairs but thats just the way it is.
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Poor take. The referee wants taking out back and shooting for that call, as does the coward having a wank in the VAR booth. Nothing to do with Phil but a pair of blind, corrupt cum stains.
 
@BluePhil8 said:
Poor take. The referee wants taking out back and shooting for that call, as does the coward having a wank in the VAR booth. Nothing to do with Phil but a pair of blind, corrupt cum stains.
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Maybe in an ideal world but we are far from that unfortunately,and while I would never want Phil to start cheating....there are times it seems you have to put a ribbon on things to gain your award.
Youre right though,if the cunts officiating were fit for purpose it would not be necessary
 
right we have to put the officials and VAR to the back burner ? the match itself was a open game full of goals and plenty of mistakes by both teams

i sit today still puzzled to why southampton played like they did last night. when the other week they got rolled over at the swamp. ok early sending off did not help but you think they would have group together and give it a go and fight to keep the score down and keep it respectable vs utd

but its not just southampton that come here and play and fight for everything its a puzzle ? ok city are a good teams not champions so the tag of wanting to show up at the home of the champions ?

good to see KDB getting fitter and scoring and playing better. also aguero getting 20 mins. foden has to play so the tempo does not drop. gundogan is not a holding midfielder and is a shadow of the mr whippy we have seen but a good goal at the right time and city 3.1 up at half time. 2nd half was crazy and city could have had more goals than the 5 and southampton looked dangerous on the attack

Ward-Prowse will not be at southampton next season would even fit into our squad nicely. he's got a great touch and fines a pass plus the freekicks. great player and the big clubs will be all over him in the summer
 
ancoats said:
right we have to put the officials and VAR to the back burner ? the match itself was a open game full of goals and plenty of mistakes by both teams

i sit today still puzzled to why southampton played like they did last night. when the other week they got rolled over at the swamp. ok early sending off did not help but you think they would have group together and give it a go and fight to keep the score down and keep it respectable vs utd

but its not just southampton that come here and play and fight for everything its a puzzle ? ok city are a good teams not champions so the tag of wanting to show up at the home of the champions ?

good to see KDB getting fitter and scoring and playing better. also aguero getting 20 mins. foden has to play so the tempo does not drop. gundogan is not a holding midfielder and is a shadow of the mr whippy we have seen but a good goal at the right time and city 3.1 up at half time. 2nd half was crazy and city could have had more goals than the 5 and southampton looked dangerous on the attack

Ward-Prowse will not be at southampton next season would even fit into our squad nicely. he's got a great touch and fines a pass plus the freekicks. great player and the big clubs will be all over him in the summer
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Ward-Prowse is a fantastic player and would be a perfect Pep player. We need someone to take set pieces as well.
 
I thought it was a decent match, glad Foden tried to stay up and credit to him.
Sometimes we dominated games and pass and pass and pass again, but last night we were sometimes off it then on it and our subs getting a run out to get some fitness.
A decent game and another step towards the title.
 
Foden just has to start games.

Tell you what, I don't know if it was sad or great to see in equal measure?

Some of the runs Sergio made were a reminder of what an elite, formerly, world class striker, does.

The intelligence, the instincts.

The sad part was seeing him make those runs but his legs just not quite getting him at the coalface.

Some of that will hopefully be down to a lack of minutes.

If I still had to back anybody with my last penny in the dying moments of a Champions League final, five yards out, it would still be him this season.
 
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