Sparta Praha (H) | CL | Post Match Thread

[Mr Partridge]

I wanted Nunes gone in the summer.

Amazing how you can follow football for 30 odd years and still know fuck all about it.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Haalands match stats were quite something!

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Happy days, some fantastic goals and football tonight in the second half. Hopefully this can be the springboard for Nunes now. McAtee had some lovely touches when he came on aswell. Phil looking back to himself.

 

[mancboy]

I do think its only a matter of time before a team comes to the etihad and just puts 5 men on the line and leaves em there

 

[Stoned Rose]

Behold, a player discernibly improving in their second season under Pep…

Let’s not get too carried away mate.

Sparta are absolutely diabolical. He needs to start producing against proper sides.

 

[Beanhead]

I wanted Nunes gone in the summer.

Amazing how you can follow football for 30 odd years and still know fuck all about it.

There is a player there he glides and has real pace. Also gets involved in the mucky stuff and has an edge to him. I think he will come good (Said this last season too).

 

[jimharri]

It was good. If Hoddle doesn’t calm down he will be back in hospital.

It's hard work listening to him. He has the charisma of a roll of sellotape.

 

[Stoned Rose]

I do think its only a matter of time before a team comes to the etihad and just puts 5 men on the line and leaves em there

Arsenal already training for this for next season.

 

[Kamaro011]

Hopefully we adopt this in the prem. Breath of fresh air seeing this tactic.

It will be suicide against team with good pressing like dippers, Assnall etc.

It works because it against terrible team.

 

[IronsideKozuch]

Great 2nd half, still 1 half good enough for me. Stones in some monumental form lately. Foden looks back little by little, so crucial.

Nunes has some more tests to do surely, but been really great. Hes best performance for us and generally good form. I do not know if it works like that, but he deserves a start vs Southampton.

People too harsh on Gundogan. Hes not at his best obviously, but we need to try with him as much as we can. We need Gundo for this season and he needs gametime to be at his best.

People been convincing me before game that Sparta is 10x > Slovan. Sparta arguably better, but not that much. We just another level even when not very top gear.

 

[ufo]

Nunes is like shit off a shovel, no idea he was that quick.

I noticed his acceleration during off season and one time when he made 100 m dash all the way inside the box to free up haaland , like in blink of an eye. I said he is rapid but got some heat from football gods here;)

 

[Lavinda Past]

Sparta? More like Sharta. They were absolutely awful and deserved to lose by more. Bus parking shite.

Points in the bag, on to the next one.

 

[SamBlue]

Let’s not get too carried away mate.

Sparta are absolutely diabolical. He needs to start producing against proper sides.

 

[Mr HJ]

Happy days, some fantastic goals and football tonight in the second half. Hopefully this can be the springboard for Nunes now. McAtee had some lovely touches when he came on aswell. Phil looking back to himself.

Yep - James has amazing movement off the ball and his first time passing is top - hopefully more mins to come with Jack, Kev and Jeremy out for a short while.

 

[Beanhead]

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Haalands match stats were quite something!

He is what he is. Unique. A freak and so very box office… has pure stardust… in honesty we haven’t had a poster boy for the game before despite dining at the top table for over a decade. This guy is it.

 

[cleavers]

I like that new tactic from the centre halves just waiting for them to push up

I enjoyed that too.

 

[jimharri]

Christ, there's some miserable sods on here tonight. I can't imagine what they were like back in the mid-late 90s!

 

[Fordyboy46]

Wow, from a lacklustre first half to a sublime 2nd, Pep's given them one at half time no coasting allowed boys. Nunes has to be given a run of games now and if he has a poor game against Southampton don't drop him for Spurs, keep him in build his confidence. It's like having a new signing in the team and there's definitely a player in there

 

[johnny crossan]

I'll have no truck with any Nunes reappraisals - the die is cast.........................

 

[Sir peace frog]

Haha watch bernados reaction to erlings first, hand on hip the other holding his head in disbelief :)