Sporting CP (A) | CL | Post Match Thread

[hilts]

Whenever I clock our starting eleven I always seem to conclude, even with the current crop of injuries, that we are more than a match for the opposition, but there's so many variables that you can't control. One domino falls there's a fuckin' landslide.

Haaland
Nunes
Savinho
Foden
Silva
Kova
Gvardiol
Lewis
Akanji
Ederson

May as well be Wolves, although we were lucky against them.

May as well be Derby:-)

 

[chaddblue]

The amount of penalties that has been scored against us over the last few seasons surely defies mathematical logic by now?

Not including shoot outs when is the last time an opponent missed a pen against us

 

[manimanc]

We need to take our medicine and suck it up.

We haven't got a right to win everything, quite simple really. We're in a bad patch and we need to get through it.

Thank fuck half of you didn't support us when we was really shite, you'd be lined up like lemmings on a cliff.

Roll on Brighton.

 

[Tolmie scores]

It makes those who vent to a certain extent look like know-nothings.

Those who criticise to a lesser extent, it looks like they know the past and can accept a slum in performance.

I think most can except slumps - poor performances - it's when effort drops that Blues young and old get frustrated - and effort means concentration, positioning, making best of what you have - Blues understand that there is a wealth of difference between say Ged Keegan / Steve Lomax to Bernie but the effort levels HAVE to be the same when representing City. It's the perceived lack of care and effort that irks many (second half you could see that in some)

 

[David White]

Piss poor second half. We had the opportunity to put the game to bed early doors and didn’t take it. Our tails were up and we started strongly, then we just gave up.

What is worrying me is that we have no plan B. Our plan A was becoming a slog last season as teams were working out how to play against it and this season teams have worked out how to counter attack it. We’re playing a high line with no pace and a threadbare midfield, it’s silly.

Sporting played well second half, but we let them and were powerless because we insist on playing slowly when we have possession, the press fell off that created a few chances for us first half and we have no ideas but to rinse and repeat.

We were toothless again and disappointing from back to front. 8 shots, 6 shots on target and 4 goals conceded. That’s just not good enough.

Before any of the slapped arse comments come my way, the level of expectation with this group of players, even if it isn’t the full first team is way, way greater than the expectation when watching Neil pointon, Murtaz Shelia, michal frontzek and antoine sibierski and for good reason.

We need a change in tactics big time in my opinion and with it we need these players to sort their own game out. No fannies and for the love of god we need to make our chances count.

Onwards to Brighton. Up the 3 defeats a week blues!

 

[willipp]

I’m just not sure how we solve our midfield issues with the players we have. Defensively we need to get the back 4 stable again and fit, but without Rodri and seeing the demise of Gundo and how ploddy Kovacic is, I just struggle to see what we do.

 

[borassic]

Feels like we are where we were in 2016/17, serious holes in the squad, ageing players unable to play they Pep wants and lots a square pegs. We need a huge rebuild but can’t see it with Pep leaving soonish. We are utterly lacking in creativity at the moment. We lack control, confidence and are utterly vulnerable to transitions and counters.

I think that Pep always wanted to play that system but it relied so much on fit centre halves and having Rodri. It doesn’t work at the moment and it’s so plain to see. Let’s get back to basics!

 

[blue whippet]

We were worse at the weekend.

Bournemouth were better than Sporting. We were our own worst enemy tonight but Bournemouth outplayed us. Had we our chances away first half and started the second half awake and still eating our oranges the sorry song and dance that followed might not have happened.

 

[madloaf]

Pace at the back is the problem. Kyle from 6 years ago playing tonight and we win
Few if any of our players are playing without and injury. However age is a predictable factor. We should be going all out for Davies. Kerkez. Frimpong and Livramento and.put Rico in midfield.

Pace at the back is the problem - so, i dunno, change the way we're playing?

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Bit of a soft underbelly to the team this season.

And that's all I'm saying on the matter after tonight's shitshow.