Spurs (A) | EFL Cup | Post Match Thread

Weirdly enjoyed the game. Yeah wouldve liked the kids to grab a win but i’ll lose no sleep about going out. We dont need it.

Message on the whistle off a red, “never felt more like singing the blues …”

Levels
 
pride in battle said:
He plays him as an inverted fullback mate
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But not as a defensive full back, if we lose possession and the opposition counter even Walker struggles to get back from an advanced position, the CBs/DM have to cover for the advanced full backs. We're so vulnerable to fast counters because we have no real pace at those positions.
 
johnnytapia said:
Anyone in the “rather we lost “ brigade: kindly fuck off and leave it to the rest of us to support our team.
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Agree with me or fuck off? Or what? What are you going to do if if I don’t? Flounce and stamp your lickle ballet-shoed foot? :-)

You are vini jr and I claim my casey made of solid gold.

I’m not happy we lost especially to them twats but come on, it’s hardly end of the universe, fall out with fellow Blues stuff.
 
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lancs blue said:
But not as a defensive full back, if we lose possession and the opposition counter even Walker struggles to get back from an advanced position, the CBs/DM have to cover for the advanced full backs. We're so vulnerable to fast counters because we have no real pace at those positions.
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We lack a bit. Of dynamism up top as well. We couldn't counter or exploit as Spurs did. Haaland aside. Who in my op is world's best 1 v 1 'er
 
skillman said:
There’s a guy on Twitter who seems to have some connections. And he’s said that Walker isn’t injured and is instead ‘going through it’ at the moment with us trying to offload.

I’d rather see Lewis central and Akanji out at full back to be honest. Where possible.

Then I’d be looking at full backs in the window.
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Is it Sam Lee?

Don't answer that.
 
Bluesince1979 said:
Weirdly enjoyed the game. Yeah wouldve liked the kids to grab a win but i’ll lose no sleep about going out. We dont need it.

Message on the whistle off a red, “never felt more like singing the blues …”

Levels
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One Rag tried it with me, so I pointed out a few home truths.
Mentioned 4 in a row, top of the league, world club champions, officially best team in the world with the best player in the world.
Sent him a picture of the league table and reminded him they're 21st in the league of Europe's 2nd tier competition and have sacked yet another manager.
They get giddy about any crumb of comfprt and so thick they forget there's so much shit to throw back at them.
Like you said, levels.
 
johnnytapia said:
Anyone in the “rather we lost “ brigade: kindly fuck off and leave it to the rest of us to support our team.
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I support City through thick n thin. But yesterday was a game we didn't need, the players havent had a real break for about 2 years now.
We have to prioritise games for the health of the team if we want to be there at the end of the season.
 
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chickaroon said:
We miss Rodri.
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We do try too hard to score first..no need. We are so much on front foot first ten that other team's lure us in so easily. How many times are we 1 down in first ten mins. This season? Against good teams that's a mountain. Oh and Gundo's legs have gone
 
SatOnTheWall said:
Agree with me or fuck off? Or what? What are you going to do if if I don’t? Flounce and stamp your lickle ballet-shoed foot? :-)

You are vini jr and I claim my casey made of solid gold.

I’m not happy we lost especially to them twats but come on, it’s hardly end of the universe, fall out with fellow Blues stuff.
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Well said.
 
inchy14 said:
Hope spurs get arsenal and Liverpool get rags now so they have to go strong in a week we get a much needed break.

Some of the kids look outstanding, especially O’Reilly.
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He looked particularly confident. Very good game last night
 
Don't understand why we risked any senior first-team players last night. Should have gone with a youth team captained by Rico.
 
Anyone else still standing from the team after yesterday?

Liked the look of the academy lads I’ve watched. O’Reilly looked much better than his previous outings but Wright much more at home in his natural position. Pusey looked assured.

Shit to lose to them but at this point, wtf can one do especially if it’s at the expense of the players? One has to hope no one else gets injured between now and the weekend.
 
madloaf said:
I disagree. He's not a fullback with blistering pace - so maybe don't play the kid at full back and have a line that's 60 fucking yards up the pitch. He's defensively capable, despite what many think here...i'm happy to be in the minority.
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I’m with you. His failure to stop those last two goals is down to where he is being asked to play. Not down to his lack of defensive skill. For his contributions in midfield and his defensive soundness I pick him ahead of Kyle.
 
I secretly enjoyed that game (obviously not the injuries), it was end to end and free from a lot of constraint you might see in a league game. A lot better than Soton at home, for example.

the first half we took 30 mins to get going, Savinho and Nunes playing very well, then i thought the 2nd half a few players really grew. O'Reilly looked nervous but in the 2nd half i thought he was really good, Jacob Wright immediately impressed with his drive and energy, and McAtee was quite solid.

The downside were either some players looking disinterested to the point of distracted (Gundogan and Foden) and the ease at which some got injured.
 
Felt we were pretty poor for the first 20-30 mins or so, misplacing passes and can't seem to match Spurs for their energy. We got better as the game went, but losing Savinho hurt a dimension in our attack.

Not too bothered with an exit. Glad the kids got some valuable game time and experience. O'Reilly looked better in the 2nd half. The kids that came on looked decent. Personally wasn't convinced by McAtee, just seems off it, maybe it's fitness because he looked gassed around the 60 mins mark.

Nunes was excellent.
 
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Watched it in the pub with a few blues and non of us were arsed about which sums up the league cup these days, thought it was quite an open game tbh and we did have chances to win it, if we had a striker! Fucking injuries will ruin our season at this rate, fair play to all those blues making the journey down.
 
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