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Don’t panic. We are the team best placed to beat Arsenal to the title, we are into the knockout stages of the Champions League, we are in the semi finals of the Carabao Cup and have a two goal advantage in the second leg, and a home game against Salford City in the next round of the FACup.

In the 1990s we needed extra time and Dickov to get out of the third tier.

Gets some balls.
 
jollylescott said:
I'm not sure whether anyone has posted this stat, but if Premier League games had finished at half time this season, we'd be 12 points clear of the rest!
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Lol, nice one .....

We just don't seem to be fit enough, or even focused enough to play 90 minutes anymore .... i reckon Pep needs to be feeding his first team three Shredded Wheat in the mornings, and shoving a stick of dynamite up their backsides to wake them up, seeing as they all like to fall asleep at the 45 minute mark .... falling asleep is hereby banned at all City games unless it's the fans that are doing it through sheer boredom !
 
Bournemouth Blue said:
Don’t panic. We are the team best placed to beat Arsenal to the title, we are into the knockout stages of the Champions League, we are in the semi finals of the Carabao Cup and have a two goal advantage in the second leg, and a home game against Salford City in the next round of the FACup.

In the 1990s we needed extra time and Dickov to get out of the third tier.

Gets some balls.
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, for me the team going forward with this 4222 system
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Nunes Dias Guehi Nor
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haaland semenyo we shall see
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
A pathetic capitulation in the second half which we have seen all season. Is it a fitness thing? Terrible today.
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I was thinking about at lunch today and fitness crossed my mind too. The repeated pattern of 2nd half drop-offs is there - it's either tactical, fitness, or a lack of ability - possibly a combination of all three.
 
Zabbasbeard said:
I was thinking about at lunch today and fitness crossed my mind too. The repeated pattern of 2nd half drop-offs is there - it's either tactical, fitness, or a lack of ability - possibly a combination of all three.
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Leadership on the field is also lacking. We played stupidly at Spurs. At 2-0 up we didn’t need to rush forward at all but we did and left spaces at the back. What were Pep’s instructions. We have done this all season.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
Leadership on the field is also lacking. We played stupidly at Spurs. At 2-0 up we didn’t need to rush forward at all but we did and left spaces at the back. What were Pep’s instructions. We have done this all season.
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We do miss Dias's leadership on the pitch but if we brought him back it would either be at the expense of Khusanov's express pace or Nunes creativity if we shifted Khusa out there. We are, though, like rabbits in the headlights even when Dias is there though eg Leeds 2nd half.

Indeed what are the instructions. We keep making the same mistakes over and over - not reacting or anticipating teams changing tactics and especially upping the tempo and physicality.
 
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Gordyola said:
You'd expect a team that had played so badly in a first half to come out guns blazing after a HT talk and tactical adjustment. Im sure City were expecting it. Normally it dies down after 15 mins or so, unless they manage to get a goal and then the momentum increase even more. IF a foul had been given, and the goal disallowed, then the outcome may have been different
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They say being 2-0 up is the most dangerous position in football, anyway, onwards to Wednesday
 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
Once again, we're fantastic facing a passive low block with little on-ball pressure (1st half) - and then we collapse when our opposition decides to press aggressively (2nd half).

Against sides that press aggressively, we can't build from the back, we can't consistently lump it forward to punish the press, and meanwhile our own press is too slow/weak.

If we sign Elliot Anderson or someone similar next window, a lot of these issues would disappear (but we'd need a backup if EA is injured).
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Anyhow, typical (this season City), blowing a 2-goal lead once the opposition decides to press.
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I think there's definitely something in that, has happened more than once.
Put more basically I thought we outclassed them for half an hour or so and then they started kicking us all over the place, some quite bad fouls unpunished.
I think this is a problem for us because our game isn't built for being flattened every time we have the ball . Comes back to how much protection we get. Game is way too physical to allow pure footballers at present and think it's hurting us especially away, virtually every tackle is a foul.
I think it's going to dictate who we can afford to play as well as our style of play.
 
Bournemouth Blue said:
Don’t panic. We are the team best placed to beat Arsenal to the title, we are into the knockout stages of the Champions League, we are in the semi finals of the Carabao Cup and have a two goal advantage in the second leg, and a home game against Salford City in the next round of the FACup.

In the 1990s we needed extra time and Dickov to get out of the third tier.

Gets some balls.
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House !!
 
Phil1 said:
It's a clear foul that led to a goal. Not sure how much clear and obvious it needs to be.
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its your interpretation but the ref didnt spot it in live play, the commentators didnt think it was a foul on the replay and i didnt see many dissenters from our players
 
east2 said:
So Rodri is right then, it was a foul.
Is that what you’re saying?
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He may have been although imo it was far from the obvious mistake he appears to forcefully suggest. I think the danger is that he has projected an image of sour grapes and entitlement, largely borne out of frustration, that paints the club in a bad light.
 
Gordyola said:
You'd expect a team that had played so badly in a first half to come out guns blazing after a HT talk and tactical adjustment. Im sure City were expecting it. Normally it dies down after 15 mins or so, unless they manage to get a goal and then the momentum increase even more. IF a foul had been given, and the goal disallowed, then the outcome may have been different
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I think your clutching at straws here. Our second half performance was poor from the first whistle to the last. This amd not an assumed error by the officials is the reason we lost our lead.
 
Father Paul said:
He may have been although imo it was far from the obvious mistake he appears to forcefully suggest. I think the danger is that he has projected an image of sour grapes and entitlement, largely borne out of frustration, that paints the club in a bad light.
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Just like var you have the chance to re-referee the incident,take your time look at it for 5 or 6 minutes.
So,in your opinion what are you giving?
Foul or agreeing with the on-field decision of a goal
 
Gordyola said:
Assumed error No an absolute error by VAR
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Actually you really can't call that an error.
They have seen it. Live tv commentators said it during replay.
VAR know the rules.

So, how shall we call it?
What did Pigmol say about it?
What did VAR Gillet say?

It's not an "error". It was a decision to ignore the incidence as the rules give no space for discussion whatsoever.

We have a problem, and it's getting bigger and more obvious.
The problem is PL reffing.
 
St.Pauli support said:
Actually you really can't call that an error.
They have seen it. Live tv commentators said it during replay.
VAR know the rules.

So, how shall we call it?
What did Pigmol say about it?
What did VAR Gillet say?

It's not an "error". It was a decision to ignore the incidence as the rules give no space for discussion whatsoever.

We have a problem, and it's getting bigger and more obvious.
The problem is PL reffing.
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VAR looks at clear and obvious errors by the ref or things they missed

So, they decide that Solanke kicking a player from behind making no contact with the ball didnt fall into the criteria

We dont know their reasoning which is wrong VAR took 5 minutes analyzing the Semenyo goal v Newcastle Id would guess they dismissed the Guehi OG in seconds as nothing to see here

IMHO The ref missed it and no criticism from me for that VAR made an error to not refer it to the referee What is clear is the vast majority of neutrals think in their view it was a foul. Im not talking about the clowns in the media who toe the party line I have no interest in what they think
 
Gordyola said:
VAR looks at clear and obvious errors by the ref or things they missed

So, they decide that Solanke kicking a player from behind making no contact with the ball didnt fall into the criteria

We dont know their reasoning which is wrong VAR took 5 minutes analyzing the Semenyo goal v Newcastle Id would guess they dismissed the Guehi OG in seconds as nothing to see here

IMHO The ref missed it and no criticism from me for that VAR made an error to not refer it to the referee What is clear is the vast majority of neutrals think in their view it was a foul. Im not talking about the clowns in the media who toe the party line I have no interest in what they think
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We are on the same side, I just can't just call it an "error".
Gillet did it on purpose. What is an error that's made on purpose??

Btw, what does the audio say? Did Gillet tell the ref that Solanke was kicking Guehi full force in the calf without any ball contact?
If not, why not?
Sadly City won't ask for the audio I guess.
 
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