Son was definitely playing (and i want kane to join)
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Spurs (A) | Post-Match Thread
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Nellies left peg
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They did, SonMaybe it would, isn’t where the game was lost though. No zinny, Walker, stones, kdb, Foden and no striker probably hurt us more. Went as expected for me but too easy to use Bernardo as a reason. Spurs didn’t have their best player…
The Pandorica Opened
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Four thoughts from that game:
1) Rust Was Expected. Seriously, let's not panic. I think the Community Shield result plus the fact that our rivals won have put a feeling of great importance on this match that's over-riding the fact that a certain lack of game fitness, game mentality, and overall fluidity between the players was expected. Aye, it was a shite performance, but I was primed and ready for that if I'm honest. Give it a week, and the real City will be back in action.
2) Mendy Has to Go. Now, I'm always reticent to flat-out say that a player isn't good enough. But watching Mendy trying to bomb up and down the wings is like watching a bulldog attempt gymnastics. For every good cross, he slaps a ball right into a defender's thigh, he rarely throws in a belter of a tackle in the way the others can, and his game intelligence is as smart as Helen Flanagan. He's just not City level. Whether that's down to injuries, I don't know. But if he's not ready when he's fit and has had a run of games, then he's not ready at all. A converted midfielder will rightly be benching him every week.
3) Grealish Looked Class. Man, what a natural mover with the ball. I said before he arrived that his greatest asset will be his ability to get us up the pitch so regularly while losing possession so few times, and I think we're seeing that already. I like Pep's idea of having him in mid-field and letting him drift out to the left while the winger moves inside - it was a bit messy with Sterling, but I think Foden will thrive playing around that. The only downside is how much it isolated Gundo, but again, Foden will be a lot more adept at getting into that mid-field area than Raz.
4) We Need Kane. It's not even that there was a few chances that I think he would have buried (there were), but having a player like Kane on the pitch, a clear target with passing ability to play around, makes you feel like a goal is always on the cards. There's such a psychological boost to a player like that being in the box, even forgetting his obvious skill. It's like how Ruben gave us a feeling of solidarity in defence - it's not just what he does, it's how he commands an end of the pitch and improves the players around him. Our fluid system is great when we're firing, but when we're not things begin to feel untethered and loose, we force it or drop off too much, and a presence like Kane would help that a lot, I think.
So, yeah. A bit of a shiter. But get the big boys back training together, hopefully bring in Kane, hopefully never have to play Mendy again in the league, and I think we'll be back on form before you know it. We'll win things this season, don't worry.
1) Rust Was Expected. Seriously, let's not panic. I think the Community Shield result plus the fact that our rivals won have put a feeling of great importance on this match that's over-riding the fact that a certain lack of game fitness, game mentality, and overall fluidity between the players was expected. Aye, it was a shite performance, but I was primed and ready for that if I'm honest. Give it a week, and the real City will be back in action.
2) Mendy Has to Go. Now, I'm always reticent to flat-out say that a player isn't good enough. But watching Mendy trying to bomb up and down the wings is like watching a bulldog attempt gymnastics. For every good cross, he slaps a ball right into a defender's thigh, he rarely throws in a belter of a tackle in the way the others can, and his game intelligence is as smart as Helen Flanagan. He's just not City level. Whether that's down to injuries, I don't know. But if he's not ready when he's fit and has had a run of games, then he's not ready at all. A converted midfielder will rightly be benching him every week.
3) Grealish Looked Class. Man, what a natural mover with the ball. I said before he arrived that his greatest asset will be his ability to get us up the pitch so regularly while losing possession so few times, and I think we're seeing that already. I like Pep's idea of having him in mid-field and letting him drift out to the left while the winger moves inside - it was a bit messy with Sterling, but I think Foden will thrive playing around that. The only downside is how much it isolated Gundo, but again, Foden will be a lot more adept at getting into that mid-field area than Raz.
4) We Need Kane. It's not even that there was a few chances that I think he would have buried (there were), but having a player like Kane on the pitch, a clear target with passing ability to play around, makes you feel like a goal is always on the cards. There's such a psychological boost to a player like that being in the box, even forgetting his obvious skill. It's like how Ruben gave us a feeling of solidarity in defence - it's not just what he does, it's how he commands an end of the pitch and improves the players around him. Our fluid system is great when we're firing, but when we're not things begin to feel untethered and loose, we force it or drop off too much, and a presence like Kane would help that a lot, I think.
So, yeah. A bit of a shiter. But get the big boys back training together, hopefully bring in Kane, hopefully never have to play Mendy again in the league, and I think we'll be back on form before you know it. We'll win things this season, don't worry.
andyhinch
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Grow a pair you fanny wipe ;-)I hope your right, but less of calling people a fanny wipe, no need for personal abuse
WesthoughtonJohn
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Totally with that.Not really, once again he's culpable on the goal, you just don't back off Son there and let him waltz forward and shoot. In his defence he did have Mendy on his side.
Ake needs to take him away from goal, not let him come onto Akes weaker foot. I do think he's well short of game time though, but not much you can do about that given we need to be winning
uwe rosler 28
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We had 4 really good chances they had 1 a bit of an over reaction on here
eyalluvitt
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Can he play left back?Ironically, the one player I would have left in from pre-season was Steffen.
hilts
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Maybe it would, isn’t where the game was lost though. No zinny, Walker, stones, kdb, Foden and no striker probably hurt us more. Went as expected for me but too easy to use Bernardo as a reason. Spurs didn’t have their best player…
I just said we missed him don’t remember claiming anything else.
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CorrectionNot really, once again he's culpable on the goal, you just don't back off Son there and let him waltz forward and shoot. In his defence he did have Mendy on his side.
He didn’t have Mendy on his side!!
He was spuds motm today.
Just how many times do we have to see that joker in a City shirt.
I can’t stand the sight of him.
Mendy is probably the worst value for money signing in the history of our club.
Simply dreadful.
Rant over.
Trevor Morley's Tache
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Don't disagree. Just saying that he was actually a good signing.He never will. He was brilliant the first few games pinging great fist time balls into the box. But that went after his injuries.