Spurs (A) | Post-Match Thread

[MadchesterCity]

Grow a pair you fanny wipe ;-)

If you've never wiped a fanny you don't know what your missing

 

[Bluesince88]

Son was definitely playing (and i want kane to join)

Son isn’t as good as Kane. But the comparison to complaining Bernardo didn’t play is that ferna, gundog, grealish did. Isn’t like we still didn’t have great players out there

 

[Roachy]

Opening 10 minutes OK, the rest was woeful. Sterling, Torres, Ake abysmal throughout.

 

[MikeF]

Alcohol helps and a shitty film after such a debacle I find.

 

[Len Rum]

Hello Pep
If you must play Mendy as an all out attacking full back ( personally I wouldn't) then play three centre backs say Ake,Stones, Dias and play them deeper than today, otherwise Mendy loses the ball and we're left playing a high line with three of the back four rushing back towards our own goal like blue arsed flies.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

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. 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. He won fouls, he got in the box, he made things happen, and he didn't start counters. 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.

I agree with you on point 1 but it was the same last season.

but ffs we are not the only epl side with players who played in the euros and have had long seasons (and short pre season) . We started poorly last year as well and blamed the same thing and we are doing it again. All the top sides have equally been missing players

bloody RicharLison at Everton was in Japan a few weeks ago playing for Brazil and it never seemed to bother him , he was ready.

 

[GY.Blue]

Mendy Arse
Cancello Arse
Dias Good
Ake Average
we had Zinchencho and Walker on the bench,can’t understand Peps thinking,especially where Mendy is concerned,he’s like a fucking cart horse getting back.

 

[Bluesince88]

I just said we missed him don’t remember claiming anything else.

Maybe, as I said though just always the easy get out to go to the player leaving and my point was they didn’t miss their player leaving who usually carries them.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Reply how you like mate you can't offend me.

Fair enough but I don't want a ban so I'd rather be cordial

 

[Nellies left peg]

I agree with you on point 1 but it was the same last season.

but ffs we are not the only epl side with players who played in the euros and have had long seasons (and short pre season) . We started poorly last year as well and blamed the same thing and we are doing it again. All the top sides have equally been missing players

bloody RicharLison at Everton was in Japan a few weeks ago playing for Brazil and it never seemed to bother him , he was ready.

Well said, the fitness excuse really fucks me off Stones and Laporte could have had 3 weeks off and come back fully charged 2 weeks ago its like having an injury and coming back, we have amazing facilities which obviously are not good enough