My sentiments exactly. 78th minute substitutions were daft.We can all rip into Mendy but did you see anything that you didn't already know about him. Its sad but we all know injuries have finished him it says it all when we can't sell him because no one will buy him. I'm not even mad at him anymore Pep left him out there making a tit of himself. At halftime was anyone in any doubt that he needed to come off seems like only Pep couldn't see it which blows my mind.
I'm not going off the deep end about the season it is only one game but it seems the late subs even when there is a glaring problem in the system or its clear we are under pressure is becoming a regular thing. I understand everything that Pep has done and I don't think for one minute I know more than him but I've got to be honest we can blame the players but Pep carries a lot of the blame for today he could have changed things but didn't for whatever reason. Anyway i'm taking a deep breath now and onto the next game.
Foden
De Bruyne
Rodri
Stones
Walker
Zinchenko
and potentially Harry Kane.
All to come in.
It's not the defeat as the manner of it. You can accept being beaten fair and square but to not show up is inexcusable
Correct, sometimes seeing the teamsheet takes all the fun out of it.I honestly thought we were going win today, until I saw the team sheet. The set up was wrong, especially midfield and defence. The game reminded me of the early season match against Leeds last year when we totally controlled the first 20 minutes and then ran out of gas and finished up lucky to get a draw.
We have to find our form fairly quickly because the other main contenders have already laid down a marker and it is most unlikely that we will have another winning run like last year.
If he were a horse he'd be loctite by now,Mendy
Thoughts?
Actually, i didn't say he's the worst player we've ever had. What i actually said is that he's our worst ever signing. A stark difference. Given the era he signed in and the price...i absolutely stand by my comment.you’ve been watching city since 99 and you think mendys the worst player we’ve ever had?
PEP should be giving everyone not involved in the euro latter stages a full pre season. This not fit nonsense is just an excuse. Chelsea and the rags aren't complainingFirst game for a team clearly not match fit and with half a team still to come in.
Jesus probably created our most dangerous opportunity with his pass through to Grealish. Did more than Sterling in 15 min..The players we have should have been good enough to beat spuds.
Jesus on the wing doesn't work.
Ake ok but no Laporte.
Mendy - well...
Mendy and Ake were the left hand side of the defence and Torres played as the number 9. Don't think you need anymore info to how it went.Was out with the family today. Could someone sum up how City did
Pity Smith Brothers closed down.If he were a horse he'd be loctite by now,
Actually i didnt say he's the worst player we've ever had. What i actually said is that he's our worst ever signing. A stark difference. Given the era he signed in and the price...i absolutely stand by my comment.
Pep should have managed the team a lot lot LOT better than he did.Disappointing but let's be real.
The B team with no preseason, at a ground we struggle with, against a side who has a new manager and is quite motivated as we're about to take their best player off them?
This was always likely to happen.
A few things to smooth out and we'The
We need rid fast ASAP, no more Mr nice guy just get ridNo doubt there will be flapping galore on this thread.
My take -
We were clearly not match fit or match mentally sharp. Evidenced by lack of a press, inability to make enough recovery runs, sloppy under hit and over hit passes, sloppiness in front of goal and lack of concentration.
This was all over the pitch, every single player.
20 minutes in and the early fire basically went out. Spurs cottoned onto that and you could see they were thinking "these are fucked, we can beat these today".
We'll need to get up to speed sharpish. I'm sure we will.
We need to get the proper first 14/15 back, fit and firing, and start cracking on.
The other major issue was, as ever, Mendy.
The man is so far adrift of the rest of our players ability wise it's literally unbelievable. I also still take the view he isn't "all there" mentally and is, in fact, not actually able to read the game. He simply doesn't sense danger, doesn't understand positioning and cannot judge the weight of a pass. At all. He makes numerous mistakes every time he plays.
For me, he cannot play a meaningful game for us again.