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[Wretched Vengeance]

With our finishing didn’t feel like it but good point

It wasn't a good point. Far from it, mate.

 

[TrentGrisham]

And lost possession on 3 or more occasions. Twice because he was dawdling in good positions causing counters from Spurs. Either play him as a striker or not at all, certainly not in midfield. He been off it for a few weeks, he’s not alone though.

This is what makes Pep's public reasons for not playing Phil centrally even more bizarre for me. Even if you take that Phil lacks the 'pausa' for truth(which I completely disagree with), that Pep loves to go on about, Alvarez loses the ball just as often as Phil does, but creates fewer chances AND underperforms his xG to a far lesser extent than Phil does over their careers.

 

[lancs blue]

Just seen a replay of the refereeing decision. Appalling. Scandalous.

It was, but it isn't the reason we dropped 2 points. We missed a sackful of chances and collectively defended like a pub team (again!).

 

[super_city_si]

Frustrating not getting the win today. Last year we won the Champions league as we defended well against the bigger teams and would always score. This year the defence has looked shaky without Stones and feel in some games our midfield has struggled.

We won because we smothered teams. Total control so they sat so deep they couldn't break. We are now playing rush footy, risk taking and trying to outscore.
Its so far from everything Pep holds sacred, I dont know whats going on with him.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

I'm.livid over that decision but hope we don't go down the cry arse route and release a statement like the dippers and Artteta did

We haven't and we won't.

 

[Bill Walker]

I'm more pissed off at the chances we stuffed

Me too but it's hard not to believe that the EPL is bent.
That ref knew what he was doing with the foul and not playing on. He had the opportunity to make amends to City with the drag down on Akanji moments later but he wasn't interested.
I'm really starting to believe the redtops are not going to allow us to win and EPL trophy this year.

 

[buckshot]

I had a bad feeling about today's match when I saw that cheating asshole Tom Brady was there, it has to be bad mojo to have a guy like that round the team.

 

[Corky]

Me too but it's hard not to believe that the EPL is bent.
That ref knew what he was doing with the foul and not playing on. He had the opportunity to make amends to City with the drag down on Akanji moments later but he wasn't interested.
I'm really starting to believe the redtops are not going to allow us to win and EPL trophy this year.

EPL?

 

[dhruvblue]

With our finishing didn’t feel like it but good point

Same stuff repeated every week now.good point against Chelsea Good point against Pool good point against Tottenham. One point in matches we won last time around against teams who are not as strong In current form is not good

 

[citymad]

Need to beef up that midfield ..Gundo please come home

Amen to that. You don’t know what you have until it’s gone. Just look at how easy we give up possession this season. Rodri and Bernie can’t do it all by themselves. This Akanji moving up is clearly not working for us and is leaving us exposed. Even Eddie is feeling the nerves in front of him. He needs to start pinging it up field a bit more to Haaland and stop this pressing teams are now doing to us.