Spurs (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

[SamBlue]

Alisson saving that Foden's shot to the lower left corner going through the forest of legs and Eddie not saving Lo Celso's this afternoon is what's been happening to us since September. Finding extremely difficult to score and so easy to concede. The number of goals we've been shipping is just not normal and the set up of our MF is just not right.
I read Pep's thoughts in todays Observer before jumping into the car and I almost knew it was going to be bad.
We are ticking all the wrong boxes right now, our goal is like a ball-magnet, the second half shit performances are as regular as the rain coming across The Irish Sea, total loss of player's concentration and the game control, conceding late goals, all the boxes ticked. He better change something in our game, because this shit is not working. I actually feel quite dejected, better off going to bed. No more home games for me until mid February.

 

[levets]

He wasn’t perfect but he was not piss poor.

Was for me, by normal standards, along with Haaland. No worries, we just have differing opinions.

 

[BlueAnorak]

At the back we are clearly missing Stones badly and Ake needs to be given the left back slot back. Akanji isnt at his best and probably needs a period out of a 1st team starting slot as well - He clearly doesn't do the Stones role well.
With alĺ that, we still should have won though - too many chances missed and a marked drop off in pace and energy in the second half.
Gvardiol should probably play centre half or in the hybrid role against Villa as even if Stones is fit he would probably need to start in Rodri's place.

 

[levets]

Pep needs to shoulder some of the blame though. Asking him to fill a role he's struggling in.

Totally agree mate. He’s doing his best, but he struggles in that role.

 

[levets]

Tbf son and Doku are at different levels. I wouldn’t expect doku to deal with son on his own.

He (Doku) did have a head start too. Very disappointing to concede that

 

[levets]

Not sure why he even should be last man. They are a countering team, we are susceptible on the counter, but we persistently have 9-10 players in the final third for set pieces

To be fair, that attack should have been stopped on the edge of their box by Phil. Once he ‘missed’ the tackle, the alarm bells were ringing

 

[blueabdi]

The premier league is trying do anything they can to stop man city from winning the 4th consecutive title, but i trust my team and pep we can still win.
I trust pep to find our defensive problems and solve it soon, the guy is genius so trust the process and stop moaning guys.

 

[levets]

Just arrived home from the game so only seen a few posts but the stench of overreaction is strong.

No, it’s not good enough that we have thrown away so many points late in games from leading positions. Too many mistakes are being made at both ends of the pitch but much of our play is good, because we have fantastic players.

We are missing Stones, KDB and Gundo; hard not to.

Two of those players should be back before too long but Gundo ultimately chose to leave so it is no use bemoaning his absence too much. However it does so how underrated he was by far too many supporters for much of his time at City. His game intelligence is a miss. However, he is the only player from last season’s best XI that has gone. I do wonder if Jack could move into his role.

I always assumed that Jack would be Gundo’s replacement in midfield. He drives forward, keeps possession and does the defensive side too. I’d like to see him alongside Rodri and Kev.

 

[citymad]

Not sure why the club has resisted all these years (decades) to get a quality left back in, someone similar to Walker's standard. They had us on toast down the left side all that second half. Ange clearly targeted Gvardiol as a weak link.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

We didn't salvage anything, they did.

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

 

[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.