MaineRoadBlue said:Just back and during the journey I have been racking my brains trying to think of a more frustrating player EVER than Jesus Navas?
I'm not saying he's a bad player, in fact he is 85% brilliant but it's that 15% he fails to deliver that sends me bonkers.
He slows down when clear to let defenders recover.
He won't shoot when he should.
He seems unhappy to takes defenders on and his final pass selection is infuriating.
I like him, however if we had Hazard today rather than Navas we would have got double figures.
On the whole though with the exception of Hart, Milner and Aguero our performance was severely disjointed. In all honesty it could have been any score from a 5-2 defeat to a 12-1 win!
tolmie's hairdoo said:Sagna simply isn't up to our level, and I'm not sure he is young enough to get there.
Kompany was literally forced to play right back throughout the game, such was Sagna's inability to get up and down and provide the overlap with Navas.
Navas had plenty of touches but again was busy but lacking. Good tracking back but offers far too little offensively due to poor decision making and not using his pace in a direct manner.
Been a big fan of Demichelis ever since he arrived and always backed him when there was the witch hunt of last season - he was not good today.
Fernando was well off it to be expected, although Fernandino again was everywhere.
Silva's worst game in a City shirt for me, poor passing, decision making, but has set the highest standards for himself.
A privilege to watch Sergio. Milner and Hart were also excellent.
Also thought Clichy had a decent game and I like it when he is aggressive and willing to get there first and go on the attack.
Plenty more to come from us!
blue ranger said:tolmie's hairdoo said:Sagna simply isn't up to our level, and I'm not sure he is young enough to get there.
Kompany was literally forced to play right back throughout the game, such was Sagna's inability to get up and down and provide the overlap with Navas.
Navas had plenty of touches but again was busy but lacking. Good tracking back but offers far too little offensively due to poor decision making and not using his pace in a direct manner.
Been a big fan of Demichelis ever since he arrived and always backed him when there was the witch hunt of last season - he was not good today.
Fernando was well off it to be expected, although Fernandino again was everywhere.
Silva's worst game in a City shirt for me, poor passing, decision making, but has set the highest standards for himself.
A privilege to watch Sergio. Milner and Hart were also excellent.
Also thought Clichy had a decent game and I like it when he is aggressive and willing to get there first and go on the attack.
Plenty more to come from us!
You watched a different game to me mate. Sagna had a decent game today and was our best defender by a mile. Also disagree on the fernandinho front. Another who I thought was average at best until Yaya came on and he then started to show us his better form.
Game of opinions though but the sagna bashing is wrong.
ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN said:blue ranger said:tolmie's hairdoo said:Sagna simply isn't up to our level, and I'm not sure he is young enough to get there.
Kompany was literally forced to play right back throughout the game, such was Sagna's inability to get up and down and provide the overlap with Navas.
Navas had plenty of touches but again was busy but lacking. Good tracking back but offers far too little offensively due to poor decision making and not using his pace in a direct manner.
Been a big fan of Demichelis ever since he arrived and always backed him when there was the witch hunt of last season - he was not good today.
Fernando was well off it to be expected, although Fernandino again was everywhere.
Silva's worst game in a City shirt for me, poor passing, decision making, but has set the highest standards for himself.
A privilege to watch Sergio. Milner and Hart were also excellent.
Also thought Clichy had a decent game and I like it when he is aggressive and willing to get there first and go on the attack.
Plenty more to come from us!
You watched a different game to me mate. Sagna had a decent game today and was our best defender by a mile. Also disagree on the fernandinho front. Another who I thought was average at best until Yaya came on and he then started to show us his better form.
Game of opinions though but the sagna bashing is wrong.
Wasn't looking forward to Sagna at RB today but he played well IMO
Thought MDM was very slow and complacent with giving Penalty away but the back 4 didn't seem to gel today probably down to tiredness from midweek internationals
Pam said:How many goals have we scored against Spuds in the last 2.25 seasons?