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?
ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN said: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!
Agreed Navas as improved this year but he should leave his defender for dead and get the pass in sooner
Pleased where we are considering we have played Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs already.
Good game today thought Spurs contributed with decent play and for me Lloris is the best GK in the prem.
This. Quite good defensively, good at getting forwards to overlap, but cannot actually see the point of it other than as a decoy for Milner, as when he does get the ball he slows it down due to his complete lack of ability or confidence to deliver a simple pulled back low cross that isn't near the keeper.ManCityX said:The thing with Clichy is that he gets forward and into space but has zero delivery skills. He can't cross it low and hard and he can't cross it high. He can't shoot either.
aguerooooo said:Sagna will never be a Zabba but I fail to see what negativity many have with this guy.To be intend on him becoming the new whipping boy at this stage is unfair to say the least . Zabba needed competition which Richards wasn't up to, and the tendency was to overplay the Argentinian which will eventually show in his performances at the age he is now IMHO Sagna will turn out to a shrewd move to give Zabs the rest while not weakening us in his position I worry more with Clichy whos decision making has started to let him down and Kolorov seems to offer us more especially going forward ,Finally I hope Dzeko doesn't go on a sulk after not being selected against his favourite team
urmston said:When is Mr Pellegrini going to get our defence sorted out?
Err like none, he's the goalie.Cubbage74 said:manimanc said:Hart won us the game..... As simple as that.
How many did he score, like?