United (A) | Post Match Thread

[Bluearmy]

We shouldn’t be losing that game from being 1 nil up. I would have swapped Bernardo with Gundo then maybe the big man for Alvarez. I think we are making things hard for ourselves. I think foden needs to play alongside grealish. They both played well when we battered utd. I still think we have a team capable of winning the league but it’s having the desire to keep on winning it. Look at Liverpools drop off. At this moment we are still in this if spurs beat arsenal. Utd are still riding their luck and if they win it this year it’ll be because half of the officials helped them. And City,Arsenal Newcastle went to shit.

I dont disagree but Thought foden was awful

 

[give it to gordon]

Calm down everyone, the ref and VAR will be interviewed in a minute to explain all








Oh wait

 

[Craig]

TV went off at final whistle, what have pundits said about their equaliser?

All said goal including Lescott

 

[Ajm1985]

 

[simon23]

If he’s affected Akanji and walker’s decision making then he’s interfered with play . You don’t have to touch to interfere. Poor decision we move on

I absolutely agree with you..for me he has affected play..but the laws arent about decision making in this case..they imply physical acts
" interferes with the movement of the opponent towards the ball - none of the players are stopped from moving towards the ball
"impacts on the ability of the opponent to play or challenge for the ball" challenging for the ball is a physical act which both defenders can still do in this case....they are close enough...they decide not to (which is a thought process)
"if the player moves into the way of an opponent and impedes the opponent's progress (e.g blocks the opponent)" - the keeper, and two defenders are not impeded

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Not gonna be reactionary here but look at the long picture.. and it's not rosy.

You only need 1 stat to tell us where our problems have been.. 18 goals given up in 18 games.

Titles runs are built on defensive excellence.. we're lacking that sharpness and focus (missing Dias)

And no goals for Haaland in the last 3 games.. but he's not the problem.. the midfield is.. they can't carve open defenses and we haven't managed to do that realistically since against the last derby.

Best thing we can do is be honest.. anyone can have one off game but when its repeatedly.. then its a problem.


P.S. Rodri has been our best player all season but he needs help!

 

[Kippax77]

err, you do know , since we beat utd 6-3. they have not lost .

Thought Villa beat them 3-1

 

[hateutd]

United wasn't that good either. Poor pressing up until they got in lead.
Southampton was far better in all aspects of the game.
We need to see a reaction from the team now, with two losses in a row. I believe we will still win if we stop the rot now. We became complacent, then insecure. Now hard work must be done to turn it around. I believe we'll manage it.

Agreed bout hard work.... there's FA cup and CL still out there for us.... It's up to Pep...

 

[OB1]

This is a shit result but City were the better team - however much you wish to find fault with their performance - until an insane piece of officiating let the opponent equalise. We should have done a better job thereafter of at least preventing further Utd goals. And I think Pep should have made a change before their first goal and brought Phillips on, taken Riyad off and moved Kev wide and clsoed the game out - not sat back deep but strangled them.

However, you cannot legislate for the appallingness of allowing that first Rag goal.

We all know performances this season have not consistenlty hit the heights but, so far, against top sides we have given decent performances but we have still lost two games to big teams that, on the balance of play, we should not have. Both involved goals for the opposition that arguably should not have stood.

The huge challenge City have is that they have won so many points over the last 5 seasons (has any English top flight side ever won so many, even adjusting for the change to three points for a win over the same period?), and clearly need to win and above long run average of them if we are to win the league again, that it has to be draining for players who are asked to play too mnay games (by the football authorities). We are asking for miracles.

 

[BlueAnorak]

What the fuck has happened to our team? Totally dysfunctional in generating chances. Giving the ball away to often. And Kevin has totally lost it.