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youngbob said:
This is the crucial thing for me.

Yesterday, and against Spurs and in a few other games recently, I can hear myself saying "Second balls, City. Second balls!" over and over. Almost all of them are bouncing to opposition players. We're losing 50/50s constantly. It's all coming from Walker, Gundogan, and Bernardo (and, to a lesser extent, De Bruyne) just not having the stamina to chase and fight anymore. Throw an exhausted Gvardiol and Lewis into the equation and I think it's easy to see where the problems are coming from.

We usually beat teams by grinding them down, tiring them out, making sure they're doing all the running and chasing. We get to the ball first, we win it back quickly, we win it back high up the pitch. Sooner or later, the opposition tire out and gaps form, and that's where we strike. But this season we're losing the ball because Walker, Gundogan, and Bernardo have all lost a yard, so too has De Bruyne. It all adds up, hence a knackered Haaland and Foden not pressuring Martinez before Amad's winner last night.
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Zero energy or intensity yesterday against a team that had played 24 hours after us midweek.
 
blue by birth said:
And much further behind by the end of the season..we will turn it around somehow and regardless of anything they are fucking dire..not even a derby win can paper over that
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Yes they are dire, but they managed to beat us in the Cup Final, were a minute away from beating us in the Community Shield Final and beat us yesterday. Frightening.
 
Morning all.
Wanted to sleep on yesterday before posting.
Firstly. Let's not dress it up. It was a shit game involving 2 very poor teams. We were in control until the 86th minute until we decided to yet again gift the opposition the equaliser.
Nunes never will be nor ever has been a city player. No one will ever convince me otherwise. That back pass was unforgivable and then to just clatter Diallo to give the penalty away was simply pathetic. He got back. Stand him up. Wait for others to try to get back but no he made another rash decision to dive in. Awful awful. He should have just put the ball into row Z and we reset...
The winner. Ederson totally at fault. The split second he stopped always gave Diallo the advantage. Ortega needs to be our number 1 moving forward. Ederson way to complacent now, and that breeds a lack of confidence in the defence. Gvardiol I thought he could have booted it off the line rather than try a flick but he played well along with Dias were the only 2 to come out with any credit.
Now a draw for me would have been acceptable with our play at the moment but no we GAVE the points to the rags.
Moving on. Let me address the elephant in the room.A certain Erling Haaland. Piss poor. No effort. Body language all wrong and this may sound a little off hilter but If we could get over 100 mill for him I would cash in. He does not work hard enough for me. Look at Isak at Newcastle. Works his bollocks off. I know many will disagree but thats my view. Even go back to a false 9.
Bernardo, Walker, KDB, Ederson, all have stayed a season to many for me. Bringing Gundogan back hasn't worked.
Savio Doku are young and I will reserve judgement. Nunes simply not at the levels required.
Grealish. Should be playing in the 10 role.
Squad neglected as it has been has certainly hurt us. That lands on Txiki I am afraid.
Pep has indefinite credit in the bank for me and anyone who doubts him need to seriously stop.
One word of advice. Don't read or listen to the media. They are loving it. Let them. It wont last forever. Target FA cup. Top 4, knockout c league.

See you at Villa,Everton and Leicester
 
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