Watford (A) Post Match Thread

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

Cruised for 85 minutes and then Delph has a brainfart & we invited pressure.

Shit me up the last few minutes.

Gundogan came on to shore things up and gave the ball away 5 times as soon as he came on, got in Ferna's space and had all the movement of a lamp post.

Gabby needs a goal ASAP. Looks like his confidence has gone in front of goal. But did some cracking skill & harassing from the front just missing that finishing touch!

Still, Bernardo, David and Mahrez were all brilliant. Bernardo & David in the middle is a ridiculously good pairing. Could watch them all day!

 

[City Raider]

Don’t think Pep will mind that. 3 points and he can really get into them now before the Chelsea match.

Brilliant as we are, our goals conceded ratio to mistakes made is fucking ridiculous.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Some very good stuff but we turned off after the 2nd goal, trying to cruise home after 70m minutes. What was up with Bernando had a dreadful 2nd half, couldn't keep the ball. Idiotic pass from Delph and that goal was coming because we were strangely casual around our box in the 2nd half, trying silly flicks left right and centre, a better team than Watford would have punished us before the goal eventually came.
Jesus was anonymous in the 1st half and missed a great chance to kill the game 2nd half, did well for the 2nd goal though. Needs to pick the pace up.
Mahrez won it for us, Sane very good and the big guys defended very well in the late onslaught.

 

[citytill1die84]

Just got back to car...........Fucking mint

 

[MeatHunterrr]

He stood with the rest of the players and applauded Good grief!

He did indeed. Weird to call him out on that

He has this languid style which makes some think that he doesn't care at times. He has even given his shirt to fans couple of times I believe as well....

 

[cleavers]

New Fernandinho

Fernandhino was his usual excellent self, some of his passes were sublime.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Last 10 mins really painful.
Lost our way when Merlin went off as usual.

Oddly, I think Bernardo lost his way a bit when David went off, as well. And Ilkay, though he tried, opened up the midfield for them.

We are incredibly fortunate to have David, who even when he isn’t at his best, is better than 99% of the midfielders in the world.

 

[BusterPhillips]

cant believe people are writing off jesus, he hasn't had a run in the team since last season - think patience is required.

 

[schfc6]

No, it wasn't flagged.

Because ballooned it. It’s also quite a difficult chance as it was deflected on its way.

It just find it absolutely bizarre, we play fantastically well for 85 minutes, Delph has a brain fart, Guardiola panics & it’s mainly Jesus getting the blame.

 

[Metalartin]

It's a bit of a shame the end of the game took the gloss of that win and will perhaps give other teams hope, maybe that can work in our favour though.

I don't see that much cause for concern. We lost composure for 5-10 mins after a mistake at the back that led to a scrappy as anything goal. In a game we otherwise would have made look like a walk in the park, at a ground which some of the other top 6 teams have struggled at in recent times, with a lot of rotation of players.