West Brom Vs City Post Match Thread

tolmie's hairdoo said:
Far too many needless free-kicks and set-pieces conceded, mainly Fernandino.

Still far too slow in the build up, we won't get the best of Sterling one little bit if we are asking him to tuck inside and let Kolarov do the final yards. Raheem is going to make a huge impact but perhaps showed his tender years, and passed the responsibility a little too willingly.

I couldn't really appreciate how a formation change left us any less exposed to the counter attack and a run on our midfield, regardless of an increased application from Yaya?

Better teams than West Brom will certainly have that composure and quality to make a quick and incisive pass out of the back, which will then have our midfield struggling to fall back in.

There were far too many occasions, especially in the opening 20 minutes of the second half, where Silva, majestic as he was, didn't think it was his responsibility to go with the guy running off the back of him and suddenly felt he could stop running and charge those behind him with the responsibility.

Thought both of our full-back were excellent, and although Vinny looked improved, he still loves that shitty long aimless pass.

Navas definitely played his part, although it's clear where KDB can make a huge improvement.

A switched-on performance full of decent commitment, and greater enhanced by an opposition that gifted us the park to display our keep-ball expertise.

Definitely positives and our improved fitness levels will only see us get better.
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Those needless freekicks that were given away stoped west brom from attacking us at pace! Something we really struggled with last season! So I'd say they were good free kicks to give away! Thought mangala was excellent as was the whole of the defensive line! Still think vinny gets turned to easy by jumping in when there is little chance of winning the ball bony still not 100% but held the ball up really well and I'd be tempted to start him on sunday if I was pellers! Yaya controlled the game from start!
 
uwe rosler 28 said:
Those needless freekicks that were given away stoped west brom from attacking us at pace! Something we really struggled with last season! So I'd say they were good free kicks to give away! Thought mangala was excellent as was the whole of the defensive line! Still think vinny gets turned to easy by jumping in when there is little chance of winning the ball bony still not 100% but held the ball up really well and I'd be tempted to start him on sunday if I was pellers! Yaya controlled the game from start!
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I counted at least two free kicks early in second half which were completely needless, the player moving away with his back to goal, but Dinho still tried to push him off the ball.

One resulting free-kick came from Lambert, which Joe definitely wasn't getting to.

We have to be even smarter and make these cynical challenges much higher up the pitch, where the impact can be much less so.

Our midfield holder will always collect yellow cards likes Smarties because we attack as a front six rather than a three or four.
 
malg said:
Just got in from the Leve Cricket Club (free Chinese buffet at half time - why the fuck would you go to the game?), was Silva motm?
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Not sure if serious but see several comments about how loud our fans were.
And cos we're not all honorary members of the fabled 690 million.
And more to the point we wanted to see the latest attempts by Highways England to turn the M6 into a fucking car park. Both directions too, not just pre-match.
As for what I saw; David Silva is just too good for anybody when on form, Yaya looks interested again, Vince looks more like the Vince of old and Raheem will be a great addition. And we should have had a penalty late on. I'm not sure why it would have resulted in a card as it's possible to foul and not be booked. Perhaps someone can point to that bit in the laws.
Other than that, we could have had another one or two, but 3-0 is a bloody good away win whoever the opponents.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
I counted at least two free kicks early in second half which were completely needless, the player moving away with his back to goal, but Dinho still tried to push him off the ball.

One resulting free-kick came from Lambert, which Joe definitely wasn't getting to.

We have to be even smarter and make these cynical challenges much higher up the pitch, where the impact can be much less so.

Our midfield holder will always collect yellow cards likes Smarties because we attack as a front six rather than a three or four.
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Just as well we have got 3 capable of playing there now. Delph seems to be cutting them out of his game now though, he's got 22 in 120 games in the league, but only got 1 in 28 last season. He surely can't be put into more situations where he has to pick up a tactical yellow for us than he did for Villa.
 
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