blueju
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Is it not possible to defend well in a team that attacks well? I seem to recall lots of premierships being won by teams that do both
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Why after today has Mancini lost the fans?
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blueplan
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blueju said:Is it not possible to defend well in a team that attacks well? I seem to recall lots of premierships being won by teams that do both
Not like when we play like 'Bolton'.
Do I have to recap how they lose at OT?
lionheart
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Absolute rubbish. Luiz is no better than Kompany. Our negative tactics and lack of both creativity and pace have been our downfall. Mancini has managed to lose Robinho, Bellamy and Adebayor, any one of whom could have knicked us a goal or two yesterday. Give us a manager with Premier League experience.<br /><br />-- Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:34 am --<br /><br />Hamann Pineapple said:Luiz was the difference not Mancini.
You forgot to mention that the Spuds now have a precious game in hand and that we still have to go to Liverpool, Everton and Bolton...not forgetting another defeat at home to Spurs. We are doomed I tell you. Bring Martin O'Neill in and let's show some fighting spirit rather than this pathetic excuse for football we are currently subjected to. We are too boring to watch.Halfpenny said:At the moment we're 4th with a 4 point lead with a great chance of winning a major trophy. We've gone though a rocky patch recently but I fully expect us to bounce back after the international break.
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I have been a supporter of Mancini so far...but even I'm starting to have my doubts about his apparent inability to win the "big games."
When I saw the way the team setup with Dzecko on his own up front yesterday,I said to my mate "we'll be lucky to get a shot on target."
Sitting back for 85 minutes and waiting for a favourable bounce or eye of the needle pass to come off is simply not going to work when it really matters,when we simply have to get a result.We will always be vulnerable to the one goal defeat and then go chasing the game with 10 minutes left.
There's still a way to go,but I must admit to starting to feel that horrible "seen it all before" feeling about the management and team at the moment.
We've got to be brave now and start going for it,rather than drifting through games trying to win 1-0.Whether Mancini and Platt are the ones to inspire the team to do it-we'll soon find out.
When I saw the way the team setup with Dzecko on his own up front yesterday,I said to my mate "we'll be lucky to get a shot on target."
Sitting back for 85 minutes and waiting for a favourable bounce or eye of the needle pass to come off is simply not going to work when it really matters,when we simply have to get a result.We will always be vulnerable to the one goal defeat and then go chasing the game with 10 minutes left.
There's still a way to go,but I must admit to starting to feel that horrible "seen it all before" feeling about the management and team at the moment.
We've got to be brave now and start going for it,rather than drifting through games trying to win 1-0.Whether Mancini and Platt are the ones to inspire the team to do it-we'll soon find out.
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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buckshot said:-Because giving up 20 attempts w/ five on target while only mustering 5 attempts and one on target isn't even going to get you one point.
-If you think "playing for a point" consists of trying to weather a storm for 90 minutes you'll never win.
-If you aren't going to try to score you don't deserve a point.
This is where it goes tits up. To set out a team with instructions to hang on for ninety minutes has got failure written all over it.
jellert
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I've said this before. Man City need an attack minded coach. From the beginning... This ain't gonna work
And i agree with people saying hanging on for 90 minutes will not work. 9 out of 10 you lose and with the quality of City... Hanging on? Whyyy??
And i agree with people saying hanging on for 90 minutes will not work. 9 out of 10 you lose and with the quality of City... Hanging on? Whyyy??
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You're either the biggest manic depressive on this site or the most persistent WUM we've ever had the misfortune to host.lionheart said:You forgot to mention that the Spuds now have a precious game in hand and that we still have to go to Liverpool, Everton and Bolton...not forgetting another defeat at home to Spurs. We are doomed I tell you. Bring Martin O'Neill in and let's show some fighting spirit rather than this pathetic excuse for football we are currently subjected to. We are too boring to watch.
The next eight games will tell the tale.
If we don't finish fourth from here on with all the players back in the fold then changes will be made whether we want them or not.
Lets see if the players we have really want to fight for something tangible or are only in it for the money.
If we don't finish fourth from here on with all the players back in the fold then changes will be made whether we want them or not.
Lets see if the players we have really want to fight for something tangible or are only in it for the money.
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My belief in Mancini is still there, i'm not going to change my opinion based on a game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. I've admitted on here numerous times recently that while we are in a good position in terms of league position and in the FA Cup performances have to improve and thats still the case. I don't think we played that bad yesterday, infact we started off extremely well but Chelsea grew into game and created a couple of chances but i thought we defended well and Chelsea didn't really look like scoring before their goal
I thought Mancini got his tactics in terms of keeping Chelsea out pretty much spot on, unfortunately theres nothing as a manager he can do about players making ridiculous fouls when theres absolutely no need which result in a goal and change the game completely, of course in football players are going to foul other players, i have no problem with that when they're mistimed but what Richards did yesterday was pointless, Luiz was going nowhere, all we would have won was a throw in so why make a daft tackle like that and put us under pressure when we looked like we'd possibily see it out and get a point? Of course i understand that the way we play relies on players not making mistakes so it makes us kind of vulnerable to a mistake like yesterday but it's still annoying that a pointless foul ended up costing us and changing the whole game
We've not played well enough recently and results on the whole haven't been great, thankfully we've now got a two week break where players can recharge their batteries as they've played a hell of a lot of games lately. We are still in a good position to win a cup and still in the driving seat to finish 4th, at this stage thats the most important thing, we've not played well recently but we are still in a good position, it's important that we come back from the international break and hit the ground running starting with a win against Sunderland
For some Mancini is a dead man walking, he has been for a while, for me he's still our manager who has us in a good position in terms of league position and chance of winning a trophy, i still have faith in him getting us to finish in the top four
I thought Mancini got his tactics in terms of keeping Chelsea out pretty much spot on, unfortunately theres nothing as a manager he can do about players making ridiculous fouls when theres absolutely no need which result in a goal and change the game completely, of course in football players are going to foul other players, i have no problem with that when they're mistimed but what Richards did yesterday was pointless, Luiz was going nowhere, all we would have won was a throw in so why make a daft tackle like that and put us under pressure when we looked like we'd possibily see it out and get a point? Of course i understand that the way we play relies on players not making mistakes so it makes us kind of vulnerable to a mistake like yesterday but it's still annoying that a pointless foul ended up costing us and changing the whole game
We've not played well enough recently and results on the whole haven't been great, thankfully we've now got a two week break where players can recharge their batteries as they've played a hell of a lot of games lately. We are still in a good position to win a cup and still in the driving seat to finish 4th, at this stage thats the most important thing, we've not played well recently but we are still in a good position, it's important that we come back from the international break and hit the ground running starting with a win against Sunderland
For some Mancini is a dead man walking, he has been for a while, for me he's still our manager who has us in a good position in terms of league position and chance of winning a trophy, i still have faith in him getting us to finish in the top four