Wolves (A) | Post Match Thread

[cleavers]

Didn’t truly appreciate it at the time last night, but that really is a cracking move.

What was funny was the wolves crowd laughing as he slipped, 20 seconds later their keeper is picking the ball out of the net.

 

[Doctor Jimmy and Mr Jim]

Did someone make Kev angry before the game yesterday? Thank God the "over-priced Chelsea reject" is ours...!

I think Kev got angry after Wolves equalised.....and I think he might have got angry because he himself hadn't tracked back with Dendoncker, who had so much time and space for his shot. Some response from him if so.

What was a potential banana skin ended up being a one man masterclass to an extent. Wolves didn't sit back though, no bus parking for them and credit the fact they still tried to attack. We seemed very intent on 'intensity' last night, especially the first half. The ball was being zipped around, one touch, everywhere. Lovely to watch and a great win. Could have been 7 or 8. Two more to go.

 

[HelloCity]

Is this De Bruyne’s best form since the first half of the centurion season?

 

[Dodge]

I was watching thinking this is Kev's Yaya moment, as in that game away at Newcastle where through sheer force of personality Yaya dragged us to a 2-0 win. Kev not only equalled that, he surpassed it. City as a whole though last night were a team of real beauty, the movement of the front players created the space for Kev to do his thing. Wolves just could not cope with the constant interchanging of Phil, Bernardo and Raheem, this not only created space for Kev, but space also for Cancelo and Zincho. I thought it was possibly Zincho's best ever game for us, he was superb. Gundo and Rodri ticked things over beautifully which meant given our defensive injuries we were never really under pressure. Attack is the best form of defence and if the other team do not have the ball, we can cope without defenders.

Wolves are a team we have struggled against in recent seasons, but its no exaggeration that last night could easily have been double figures, we were that good. We were relentless in winning the ball back which in a way was encapsulated by Kev picking up a yellow for a cynical challenge, dark arts from the white knight.

Onto Kev, never in my lifetime did I imagine I would see a better player in sky blue than Bell, Yaya came close, Silva was a genius, Kev last night was Bell with bells on. Everything he did was magical, from his goals to his almost assists for Foden and he was ably assisted by willing forward thinking players who never stopped trying to create space and overloads. It is almost laughable that the rags had the temerity to think Bruno was in the same league as Kev, sorry, he aint on the same planet.

Treasure last night, it was peak Pep and a performance that will send shudders through the PL . Highest top division scorers in Europe and we adding Haaland.

Fuck me its great times to be a Blue.

Great post Rascal, great post mate.

I think its also worth a shout out to our merry band of away fans. I thought Leeds away was about the best it could get, then last night we nailed it again. Even Wolves fans above us clapping us out. Everyone is stepping up, singing their hearts out, not leaving it on the concourse. It's like the whole club from top to bottom is hell bent on willing this team to the title. As a collective, we've taken the hit on Madrid, taken the media delight at our downfall, dusted ourselves down, stuck two fingers up at the world and got on with it.

I've no doubt West Ham will be the same, if not better.

A shame we just couldn't get the posnan right last night, tricky with the long away "end", so we'll just have to save that for Slippy G at the Etihad.....yeah, I'm sure he'd love to be part of that...bless his little scouse heart.

Up the Blues.

 

[Doctor Jimmy and Mr Jim]

If you watch the replay he deliberately twists his body so he can put the full weight of his back into Laporte's knees.

I'm not sure on that. I thought Foden actually nudged him and that caused the collision into Laporte. No malice for me, unfortunately just one of those things.

 

[Akira]

If you’re having a bad day pop over to Redcafe for a laugh. Theyre actually having a serious debate that Bruno Fernandes is better than Kev.

Poor deluded fools. No wonder the club is sinking being pulled down by the weight of arrogance and delusion by their owners and fans.

Genuinely surprised they are still echoing that, even after the turd of a season Fernandes' been having.

 

[tregyblue61]

I noticed after Sterling had scored he looks at the crowd. Was something said to him?

 

[JRockBlues]

If you watch the replay he deliberately twists his body so he can put the full weight of his back into Laporte's knees.

Just a case of a falling player protects himself first and foremost. What's he supposed to do, crash face first into Laporte's boots? It is, after all, Raul Jiminez we're talking about and after all he's gone through I think that's more than justifiable in the circumstances.

 

[stonerblue]

Thought he had a good game considering he was isolated against the pace merchant for most of it

Yep. rock solid (apart from a couple of times) under pressure and great distribution. Always looking to move forward,

 

[blue whippet]

Sorry, I don't think there was any malice in what happened.

I thought he was turning to try and stop himself crashing into Laporte.