It was a terrible game by our standards this season. There was some goalmouth action - some tearaway Wolves attacks, but mostly very pedestrian sideways football around their penalty area.Commentators on five live said it was the most entertaining 0-0 they had ever seen but many blues saying it was a bore draw.
Some saying Zinchenko did well others saying he didn't do well, same with Tosin.
I don't know what to believe. If someone tells me Mangala shone then I'll be completely lost.
His showing tonight was the same as all other showings, including those in the youth side. As stated, he didn't stand out at youth level so I am surprised he's been promoted to the 1st team. You can't compare him with the likes of Stones and Sterling, they burst on to the scene at a young age and were being talked about across the country as players with great potential. Nobody is talking about Tosin in those terms. The fact is, we are challenging for titles and CLs, so any kid coming through has to be something really special to get enough game time with us to even have a shot at making it. Tosin won't get that game time. I'm not convinced Pep sees anything in him either, he just happens to be next in line when we are resting players, much like Mangala.
As bad as he was, they all looked like fouls to me. However he shouldn't have put himself in the position of getting caught out, they were easy to deal with.
No a good advert for the league Cup. I hope Guardiola's comments after the last round have not got into the players heads. There were a few like jesus (unusually for him), Sterling and Toure who did not look interested.
Apparently the ball was too light according to the manager.
I didn't realise we used different balls. Seems, odd?
It wasn't boring but it was a bit frustrating for us City fans. Too many players not at the races tonight and some downright poor - Aguero, Mangala, Toure & Gundogan for me.Commentators on five live said it was the most entertaining 0-0 they had ever seen but many blues saying it was a bore draw.
Some saying Zinchenko did well others saying he didn't do well, same with Tosin.
I don't know what to believe. If someone tells me Mangala shone then I'll be completely lost.
To be fair, he's 8 foot tall and has been for a while, he's exactly the sort of player you'd expect to shine at youth level (and he did for a while). I think he did ok, but his confidence looks a little shaky and has done on the other occasions he's been up with the first team. A lot of his passes were behind people, which is generally a sign that you're a bit worried and are playing it safe instead of just playing naturally.i dont watch youth level that much now, so i dont know how true that is. but so what if he didnt stand out at youth level or was the best player. plenty of players develop differently and some that are amazing at youth level end up nowhere. he must see something in him, he didnt have to play him tonight and we didnt have to offer him a contract.