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I reckon it's because on another day if City actually capitalized their golden chances, we would've lost 5 to 2 and people would be singing a different tune. He was clearly out of his depth and the same people who were calling him the weak link in the matchthread are now saying he had a decent outing, but only because they are happy with the result. We couldn't afford a starting RB this summer but I bet that will be our no.1 priority this Winter.
Thought I said after last week there will be no taking the name Harry Kane in vein?
But here we are, one week later after a draw at the home of the champions and people are using blasphemy against the one true King!!
Give him the fucking ball and he will score, it’s quite simple.
I challenge anyone on here who can point me in the direction of point blank misses Kane has had since he hit that goal against Villa a few years ago??
I bet we can all count them on one hand not using thumbs.....
Not Kane’s fault that the group behind him are inconsistent from one week to the next....
Now put up your favourite screen shot of Kane, look him in the eye and apologise!!
But here we are, one week later after a draw at the home of the champions and people are using blasphemy against the one true King!!
Give him the fucking ball and he will score, it’s quite simple.
I challenge anyone on here who can point me in the direction of point blank misses Kane has had since he hit that goal against Villa a few years ago??
I bet we can all count them on one hand not using thumbs.....
Not Kane’s fault that the group behind him are inconsistent from one week to the next....
Now put up your favourite screen shot of Kane, look him in the eye and apologise!!
When you put fuel in your car, do you take all of this into account? Let's face it, none of the middle east has a good record when it comes to human rights. If they were so bad why do we trade with them?
There will be other teams that will get bought out by dubious financial powers, what would you do if it was Spurs? Walk away, never to return?
I get a lot of what you're saying but it's rather flawed to say City and it's fans are in some way complicit with some poor woman being stoned to death
KWP went AWOL for their first goal and Toby let that fucking midget get in front of him for their second.
How you can suggest that Sanchez worries you is puzzling, or is he popping around your gaff in the week and poking your missus?
lol awol on a supreme piece of genuis. I don't blame any defender for missing that ball. That is pure class by De Bruyne.
Rules being rules, I came away with two major perspectives from the game: (Pardon my music themes below...I am high and happy after getting off a 7 day week and watching that game). BTW I am happy with the outcome, but I do think there is some major room for growth.
1. Man City are a very good team. The way they press and break are amazing to watch. They had us on the edge of their knife all day, but thanks to a well drilled defense, and the new rule book, we come away with a point. The point doesn't detract from the fact that I think the Man CIty experiment is amazing to see at full tilt. The way their whole team just sank in on the ball when we had it was a like listening to classical music--everything was planned out and well executed. We on the other hand were a bit Jazz like--improvising as we went on, as if attempting to break through the orchestrated string section with our loud trumpet.
The only time our solo came into a semblance of a quartet was just before and after the Lamela goal. We found a pocket to groove in and Winks was just starting to get involved. City were forced to drop their press a bit as our center pair of Winks and Ndombele began to link, Eriksen and Lamela were finding a couple pockets centrally, and Sissoko had a couple right wing bursts. The tempo was starting to become ours. But then mic dropped and the game was solely in the hands of the MC.
2. The Moura Substitution--the Pros and Cons
The +s (outside the obvious goal )
For all the hate Winks gets from the people on this board, he was very necessary in keeping the pressure off of us. When he went off, it was just sit and pray. I don't have the stats as I cannot for the life of me compare first half possession to second half, but our back line had no one to pass to when Winks trotted off the field.
For all the plaudits Ndombele gets for being able to receive the ball, he was MIA. Outside some needed tackles at the end and the ball to Lamela, he was very poor and didn't want to take any pressure off the back line, which he needs to start doing if we plan to play out of the back. He was more involved when Winks was in because the defense had to track Winks more than Sissoko, but he was still poor at that time.
We are very lucky a new rule saved us today. We need to still work on our midfield as the better teams will copy what was just on display. The only player calling for the ball was Winks and it can't be like that if we want to play football. Today we were pretty poor on the ball, but I will take the point any day.
1. Man City are a very good team. The way they press and break are amazing to watch. They had us on the edge of their knife all day, but thanks to a well drilled defense, and the new rule book, we come away with a point. The point doesn't detract from the fact that I think the Man CIty experiment is amazing to see at full tilt. The way their whole team just sank in on the ball when we had it was a like listening to classical music--everything was planned out and well executed. We on the other hand were a bit Jazz like--improvising as we went on, as if attempting to break through the orchestrated string section with our loud trumpet.
The only time our solo came into a semblance of a quartet was just before and after the Lamela goal. We found a pocket to groove in and Winks was just starting to get involved. City were forced to drop their press a bit as our center pair of Winks and Ndombele began to link, Eriksen and Lamela were finding a couple pockets centrally, and Sissoko had a couple right wing bursts. The tempo was starting to become ours. But then mic dropped and the game was solely in the hands of the MC.
2. The Moura Substitution--the Pros and Cons
The +s (outside the obvious goal )
- Put on a runner to lengthen the pitch
- Brought Kane deeper to get involved
- At times there were 10 men sitting their, as tight as possible making city work for it
- Removed any funk we had in the midfield
For all the hate Winks gets from the people on this board, he was very necessary in keeping the pressure off of us. When he went off, it was just sit and pray. I don't have the stats as I cannot for the life of me compare first half possession to second half, but our back line had no one to pass to when Winks trotted off the field.
For all the plaudits Ndombele gets for being able to receive the ball, he was MIA. Outside some needed tackles at the end and the ball to Lamela, he was very poor and didn't want to take any pressure off the back line, which he needs to start doing if we plan to play out of the back. He was more involved when Winks was in because the defense had to track Winks more than Sissoko, but he was still poor at that time.
We are very lucky a new rule saved us today. We need to still work on our midfield as the better teams will copy what was just on display. The only player calling for the ball was Winks and it can't be like that if we want to play football. Today we were pretty poor on the ball, but I will take the point any day.
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Agree, many teams will drop points @home to Villa.
Fantastic post
I think part of the problem is the way poch has the full backs playing close to the centre half instead of playing wider to make the wingers,
I'm old school I expect full backs to stop wingers crossing the ball, midfielders should deal with the extra players running into the box
Is Winks just a prettier version of Mason?
No hes jimmy grimbel?
In my head, I amOasis only had that hit in 1995 Mrs P! Are you saying your under 24??!
Splendiferous post
Ha ha.In my head, I am
Why don't you try some Dr Who pizza instead then? You get dalek bread with it.....
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Exterminate ! Exterminate !Ha ha.
Why don't you try some Dr Who pizza instead then? You get dalek bread with it.....
Outside a couple loose balls he was really good. he was not at fault for the first. That was just brilliance via Kevin.
Got away with murder yesterday. I watched the game back again last night and some of our performances were dreadful. Players ambling round the pitch not tracking runners, etc, no wonder they carved us open so many times. Eriksen, Rose, Winks, Ndombele to name but a few culprits. You can't afford to go there and not do the basics, how did we come away with a point ochfacepalm: Quite worryingly actually. Makes you think what we could achieve if some of our players showed some discipline and did their jobs properly.
ochfacepalm: Quite worryingly actually. Makes you think what we could achieve if some of our players showed some discipline and did their jobs properly.