Manchester City (H) Premier League 7/10/18 Match Thread

[ZonkoVille77]

In hindsight, eight games in, 20 points and we haven't hit form yet and the front 3 have been poor so far. I'm hoping we can only get better.

[littletedwest]

Playing shit and still top 3. Hopefully we'll turn it around soon

[Jairzinho]

Would have snapped your hand off for a point for all the reasons displayed in the game. The front three isn't firing, and the midfield three offers absolutely nothing going forward. Thought Gomez and Lovren were really good.

[A_S]

Also, you'd be lucky to get a run of fixtures thst tough in May, let alone fucking October! 

 

Given some of the toughest away games are done and dusted already and there is still a massive amount of improvement in this team, I'm very optimistic about the overall situation. 

[Luckyhillkop]

3 minutes ago, A_S said:

Also, you'd be lucky to get a run of fixtures thst tough in May, let alone fucking October! 

 

Given some of the toughest away games are done and dusted already and there is still a massive amount of improvement in this team, I'm very optimistic about the overall situation. 

Yup looking forward to the future fixtures. 

[Red Lead]

Happy we got a point out of that game. It was the first game I've had to watch on Sky this season and I hope it's the last. Fucking hell! Tyler and Neville don't half talk some shite. Neville in particular desperate to prove to everybody that he was right for suggesting Klopp should not be playing a strong eleven in the Champions League. Fuck off you pair of cunts.

[Guest]

42 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Guarfiola trying to make out Jesus has been blinded. Fuck off.

[Megadrive Man]

5 minutes ago, littletedwest said:

Playing shit and still top 3. Hopefully we'll turn it around soon

We are level on points with first. It's an excellent achievement considering how poor our front players have been and how difficult a start we have had. Onwards and upwards.

[El Rojo]

10 minutes ago, Luckyhillkop said:

Gini has been our best player so far this season. Outstanding. 

He’s up there with Van Dijk, Milner and Robertson anyway. The signing of two new midfielders has added a bit of bite to his play. 

[an tha]

Ultimately we are unbeaten in 8 - nobody in the league has more points than us and we have had by far the toughest set of games....almost unbelievably we face another top 5 team after our next two in Arsenal and it is fucking away....that will be something like 4 in 7 which is an unreal run and none of the others have same runs.

 

We then get a better looking run until Christmas/New Year when we go back to back games with Arsenal and City.

 

By this point our rivals should have played each other and the table will take shape - then lets see where we are and what it is all about 

 

I do worry about our midfield and how goals shy it is and how utterly devoid of creativity it is...and i do worry about our form in 3 game weeks - Klopp has to find some answers to what is a nagging problem.

 

But we haven't become a bad team suddenly and bad teams don't go 8 league games unbeaten at start of season with 3 of the 8 being against top 4 sides and 2 of them away.

 

Bad teams don't have 20 pts from 8 games.

 

Hopefully the fluidity, intensity and cohesion will return and we carry on getting results....it is worth noting that in previous years we would probably have lost these games we have picked up useful points in like Chelsea....teams who regularly get points when not at best challenge for honours...

[Numero Veinticinco]

45 minutes ago, magicrat said:

Gomez mom 

 

She’s got it going on. 

[Colt Seavers]

Feels like keita is playing it too safe, need to take the chains off and let him fuck this league up and accept his mistakes 

[Elite]

1 minute ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

 

She’s got it going on. 

She's all want and I've waited for so long..

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

30 minutes ago, Ne Moe Imya said:

Sorry mate, but you've nicked that off Bascombe on twitter without credit. Negged.

Ian Doyle said it in the Echo too. Who did he nick it off?

[Baltar]

29 minutes ago, Thoth said:

Never thought I would say I miss the Ox

Really? I say we've missed him ever since he's been injured. Gini, Milner and Hendo are an honest bunch, workmanlike, keep things compact and simple but none of them offer even the remotest threat going forward. Ox is the only one we have who can drive from midfield at the opposition with speed and intent, he's the only midfielder we have that would cause any concern to our opponents. Hopefully Keita can be that guy for us soon and he's shown glimpses but still looks a long way from being our main threat from midfield.

[Anubis]

We need the Keita who poleaxed a team mate on the training ground because he was upset he didn't get his move earlier. Now, where did we put Markovic.....

[liverpoolsno9]

57 minutes ago, Strontium Dog said:

A point rescued, but four games without a win is deeply concerning.

Deeply. Really DEEPLY concerning. Where do we go from here? 

[an tha]

Just our fucking luck...how many unbeaten sides in europe are 3rd in the league!

[aRdja]

2 minutes ago, an tha said:

Just our fucking luck...how many unbeaten sides in europe are 3rd in the league!

Not many good teams are playing in the same league as City and Chelsea.

[suzy]

I see Pep is still wearing his yellow ribbon

[an tha]

2 minutes ago, aRdja said:

Not many good teams are playing in the same league as City and Chelsea.

Sadly.

 

It is also a fact that the PL is choker with shite cowardly teams....all we can do is our job and expect no 'favours' and see where it takes us.

 

City for example had lost just 1 of their last 25 away games prior to today in the league.....that loss was the one to us last season.

[Grinch]

A very good result.  It’s a credit to Klopp, you won’t see Guardiola play so safe again in the league this season.

 

Big let off with the penalty miss tho.  I’m that used to Lovren being brain dead, I initially thought it was him.  Schoolboy defending.

 

Thats the horrid run of fixtures over with and we’ve come out of them sitting pretty.

[TheHowieLama]

Well if we were crap, what about Citeh?

 

One dragged half chance and the penalty. 

 

Van Dijk had it well covered, he didn't need to win a tackle there - thats a very tight angle. 

 

They really did not create that much -- the best chance was Salah through and just a touch puts it over an out of place Ederson - instead he tried to kick it out of the stadium

[TheHowieLama]

1 minute ago, Grinch said:

 Schoolboy defending.

 

 

For their penalty? 

 

Schoolboy?

[Grinch]

Just now, TheHowieLama said:

For their penalty? 

 

Schoolboy?

 

Yes, stay on your feet and see him out, don’t slide in from that angle.  You’re taught this before the age of 12.

 

VVD is quality and will brush it off, all defenders make mistakes and he’s no exception.