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

[El Rojo]

Just now, Caramac said:

It does haha, for a guy with a supposedly cultured left peg it looks like he thought fuck it, I'll smash it as hard as I can.

 

He deserves it for having his sock over his knee.

[johnsusername]

7 hours ago, Jose Jones said:

 

Not really unscathed.  We lost in both cup competitions and just about scraped the minimum from the Chelsea and Man City games, whilst we appear to have lost a lot of form all of sudden and our forward line is getting worse if anything rather than rounding into form.

 

Or... we've beat Tottenham away, PSG at home, knocked a fair few goals in past West Ham and Southampton without trying, negotiated tricky games in Leicester and Palace away, and are joint top of the league going into the international break having played Spurs, Chelsea and Man City. 

 

Hopefully we'll stick a few past Huddersfield and Cardiff and will be back at our best. Well, that's what i'm crossing my fingers for anyway! 

 

Saying that, looking at Man City's next few fixtures includes Burnley, Fulham and Southampton at home. Fuck sake. 

 

Chelsea have got Man U then Burnley away. Then Palace, Everton and Tottenham. 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

The kip of this! 

 

Unlucky lad! 

 

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[JustTosh]

37 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

Or... we've beat Tottenham away, PSG at home, knocked a fair few goals in past West Ham and Southampton without trying, negotiated tricky games in Leicester and Palace away, and are joint top of the league going into the international break having played Spurs, Chelsea and Man City. 

 

Hopefully we'll stick a few past Huddersfield and Cardiff and will be back at our best. Well, that's what i'm crossing my fingers for anyway! 

 

Saying that, looking at Man City's next few fixtures includes Burnley, Fulham and Southampton at home. Fuck sake. 

 

Chelsea have got Man U then Burnley away. Then Palace, Everton and Tottenham. 

Or. 20 points after 8 matches incl. 3 against the top 4 teams = 2,5 points average .

2,5 points average gives you 95 points at the end of the season

30 matches to go, 5 against the top teams.

 

As always we've had a slow start of the season. Let's hope it gets better when our forwards find their feets.

 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Free Keita up with two behind or use Shaqiri there. Could be as simple as that. Hopefully.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

8 minutes ago, Nelly-Torres said:

The kip of this! 

 

Unlucky lad! 

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/lawrence_bury/status/1049019781863628801?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1049019781863628801&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liverpoolecho.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmanchester-city-fans-hilarious-meltdown-15251853

That is a Nouveau footy fan right there. 

[Heinze]

20 minutes ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

Free Keita up with two behind or use Shaqiri there. Could be as simple as that. Hopefully.

Agreed. I want to see him running at players. Hopefully his confidence will build against tge dross.

[moof]

38 minutes ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

Free Keita up with two behind or use Shaqiri there. Could be as simple as that. Hopefully.

Yep. I think Fabinho - Wijnaldum could be a fruitful partnership, giving us the freedom to play a number 10. Keïta has definitely looked at his most comfortable near the opposition area

[Numero Veinticinco]

I’d like to see Shaq in the 10. Then against shit teams, go with with Naby and Gini behind him. Attack. 

[moof]

21 hours ago, Jairzinho said:

With all due respect to you, Klopp could play Mignolet at right back and you wouldn't think there was an issue.

I accept your gracious apology 

[moof]

2 minutes ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

I’d like to see Shaq in the 10. Then against shit teams, go with with Naby and Gini behind him. Attack. 

That’s probably what I’d go with for Huddersfield and Cardiff 

[aRdja]

1 minute ago, moof said:

That’s probably what I’d go with for Huddersfield and Cardiff 

I’m not sure I’m comfortable with dropping in-form players like Milner to accommodate Naby, if I’m honest. He needs to earn his spot. He was the least impressive of the CMs yesterday IMO. Like Ox last season, he should be made to work for his spot.  

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

2 minutes ago, aRdja said:

I’m not sure I’m comfortable with dropping in-form players like Milner to accommodate Naby, if I’m honest. He needs to earn his spot. He was the least impressive of the CMs yesterday IMO. Like Ox last season, he should be made to work for his spot.  

Drop Henderson again then. He isn’t in form. Nice mention for AOC again.

[moof]

2 minutes ago, aRdja said:

I’m not sure I’m comfortable with dropping in-form players like Milner to accommodate Naby, if I’m honest. He needs to earn his spot. He was the least impressive of the CMs yesterday IMO. Like Ox last season, he should be made to work for his spot.  

Yeah, I get that. Just the midfield has been rather pedestrian for a few weeks so I wouldn’t be averse to changing it. If push comes to shove, I might be a little more conservative, wait and see where the land lies after the international break.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

You could be of the opinion that if the front three were firing all would be well like last season, fair point. However, they’re not. So if this midfield cannot offer more going forward then something must be done. Shaqiri in my opinion should play against so called lesser teams home and away. 

[aRdja]

2 minutes ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

You could be of the opinion that if the front three were firing all would be well like last season, fair point. However, they’re not. So if this midfield cannot offer more going forward then something must be done. Shaqiri in my opinion should play against so called lesser teams home and away. 

I don’t understand this logic if I’m honest. The most obvious step, surely would be to change the front three, if they weren’t performing. 

[aRdja]

7 minutes ago, moof said:

Yeah, I get that. Just the midfield has been rather pedestrian for a few weeks so I wouldn’t be averse to changing it. If push comes to shove, I might be a little more conservative, wait and see where the land lies after the international break.

I guess my point is that Keita has been quite heavily involved in the past few weeks, and he hasn’t been overly impressive himself.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Just now, aRdja said:

I don’t understand this logic if I’m honest. The most obvious step, surely would be to change the front three, if they weren’t performing. 

What is the midfield offering attack wise? Is it solely down to the front 3 and fullbacks? We’re missing Ox aren’t we?

[aRdja]

11 minutes ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

Drop Henderson again then. He isn’t in form. Nice mention for AOC again.

He was better than Keita last night IMO, and he did a better job than than Keita, after replacing him in Naples. 

[moof]

1 minute ago, aRdja said:

I guess my point is that Keita has been quite heavily involved in the past few weeks, and he hasn’t been overly impressive himself.

No, but he has more potential upside and has played very well in a midfield two in the past. If Milner gets himself fully fit and refreshed I’d have no qualms about him playing, but it would be to our great benefit to get Nabs up to speed asap

[aRdja]

4 minutes ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

What is the midfield offering attack wise? Is it solely down to the front 3 and fullbacks? We’re missing Ox aren’t we?

What is the attack offering attack wise? Why absolve them of any accountability? We have great players like Shaqiri and Sturridge on the bench, who have done a lot better than Keita when given the chance.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

3 minutes ago, aRdja said:

He was better than Keita last night IMO, and he did a better job than than Keita, after replacing him in Naples. 

Keita played 19 minutes and is still settling, Henderson is our leader. How many goals sine his Chelsea stunner? Or is he just here to provide legs?

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

1 minute ago, aRdja said:

What is the attack offering attack wise? Why absolve them of any accountability? We have great players like Shaqiri and Sturridge on the bench, who have done a lot better than Keita when given the chance.

Different type of players all together.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

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[janmolby]

11 games into the season

 

joint top of the league

decent spot in the CL

 

having played - Chelsea twice, PSG, Spurs, Napoli and the Sovereign Wealth Fund

 

not bad