Man City (Charity Shield - Wembley) 4/8/19

[rubble-rouser]

Just now, Numero Veinticinco said:

I think we performed really well. We didn't win, I don't really care. But it shows, for me, that we're looking good again this season. 

I care because it means that yet another trophy has been bought by these cunts

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, skaro said:

 

For someone who looked bigger that the goal frame, he looked very small as the ball's were going in.

 

Overall though, barring injuries of course, we look right on the money.

 

 

 

Yeah, I'm happy. Still got Mane to come back and I'm sure Salah will get a load of goals this season. I think JK should stick with Matip and VVD as his first choice CB pairing though. 

[dockers_strike]

8 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

Allison gone in the wrong direction every time. Diving too early. 

Yep.

 

By the way, did the commentator say the shield is 'going back tothe emptihad'? Could have sworn he did!

[Ronnie Whelan]

We were poor at the beginning but played good stuff as the game wore on. We deserved to win.

 

All in all I'm happy with what I saw and it's good that Sane could be out for a while.

[Ginny]

Don’t worry we’ll have the last laugh when we win the league in May 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

1 minute ago, dockers_strike said:

Yep.

 

By the way, did the commentator say the shield is 'going back tothe emptihad'? Could have sworn he did!

 

Had it on with German commentary mate, so couldn't say. 

[Ronnie Whelan]

2 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

 

Yeah, I'm happy. Still got Mane to come back and I'm sure Salah will get a load of goals this season. I think JK should stick with Matip and VVD as his first choice CB pairing though. 

Yeah Joe is class but Matip doesn't deserve to lose his place. Great position to be in with a colossus in Virgil and two top centre halves in Joe and Joel.

[Numero Veinticinco]

Just now, rubble-rouser said:

I care because it means that yet another trophy has been bought by these cunts

You're more than free to care. The reality is they've bought a really good team and bought a really good manager, and we are right up there with them. I can't bring myself to care about a small club who are buying things. If their owner fucked off tomorrow, they'd be back sucking cocks for cigarette butts. 

[johnsusername]

Nice boost to the start of the season for City, just what they need.

 

For a team who scores so many goals we don't half miss a lot of sitters. 

[Dr Nowt]

We’re going to get a goal against them soon by an inch, or they’ll be denied one by an inch, and Guardiola is going to make an absolute clown out of himself over it.

 

Banker.

[Bjornebye]

Not arsed. Would have been nice to win it but I'd rather have been the ones who payed like we did in the second half than be the ones who shit themselves and won on penalties. 

 

Any City fan with half a brain (all 3 of them) will look at that and think fuck, these are better than us. First half we didn't look interested. 2nd half we took them apart. Best team on the planet. 

[bizzle10]

i think were going to be ok this season , i know its only a glorified friendly but city dont look as good as they were last season which means it will take less points to win the league this season. Will be amazed if we dont sign an attacking player before window shuts.

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, Pistonbroke said:

 

Had it on with German commentary mate, so couldn't say. 

He said "Zurück zur leeren Scheiße" then followed it up by calling them oil rich lucky cunts in Polish. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, Ronnie Whelan said:

Yeah Joe is class but Matip doesn't deserve to lose his place. Great position to be in with a colossus in Virgil and two top centre halves in Joe and Joel.

Yeah, just think Matip is slightly better position wise than Gomez, whereas Gomez has the speed to get back and try to cover up for a lapse. We'll have way too much for most teams in the league. Fatigue will kick in at some point, especially with the players away during the summer. Need JK to rotate wisely against the weaker teams, and also to use his subs better. 

[Pureblood]

I was upset for about three seconds.

[Bjornebye]

Just now, bizzle10 said:

i think were going to be ok this season , i know its only a glorified friendly but city dont look as good as they were last season which means it will take less points to win the league this season. Will be amazed if we dont sign an attacking player before window shuts.

If Utd get Dyblala I will hit my neighbours cat again. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, Bjornebye said:

He said "Zurück zur leeren Scheiße" then followed it up by calling them oil rich lucky cunts in Polish. 

Fuck City, plastic bastards. When the fall comes it will be so sweet. 

[aws]

Once we stepped it up at half-time we overran them and they needed a combination of great keeping, luck and poor finishing from us to cope. They won the shoot-out but deep down they know we were comfortably better  than them and that is going to gnaw away at them and at Guardiola in particular. 

[3 Stacks]

11 minutes ago, Grinch said:

 

Probably wasn't in the YouTube highlights. 

You can't watch a game's highlights at the same time it's actually playing. They usually make those after. So yeah, bad attempt at a burn. 

[Josef Svejk]

Entertaining game, good second half performance. Good to see our new signings - Lallana, Chamberlain, and Keita - get a run out. But who knew Allison was that useless on penalties?!

[3 Stacks]

2 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

If Utd get Dyblala I will hit my neighbours cat again. 

United will stink either way. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

17 shots to 8 shots in our favour. 9 to 3 on target. We also turned around percentage of 43% in the first half to have 535 by the end. 

[Grinch]

Just now, 3 Stacks said:

You can't watch a game's highlights at the same time it's actually playing. They usually make those after. So, yeah bad attempt at a burn.

 

Not half as daft as you pretending to watch every league going. 

[sir roger]

Was really pleased with that , we have been pretty atrocious in pre-season but looked really good from the 30 minute mark onwards.

 

Didn't understand the system for City's penalties , it's surely common sense that most people strike a penalty with the inside of the foot which makes it far easier to go across your own body ( Only Mo's of the ten went against this principle ) , yet Alisson & the gk coaches had him diving the other way on the first three & then he should have saved the 4th as soon as he did this.

[Dr Nowt]

Jurgen knows.