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Hendo does not give the ball away anywhere near as much as oone or two other players I could mention do. Oh but he is always passing it back. Nope no more than any other player and he was keeping possession which is what a lot of people were screaming the team should have been doing in the last 15 minutes.

Wonder if he will chance clyne or gomez in the 2nd leg. I presume anyone who got booked tonight is in danger of missing the final should we get there.

Gomez. At right back. In Rome. Hell no. Might give Clyne a go if he is not injured,

Well anyone unhappy at 5-2 is a right miserably sod as far as I am concerned. Would have taken 2-0 at half time although I had us down to win 3-1 on the night. For the first 20- 25 minutes Roma looked the better team and we looked to struggle a little. But once the first went in Roma fell away just like City as we upped our game. Some glaring misses by Mane immediately before though made me think tonight might not be our night. It was great to see Mo and Bobby get couple each and Mane eventually found the net. But once again, pissing about with a throw in not far from our own box caused us problems. And I do not think van Dijk covered himself in glory tonight. The last 20 minutes he looked off the pace but to be fair most of the team tired again as a long hard season catches up with them. Shame about Chamberlain sounds like he has done his cruciate ligaments but fingers crossed it is not. At 5-0 we probably could have said we were in the final. At 5-2 they have a chance but I think we will score there. Hopefully van Dijk does not piss about in the first couple of minutes asking for a foul he is not going to get. Lovren will get panned for that header but otherwise I thought he had a good game. It is bloody annoying we are getting solid penno shouts turned down yet refs are giving iffy ones against us. Could Milner really have got his arm out of the way of that driven shot from that range.

Ings always has been and always will be shite, he’s not good enough even as a sub for us. If we got anything over £10m for him I’d sell him, id rather keep Origi as a backup if he would be happy with that. Both aren’t good enough to start here, failing that Solanke will be Firminos backup, he just needs a goal to get it out of the way and get that monkey off his back.

Bit like Ings needing the monkey off his back then. Which he has done. Oh and Jurgen loves Ings like he does Henderson.

ManCity365.com still to update their homepage with news of this...

Wonder why.

Everton are 8th. Give the man a contract extension.

Yes. 8 points behind the mighty burnley and Sean Dyche.

The level of incompetence and or corruption among these twats is unreal...

 

Just read this - staggering.

 

"Referee Stuart Atwell did not see the incident so the matter was referred to the FA’s disciplinary panel.

 

The panel is made up of former referees, who are not allowed to confer with each other about the incident.

 

A unanimous verdict was not reached as at least one of the members of the panel did not find the Baggies player guilty of violent conduct."

I am gobsmacked. One of them did not find that violent conduct. No wonder none of them are going to the world cup.

Saw that a couple of weeks ago. Do not know where in the current calender they think these two tournaments will fit. A 24 club World Club Cup jesus wept. Really is time Europes top clubs fought back and said enough is enough.

Bit odd considering how stacked City are i reckon.

Silva, Silva, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Delph. And isnt that Foden supposed to be a CM?

I guess Toure is gone. But i would have imagined them being after a CB or two and a forward. Guess signing Jorginho wouldnt stop that though. Someone is going to be unhappy with game time.

Gaurdiolas policy is going to be like Abramovic during Mourinhos first spell at Chelsea. Buy every quality player they can for your squad and it stops your domestic competitors dead and your European competitors to a slightly lesser degree. It is down to whether the player wants a shitload of money playing a bit part role with long spells on the bench but picking up medals. I guess many players nowadays do not have a problem with this.

I was disappointed with Jurgens comments after the game. I think on reflection a day or so later he will be too. He is normally a lot more classy than that and some of the stuff he came out with.

I can well understand him being pissed off at the pitch the shite reffing decisions the shite defending of Gomez late on plus a couple of others who some people have raved over and the result.

But whatever our players should be able to judge the weight of a pass on a dry or wet pitch and far too many were wayward. West Brom eventually went for shit or bust and it very nearly paid off for them. After their equaliser I only thought the next goal was coming to them not us and if there had been another 10 minutes to play well the result does not bear thinking about.

After all the great performances recently this was a big disappointment although I can understand the players having an eye on Roma first leg as loads of fans and local media have had them on the final never mind the semi. I do not generally agree with the idea our squad quality drops off alarmingly outside the first eleven as some say. If it was not for the semi andplayers playing a conservative game we would have won that with the same team on another day. With the exception of City I think the quality of Spurs Chelsea and Uniteds squads outside their first eleven are no stronger.

Ings is not going anywhere unless he wants to try his luck elsewhere. Jurgen loves his battling qualities and Ings has the desire to continue.

Top four in the English league could even become a bit weird for a few years unless one or two clubs spectacular fall away from it like we did for a spell.   Six good teams into four doesn't go.

 

How long until England get six champions league players?£?

That is a good shout actually. The PL is stronger and 2 quality teams will miss out on the top 4. Spurs could suffer if Pochetinno decides to move on. Chelsea and Arsenals fortunes will depend who they get in to manage them.

I could see UEFA stopping EL winners qualifying for the following seasons CL if England Spain or Germany regularly get 5 clubs in the CL via this route.

City to win it next year by a narrower margin . We will be 3rd or 4th again, 

Ha. And you told me I was being a pessimist when I said City would stand between Jurgen and winning a title for us. Only difference is I think we will run City closer next season so I am say we will be 2nd or 3rd.

Mo wins the PFA PoTY award. Well done Mo. Make sure you score on Tuesday.

George Sephton has confirmed that he will be playing "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It."

 

We'll be OK.

Bet he does not play Arrivederci Roma like he did last time and got bollocked.

Nothing like leaving it late. To be fair Napoli wanted it more and looked the better team.

Koulibaly

Insigne offside.

Napoli just shading it I think.

Agents are vermin. If reports are to be believed he was meeting Perez in Madrid after Cuper said Mo should be playing for Real. I am under no illusion if we do not win the title or the CL within the next 2 seasons and Mo is still banging in the goals his agent will be aggitating for a move.

Chellinie off in the first 10 minutes of Juve v Napoli/ Looked like he pulled something.

Lets face it we missed out on 2nd in the PL with that defeat at Old Trafford when the team did not turn up. If we had signed van Dijk from the start of the season as well I firmly believe we would be 2nd right now. City will strengthen and like I have said that is going to be Jurgens biggest obstacle to the title in the next 5 years. I really do not see United getting better under Mourinho as I think his football is that of yesteryear and he will continue to be divisive with his squad. I think Spurs will have trouble holding on to Pochettino either in the summer or definitely the summer after. You would expect Arsenal to improve with a new manager but it depends who they get in as to just how big the impprovement will be. I think the idea that all our rivals bar city have considerably better squads that us does not hold up. United Chelsea and Spurs have all dropped silly points and I do not think any have stand out players beyond their recognised first team.

Being shithouses or snidey twats will not win us football matches. Scoring and stopping goals will. people flip flop about Manchester United and Mourinho all the time and conveniently forget De Gea saves their shit more often than not.

Whoever thought of having fans send their own take on the game in to the studio needs hanging.

 

On another note Hull vs Bristol highlights next on after the break on channel 5.

 

edit: Two quality strikes.  Jadon who?

our very own Harry Wilson.

You don't get it.  All players make rickets, all players will pass the ball backwards to retain possession, or to shift the play.  Contrast the game Milner had with that of Henderson yesterday.  Milner tackles and wins the ball, he makes himself available for the ball all over the pitch, he asks for the ball, he covered every blade of grass.  He was often deeper than Henderson, but he was often at the other end of the pitch, imposing himself on the game and taking responsibility for making things happen.  He's bound to make a mistake here and there.  

 

Henderson takes no responsibility for anything.  Yes, he'll make the odd tackle, but too often he'll watch people as they saunter by him or around him.  He will hide behind opposition players, making himself unavailable for a pass, when he feels he might be under pressure.  He panics in possession when under pressure, and he'll often get rid of the ball to players who then are under more pressure than he was.  I am not bothered if he makes a safe backwards pass, I'm slightly irritated when people use stats to show how many passes he's completed because the context is completely ignored.  

 

I will find it perplexing and frankly unacceptable if the lad is still playing for Liverpool regularly next season.  

Rickets. I stopped reading at that cockney slang thanks.