Man City (EFL Cup - 18/12/18) - Match Thread

[ronnup]

Maddison needs to come on. Iborra is a waste of space. 

[Chester Dontlie]

Thanks to their experimental line up and unexperienced kid in defense we really have a chance to get something out of it. Okazaki should be brought on ASAP, we cant keep on crossing the balls to isolated Nacho and hoping their defenders will fail to deal with it

[Corky]

1 minute ago, justfoxes said:

Wonder what CP was thinking when he could here his own fans singing bring back Mourinho during the first half cheering for a wrongly sacked in my eyes manager than for him ?

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Man City fans were singing it.

[Hammo]

An absolute stroll for Man City. Why do we just constantly invite them unchallenged into our half? If they are going to pass it through us, then let's get at them and make them do it with a bit of sweat on their shirts. As for us in possession, same as last few games - zero finesse and quality, especially in the final third.

[oadby.fox]

9 minutes ago, woznotwos said:

I'd add Fuchs to that aswell . 

Yeah he and others have been a bit no nonsense with Riyad which I was pleased to see! 

 

Think we grew into the game as the half went on but I don't know why we always start in such a negative manner. Would like to see Ricardo on for Rachid at half time.

[ozleicester]

Ward - good

Fuchs - good

Soyuncu - good

Magurie -good

Simpson - good

Iborra - could do better

Ndidi - could do better

Hamza - Very good

Ghezzal - could do better

Gray - Very good

Nacho - should do better

[Blue Ed]

1 minute ago, Dr The Singh said:

Not quite, majority are second teameds, shame we didn't take the competition seriously enough

Aguero. Mahrez. De Bruyne. Looks good though 

 

[Freeman's Wharfer]

Bellamy: "I can see Man City winning this 2 or 3 nil unless Leicester change this. With the bench they have, they have to make substitutions quick"

 

He's spot on.

[ozleicester]

now i am REALLY ANGRY.... the muppets have sold out.... 

[Nod.E]

My only explanation or attempt to understand what I've just seen is that the game plan was always to keep them within a goal up until 60/70 mins.

 

We were never going to score with those players in that formation.

 

I hope we have a rousing plan for the last 20 minutes.

[lgfualol]

I'd have Maddison on for Iborra. No Albrighton please, we are doing fine without his billion crosses to noone. 

[Jonezy]

We are actually only a jammy goal away from another shoot-out.... Thats better than expected really. Still finding watching Leicester currently a very dull and frustrating affair.

[fuchsntf]

12 minutes ago, Rusko187 said:

Puel doesn't even know his best 11

Agree..

[FLAN]

We need some good solutions 

[Blue Ed]

Don't know what all beef is about Iborra. He's the only midfielder who has any composure and can pass a ball. Ndidi is the weak link there

 

[Dahnsouff]

Unless we are prepared to,support Nacho (on the pitch) he will never score, never gain confidence and may as well be sold

[Lesterlad]

6 minutes ago, justfoxes said:

Wonder what CP was thinking when he could here his own fans singing bring back Mourinho during the first half cheering for a wrongly sacked in my eyes manager than for him ?

Think you will find that was the Man City fans singing that

[FoxFossil]

1 minute ago, lgfualol said:

I'd have Maddison on for Iborra. No Albrighton please, we are doing fine without his billion crosses to noone. 

Maddison for NDidi imo. Otherwise a few positives, but still very poor attacking threat.

[fuchsntf]

11 minutes ago, lozzyblue fox said:

Its not always the team its formation he makes them play.

We have also tried,various formations...!!!

[Foxxed]

At least we've found someone we could bench Ndidi for.

[Sampson]

Just now, Dahnsouff said:

Unless we are prepared to,support Nacho (on the pitch) he will never score, never gain confidence and may as well be sold

He needs to show he's good enough to build the side round him though and he's never done anything approaching that.

[ozleicester]

imagine that.. Boro or Burton on the Semi's

[Nick]

13 minutes ago, oadby.fox said:

For all the doom and gloom, I'm actually quite happy to see Soyuncu and Maguire playing together. 

 

Thought Choudhury and Gray have been decent as well. 

 

 

Me too.

[FLAN]

Wonder how many times Pep has looked at iheanacho tonight and regretted selling him ?

[ozleicester]

you know what i hate about man city... i cant hate them