Man City (A) Match Thread

[lcfcsnow]

2nd in league with Gray and Albrighton our wide players please sort it in January else we’re not going to stay up there

[vanity]

1 minute ago, Bourbon Fox said:

Yes we're up against a great side, but the changes have come far too late for me. And there was no attempt to address the 2-v-1 on Chilwell

I think there was actually w Barnes being told to get back and help, but that was never going to be enough. We are lucky this isn't 5-1 right now.

[Sly]

Liverpool are still drawing 0-0

[foxes_rule1978]

Got to bow to Man City; they are truly the best side in the league... Liverpool should watch out... love the stuff they play; 

[Countryfox]

Reality check ...   work to be done.

[Fox 4 Life]

Just now, Sly said:

Liverpool are still drawing 0-0

Extra time please

[ALC Fox]

1 minute ago, bfox said:

Vardy doesnt get phased by big matches and big names. Some seem to, particularly chillwell.

Have to agree with this. We've panicked under pressure far too often and we've been too slow to offer anything when the centre backs have had the ball. Poor showing all round really. We need a reaction against Liverpool.

[Bourbon Fox]

Just now, vanity said:

I think there was actually w Barnes being told to get back and help, but that was never going to be enough. We are lucky this isn't 5-1 right now.

Still ten minutes left

[volpeazzurro]

34 minutes ago, 49er said:

Swap for Maupay in January and give Brighton £10m

Why would they want him?

[fuchsntf]

2 minutes ago, bfox said:

Vardy doesnt get phased by big matches and big names. Some seem to, particularly chillwell.

And our fans expecting Too much..!!

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

We've been schooled this evening. Looking leggy now. 

[Sly]

To be fair to Manchester City, they full deserve this win and it could; and should have been a lot more.

[Blue Ed]

What a shame. We have been so outclassed tonight in every department, time to focus on on retaining our top four spot

[Foxes04]

Ndidi has been awful

[Guest Manini]

Just now, Farrington fox said:

Every side has an off day or a dip in form. This is ours. Get over it. 

This will be the first game we’ve lost since October. It’s mental when you think about it. 

[vanity]

Just now, Toddybad said:

The idea that every time a team is outplayed it's because of the manager is a nonsense.

Sure, but in this case it is right. Unless you think he was right to play a wide open game with our most attacking personnel grouping at the Etihad? To show up and try to outplay Man City at their own game?

[hejammy]

3 minutes ago, Ted Maul said:

They've been excellent but Brendan got it (and kept it) badly wrong tonight. 

Not sure about this. Chilly has been royally.....hurt by mahraz and KDB. Everyone of our players has also been poor/nervous. Just not good enough from the players 

[The Quick Brown Fox]

Why do we insist on kicking it to Vardy head? He's not going to flick it on then run onto it. 

[Remember Kember]

They have won every individual battle on the pitch which is a huge disappointment.  Need to lift themselves for boxing day

[Flappit]

Fvxk me. Man City... Particularly De Bruyne, are just magnificent when they're on it. 

[Babylon]

Just now, CityIsBlue said:

 

We've lost 3 games all season.....All away against better sides, bar United who still have aspects of their side which are better than ours, e.g. Their front 3.

 

Our Tactics/Mentality are our strengths, not our weakness.

 

We lack quality against 2 of the best sides in Europe, our title win has clearly gone to your head.

In the big games, we rarely turn up. We have been second for a reason, but we don’t seem capable of taking that into the bigger games too often. 

 

Man U away a case in point, they were absolute horse shit at the time. Yet again we could barely muster an effort on goal. Paid too much respect, passing atrocious.

 

We put up a better showing under Puel in a lot of bigger games. Despite his other performances being nowhere near as good. 

 

So let’s analyse it.

[Ted Maul]

1 minute ago, Toddybad said:

The idea that every time a team is outplayed it's because of the manager is a nonsense.

We might have (probably would have) lost anyway, but keeping Barnes and Perez on in the same shape for so long when they were so anonymous was bizarre.

[Fightforever]

Makes sense that our older players are doing the best Vardy, Evans and schmeichel.

Younger ones just dont have it mentally

[foxes_rule1978]

Just now, Cadno'r Cymoedd said:

We've been schooled this evening. Looking leggy now. 

Man City are unreal; been great tonight, frustration but we have been totally outplayed... only the 5-2 arsenal result back when we won the title, that I was clapping for the opposition 

[Chester Dontlie]

Just have go at them, doesn't matter if we lose 1-3 or 1-8 at this point

 

We look shattered