Post Match Thread - Man City (A)

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

Absolutely superb. I've been super critical of Rodgers tactics in the big games. And up until we scored i thought we had been set up to contain, which is understandable but they've not been good at the back for a while so I thought we could exploit them. And we did. Fair play to the manager and players.

 

Vardy will get motm for the goals and winning the pens. But so many top performers today. Justin started a bit slow again for me but did really well by the end. Amartey very solid considering time out. And Mendy again another 7/10 steady performance. He's very underrated.

 

Just need to tighten up the set piece defending, but otherwise what a start to the season

[North Leeds Fox]

All of the team were fantastic. Special shout out to amartey and mendy. Never thought either would play for us again prior to this season and they were brilliant. What a win 

[StriderHiryu]

2 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

You've actually chopped out my favourite part which is our left back leading the press on the right wing. 

File size limits!

I will try and put it in

[Ted Maul]

Class. Looked like it was going to be a long afternoon for half an hour but we were brilliant when we started getting at their defence.

 

Amartey and Mendy showing they are able to step up in games like that is a massive bonus.

[Swalshed]

20 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said:

Noel Gallagher, Jason Manford, Andy Marr, Ricky Hatton, Alan Carr, can you hear me, can you hear me, your boys took one hell of a beating ! 

Micah Richards close to tears on Sky 🤣

[sishades]

Mendy looks good to be first choice. He has been superb all season. 

[CloudFox]

Great interview from Brendan there. Really honest and quite humble. Accepts it's taken him his whole career to accept playing like that, and decided he needed to 'find another way' while still being attacking. Very revealing and incredibly positive.

 

Our team - manager included - are growing and learning together 👏

[Clever Fox]

I thought Amartey was excellent also after being out for so long. 

I loved the way he took control of the center of defensive when Evans went off.

[Raw Dykes]

I didn't have high hopes for this one. Was just hoping not to get battered.

 

Wow. What a result. So many great performances, and that's without Wilf, Ricardo or Under, and whoever we sign over the next 8 days.

 

We've had an abysmal record against the big 6 under Brendan until today. What a way to end that! Hopefully, we've broken that mental duck and approach these games with more belief in future.

 

A perfect start to the season. Really thought we'd struggle at first. Feels like post-Deeney-Day again.

[AmyLGK]

36 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

"James Maddison is overrated"

 

I'd literally just said to my husband that Maddison wasn't impressing me with all his fanying around on the ball - then he did THAT!! 

[fox_favourite]

Oh. My. Word!!

 

[Leicester_Loyal]

With Mendy coming back and looking good it's like having a new signing. Throw in Amartey (early days for him though) and it means our bench looks a lot stronger than it was just a few weeks ago. Maddison, Perez, Albrighton, Fuchs, Choudhury, Iheanacho and Ward is pretty good. Once we get Ricardo back, another CB and Under into the matchday squad, we're going to look very strong, I can't wait.

[whoareyaaa]

Richards looks sad, no laughing today lad

[fuchsntf]

20 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said:

Yeah it was a good shot but Mahrez could have had a picnic before hitting it. The “I told you so brigade” are just as bad as the moaners IMO 

 

But yeah, let’s all enjoy it. 👍

I am the General of the "told ya so..Devils brigade"...

Nice feeling being an Happy clapper...My W.Chair went in a spin, & did 5 wheelies....!!!

[Parafox]

1 minute ago, sishades said:

Mendy looks good to be first choice. He has been superb all season. 

Yet there's been those on here that have slagged him off. When you say "all season" though, we're only 3 games in.

[foxes_rule1978]

I know it is only 3 games in but the way we are pressing and playing is frightening, we will challenge at this rate. The midfield with the likes of tielemans praet maddison.. is crazy.. tielemans is the player we bought so much better than last season 

[King of Gipsy Lane]

Two of the best away results in last number of years were at that stadium ! 
 

Both times the home crowd were missing 

[HybridFox]

19 minutes ago, Dan Gliballs said:

Rumour has it Brendan went upto KDB after the final whistle and whispered in his ear he’d love him at Leicester 

Need Darren Farley on that sketch 

[deejdeej]

Apparantly Foden played today, can anyone confirm that this generational talent was on the pitch?!

[egg_fried_rice]

Pep so salty, saying we didn't want to play, only defend 

[Mike Oxlong]

[fuchsntf]

31 minutes ago, Cadno'r Cymoedd said:

I just have on my post. Though we were cack in the opening 25.😂

No we were just Setting up the game plan.... Slowly,slowly catches the monkey...

[GlenParvaFox]

Absolutely obsessed with Pep's forehead. 

[volpeazzurro]

Wow, heard Brenda's post match interview? Fair play to him, honesty, no blarney and went up so much in my estimation. Stated that it's taken him 14yrs to play such a system as he always likes to be positive but realised he had to change things including himself to win games. What an honest and great thing to hear. Must have really wrankled with him what happened last year and has been thinking about it since. I formally take my hat off too him. Brilliant tactics today!

[Guest Manini]

Just now, egg_fried_rice said:

Pep so salty, saying we didn't want to play, only defend 

Yeah but he’s bald and he’s a fraud so who cares