Europa League Post match City win V Zorya

[Guest Manini]

6 minutes ago, Markyblue said:

Probably dependent on which area of city you lived. Mash or brew it's all good. 😁

Yorkshire tea bag with gold top milk 👌🏻

Edited 23 October 2020 by Manini

[Guest Manini]

Anyway....

 

I thought it was interesting to see us work out that they weren’t comfortable defending on the transition last night. As soon we got them turned and ran at them they didn’t look like they could deal with it. 
 

In the first 20 minutes I think Fofana was a bit high and we were playing with the ball in front of them a bit too much which they were happy with because they could contain and then break. As soon as Fofana dropped back a bit and we invited them on it gave us more room to get a couple of quick passes off and space to run at them. 
 

It was a decent game I enjoyed watching it. 

Edited 23 October 2020 by Manini

[norwichfox]

2 minutes ago, Manini said:

Yorkshire tea bag with golf top milk 👌🏻

Which club for the milk?

[Guest Markyblue]

4 minutes ago, norwichfox said:

Which club for the milk?

Thats what the caddys FOUR.

[Gazza3]

Brilliant to watch a game without VAR 

if only we could attend matches . Can actually celebrate the goals without waiting 

shame they will bring back VAR for knock outs

[Jaspa]

Here's how our other Group G counterparts got along lastnight,

 

 

[Les-TA-Jon]

18 minutes ago, Gazza3 said:

Brilliant to watch a game without VAR 

if only we could attend matches . Can actually celebrate the goals without waiting 

shame they will bring back VAR for knock outs

What difference did lack of VAR make? There wasn't any controversy was there? 

[Hollyfox]

Also, Cengiz's set pieces look promising. 

Good deliveries that swing away from the keeper. 

Could be some mileage in those as some of our deliveries have been poor in recent times 

[Jonezy]

It ended up being the nice distraction we needed. Harvey and Kelechi the standouts, but solid everywhere. The Kasper special straight to the opposition causing a nervy moment, was the only thing annoying on the night. Will he ever learn?

 

The Mendy turn around this season is something else . He is like a budget Kante covering a lot of ground. Impressed.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

I enjoyed the distraction of European football again. It is good and let’s be honest still quite an achievement for us to be in Europe

 

lets just enjoy the journey 

[OntarioFox]

9 hours ago, Vardinio'sCat said:

 

Best female ref on the planet? it kinda makes sense because she gets very good reviews.

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49352647

 

Stephanie Frappart became the first female referee to officiate a major men's European match when she took charge of Wednesday's Uefa Super Cup.

History-making aside, the French official had to deal with VAR reviews, penalty decisions and back chat from players - so all in all just a normal night in the life of any referee.

Along with her all-female team of assistant referees, Manuela Nicolosi of Italy and Michelle O'Neill from the Republic of Ireland, Frappart received praise from pundits and fans for her measured performance as Liverpool beat Chelsea in a penalty shootout.

"I think she's had a great game - she's been brilliant in what's been a difficult game," former England and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole told BT Sport.

"She's been excellent and let the game flow and got most of the big decisions right. She's handled it fantastically well."

I think it speaks volumes that she's reffing high profile games at all. In a sport that's generally run by dinosaurs at the high levels - both domestically and internationally - if you're female, far from being a token candidate, you have to be at least above-average, if not exceptional, to stand out and progress to higher levels. Female officials are absolutely there on merit.

 

Similar to how Sian Massey was a noticeably consistent linesman (lineswoman I guess) when she came in. Can't think of her getting a decision wrong either.

 

Indeed, her career was actually harmed by the fallout of her being patronised and subjected to sexist nonsense from Sky Sports staff after being on the staff for a Liverpool game - took her two years to officiate in the Prem again through no fault of her own.

 

The glass ceiling is real, so fair play to the ref yesterday. After swallowing the bumbling theatrics of muppets like Mike Dean and Jon Moss on a weekly basis, she can ref us every week for all I care.

[Gazza3]

2 hours ago, Les-TA-Jon said:

What difference did lack of VAR make? There wasn't any controversy was there? 

The point was that when the goal was given we didn’t t have to check or wait for VAR to find something to disallow it 

ie Nacho S challenge with keeper for first goal and Maddison’s collision with defender for second 

[Guest Electric Yetis]

Don't think they want to leave. Their two full team coaches have just gone past me in Narborough heading back towards the city.

[brucey]

[CosbehFox]

1 hour ago, Rain King said:

Don't think they want to leave. Their two full team coaches have just gone past me in Narborough heading back towards the city.

 

Trained at Belvoir Drive this morning 

[Guest Electric Yetis]

14 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

 

Trained at Belvoir Drive this morning 

Wonder why they were heading back to towards town through Narborough at that time.

[sacreblueits442]

7 hours ago, StriderHiryu said:

Some interesting comments from Rodgers post-match:

 

“It's nice for the players to feel that and like I say, we can be better,” he said. “We can have greater movement at the top of the field in order to create even more chances.

“But we were good in our tactical idea because we changed in the second half to play a diamond to sort of kill their threat once we're 2-0 up, but also still give us that real threat going forward.

“So, I thought the players managed that side of it really well.”

 

Interesting that he opted to change the system, but it has to be said we looked much better in the second half, so it worked. A lot of us speculated on starting with the diamond but it was the 4141 until the second half. 

 

Also you can find some extended highlights here if interested:
https://hofoot.koravidup.com/player/html/MtR5RvYkmK4gG?popup=yes&autoplay=1

 

...we were still the better team, but I felt the change took the impetus out of our game!!!

I felt we were about to hit our stride after the second goal and the change at half time seemed to make us more predictable.

[Paninistickers]

Prob worth a thread on its own, but just how good is Emile as a pundit? 

 

The two or three times I've seen/heard him, he's calm and analytical and very very knowledgeable on City. He's our top man out there in the media. 

 

Loved the way that, even after a long career winning cups and playin in world cups, he recounted the Marsh's goal at atletico with great fondness

 

Back to punditry, In fairness, Crouchy had also done his homework on us and had at least the professionalism to watch a couple of our recent matches and make notes (staggering how few pundits must do that. It is their job, after all, and not exactly taxing work)

[UniFox21]

7 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Prob worth a thread on its own, but just how good is Emile as a pundit? 

 

The two or three times I've seen/heard him, he's calm and analytical and very very knowledgeable on City. He's our top man out there in the media. 

 

Loved the way that, even after a long career winning cups and playin in world cups, he recounted the Marsh's goal at atletico with great fondness

 

Back to punditry, In fairness, Crouchy had also done his homework on us and had at least the professionalism to watch a couple of our recent matches and make notes (staggering how few pundits must do that. It is their job, after all, and not exactly taxing work)

To be fair to both of them, they both either had background knowledge of the club or had clearly done some research into it. As you said, genuinely shocking how few pundits seem to do any background reading into the club's they're commentating on/analysing. 

[Vardinio'sCat]

12 hours ago, Ceirboy said:

As would her nips on a cold Saturday afternoon in Newcastle! 

 

And do you think the players would say anything to her?

 

I suspect not...

[Vardinio'sCat]

Under looks well capable of magic things, but he doesn't look much like a pass and move merchant quite yet.

 

I guess it is classic new player stuff, I bet our training is a bit different to Italy. I wonder if he has had Big Wes run through or over him yet!

[The whole world smiles]

2 hours ago, UniFox21 said:

To be fair to both of them, they both either had background knowledge of the club or had clearly done some research into it. As you said, genuinely shocking how few pundits seem to do any background reading into the club's they're commentating on/analysing. 

Yeah it's amazing how many pundits still reference us being a counter attacking side! We haven't played like that since puel took over 4 years ago. 

[ktfox59]

On 23/10/2020 at 11:31, Markyblue said:

Back in the day it was a mash .

A nice cuppa yea brewed from proper tea leaves.😂😂