Man City Post Match

[Hammo]

18 minutes ago, Lesta Legend said:

A shed of hope, maybe a little too late. 
 

XG 2.22 and a bit of fight, that’s all we need. 
 

It’s the hope that kills you. 

No. It’s the hope that sustains you. It’s the reality that kills you.

[enmac]

From the Guardian : 

" Get a load of this. Leicester’s xG was higher than City’s! They also had only four less touches in the attacking box than City.

Can I nominate this as the most nervy one-sided game of all time?" 

[Chrysalis]

18 minutes ago, KP Fox said:

I know you are all going to laugh at this but we had enough clear cut chances in the second half to have won that game. 

Indeed, this is the main thing, for so many games I wondered how we were getting back into and winning those games, now we have shown we still have the ability to create chances with the players we have, against the best team in the league.

 

We didnt have much of the ball but we were so much more efficient with it.

[Scotch]

I don't think he got the starting line up/approach right but he adjusted well which is encouraging. 

 

This was never the game to judge him on and I won't. Realistically it was just to not get embarrassed today and I don't think we were. 

[splinterdream]

Just now, Chrysalis said:

Indeed, this is the main thing, for so many games I wondered how we were getting back into and winning those games, now we have shown we still have the ability to create chances with the players we have, against the best team in the league.

 

We didnt have much of the ball but we were so much more efficient with it.

It’s playing attacking football, it’s the best form of defense and what we’ve been lacking

[foxinsocks]

what have we learnt?  it's over for jamie.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

1 minute ago, sishades said:

One that was already 3 up and could not be bothered in the second half.

Can't believe the amount of people falling for the 2nd half performance. Man City literally got bored of pumping us.

[An Sionnach]

The effective use of Iheanacho could make all the difference in the run in. I do not see him as a lone striker or as a 90 minute striker. He seems to be at his most dangerous in tandem with Maddison in the second half. We need to stay in the game until half time because we almost always look more dangerous after half time. Smith has to insist on total focus from the start ,we cannot give away loose goals and have to chase the game.

Edited 15 April 2023 by An Sionnach

[daddylonglegs]

Apologies if this has been mentioned elsewhere but Martin Tyler & Alan Smith were a complete joke on commentary today.

 

Patronising us for not trying to outplay Manchester City. Saying City had harder training sessions in the week. Saying there was no positives for dean smith until the last 10 mins.

 

Tyler needs to retire & Smith is always weirdly negative about us.

[Heskey2011]

Was alright that wasn't it. Almost made a game of it, tielemans isn't going to get offered a contract from a better club than us if he carries on like that.

Only criticism would be he was on the pitch too long. 

Actually looking forward to the Wolves game. Yay!

[Hammo]

6 minutes ago, splinterdream said:

You know, Praet for KDH is not a bad shout, he’s probably technically better

Delete ‘probably’

[Sunbury Fox]

2 minutes ago, daddylonglegs said:

Apologies if this has been mentioned elsewhere but Martin Tyler & Alan Smith were a complete joke on commentary today.

 

Patronising us for not trying to outplay Manchester City. Saying City had harder training sessions in the week. Saying there was no positives for dean smith until the last 10 mins.

 

Tyler needs to retire & Smith is always weirdly negative about us.

I turned off the sound after 20 minutes because their attitude towards us was appalling. 

[Mark]

Here we go again Praet is the answer this time just as he isn’t KDH 

[foxes_rule1978]

Better second half, after going 3 down so quick it could have turned into a complete disaster. Had maddison scored his chance too you never know 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

No doubt been said (and he should've started Kelechi) but how refreshing to have someone in charge making early changes that positively impact the game. We genuinely created plenty of good chances for the first time in what feels like forever.

 

If our lads can stop doing the YMCA in their own box when the opposition cross the ball it'd be handy, mind.

[SafewayFox]

The biggest thing must be how Smith and co NEED to draw out ALL of the positives from that second half.

 

That includes him saying Nacho is our number 9 against Wolves.

 

Ignore talking to the “leadership group” that was mentioned when they joined and start more of the players who ended the game than started 🙏🏻

[Beachyboy]

30 minutes ago, LVFox said:

2nd half was better than anything we've seen in ages.

 

Stick with that back 3. Iheanacho has to start, we've got a chance.

I'd put Evans in for Faes even if he's 70% fit, if he breaks down so be it, but he's a lot calmer than Faes, especially with Soyuncu in there.

Edited 15 April 2023 by Beachyboy

[Lestagirl]

Just now, Sunbury Fox said:

I turned off the sound after 20 minutes because their attitude towards us was appalling. 

At one point Tyler said “ Man City probably had harder training sessions since Bayern match than having in todays game “ 😱

[Chrysalis]

2 minutes ago, SafewayFox said:

The biggest thing must be how Smith and co NEED to draw out ALL of the positives from that second half.

 

That includes him saying Nacho is our number 9 against Wolves.

 

Ignore talking to the “leadership group” that was mentioned when they joined and start more of the players who ended the game than started 🙏🏻

Felt he just did a good post match interview, didnt say anything that would hurt the players confidence and pushed back on man city been relevant to out survival.

Edited 15 April 2023 by Chrysalis

[Chrysalis]

1 minute ago, Lestagirl said:

At one point Tyler said “ Man City probably had harder training sessions since Bayern match than having in todays game “ 😱

Yeah Tyler was out of order in the comments he was making.

[ARTY_FOX]

Alot of positives to take and hopefully some early lessons learnt fir the manager. Iheanacho has to start. A 3-1 loss that confidence can be taken from. 

[SafewayFox]

3 minutes ago, Mark said:

Here we go again Praet is the answer this time just as he isn’t KDH 

Or the mere fact that he can use both feet, offers energy (noticeably not as much but the closest in the squad), actually makes positive forward and unselfish runs (particularly without the ball) which actually opens up space.

 

KDH has done what positively in a game for how long? 

[Beachyboy]

14 minutes ago, splinterdream said:

You know, Praet for KDH is not a bad shout, he’s probably technically better

I wouldnt involve either moving forwards unless as a sub. Tielemans, Mendy, Maddison 

[foxes_rule1978]

In a silly way I would have took a 3-1 defeat just to protect the goal difference. Especially after that first 25mins 

[Hamilton Fox]

24 minutes ago, JimJams said:

I'm not sure he can, there's a defender covering the space.

The more I see it the more he can just play it across the goal for nacho empty net