Man City post match thread - 0-2 loss

[Matt]

7 minutes ago, Bert said:

Ortega absolutely cleaned him out. 

That's not like Man City keepers at all...

[Sol thewall Bamba]

16 minutes ago, ceebeefox said:

I thought we did a lot more than huffing and puffing today. We grew into the game and made most of the running second half. We had quality today and we’re deserving of a point at least. As for quality, I’ve doubted too all season but this and the Anfield game has made me rethink, only Mavadidi and the two full backs lacked a bit today and for the first time this season we looked like a premier league outfit.

And from all of that we took nothing from a game against the team 17th in the form table. We're toast.

[ronnup]

Good performance but we still couldnt score against a very rattled Man City 

 

Villa will pump us 

[Pliskin]

14 minutes ago, ceebeefox said:

He’s from Groby.

You’ll have to find a chant that fits with Groby!

[Pliskin]

Just now, ronnup said:

Good performance but we still couldnt score against a very rattled Man City 

 

Villa will pump us 

Oh cheer up for **** sake…

 

 

Why are people suggesting Man City are the pits? They’re still a quality side. 

[Bert]

5 minutes ago, Matt said:

That's not like Man City keepers at all...

Gotta keep up with tradition  

[Bert]

3 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

You’ll have to find a chant that fits with Groby!

So young he’s still on his mum’s booby

[ronnup]

2 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

Oh cheer up for **** sake…

 

 

Why are people suggesting Man City are the pits? They’re still a quality side. 

 

Were you there? They were absolutely rattled and there for the taking. Absolutely a missed opportunity today. Why are we giving so many free passes on losses?

 

 

[Guppys Love Child]

15 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

I thought Mavididi played well today 

I didn't...

 

Seemed scared to take his fullback on for the majority of the match.   Slowed a lot of the play down, and blunted promising attacks with inside passing when closing in on their 18yd box

[Matt]

So, we happy we're creating more agreed? 

 

You cannot not be happy with that of course!

 

But, (Genuine question) how come we were scoring more, being more clinical when we created less? Realise i've answered my own question, it's as simple as we were more clinical, but why and when we're create more it doesn't take the clinical side away, or despite creating more are they not as good a chances as when we created less - I guess that's where xG come in for all I hate those kind of stats.

 

Either way, we're not scoring (many) anymore.

 

3 minutes ago, ronnup said:

 

Were you there? They were absolutely rattled and there for the taking. Absolutely a missed opportunity today. Why are we giving so many free passes on losses?

 

 

Cos' Cooper's not in charge anymore. 

 

Edited 29 December 2024 by Matt

[Bert]

Just now, ronnup said:

 

Were you there? They were absolutely rattled and there for the taking. Absolutely a missed opportunity today. Why are we giving so many free passes on losses?

 

 

Regardless of form, Man City are still an unbelievable side. Read around not just the forum but the general consensus is that this was perhaps the best we’ve played all season. Compare that to the Wolves game which was diabolical. Yep it’s another defeat, it’s frustrating but seriously, other than put the ball in the net what more could we have done today? The only difference was that they took their chances and that’s what punishes you at the top level if you don’t take yours. 
 

I get some people like to be negative and have a moan for the sake of it but today isn’t the day where we can dig anyone out for the performance. 

[adam]

Played well but lost. If we don't sort that defence out in January we will be down. Both full backs are garbage.

[Stuntman_Mike]

20 minutes ago, ajthefox said:

Vary one was tight but looked offside, don't think it was a pen either, barely any contact.

 

Not sure on Buonanotte

What?  if he's not offside it's the most blatant penalty going.

[blaaklint]

1 minute ago, Matt said:

So, we happy we're creating more agreed? 

 

You cannot not be happy with that of course!

 

But, (Genuine question) how come we were scoring more, being more clinical when we created less? Realise i've answered my own question, it's as simple as we were more clinical, but why and when we're create more it doesn't take the clinical side away, or despite creating more are they not as good a chances as when we created less - I guess that's where xG come in for all I hate those kind of stats.

 

Either way, we're not scoring (many) anymore.

 

Cos' Cooper's not in charge anymore. 

 

The finishing is just natural variation, not something that's really controllable. There are very few players in the world who consistently score more than their xG.

[Pliskin]

4 minutes ago, ronnup said:

 

Were you there? They were absolutely rattled and there for the taking. Absolutely a missed opportunity today. Why are we giving so many free passes on losses?

 

 

Yes, and it wasn’t a free pass for **** sake. They weren’t rattled, they’re not at their best at the moment but they’re still a good team. We made a mistake for he first goal, and the second was just Haarland being Haarland. They’ve not lost to anyone in and around us, so this suggestion they’re easy pickings is silly. It certainly wasn’t a missed opportunity at all, on another day, a couple of those chances go in and it’s a different game. There’s plenty of positives to take from that performance today….. 

[Sunbury Fox]

2 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

What?  if he's not offside it's the most blatant penalty going.

And a red for the keeper as he made no attempt to win the ball fairly. 

[Ashley]

One more thing I'll add and see if @StriderHiryu can build on it in his analysis if he hasnt done it yet? 

 

When we're on the attack, we have no one attacking the back post especially on the right side. We seem to go central a hell of alot lot almost like little kids playing. 

 

You see other teams Wingers or full backs holding the width then going, we don't have it. 

[FrankieADZ]

13 minutes ago, ronnup said:

 

Were you there? They were absolutely rattled and there for the taking. Absolutely a missed opportunity today. Why are we giving so many free passes on losses?

 

 

are you being serious like really?

this is basically the same Man City team that won what 4 league titles in a row, champions league

they had that cutting edge with the haaland goal, the first id say was a bit of lazy defending

 

but for the most part of that game, we was the better side i'd say created the better chances, its by far our best performance of the season

 

 

[Dickov22]

Lot more hope after watching that. The defensive frailties remain, but we played some excellent stuff and on another day, that’s at least a point if not a win. Have to keep it up. 

[FrankieADZ]

a few bodies in in the jan window.....Full back options,another winger and maybe a forward and id say we have a chance

 

[cruzFOX]

Good performance and created chances but didn’t finish them. That’s as simple as I can put it. Opportunity lost to beat a very poor form man city. Hard to batter Vards too much as I can see how vexxed he was at missing that.

[The Doctor]

2 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

End have their Etihad complex destroyed so they can't use it to bounce back.

salt that ground. But seriously, I cannot think of weirder behaviour than singing about Ranieri being sacked 8 years ago when he never managed them? even the Forest fans crying bloody murder about us sacking cooper are being more normal than man city (that was at least recent and he has a connection to them). It'd be like Man Utd rocking up and us singing about David Moyes.

[sdb]

30 minutes ago, Ashley said:

One more thing I'll add and see if @StriderHiryu can build on it in his analysis if he hasnt done it yet? 

 

When we're on the attack, we have no one attacking the back post especially on the right side. We seem to go central a hell of alot lot almost like little kids playing. 

 

You see other teams Wingers or full backs holding the width then going, we don't have it. 

We had so much space to attack down their left today. Justin covered so much ground but lacks any confidence on the ball. Such a shame we couldn't have had Fatawu available. 

[STEVIE B]

1 hour ago, kingpower said:

Some of the most electric, out of your seat moments last season were both Fatawu and Mavididi running at their opposition fullbacks, skinning them on both the inside and outside and terrifying them all game.

 

Mavididi seems to have lost this completely from his game and thinks that doing 4-5 ‘shimmies’ or step overs and completely slowing the game down will have the same impact. It’s so frustrating and I don’t know whether it’s confidence or lack of quality but RVN needs to insist that he takes on the FB on the outside or pull him out the team for everybody’s sake 

I take your point, but the difference between taking on full backs in The Championship to doing it where where we are now is markedly different. 

 

[kingpower]

Just now, STEVIE B said:

I take your point, but the difference between taking on full backs in The Championship to doing it where where we are now is markedly different. 

 

So it’s lack of quality then