Manchester City Match Thread

[Rasmic123]

have to say even though we're 1 down, that was a very enjoyable first half

[MC Prussian]

Needless to say, our free-kicks and corners have been dire once more.

 

Nothing new on that front.

[Guest]

Leicester best team in the first half.

 

Vardy great speed but does he have the touch?

 

Drinky best player on the pitch first half.

 

Camby great, corners terrible.

 

Wasyl is a bombscare and can't pass.

 

Is simpson any better than De Laet? 

 

Hamer played at least as good as Kasper.

 

Schlupp and King okay.

[cityfanlee23]

Wasilewski has to take the blame for his positioning on that one for me....

 

Yeah just saw the goal back, Morgan is clearly going towards the cross, there is absolutely no need for wasilewski to be there aswell, had to get into the centre and stop the cross if wes didnt. Very poor positioning.

[ronnup]

We've been good. But it's the same problem. Take your chances. We have to score clear chances.

[cc_star]

"Nigel Pearson will be wondering how his team are 1-0 down"

 

story of our season that

 

Not really, we've been very easy to play through in a 442 and "taking our game to the opposition".

 

That's been different today & if we'd played with this shape & intensity against the ordinary teams we've been up against since Utd we probably wouldn't be where we are

[Guest Bilo]

Even if it stays like this, there are positives to take from this display.

 

Simpson is better than De Laet.

Losing Schmeichel for the next few weeks is no catastrophe with Hamer in goal.

4-5-1 has stopped us being outnumbered in midfield.

Drinkwater is excellent.

Vardy is hungry.

 

Play like this for the next few weeks and we'll arrest the slide.

[ealingfox]

I wish we wouldn't sing Where were you when you were shit at Man City fans. They were getting 30,000 in League One.

 

I think that was aimed at the West Stand tbf.

[lavrentis]

we can do this

[RowlattsFox]

So many players should have seen lampard standing there, he was waiting for quite a while.

Cambiasso and Konchesky in positions to spot the danger but didn't bother.

Encouraging first half, and better organisation. Let's we carry on in this vein and not take a battering second half.

[ADK]

We've been ok. Although it was disappointing to allow Lampard to pass it into the net, he hasn't scored all those goals for nothing. In truth though I expect us to lose 2-0 but it doesn't really change anything. I hope we stick with the team including the manager.

[Rasmic123]

Not really, we've been very easy to play through in a 442 and "taking our game to the opposition".

 

That's been different today & if we'd played with this shape & intensity against the ordinary teams we've been up against since Utd we probably wouldn't be where we are

we've been playing much better than our position suggests, we just keep giving away soft goals out of nothing

[Focks]

we can do this

we can't though can we

[whoareyaaa]

we have more than matched them in the first half played some good stuff and look solid.

 

shame about the lapse of concentration

[Rasmic123]

i dont think it was koncheskys fault for the goal, he has someone behind him he has to watch who would have scored if left unmarked. simpson was ball watching and marking absolutely nothing, others were at fault too

[MPH]

Even if it stays like this, there are positives to take from this display.

 

Simpson is better than De Laet.

Losing Schmeichel for the next few weeks is no catastrophe with Hamer in goal.

4-5-1 has stopped us being outnumbered in midfield.

Drinkwater is excellent.

Vardy is hungry.

 

Play like this for the next few weeks and we'll arrest the slide.

 

 

Not a bad reaction from a manager who clearly has to go.....

[Jakemoore]

I think Cambiasso is to blame for their goal but Simpson should have seen the run too. Funny old game, at 0-0 we were doing just fine but now we'll have to attack so God knows what will happen second half. Keep the faith, we're playing the champions of England.

[Guest Bilo]

Not a bad reaction from a manager who clearly has to go.....

 

If I'm proved wrong, fantastic. I want to be. I'll be delighted if I end up putting my hands up as we've turned it around.

 

I'm not like seenitall who seems to actively want Pearson to fail, quite the opposite.

[bovril]

C'mon Leicester.

[lgfualol]

Think we've played well but they'll get another.

[Guest]

So many players should have seen lampard standing there, he was waiting for quite a while.

Cambiasso and Konchesky in positions to spot the danger but didn't bother.

Encouraging first half, and better organisation. Let's we carry on in this vein and not take a battering second half.

 

Wasly has been poor but I think Simpson was at fault for the goal. Wasyl was frightened that Morgan wasn't up to it and covered him. Was told Simpson to watch Lampard and he stood ball watching in no mans land.

[cc_star]

i dont think it was koncheskys fault for the goal, he has someone behind him he has to watch who would have scored if left unmarked. simpson was ball watching and marking absolutely nothing, others were at fault too

 

Yeah Simpson did poorly, Morgan & Waz should have done better

 

Anyway, it's hardly like Man City & Lampard don't do that to everyone, we just need take our chances when they come... and if Cambiasso  can beat the first man from our corners we might have more chances

[south aussie fox]

is Silva a protected species?

[Torten]

Fvck me we're shit from set-pieces

[MPH]

I think Cambiasso is to blame for their goal but Simpson should have seen the run too. Funny old game, at 0-0 we were doing just fine but now we'll have to attack so God knows what will happen second half. Keep the faith, we're playing the champions of England.

 

 

Cambiasso is exactly where a tracking midfielder needs to be. If you see it again youll notice that Wasilewski was way out of position. he left his man wide open.