Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [2 - 3rd February 2013]

Can't remember a weekend with so many great goals in it & there wasn't a poor one today amongst all 5 :cool:
 
Pigeon_Killer said:
That's the last of our real hard games. We now face most of the teams around us at home as well as the relegation candidates home and away so we really need a proper run of results to start climbing the table. I think that's possible given the way we've been playing, just need another Norwich type result to get the confidence back.
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Before the games against Utd, Arsenal and City, I was worried I that we would be 12+ points off 4th. After our performances today and in midweek, it's frustrating to be 9 points off. If we can sure things up at the back, with the way we're looking going forward, we're more than capable of putting a decent run together and closing that gap.
 
some very good positives from the last 2 games I think, defense looks very ropey though and Downing whilst giving the team balance just doesn't do enough in the 'Kuyt role' or present any goal threat.

Purdy said:
I await the scapegoat brigade to sell him after some great work today
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/Yawn (that said people seem to be making excuses for pepe a lot recently don't they).
 
Newbie007 said:
some very good positives from the last 2 games I think, defense looks very ropey though and Downing whilst giving the team balance just doesn't do enough in the 'Kuyt role' or present any goal threat.


/Yawn (that said people seem to be making excuses for pepe a lot recently don't they).
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I think in a few weeks, maybe as early as next week, you will see Borini eased back into that right hand side, he is very Kuyt-y.
 
BaZ87 said:
Before the games against Utd, Arsenal and City, I was worried I that we would be 12+ points off 4th. After our performances today and in midweek, it's frustrating to be 9 points off. If we can sure things up at the back, with the way we're looking going forward, we're more than capable of putting a decent run together and closing that gap.
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Realistically the 6 teams ahead of us are currently better so the main aim for the rest of the season has got to be keeping hold of 7th and closing the gap to 6th place. Maybe fight for 6th place if we put a run together.
 
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BaZ87 said:
Just like in midweek, hugely frustrating result. We were much the better side throughout the game but just seem to find ways to throw these games away. I much preferred the way we set-up today with Suarez central and Henderson on the left, and Sturridge was hugely impressive too; held up the ball, brought players into the game and took his goal very well.

Regarding their 2nd goal; it's something Reina does a lot - force the striker out wide then drops back into goal - and it usually works. Aguero was probably heading wide enough to not need to today but ultimately it's a freak finish that's cost us.
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Mid week arsenal played you off the park . Pool scored two goals that were a mixture of luck and child defending by arsenal.

Today pool deserved the win
 
Seriously how many howlers does Reina have to make before he gets the character assassination that De Gea has to deal with?
 
Liverpool really should be kicking themselves, City were there for the taking today. Liverpool certainly should have won the game, but I have to say it really is one of my pet hates....Liverpool should have won, but they didn't deserve to!
 
Newbie007 said:
some very good positives from the last 2 games I think, defense looks very ropey though and Downing whilst giving the team balance just doesn't do enough in the 'Kuyt role' or present any goal threat.


/Yawn (that said people seem to be making excuses for pepe a lot recently don't they).
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/yawn what about Agger for the first goal today or against Arsenal? What about the countless missed oppurtunities today?

What other excuses being made for pepe? Or is it the saying hes not at fault when he is retardedly accused for cocking up mpst goals we concede.
 
Tom84 said:
Seriously how many howlers does Reina have to make before he gets the character assassination that De Gea has to deal with?
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He gets it from our supporters, except that wasnt a howler was just extremely disaplointing as he'd never do that again (kun).

Also he previously proved himself as the best in the prem despite falling off a cliff for a year and a bit after he got more 'English'
 
Pigeon_Killer said:
Realistically the 6 teams ahead of us are currently better so the main aim for the rest of the season has got to be keeping hold of 7th and closing the gap to 6th place. Maybe fight for 5th place if we put a run together.
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Such a pessimist. Barring the odd game our performances throughout the season have been better than our results have suggested. Prior to January our problem was that as a side we were unbalanced; we played well but didn't have the players in the final third to score the goals that our play deserved.

We've made individual mistakes at the back at times but as a side we look far more complete with Sturridge and if we can cut those mistakes out, we should rather than could go on a decent run until the end of the season.

Tom84 said:
Seriously how many howlers does Reina have to make before he gets the character assassination that De Gea has to deal with?
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Considering your defense of De Gea's mistakes vs Spurs and Southampton, it's a bit rich for you to call it a howler today.

Prior to returning from his injury earlier this season, Reina had a poor year by his standards but today aside he's been faultless since.
 
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Purdy said:
He gets it from our supporters, except that wasnt a howler was just extremely disaplointing as he'd never do that again (kun).
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What De Gea did against Spurs wasn't a howler (in fact DDG has never had a howler in the 1 and a bit seasons he's been at the club) and yet that didn't stop everyone talking about it for weeks. If De Gea did what Reina did today we'd be in for another weeks worth of vilification

BaZ87 said:
Considering your defense of De Gea's mistakes vs Spurs and Southampton, it's a bit rich for you to call it a howler today.
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See what I mean Purdy?
 
BaZ87 said:
Such a pessimist. Barring the odd game our performances throughout the season have been better than our results have suggested. Prior to January our problem was that as a side we were unbalanced; we played well but didn't have the players in the final third to score the goals that our play deserved.

We've made individual mistakes at the back at times but as a side we look far more complete with Sturridge and if we can cut those mistakes out, we should rather than could go on a decent run until the end of the season.
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Can't disagree with any of that but the start to our season makes progression up the league now we're 7th far harder now.
 
Tom84 said:
See what I mean Purdy?
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See what? I'm talking about you. You had a full blown argument on here when somebody criticised De Gea for jumping out of the way vs Southampton but then come in here and claim Reina's made a howler.

I've recognised that Reina was at fault for our goal today.
 
Tom84 said:
What De Gea did against Spurs wasn't a howler (in fact DDG has never had a howler in the 1 and a bit seasons he's been at the club) and yet that didn't stop everyone talking about it for weeks. If De Gea did what Reina did today we'd be in for another weeks worth of vilification



See what I mean Purdy?
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You get it of Reina on rawk, you get de gea ****ged off on this manc forum ;)

If Aguero puts it wide/crossed Reina gets plauded for great sweeping as usual, joke, didallointing all the same
 
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