Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [23rd - 25th August 2014]
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He's worth 30m+ you're worth 30p, no one worries about protecting you as an investment
Absolutely, but why stay on - 3-0 up, game over, and Aguero to come on.
Didn't know it was his hamstring, I watched the game on my mobile which kept freezing. Still though, it doesn't discount how awful he played. Doesn't deserve to be in the first team and needs to be urgently replaced. It was clearly evident all last season.
I also thought Couthino was vacant. I'm the first to sing the little guys praises but he was just absent. Markovic did more within 2 minutes than he did the entire game.
Like I said in my previous post, I just don't think many of these players are ready for the season. While we did well for the majority of the first half, we showed also nothing upfront, no cutting edge at all. This fixture came too early for us and I just hope its a wake up call for the team to step it up and get the gears going because they look jaded and a few yards off pace.
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You're talking about buttplugs and nipple clamps aren't you?Lost them all last night against you
Wouldn't be difficult, considering it was the likes of that utter douchebag Andy Gray before that.
But yes, I actually enjoy the punditry on Monday night football these days.
Oh meow, scousers lost their sense of humour again I see
Btw Lovren had a good two yards on yet to be match fit Aguero
It probably needs to be funny or remotely relevant for anyone to find it funny.
No he didn't and regardless if he had five yards if someone is simply faster than you they are going to get their first it doesn't make you a bad defender, in reality it was awful positioning from Mignolet which left it as an easy tap in for Aguero but maybe you weren't being serious and having another joke or something like that?
You've got a good point, Coutinho wasn't very good and often lost the ball without even passing it (and not under a lot of pressure either). Saying that had Coutinho scored 65 goals you'd have called him gash because you form an opinion on a player and seemingly can't change it or see past it, Henderson was ****ing useless defensively and I actually thought he was carrying an injury due to his complete lacking effort to get back sometimes particularly that Jovetic goal which he could have easily cut out if he was half awake, Henderson cost us a goal and Coutinho didn't so its not really harsh for Baz to pick him out.
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It wasn't a great result for us that's for sure. Not because of the score, not because it was a rival, but more for the issues that it highlighted.
The defence was wobbly at times, resilient at others. I can accept that, it is after all a new look defence and it will take a little while for the new faces (Lovren, Manquillo, Moreno) to gel. Consider, after all, that if all 3 of them played then its only 1 defender (Skrtel) from last years defence. Changing 3 of your 4 back line will take time to gel after all.
IMHO , Manquillo is better than Johnson and I would rather see Manquillo getting a run than Johnson. No offence to Johnson, but he is the senior man in the back four, but it really doesn't show tbh.
I was impressed with Markovic, he looked lively and looked as if he had some tricks. Wasn't so impressed with Can, but need to see more of him. Would prefer it if Allen was a sub, rather than a starter at the moment.
Coutinho has looked a little out of sorts in both games so far this season, not sure why that is, but I'm hoping its just a small blip.
Sterling and Sturridge look fine and I think Balotelli in there too offers decent attack, but one thing I noticed yesterday compared to last season, was how slow the build up seemed up front. The penetration wasn't there that was present last season, all too often we got it into the final third and then kind of dithered , as if we weren't too sure what to do next. Lambert actually looked pretty sharp when he came on and I think he can do a job for us.
Traditionally we start the season slowly and its very early days, given that Man City only dropped points at home last season in 2 matches, I'm not too bothered about the loss in terms of points.
Spurs next will be tough and its conceivable that we may end up with 3pts from our first 9. However..get that match out of the way and in our next 6 matches, we face - Villa, West Ham, West Brom, QPR and Hull. That's a good possibility of picking up 5 wins out of 6 games and getting a roll going.
The defence was wobbly at times, resilient at others. I can accept that, it is after all a new look defence and it will take a little while for the new faces (Lovren, Manquillo, Moreno) to gel. Consider, after all, that if all 3 of them played then its only 1 defender (Skrtel) from last years defence. Changing 3 of your 4 back line will take time to gel after all.
IMHO , Manquillo is better than Johnson and I would rather see Manquillo getting a run than Johnson. No offence to Johnson, but he is the senior man in the back four, but it really doesn't show tbh.
I was impressed with Markovic, he looked lively and looked as if he had some tricks. Wasn't so impressed with Can, but need to see more of him. Would prefer it if Allen was a sub, rather than a starter at the moment.
Coutinho has looked a little out of sorts in both games so far this season, not sure why that is, but I'm hoping its just a small blip.
Sterling and Sturridge look fine and I think Balotelli in there too offers decent attack, but one thing I noticed yesterday compared to last season, was how slow the build up seemed up front. The penetration wasn't there that was present last season, all too often we got it into the final third and then kind of dithered , as if we weren't too sure what to do next. Lambert actually looked pretty sharp when he came on and I think he can do a job for us.
Traditionally we start the season slowly and its very early days, given that Man City only dropped points at home last season in 2 matches, I'm not too bothered about the loss in terms of points.
Spurs next will be tough and its conceivable that we may end up with 3pts from our first 9. However..get that match out of the way and in our next 6 matches, we face - Villa, West Ham, West Brom, QPR and Hull. That's a good possibility of picking up 5 wins out of 6 games and getting a roll going.
Went on the game last night after being at iSeries all weekend. Absolutely shattered today at work. My thoughts from a City perspective:
A fantastic result against a team whom we only just pipped to the title last season, especially considering we only played well for small portions of the game and we had players who didn't really get a preseason due to the world cup. For that reason I expected us to have a slow start to the season, however things are going well, so far.
Fortress Etihad grows ever stronger.
Pellegrini has settled the dressing room and the squad seems like a real family now. Players enjoying being together and working for one another can only be a good thing.
There were small portions of the match where the city passing was just sublime, albeit with little end product.
If Jovetic can stay fit I think he could be the difference this season. Furthermore I've been immensely impressed by Fernando in his first two games in the country. Am I willing to put my neck on the line to say early shout for signing of the year, almost.
Liverpool were unfortunate at times during the game last night and on another night where the ball rolls in your favour it could have been a very different result. I think some of the Liverpool fans on here are being overly critical of what was always going to be a very tough game playing away to the champions. The game was changed by one lapse in concentration (Moreno), after that Liverpool are always chasing and forced to push even more in an attempt to get something out of the match.
I truly hope Balotelli comes in and finally shows maturity and just how good a player he can be when he wants it. Too often in a city shirt he got frustrated and looked disinterested. I am worried he could end up a majorly disruptive influence on the dressing room, in what seems an otherwise very settled bunch.
A fantastic result against a team whom we only just pipped to the title last season, especially considering we only played well for small portions of the game and we had players who didn't really get a preseason due to the world cup. For that reason I expected us to have a slow start to the season, however things are going well, so far.
Fortress Etihad grows ever stronger.
Pellegrini has settled the dressing room and the squad seems like a real family now. Players enjoying being together and working for one another can only be a good thing.
There were small portions of the match where the city passing was just sublime, albeit with little end product.
If Jovetic can stay fit I think he could be the difference this season. Furthermore I've been immensely impressed by Fernando in his first two games in the country. Am I willing to put my neck on the line to say early shout for signing of the year, almost.
Liverpool were unfortunate at times during the game last night and on another night where the ball rolls in your favour it could have been a very different result. I think some of the Liverpool fans on here are being overly critical of what was always going to be a very tough game playing away to the champions. The game was changed by one lapse in concentration (Moreno), after that Liverpool are always chasing and forced to push even more in an attempt to get something out of the match.
I truly hope Balotelli comes in and finally shows maturity and just how good a player he can be when he wants it. Too often in a city shirt he got frustrated and looked disinterested. I am worried he could end up a majorly disruptive influence on the dressing room, in what seems an otherwise very settled bunch.
Until September 21st at least
Possibly,
To have played Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea in the first 5 games is pretty tough going. Will give a good indication as to where we're at anyway. At least we're one to the good one that front now.
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Spurs will be tough but they're nothing like City, so we'll have a far better chance against them than we did last night, but it's the losses to the likes of Hull and the draws against the teams like Villa and West Brom that we need to improve this season.
The way I see it, we've played two games, we only have 3 points but that's 3 more points than we had from the corresponding fixtures last season
Absolutely... If you guys emerge from those five games unbeaten, then you'll be in excellent shape for the title. Favourites, probably.
I'm really looking forward to City v Chelsea. It was a great game last time around, but I think things will be a lot cagier this time. My money is on a draw, but we'll see. Pellegrini isn't one to sit back and defend, even if it's perhaps the best tactical option. Plus Aguero seems to be in disgustingly good form...