Match Threads Man City vs Spurs - Match Thread

[bubble07]

We had three players go towards Bernardo, he lays it to De Bruyne who has no-one bear him. Pings ball into the box and it’s 1-0.
How is De Bruyne left completely free???

Because three players go towards Bernardo

 

[Jamturk]

I’ll take Winks off, place sissoko in the middle, and either get Moura or Lo Celso on (we’re not likely going to win this game if it goes on the same way in the second half, so I see no harm in seeing whether using GLC will help change the game.

They're dicking us on the flanks so shore up the middle?? ???

 

[ero1x]

We are f###ing better than this ??

 

[John48]

Need to stop giving DeB time on the ball. Winks is working hard to keep the ball moving & keep us fluid, but neither N'Dombele or Eriksen are in the game & the balls up to Kane are sh*te at best.

 

[JayB]

Probably because we want to win something, and if Liverpool can challenge city then theoretically so should we be able to.

They're an absolute juggernaut, it was always extremely unrealistic that we'd be able to hang with them in the league. Liverpool were able to play their strongest XI in nearly every single league match that season, had a huge number of points handed to them by the opposition (Pickford with the most shocking OG in the history of football, our OG in second half stoppage time at Anfield, the Palace keeper with an absolute disasterclass, etc.). City also coped with De Bruyne being injured constantly last season, and still outlasted them.

Did people honestly expect we'd be able to close a 27 point gap in one transfer window? There's no shame in being worse than this City team, they may well be the best team in Premier League history. We can still compete for trophies, but realistically we can't compete for the league yet. That's okay in context.

 

[TEESSIDE1]

They certainly do, intensity for at least 70 minutes.
Our players usually just jog about lightly, stand around and point

Trippier Syndrome lol

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

So this goes either way.

A genius performance of a second half that bamboozles City

or

Absolute dog shit performance. Again

 

[rossdapep]

Fucking unbelievable the amount of shit written in this thread.

Actually, it's not. Nothing surprises me in here from so-called 'supporters'

 

[paulcumpstone]

We are playing city, an outrageously good team.

City are class but if you dont play your best team and leave your full backs with no protection you arent half making life harder than it needs to be. Sissoko is never a winger. We have no width so no options when we have the ball.

 

[hodsgod]

I’ll take Winks off, place sissoko in the middle, and either get Moura or Lo Celso on (we’re not likely going to win this game if it goes on the same way in the second half, so I see no harm in seeing whether using GLC will help change the game.

I am not sure playing GLC against this strong city is a good idea. He needs to be gradually introduced, for the long term benefit.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

All three central midfielders are shocking so far, probably because they all want to do the same thing in slightly different ways so are just not able to play with any synergy. KWP is the only defender who looks like he belongs there. Lamela scores a nice goal and is attempting to drive us but he has his limitations. Eriksen is in and out, Kane is anonymous. All round bad, in part yes City are very good but the manager picked a side that screamed ‘we know we are inferior, please go easy on us’.

Please manager, some attempt to inject width into this pathetic display.

 

[jolegend]

Ah good. Eriksen is still on.

 

[aliyid]

Missing Son & Dele quite badly out there in the first half.

Also the tiny fouls by City are crazy. They’ve dominated the ball yet we’ve been fouled 11 times to their 3

 

[poc]

I can't believe ppl are blaming him for not getting out to the channel. Do you honestly think he could have got there on that second goal?

Secondly he will have been told to stay central and close to Toby.

The fault lies with the players not running with De Bruyne

Yes he could of got there he was holding a line not busting his arse getting to the line to stop the cross.

 

[Singh_Yid]

Why take Ndombele off?

He's being bullied kinda. He's not match fit by EPL standards, and it's showing.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

I can see Celso coming on as a hail Mary in the 75/80th min.

 

[Metalhead]

Will absolutely take that at half-time. We're set up to be cautious and rightly so against this team with their motivation. Being cautious hasn't really worked as City are just so good with De Bruyne, Sterling and B Silva who are football magicians.


Once again the SC Match Thread delivers. Just what kind of delusion do you have to have as a football fan to think we were going to come here, dominate and pepper the City goal first half.

Remember - this City side is one of the best ever assembled. But, more than that, they have the added motivation of playing the side THAT DUMPED THEM OUT OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.

The Chicken Little's that infest this thread with their despair and anger and useless spitting rage seem utterly incapable of the most basic forms of "support". Every mistake means a player is shit; every goal of their a defensive disaster. A formation and coaching travesty. No apparent understanding that Kevin De Bruyne is a magician at delivering assists. And has been for years.

SMH

Anyway - if we can Ndombele on the ball a bit more second half and bring Moura on with the game not gone we have a chance. And I'll take that.

Not sure why someone has rated this as spam - could not agree more with this post.

 

[SdB]

How is any of this Kane's fault! We can't get the ball and we refuse to his it forward.

It;s the usual excuse when Kane does nothing.

 

[StevePil]

Right, lets just get this 45 mins over with and get on the coach back home and concentrate on getting 3 points next weekend
Least this game is out the way for the season

 

[$hoguN]

Would be nice if we tried to get the ball to our World class striker