Match Ratings Ratings v Stoke

[Shadydan]

Id rather you tell me what was "wtf" about the post?

It was Aurier not being able to cross when he put some good balls in the box, he's getting better at them.

 

[parj]

It was Aurier not being able to cross when he put some good balls in the box, he's getting better at them.

They were dreadful. They both made Davies and Trippier look like Beckham and Giggs with their crossing

 

[whitesocks]

We moved into our terrifying ..not high press...but not compact defence mode towards the end . A horrible middle ground where neither are accomplished . We could have easily drawn this match .
Stoke hit the woodwork and had a 4 attackers vs 1 Spurs defender situation which they miraculously fucked up . City won't .

It is a hole in Poch's game plans . We often don't have an effective 'seeing the match out mode' in sticky situations like this (or Juve) .
Its a major defect imo if we are to seriously compete for honours . Total compact defence or continued high press plz

Yes, we were wobbling and it looked like a big mistake was coming. We couldn't keep the ball when we should just have aimlessly AVB-ed the game out.
Wanyama is known to lose concentration, so I understand why he was subbed, but as it turned out, Dier had no focus at all and made the mistakes anyway.
I can't believe Dier didn't think he was wasn't coming on at some point, so it was just complacency on his part. He certainly deserves a rocket this week.

Kane is playing himself back to match fitness - he's been poor for a while now, even before his ankle injury - but that's OK as he is one of our own. He wouldn't get this kind of indulgence at Real Madrid - he'd be on the bench at best.
But he should have been subbed and him claiming that goal is just embarrassing.

Eriksen motm.

 

[danielneeds]

People are killing one of the best keepers in Europe because of a howler. It’s absurd. I’m not wrong on this.

It's not just one howler though, there have been four or five this season, and he's made a couple of real ricks for France too. There have been other things less obvious than outright errors, like strange positioning when attempting to narrow his angles, and almost being behind the goaline when attempting to make saves.

He's not playing with a clear head this season. It's not terminal, but it's a worry.

And also, if we want to keep growing and getting better, Poch will have to make ruthless decisions, a la Fergie. Were the likes of Ince, Stam, Beckham, RVN still not top class performers when he sold them? Of course they were, but when a great manager senses a drop-off you have to replace, and move on.