City vs Spuds - live thread

by **Topdawg** Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:40 am

Only around for the first half. Let's hope we stick a few past them early doors.

by **Topdawg** Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:50 am

Hart,
Sagna Kompany Demichelis Clichy
Navas, Lampard, Fernando, Milner, Silva
Aguero

Zabba not even on the bench. Not sure about Lamps starting but everyone else was on international duty.

by blueboy Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:55 am

by blueboy Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:01 pm

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Links if anyone needs them.

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:32 pm

Interesting team! Time will tell, but TLF on the bench! Is it Xmas

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:55 pm

David silva just SHOOT! Please

by **Topdawg** Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:58 pm

Fantastic goal. Individual brilliance.

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:59 pm

Unreal! I <3 Sergio

by **Topdawg** Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:00 pm

Sorry, but bollocks from Fernando

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:01 pm

Utter ......

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:02 pm

50p head, taxi for Fernando

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:05 pm

Ooh get out of jail free card played there. Never a pen

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:19 pm

Let him off that 1st was never a pen, need to put this to bed though

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:24 pm

How much fucking dirtier are spuds going to get? Red card coming

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:27 pm

Defence are a mile off today. Well played Joe Hart.

by **Topdawg** Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:37 pm

Hart needed too often and but for some bad decisions by spuds attackers, we could be behind. Having said that, Aguero could have had 5 on his own.

by blueboy Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:38 pm

Agree...the defence is woeful, but not helped at all by the 2 in front of them, Fernando all over the place.

Navas.....wtf? He's took his man on once all game and put a ball across for Sergio who nearly scored.

IS HE A WINGER OR A RIGHT BACK?

Coz he sure as hell doesn't play as winger.

Right at the end of the first half - 3 v 3 and instead on committing the defender and going past him with his pace, he decides to pass it inside and slows everything back up again.

Sergio...tut tut...awful 2nd penalty...should have had a hat-trick at least in that first half, but what a goal for his first.

Silva looks off the pace and as much as I like Milner - he's been abysmal.

Can see maybe Jovetic on for Milner and TLF on for Fernando at some point.

by blueboy Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:49 pm

Just saw their goal again...and Hart once again is called into question.

He's diving to cover his near post before Eriksson has even shot...and just manages to get a foot on it.

How many players go for the near post in that situation? I'd say 2/10....maybe the previous issues he's had with conceding goals from that area at his near post has made him over-compensate...as Eriksson didn't hit it particularly well.

Come on City!!!

Sergio - 2 more!!

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:58 pm

Jovetic on for navas for me with Milner down the right.

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:00 pm

Navas you are wank

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:07 pm

I <3 Joe Hart

by blueboy Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:13 pm

THIS GAME IS MENTAL..... affraid

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:14 pm

Pen but never red, Ref having a mare!

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:15 pm

Sergio off please don't risk him.

by Guest Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:20 pm

Ok risk him a bit longer :-)

by **Topdawg** Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:20 pm

Great goal!!!

by blueboy Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:40 pm

ARGGGH!!! Changed my score to 3-0 at lunchtime from 4-1, when I saw the team!!!! Sad

by **Topdawg** Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:53 pm

Well, no-one got those 5 lovely points.

by blueboy Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:07 pm

What a great game to watch.....for the neutral. But MP must be tearing his hair out at the way we defended.

Clichy, DeM, Vinny and Sagna looked very disorganised during periods of that game and if you see that Spurs had 19 shots at goal....that say's something about how poorly our DFM and Defenders were today.

Tbf to Hart - in the second half, apart from the penalty, he made 2 great saves.

Chelsea just look so much stronger at the back than us. We look like we can be picked apart at times, if the opposition have belief.

Can't wait to get Zaba back, Sagna offers us nothing going forward whatsoever.

Still - 3 big points, puts a little pressure on Chelsea going to Palace and some players got a rest.

Shame about Frank, he was having a good game going forward today.

Sergio - for me, the BEST striker on the planet.

by **Topdawg** Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:31 pm

He's a bit too greedy for me Bluey. If he sorted that side of his game out, I'd agree with you.

by blueboy Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:37 pm

Topdawg wrote:He's a bit too greedy for me Bluey. If he sorted that side of his game out, I'd agree with you.

I hope that comment was tongue in cheek about Sergio Dawg. scratch

by **Topdawg** Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:44 pm

I'm being serious Bluey. Some matches you only have one chance and you have to make the best decision.

by blueboy Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:52 pm

Come on Dawg.....his goal record is up there with the best in the world (for strikers - i'm not talking about Messi or Ronaldo, as they aren't strikers)..his goal per minute ratio has just got better, and he was already the best in PL history.

I'd rather he was a little greedy and it was he who was shooting than passing the ball to Silva who never shoots, or Navas, who just faints to go outside and squares the ball.

by skyblueoz Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:59 pm

I honestly thought Milner was brilliant today Joe as well, their pen was outside the area, Our 1st was very soft & our 1st goal should not have stood Lampard offside blocking their keepers vision. Their sending off was correct by the letter of the law as the ball had passed Kaboul. Their central defender pulled Sergio back thus denying a goal scoring opportunity. Whether Sergio would have got to it is debatable but the ref was absolutely perfectly placed to see it.

by skyblueoz Sat Oct 18, 2014 4:02 pm

Chelsea game is entertaining down to 10 men shocking tackle by azpi then what do palace do 2 mins later Delaney gets his 2nd yellow & is off. Fabregas & terry for Chelsea both lucky to still be on the park so to ex rag Campbell for Palace. Good free kick by Oscar. Come on Palace get in their Faces.

by skyblueoz Sat Oct 18, 2014 4:03 pm

Been watching a few games here Sunderland defender cracking og against Southampton.

by skyblueoz Sat Oct 18, 2014 4:06 pm

Dawg shaken got those 5 lovely points. Hull 2-1 at The Arse.

by **Topdawg** Sat Oct 18, 2014 5:29 pm

Shaken would have got 3 lively points as you only get 5 for getting the correct city score.

by **leopold** Sat Oct 18, 2014 5:41 pm

blueboy wrote:Silva looks off the pace and as much as I like Milner - he's been abysmal.

Silva wasn't great, no. Misplaced a good few passes. But Milner was in great form. I don't know what game you saw, but he was pushing for everything. In the second half especially, he was shouting for everything and he worked really hard.

blisteringblue wrote:Navas you are wank

Yep. He was bobbins.

blueboy wrote:What a great game to watch.....for the neutral. But MP must be tearing his hair out at the way we defended.

Clichy, DeM, Vinny and Sagna looked very disorganised during periods of that game and if you see that Spurs had 19 shots at goal....that say's something about how poorly our DFM and Defenders were today.

Tbf to Hart - in the second half, apart from the penalty, he made 2 great saves.

DeM was left short handed for big chunks of the game as Vinny went out wide to release Sagna forward. It would've been fine if Fernando hadn't given the bloody ball away so often and their goal was a direct result of his touch being less octopus and more barn door. The defending was very reminiscent of Bolton, with all the Keystone Cops defending and Jaaskelainen being overworked. Joe had a good game overall and, aside from goal where he was pretty much left in the cold by his defence, he did really well.

I'll take the result and the points, but we're still not right. Still one too many passengers and relying too much on individual brilliance.

by **shakencity** Sat Oct 18, 2014 5:46 pm

skyblueoz wrote:Dawg shaken got those 5 lovely points.

Yeah baby, good job king Serge missed that penalty eh cheers

by **Topdawg** Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:15 pm

shakencity wrote:
skyblueoz wrote:Dawg shaken got those 5 lovely points.

Yeah baby, good job king Serge missed that penalty eh

Bugger, more points for Den. Do you carry a rabbit's foot with you?

by blueboy Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:29 pm

leopold wrote:
blueboy wrote:Silva looks off the pace and as much as I like Milner - he's been abysmal.
Silva wasn't great, no. Misplaced a good few passes. But Milner was in great form. I don't know what game you saw, but he was pushing for everything. In the second half especially, he was shouting for everything and he worked really hard.

blisteringblue wrote:Navas you are wank
Yep. He was bobbins.

blueboy wrote:What a great game to watch.....for the neutral. But MP must be tearing his hair out at the way we defended.

Clichy, DeM, Vinny and Sagna looked very disorganised during periods of that game and if you see that Spurs had 19 shots at goal....that say's something about how poorly our DFM and Defenders were today.

Tbf to Hart - in the second half, apart from the penalty, he made 2 great saves.
DeM was left short handed for big chunks of the game as Vinny went out wide to release Sagna forward. It would've been fine if Fernando hadn't given the bloody ball away so often and their goal was a direct result of his touch being less octopus and more barn door. The defending was very reminiscent of Bolton, with all the Keystone Cops defending and Jaaskelainen being overworked. Joe had a good game overall and, aside from goal where he was pretty much left in the cold by his defence, he did really well.

I'll take the result and the points, but we're still not right. Still one too many passengers and relying too much on individual brilliance.

Milner improved in the 2nd half...first half, he was awful, which is when I said that...i think. Embarassed

His touch was awful...and I'm a massive Milner fan, so only calling what I watched Leo.

As for Sagna......he's no Zaba, clearly. Think I saw him receive an overlap once all game, as he was too slow getting forward, so the play had passed him by, by the time Navas wanted to play it to him.

Navas though, is so frustrating. He has all the pace in the world, but seems to only use it once or twwice in the game.....and I know Dzeko wasn't playing, but when he beat a player and pulled it back, we looked like we were going to score.

Still, the defence looked very average against an average Spurs team.

I so wish DeM and Vinny would stop trying to win EVERY single tackle, instead of sometimes holding them up...as most of the time, their players were going nowhere, but those two jumped in to win the ball and gave away stupid free kicks that other teams will punish us.

by **Wensdi** Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:25 pm

Thought Milner had a great game - works so hard. Fernando had a poor game unfortunately, but he will come good eventually.
Poor old Frank though!!

by **Topdawg** Sun Oct 19, 2014 12:43 am

I was a bit gutted for Fernando. He's been brilliant up until he got injured and then he throws in this shocker. Let's hope he's just ring rusty as I see him being crucial to our season.

by **Wensdi** Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:22 am

Yeah he's learning the hard way unfortunately. He will be fine though.

by **Topdawg** Sun Oct 19, 2014 4:54 am

I even saw Yaya chasing hard after the ball. Or was that a dream?

by blueboy Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:01 am

Definite dream... Razz

No, he did not long after he came on, but that lung-busting 8yrd sprint blew everything he had.

by **Topdawg** Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:07 am

That's harsh Bluey. The guy has obviously taken the criticism on board and worked his bollocks off for the team and you still knock him.

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