22 Nov 2015 12:29:14
Great performance and result, well deserved, could have been 7,sloppy goal given away but good to see us doing what I said we should have been doing under BR, closing down, playing higher up the pitch and putting tackles in, and movement off the ball, so much better under Klopp.
22 Nov 2015 12:47:32
Can you please explain "sloppy goal" What I saw was a terrific strike that no keeper in the world would have saved by one of the best strikers in the world. Give credit where credit is due.
22 Nov 2015 13:04:28
It was sloppy by Skrtyl giving the ball away, Mings could have got rid of the ball earlier but chose to pass to Clyne who was already marked, but agree it was a great finish by a great striker.
22 Nov 2015 13:05:24
Should of got to aguero quicker, other than that it was a fantastic goal! Brilliant performance overall!
22 Nov 2015 13:24:20
Great goal, yes, but maybe Lucas was turned too easily - one on one by that stage was maybe too late for anyone to stop a striker of Aguero's quality. (Why oh why did we not sign him all those years ago! ) I would have thought Gegenpress would mean there were more people around him to stop him getting that shot off but he was left in a bit too much space too close to goal.
Great result but even though it was a team of City's quality (& at The Etihad), the lads should have knocked in more of those chances - in tighter games we need to be nailing those chances every time.
I thought Benteke should have done more with the chance he had. We've seen him show good movement, but it looked like he had concrete boots on. Although he missed a few he probably should have nailed the few other chances that went wanting, Firmino was really, really good. I would like to see how he perhaps pairs up with (or just behind) an out and out striker like Sturridge. Anyhow, it was encouraging to see how he and Couts linked up - in some ways reminiscent of SAS a few seasons ago. I thought the work rate of Can and Lallana was fantastic - and they both look like they are settling in to the side at last.
Have to carry this momentum forward now. Swansea, Newcastle, West Brom, Watford; good chance to add some points to the tally - and improve the goal difference, too.
Good to see the players finding some confidence, too.
22 Nov 2015 13:59:14
Robboz
be careful on here mate you can't say lucas has made a mistake on here people will jump all over you for saying it, i agree with you about lucas but have learned people on here don't see his mistakes they tend to blame everyone else, even if lucas is closer to the player who scored, but lucas has lost a bit of pace to be fair, but i agree with the players getting confidence and playing better, onwards and upwards
we go again.
22 Nov 2015 14:03:43
I think Lucas would have taken him down but he was already on a yellow card if I remember correctly,
22 Nov 2015 14:34:00
Lucas was very good yesterday and we will miss him against Swansea, I think Aguero is very very good but hasn't reached great yet probably due to his injury problems.
22 Nov 2015 16:41:59
It was a great strike but we played ourselves into trouble by needlessly giving the ball away. We nearly gave 3 goals away yesterday by passing back to the keeper when better options were available. Lucas was superb again yesterday.