12 Apr 2022 01:03:50
Im seeing a lot of posts saying good result considering we didn't play well. At what point do we give the opponent credit for stopping us playing well rather than saying bad day at the office.

Citys players are far better on the ball than our players which means they enjoyed the lions share of possession and as a result had a lot more chances. All of their players are comfortable on the ball and could easily be midfield players.

We need to figure out a way of beating city without going toe to toe with them because their passing is a lot more accurate and they can and did play us off the park.

Im glad we got a result considering the performance, the chances we conceded and the fact we got lucky with a few tackles that could have been second yellows.

12 Apr 2022 07:33:09
We don’t give credit to others here. Every other team and their players are crap 😜.

12 Apr 2022 09:41:46
Spot on Jk.
May I add alison better than Ederson
Back 4 better than theirs
Attack better than theirs 😀😀😀😀
Fabinho better than Rodri.

12 Apr 2022 11:00:16
I give City loads of credit. They are a great side. But we deserve credit for challenging City even when we are not on playing well.
I wish I didn't have to give City so much credit but I do!

12 Apr 2022 05:57:02
They owned us for a good 80 minutes and reading most of the posts its the opposite 😀😀😀. I don’t know what bravery are we talking on this page when we ourself considers them inferior to us.

12 Apr 2022 06:35:04
We were far more successful in matches against City when we used to overpower them in midfield and counter-attack with such speed they simply couldn’t cope. Spurs and Crystal Palace regularly show that City are still very vulnerable to devastating speed in counter-attacks. Such a style can be used to great effect in cup competitions but is not conducive to challenging for a league title, especially when 90+ points is the objective.

We now rely on a far heavier possession-based style of play, and given City are the only team in the world (possibly Real Madrid as well) with more technical quality than us, though not necessarily a better team, matches wherein we are effectively pitting our technical ability against City’s are inevitably far closer. Where we have an advantage over City is that we can score in more ways, whereas City trade natural goal threats for better control of games.