Manchester City 1-0 Newcastle United (19/08/23)

[Gate4]

1 minute ago, soyt said:

Dont understand what is this? Players wandering around and someone like Joelinton walking without a care in the world. Where is the energy? Strange

 

I'll repeat the unpopular opinion I've been banging on since last season. Joe is a lot of good things but he is NOT a classical midfielder. It is EXPECTED he gets tactically lost like this.

 

I am disappointed with our tactics and how we're playing today. First off, if you are going to play this passively, what the fuck is the point of playing Joelinton. We have NOTHING TO LOSE. ManCity away at the beginning of the season. Who cares if we lose. Come out and take them on with intensity. What the hell is this passive shit. 

 

I expected us to come out with ambition and test ourselves with a nothing to lose mentality. I am sorry but this garbage.

[Stifler]

Just now, nemtizz said:

Imagine stopping play to look at that.

Aye, fucking stupid, you can see straight away.

[wormy]

Even Isak has lost his superpowers.  The bastards are just too good. 

[The Prophet]

I'm not sure it's a case of us not turning up, just their press being absolutely suffocating.

[ikri]

So many loose passes and heavy touches

[Erikse]

Guardiola keeps going out of his technical area

[toontownman]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

These are class, be we haven’t turned up.

Rude awakening for Tonali! Quite the learning curve.

[Astroblack]

Kovacic and Rodri, man. How? No one can get through that.

[Conjo]

Obviously difficult conditions to play against probably the best team in the world, but still feel like Joelinton & Isak in particular could have done more so far. Been quite sloppy both of them.

[pubteam]

1 minute ago, OCK said:

City are boring 

They bore you into submission. They may be successful but they play dull football.

[Mattoon]

You know its bad when Isak is running it out of play 

[Schecter]

We're not playing well, some of their ability and some of us not playing to our strengths. We need to keep the ball better.

[Numbers]

Hoping this is part of Eddies plan to come out all guns blazing in the second half.

[Dr.Spaceman]

We're very poor here. We look like the team that played midweek.

[HawK]

Botman with a Maldini-esque flick

[TheInfiniteOdyssey]

Popey with the ball at his feet raises my heart-rate more than my wife.

[hakka]

City's off the ball play has been outstanding. 

[Conjo]

Just now, Mattoon said:

You know its bad when Isak is running it out of play 

 

Done it twice now.

 

Think we'll have a chance at getting something if we can get to half time with 1-0. Howe to work some magic and come out second half with a better plan.

[Unbelievable]

I was hoping they would be shaky at left back what with Gvardiol being new and all. They’ve been rock solid there

[KaKa]

Pathetic from Schar, falling over there.

[Gazzaschicken]

Need to be more direct, get it in the box. Trying to play like city when we have the ball.

[Elric]

1 minute ago, Erikse said:

Guardiola keeps going out of his technical area

 

He does it all the fucking time like, annoying as fuck 

[Aiston]

We get on the edge of their box and just look clueless on what to do next.

[Gawalls]

5 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

I’m surprised by how wound up some are here.  They’re obviously a much better side than us - I don’t think we’ve been shite, they’re just really fucking good

Best team in the world - winning everything there is to win last season.

[Oregon_Geordie]

We're so static. Not much movement off the ball, bar Miggy today. The passing is too slow also.