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

[Rich]

They did this to Man Utd last season, when they’re up for it and on it teams can barely lay a glove on them.

 

We can’t play much worse though, to look inwardly a bit, quite a few looking a bit rattled by their quality.

[Aiston]

1 minute ago, Kanji said:

the effort is fine the execution is shite 

 

Welcome to playing the best team in the world.

 

99% of wingers against them, their execution is shite ffs.

[KaKa]

2 minutes ago, gbandit said:

What the fuck has happened to Joelinton’s energy and attitude?

 

We're sitting off them and closing space for the most part.

 

Not the game to go charging about after players the whole game.

 

Think we've been solid defensively for the majority.

 

Need to play with more urgency when we have the ball. Letting them get back into defensive shape by slowing things down.

[Stifler]

Just no movement when we do have the ball, like no player just making that 1 or two steps away from their marker.

Almiróns inability to cross is hindering us as well. It’s great running at players and cutting on the inside when you are playing the likes of Palace, but Man City have that fullback who won’t fall for it, and another player cutting in to defend.

I get that these are very good, but when we have had the ball it’s been sloppy. Taking too long to make a decision, too many backwards passes putting us under pressure in and around our own box. No one turning to make a forward pass.

[Oregon_Geordie]

2 minutes ago, Shays Given Tim Flowers said:

Not sure what people are expecting almiron to do here 

 

Bruno good. Botman great. Nobody else is really offering much. 

Actually, think Almiron is the only fucker making any runs off the ball. The midfield three are so static and no one is breaking behind. Big Joe notably.

Not sure if this is Howe's ask but it's been quite flat and very slow.

[Bizza]

At least we're getting this miserable fixture out the way with nice and early. 

[mouldy_uk]

Dangerous to have any expectations away to the (probably) best club side in the world 

[Rafalove]

They’re so good. Not even sure what I would do if I was Eddie.

[Geordie Boyo]

It is difficult to press them when they pass the ball so well as I initially thought the same. 
 

we just have to be more clever on the ball, when we’ve fucking got it,  and have other players getting into space, besides Miggy. 

[duo]

tbf bar 1 bit of class Pope hasn't had a save to make. 

[astraguy]

wilson needs to come on asap

[mighty__mag]

Left side is exposed. Gordon has a habit of drifting inwards, then when possession is lost the gap between himself and Burn is enormous. 

 

Walker having so much freedom on that side.

 

Our midfield is not really in the game in an attacking sense, very low energy,  if either side looked like they'd played midweek and traveled back and forth it's us.

 

City dominated that half.

[Scoot]

Bit of a naff first half, never created anything and some frustratingly sloppy passing at times. Miggy has offered nothing down the right and Burn has offered nothing down the left.

[STM]

City are unreal. 

 

If you are whinging about Dan Burn, you clearly don't get it. 

[Myleftboot]

It looks like we are playing in 100 degree heat.

[Miggys First Goal]

Miggy is making runs but nobody is passing to him. 

[HawK]

2 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

People going on like we aren't playing the dominant force in Europe

 

They've only done this to Real Madrid, Bayern, Arsenal, etc.

 

But stop them creating space, stop being rushed on the ball, be more incisive, basically do what almost every team in Europe has failed to do at the Etihad for a good year.

 

 

Tbf I've not seen anyone saying they aren't top quality, Prophet. A few individual performances are disappointing and that's all it takes for it to look like men against boys out there, we need everyone dialled in at 100% to even stand a chance of making a game of it.

[Alberto2005]

Any news on Murphy? Looks like he's in hospital.

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

I’d be seriously tempted to go 2 up top. 

[patrone]

At least it's only 1-0

 

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[andycap]

Three problems first half almiron not going on the outside to make the defender think twice next time. Gordon is getting no one two options from burn and joelinton which in turn is making us go to the right. And Isaak is getting isolated. 

[Kid Icarus]

If this is Man City turning it on (don't think it is tbh) based on when we've seem them doing it before, then we're doing extremely well 

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, Alberto2005 said:

Any news on Murphy? Looks like he's in hospital.

Wife is in labour 

[Viana]

It's also worth noting that Pep has had six or seven years to essentially build the best club side going. 

 

His system has been built and tweaked to the point of perfection. I don't think it's quality of individuals killing us here, it's just brilliant spacing and momentum with 11 players (9 of who were in this team last year) knowing exactly where and how to play the ball. Their strategy is to create little fires across the final third. 

[Solitude20]

2 minutes ago, joeyt said:

Think it's obviously frustrating that when Gordon drags Walker into the middle pitch then the space is available down the left wing but Burn just doesn't have the ability or pace to exploit it

 

City have passed it really well from the back mind

Yeah, only joe responds to him, but then you create another hole in the midfield when Joe moves wide.