*** Official City v Reading Match THread ***

[kinkylola]

prefer balotelli up top right now to be honest, think he has more of an eye for a pass

[Dameerto]

Every time we gain possession we slow it right down, I'm pulling out what remains of my hair.

[xavi6]

This hurts my head.

[Biamp]

Poor half..

[carl_feedthegoat]

Can someone explain why we are playign two holding midfielders at home to a Championship side?
It's totally baffling.

Reading go 4 - 4 - 2 and we go with 1 up front and that 1 upfront way off form.......hilarious.

[dikdik]

You know the really depressing thing is that we have actually played worse than this....

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Fucking shit first half, Mancini needs to sort this and fast

[Biamp]

AND THE DIRE FOOTBALL CONTINUES.....PLAYING AT HOME WITH AN OFF FORM TEVEZ UPFRONT.

WE WILL STILL WIN THIS AS READING ARE FUCKING SHITE BUT OUR PLAY IS AWFUL.

I hope so, I am starting to worry about a reply.

[The Original Special One]

Its not for wants of trying on Silva's part that we're not at least three or four up, already.


But its all so half-hearted.
As if the players know that they can up a gear if they really need to, and in the meantime they can just go through the motions.

[Dameerto]

Can someone explain why we are playign two holding midfielders at home to a Championship side?
It's totally baffling.

Ask mancini.

i think the idea is to have one covering for Kolarov (Vieira) plus Nige doing his guard dog thing.

[david yearsley]

Mancini is hanging by a thread - the last 20 mins was much better but we´re starting to get Arsenalitis by overcooking the final ball and finish - if ever a team talk were needed it´s right now - lets hope Kidd is giving it

[Douglas Higginbottom]

is this our worst ever 45 minutes?

There's quite a few to choose from...

Plenty to choose from but not when we are as tired as this.

[Biamp]

Fucking shit first half, Mancini needs to sort this and fast

We need a goal, the sooner the better.

[Crossie]

I know its not been great, but Reading have barely had a sniff. We've bossed possession and had plenty of nearly nearly moments. There is no excuse for being tired after 20 mins of a game. I think there is alot of negativity in our squad at the moment and excuses are too easily tolerated.

Just getting someone back from injury like Milner or AJ, or Balo/Dzeko coming good could easily change everything, breathe some fresh life into us.

I'm muting those fuckign ESPN pussies in the 2nd half otherwise I'll commit suicide.

[Kladze]

Yet another 45 minutes of total fucking dross.

I'm losing the will to live.

[PALUS]

i just think that mancini cant find answers, we play bad ...

[carl_feedthegoat]

Our football has not changed in over 5 games now......we are slow in midfield..gone are the counter breaks with meaning..now its all individual.

SHITE......

[kinkylola]

i think tevez has let us down a little in the first half ... mostly by not passing when he should. that being said, both swp and silva should have done better with their chances. silva's chance from that rebound should have been given a little height and it would have flown right in. fairly simple technique for a pro ... then again so is passing and tevez doesn't even get the concept.

[aaron bond]

We're just too slow going forward. There's no urgency there. Plus we are far too narrow - not 1 cross from SWP (although he's not having a bad game).

Yaya = absolutely waste of space yet again. It's unbelievable how shit this guy is.

I'd like Dzeko to come on but not sure if there's any point if we won't get the ball into the box.

Reading are bloody dreadful and this game is easily winnable, but we need to look like we want that semi final and right now the players aren't showing that.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Its not for wants of trying on Silva's part that we're not at least three or four up, already.


But its all so half-hearted.
As if the players know that they can up a gear if they really need to, and in the meantime they can just go through the motions.

Silva has done a few good things but quite a bit of dross as well. Just a very poor lacklustre effort so far.Patrick has been my pick of the bunch.That is for Reading to focus on.