Re: ***Official FCSB - City***
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:19 pm
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:bluemoon wrote:OK they were a bit shit, but feck me, it's hard not getting a little giddy with some of the football on display and the obvious change in the players attitudes and performances.
Definitely not getting giddy after that. We struggled to get past a defensively organised Slumberland and will probably have a tough time agaimnst Stoke. They will have seen this game and realise you don't over commit against a quality side like City, not that they needed to see how good we can be if given space.
FCSB were dreadful and badly set up for the game. But it was a delight to see the way we moved the ball around and with good first touches and good movement we did look the business. Forget the penalties,the finishing wasn't as good as it should have been.
Only a little giddy Doug :) I share your concerns about our struggles breaking down Sunderland, and obviously Stoke will be a different prospect to FCSB but the potential is definitely there and the finishing wasn't any worse than last season. IMO the difference between Saturday and last night was our overall tempo and improved passing in the final third. I don't care how many players opposing teams have behind the ball, if we play the quick direct passing game rather than slow tippy tappy crap, then teams simply won't be able to cope. It might take a little while before we're firing on all cylinders but I'm fairly optimistic about where we're headed.