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MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:51 am
by mr_nool
Last night I would have liked to give each and everyone of them a bollocking they'd never forget with spit in their faces and the hair on their heads standing back from my screaming.

This morning I've calmed down a bit and can at least recognise that a couple of players were slightly above abysmal.

Big Willy did his job and can't really be faulted for any of the goals.

Stones showed a lot of heart in the second half and was one of the few who actually looked like he gave a fuck. Kolarov was dogshit for their third, but played OK apart from that.

Our fullbacks were atrocious.

Fern did a lot of good defensive work in the second period, but as expected couldn't fulfill his role as an outlet for the defense in the first. Silva and Tintin were very ineffective and the latter looked sluggish and hopelessly out of form (which he has for quite a while now).

Sané and Sterling didn't look young and exciting last night, but rather naive and lightweight. The quality of their crosses was just terrible and neither was able to beat his man particularly often (Sterling hardly even tried to).

Kun was isolated and, when he did get his chances, not sharp enough.

Personally I go for Stones. He's been quite heavily criticised in the matchday thread and the "how many new players do we need" thread, but I thought I saw a glimpse of the player he can become last night. I don't think he was to blame for our defensive shambles and he - contrary to most of his team mates - played with his heart on his sleeve. Runner-up: Big Willy.

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:00 am
by Foreverinbluedreams
Agree with that, Stones was the only outfield player that competed for 90 minutes.

Don't get the votes for Sané, he was lazy and lacked bottle, just like the rest of them in that first half.

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:04 am
by gmercer1
Stones for me. Only one to show any balls

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:57 am
by Renato_CTID
I was at the Louis II yesterday and only Kun Aguero impressed me for all the match. All other City players were so awful in the 1st half! Sergio Sergio ...

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:07 am
by carolina-blue
gmercer1 wrote:Stones for me. Only one to show any balls


I second this Some great blocks

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:11 am
by Dubciteh
Renato_CTID wrote:I was at the Louis II yesterday and only Kun Aguero impressed me for all the match. All other City players were so awful in the 1st half! Sergio Sergio ...


Really? didnt come across that way on tv. Missed a few chances and kept dropping deep and losing it esp in first half.

Sane for me, anything positive we did came through him, and for a 19 year old he showed his maturity.

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:25 am
by Renato_CTID
Dubciteh wrote:
Renato_CTID wrote:I was at the Louis II yesterday and only Kun Aguero impressed me for all the match. All other City players were so awful in the 1st half! Sergio Sergio ...


Really? didnt come across that way on tv. Missed a few chances and kept dropping deep and losing it esp in first half.

Sane for me, anything positive we did came through him, and for a 19 year old he showed his maturity.


No mate! Sanè was one of the worst City players in the 1st half while Kun fights all over the game! He was the most brilliant all over the 95 minutes but was completely left alone by Raheem, El Mago, KDB and Leroy for 1st half and after the 3rd Monaco gol. Maybe TV didn't show how Kun fights and the high quality he showed yesterday!

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:27 am
by gmercer1
Renato_CTID wrote:
Dubciteh wrote:
Renato_CTID wrote:I was at the Louis II yesterday and only Kun Aguero impressed me for all the match. All other City players were so awful in the 1st half! Sergio Sergio ...


Really? didnt come across that way on tv. Missed a few chances and kept dropping deep and losing it esp in first half.

Sane for me, anything positive we did came through him, and for a 19 year old he showed his maturity.


No mate! Sanè was one of the worst City players in the 1st half while Kun fights all over the game! He was the most brilliant all over the 95 minutes but was completely left alone by Raheem, El Mago, KDB and Leroy for 1st half and after the 3rd Monaco gol. Maybe TV didn't show how Kun fights and the high quality he showed yesterday!


Wow interesting to hear from someone who was actually there. As mentioned on TV it obviously didn't do Serge justice as he didn't look great, especially first half. Came across as though he was strolling around most of the first half.

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:30 am
by Renato_CTID
gmercer1 wrote:Stones for me. Only one to show any balls


Stones the best yesterday? Mmm he was guilty for me in all of 3 gols Monaco scored!

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:31 am
by mr_nool
Renato_CTID wrote:
gmercer1 wrote:Stones for me. Only one to show any balls


Stones the best yesterday? Mmm he was guilty for me in all of 3 gols Monaco scored!


How on earth can you pin any of the goals on him?

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:40 am
by gmercer1
mr_nool wrote:
Renato_CTID wrote:
gmercer1 wrote:Stones for me. Only one to show any balls


Stones the best yesterday? Mmm he was guilty for me in all of 3 gols Monaco scored!


How on earth can you pin any of the goals on him?

He was the only one even remotely trying on the 2nd goal

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:48 am
by Foreverinbluedreams
Renato_CTID wrote:
gmercer1 wrote:Stones for me. Only one to show any balls


Stones the best yesterday? Mmm he was guilty for me in all of 3 gols Monaco scored!


No way mate. First goal he put in an incredible block, unfortunate that the ball ran away from him straight back to a Monaco player and got no help from Sané and Aguero who just stood and watched when the ball was being put across again. Sagna also slow to get out, played Mbappe onside while the rest were pushed out to play him off.

Second goal, he got doubled up on as Silva just stood and watched. Sagna tried to cover his position but got it horribly wrong. Sterling let Fabinho go.

Third goal, Kolarov naively got caught under the ball after allowing Bakayoko a yard of space in behind him. Nothing to do with Stones.

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:40 pm
by iwasthere2012
Renato_CTID wrote:
Dubciteh wrote:
Renato_CTID wrote:I was at the Louis II yesterday and only Kun Aguero impressed me for all the match. All other City players were so awful in the 1st half! Sergio Sergio ...


Really? didnt come across that way on tv. Missed a few chances and kept dropping deep and losing it esp in first half.

Sane for me, anything positive we did came through him, and for a 19 year old he showed his maturity.


No mate! Sanè was one of the worst City players in the 1st half while Kun fights all over the game! He was the most brilliant all over the 95 minutes but was completely left alone by Raheem, El Mago, KDB and Leroy for 1st half and after the 3rd Monaco gol. Maybe TV didn't show how Kun fights and the high quality he showed yesterday!

I watched on tv and would concur with your view of things. Yes Kun missed two he shouldn't have but overall he looked really up for it and was the only one consistently causing them bother.

I'd pick Stones, as he tried to get us on the front foot when he could and I wouldn't hold him individually to blame for any of the goals. I do think their is a player in there and he needs s steady experienced partner to help him develop. That player was supposed to be Vinny, but that's never going to happen.

Sane was more of s threat second half but him Sterling KDB and sadly Silva, went missing first half and I would put the two first half goals down to our system that relies on forwards that were not at it with the workrate, to pick up players around our box when they are on the attack.

There's none of them had a sense of danger or a defensive instinct in them. They are too busy waiting for the ball to break and a quick counterattack.

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 1:09 pm
by Mase
I can't even bring myself to vote for Alex. I'm still raging!

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 1:27 pm
by Dameerto
Stones let the cross go without even attempting to block it for the second goal - he didn't even try to intercept or block it. I don't care who should or shouldnt have been there HE was there at that moment and didnt try to do anything about it so it was his fuck up. The closest to faultless performance was Big Willy, man of the match after being beaten three times sums up how shit the rest of the lame fuckers were.
Like we said earlier in the season during our slump, we have a lack of leaders on the pitch so there's noone to bully the light weight performers into giving a shit when they start slacking off - and it's like a disease that spreads. We either need dodgy officials to give them some fire in their bellies at a sense of injustice or we need more leadership.

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 1:33 pm
by iwasthere2012
Mase wrote:I can't even bring myself to vote for Alex. I'm still raging!


Ah Mase mate. Things aren't that bad.
What would Alex think when he peruses this thread like he always does after a match and doesn't find his customary one vote.
His confidence could get shot!

Go on you can do it.
You know you want to.

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:57 pm
by Mase
iwasthere2012 wrote:
Mase wrote:I can't even bring myself to vote for Alex. I'm still raging!


Ah Mase mate. Things aren't that bad.
What would Alex think when he peruses this thread like he always does after a match and doesn't find his customary one vote.
His confidence could get shot!

Go on you can do it.
You know you want to.


You know what, you're right!

I'll be there singing his name again on Sunday!

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 3:51 pm
by Renato_CTID
mr_nool wrote:
Renato_CTID wrote:
gmercer1 wrote:Stones for me. Only one to show any balls


Stones the best yesterday? Mmm he was guilty for me in all of 3 gols Monaco scored!


How on earth can you pin any of the goals on him?


Where any of goal did come from? The center of our defense! And where was our btrilliant boy in Blue? Anywhere except there!

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 3:51 pm
by Renato_CTID
Renato_CTID wrote:
mr_nool wrote:
Renato_CTID wrote:
gmercer1 wrote:Stones for me. Only one to show any balls


Stones the best yesterday? Mmm he was guilty for me in all of 3 gols Monaco scored!


How on earth can you pin any of the goals on him?


Where any of goal did come from? The center of our defense! And where was our brilliant boy in Blue? Anywhere except there!

Re: MotM, Monaco vs. City

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:47 pm
by london blue 2
Goal aside I thought sane was awful

Serge for me.