patrickblue wrote:Pretty Boy Lee wrote:Nigels Tackle wrote:we’re so much better than everyone else that it’s actually becoming boring
the 2nd halves of the last 2 games have been shit. not blaming us but the gutless cunts we’re playing. they need to start making a game of it. too fucking easy it at the mo..
As I said in the match thread that was the most boring game I’ve ever seen. I put zero blame onto city, Chelsea never wanted the ball and were happy to watch us pass. Once you’re a goal up and the other team is happy to lose this is what happens. What anti football and anti excitement shit it was from the cowardly Chelsea.
I have to admit to finding Barcelona in their pomp similarly boring.
Which is probably the biggest compliment I could pay City.
i posted the same about 6 or 7 years ago on this forum and got slammed for it. If you dont support the club then it gets boring. So in the bigger picture for the Club winning over neutrals it becomes a bit of an issue. In the Getting Better thread i make the point of how we are different from that Barca side ( they never really had a proper plan B - they would just run through the same motions for 90 mins ), we can already mix play up and when Guardiola gets it set up exactly how he is looking to do i think we will mix it up even more - Mendy and 2 strikers.
If PG signs a new contract for 5 years and develops his system even more towards the end of this season and next then the rest of the clubs in the Prem are going to have to move from shitting it to something in response...
I think it might have been one of the shit teams in La Liga like Betis who eventually just decided to leave 3 players up front near the half way line and fuck it in terms of trying to out defend. This actually worked and they caught out Barca twice in one season.
Also it is telling that the only team that have gone toe to toe in the PL have a manger that has played PG domestically plenty of times - Klopp
Personally i can see there being a shift coming in the PL, old guard managers will start getting dumped and younger ones advocating one touch attacking play and athletic pressing will get their chance.
if Guardiola signs for 5 years there will be a lot of Club owners with their head in their hands the very next morning. PL product is at stake also, so that will get factored in as well.