*** Official Manchester City vs F.C Basel Match Thread***

[Swales4ever]

Lackadaisical is the word.

Straight from Nool's of the day, isn't it?

[carl_feedthegoat]

THIS BETTER BE THE VERY LAST TIME YAYA AND CLOWNIO PLAY IN THE LEAGUE OR CL...ever again.

[carl_feedthegoat]

MOVE YOU FAT LUMPO OF SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[Slim]

THIS BETTER BE THE VERY LAST TIME YAYA AND CLOWNIO PLAY IN THE LEAGUE OR CL...ever again.

I remember a time Yaya would run the show in a match like this. Who the fuck is this lump playing in midfield?

[john@staustell]

7 or 8 of this lot get 4 out of 10

[Swales4ever]

I didn't see Yaya not arsed to make a step towards the ball passed at him in the box, actually.

I just had too much of this cardenal Mendoza, sure!!!

[Nigels Tackle]

motm or least shit player poll coming up??

[london blue 2]

These backwards passes are fucking shit. Zinc in particular has spent all match doing it. Awful

[BOZMCFC]

I'm signing off see ya chaps have a good one

[CTID Hants]

As shit as it was, we are through, unlike Spud's...

[iwasthere2012]

Less said about that the better.

Well done Foden, Diaz and at least Sane tried.
Other than that......pfffffft!

[bigblue]

at least spuds loss will overshadow this, but never good to lose like that.

Hope Pep gives them a kick up the rear and we demolish stoke on monday

[KinkyKinkladze]

That was utterly pathetic towards the end there. Sane and Diaz excluded, nobody seemed to have the guts to try and force something.

Zinchenko is too negative. He bottles it whenever he's given an attacking option. He's safe and tidy by and large but Christ lad, take a chance every now and again.

Jesus has ring rust. He'll get there. Same for foden.

Massively disappointed with laporte so far. Needs to start getting up to speed.

All in all, that was fucking shit. A minute left of stoppage time and the fans are booing because it's just keep ball, walking pace. Danilo stood with it, doing nothing. Sane on a run but Zinchenko plays it back instead. Some will probably go on about us being spoiled. If I was there I would've booed that also. Losing at home and you're showing fuck all bollocks to get an equaliser. I don't care if the tie is over, I'm not having my team doing that.

I hope pep leathers them.

Very pleased sane didn't hide and tried to make it happen. Same for Diaz.

[Swales4ever]

Oh well.. Club's rich enough to spit on a CL win purse...

BRING ON NEXT, had preferred Spud than Ita rags, tbh.. but it's gonna be ok.

COME ON CITY!

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

That's what happens when you make wholesale changes.
Pep's fault.
It's not necessarily ring rust with Jesus (although I don't expect him to come bike firing immediately) but he was in wank form before his injury. He's no Sergio yet.

[london blue 2]

Kinda agree with KK. We simply did not try to score a goal in the second half. Did we have a shot on target? Create a chance?

Sane foden Diaz Jesus get a pass.

[zuricity]

That was utterly pathetic towards the end there. Sane and Diaz excluded, nobody seemed to have the guts to try and force something.

Zinchenko is too negative. He bottles it whenever he's given an attacking option. He's safe and tidy by and large but Christ lad, take a chance every now and again.

Jesus has ring rust. He'll get there. Same for foden.

Massively disappointed with laporte so far. Needs to start getting up to speed.

All in all, that was fucking shit. A minute left of stoppage time and the fans are booing because it's just keep ball, walking pace. Danilo stood with it, doing nothing. Sane on a run but Zinchenko plays it back instead. Some will probably go on about us being spoiled. If I was there I would've booed that also. Losing at home and you're showing fuck all bollocks to get an equaliser. I don't care if the tie is over, I'm not having my team doing that.

I hope pep leathers them.

Very pleased sane didn't hide and tried to make it happen. Same for Diaz.

ffs get a grip, the game was meaningless.

All that waffle,

The tie was sorted out in Basel when other issues were also pressing for City, going on all 4 fronts . tonight only matters that some younger players got a chance.

[Mase]

Massively disappointed with laporte so far. Needs to start getting up to speed.

Genuine question mate, what’s disappointed you about him?

[Justified logic]

Gave up on anything happening in our game except more sideways passes (just like old times, eh?) to laugh at Spuds going out.

Yaya should only be reserved for games like this where a minor loss can be accepted. Talk about sloooooooooooooooooooooooooow.

[KinkyKinkladze]

Massively disappointed with laporte so far. Needs to start getting up to speed.

Genuine question mate, what’s disappointed you about him?

Decision making more than anything, seemingly not reading the pace of the game. However, you're right to pull me up on that, "massively disappointed" is a bit hyperbolic. He's undoubtedly class, but I'm not seeing any intensity from him yet that I'd expect from a top centre half. It'll come.