***Official FA Cup - Leicester v City Match Thread***

[CityFanFromRome]

Ahead with only 9 men isnt bad at half time.

One of those not showing is Jo, who's the other? Boateng? He didn't seem so bad to me to be fair. Not rock solid either, mind you, but decent enough.

[hyper]

NDJ on for SWP

[The Original Special One]

I'm buzzing about he fact that we aren't being bullied, we are giving it right up them, a taste of their own. We are playing street smart, obvious game plan which we are sticking to. Width and power through the middle.

Milner is revelling in this formation and role, I'd put him down for atleast another goal or assist.

We could be winning this game with 9 men too because SWP and Jo have contributed nothing but help to Leicester.

Agreed, SWP's performance is particularly worrying

[craigmcfc]

Hmmmm have we just seen SWP for the last time?

[Green & Blue]

Might be easier to score now with Jo out on the left, he had been defending well.

[craigmcfc]

All I'd say on Boateng is that he is NOT a right back. If he gets a run in the team at Centre Back and proves to be shite then fair enough. Until then the jury's out

Craig did you see his shite marking from that corner..Looked like a scared mouse and surrendered the header and they nearly scored...I hate slaggin our own but he needs to get his act together.

I did mate, more a comment on his general play rather than that abysmal incident

[The Original Special One]

All I'd say on Boateng is that he is NOT a right back. If he gets a run in the team at Centre Back and proves to be shite then fair enough. Until then the jury's out

Craig did you see his shite marking from that corner..Looked like a scared mouse and surrendered the header and they nearly scored...I hate slaggin our own but he needs to get his act together.

Yes, but Toure was at fault for the goal and our setpiece defending has consistently been our Achilles heel since the early days.
But Boateng has been good going forward, - far superior to Micah Richards, and, apart from early shakiness, has done well defensively

[Kiss_The_Goat]

Hmmmm have we just seen SWP for the last time?

That was a pathetic display from him first half. He has no-one but himself to blame if we have.

[craigmcfc]

Jo with yet another wasteful pass

[The Original Special One]

John Barnes dishing out coaching advice, you've gotta love it

Yeah, my thoughts exactly; and Calli Thistle fans might be having a laugh at that one

[Dameerto]

John Barnes dishing out coaching advice, you've gotta love it

Let's be fair to him - he's ridden in lots of them to away matches in his time.

[CityFanFromRome]

Hmmmm have we just seen SWP for the last time?

That was a pathetic display from him first half. He has no-one but himself to blame if we have.

Agree; too easily bossed off the ball, seemed almost disinterested at times. He's doing himself no favours, no surprise that Mancini doesn't give him even a sub role in the league.

[Dameerto]

AJ pushing the linesman out of the way, class.

[The Original Special One]

Hmmmm have we just seen SWP for the last time?

That was a pathetic display from him first half. He has no-one but himself to blame if we have.

That'll teach 'Wrighty' to keep his mouth shut.
He's ruined his step-son's career with giving him bad ideas

[CityFanFromRome]

We need to work on defending corners; teams like Everton will be trying to exploit our weakness on that otherwise. Not to mention we might end conceding again tonight.

[mr_nool]

We better stop giving them corners, cause we're fucking worthless at defending them.

[Londonblue1]

When will we learn to defend corners,it's schoolboy at times.

[CitizenYank]

God this teams loves to pass!! (see Mourinho's Chelsea teams)

[CitizenYank]

Come on, there's enough holes in that midfield I could score!!

[hyper]

Come on, there's enough holes in that midfield I could score!!

And about as many again in the pitch - looks terrible.