***City vs Baggies official match thread***

[City64]

Enough chances to win it, cannot believe West Brom got a point. For one who used to like Bilic, he no longer deserves any praise after the total anti-football served up; the worst I’ve ever seen.

Albion took us on in the first half beefy , take those blinkers off we are shit .
Stat of the night , City have scored 3 goals fewer after 12 games than the City team of 93/94 under Brian Horton .

[Beefymcfc]

For over 12 months we have been watching the inability of a team that includes Gundogan and Rodri fail to open up teams. That's what gives teams a chance against us. When we can't finish them off. We don't concede much possession never mind goals, but if we don't kill teams we give them a chance. And with these twonin midfield we NEVER look like killing teams. It happens all the time, so why the fuck is Pep persisting with it when we can all see it?

I had Gundogan for MotM, Rodri wasn’t that bad, so just wondering how it was their fault, as contributors, not strikers?

[zuricity]

"Beefymcfc"]

how has dungo missed that?!

Nevermind that. Why's a striker not on the end of it? Jesus is lay on his front in the box while Gundo is on the end of it. We've played Burnley, Fulham and West Brom and he's been invisible.

Jesus was knocked over

That's funny, I didn't see anyone screaming for a penalty. He's done fuck all in Aguero's absence. He's not on his own there though.

Listen, Kun would have died of hunger these last few weeks, we are incapable of crossing the ball.

Can people make their mind up? Either we cross the ball to the smallest bloke’s in the league or we don’t bother at all

Kun jumps very high.

[Harry Dowd scored]

The way things are going this year not one bit surprised at all

[Beefymcfc]

Enough chances to win it, cannot believe West Brom got a point. For one who used to like Bilic, he no longer deserves any praise after the total anti-football served up; the worst I’ve ever seen.

Albion took us on in the first half beefy , take those blinkers off we are shit .
Stat of the night , City have scored 3 goals fewer after 12 games than the City team of 93/94 under Brian Horton .

Thera no blinkers, mate, I see what you see and do not have the same opinion. What we see every week is a team that plays 2 low bloc’s, total anti-football, and we’re supposed to get through it twice a week. Well, it doesn’t work like that when we are trying to rebuild a team that each year has lost one of their legends.

Also, don’t get me started on the leagues handicap system where the new offside fuel states that the Lino is not to flag, yet he does it twice when completely wrong. Good tackles called against which lead to a goal?

You lick your wounds in anger at our club/team, mate, I’d prefer to look at the bigger picture.

[City64]

Enough chances to win it, cannot believe West Brom got a point. For one who used to like Bilic, he no longer deserves any praise after the total anti-football served up; the worst I’ve ever seen.

Albion took us on in the first half beefy , take those blinkers off we are shit .
Stat of the night , City have scored 3 goals fewer after 12 games than the City team of 93/94 under Brian Horton .

Thera no blinkers, mate, I see what you see and do not have the same opinion. What we see every week is a team that plays 2 low bloc’s, total anti-football, and we’re supposed to get through it twice a week. Well, it doesn’t work like that when we are trying to rebuild a team that each year has lost one of their legends.

Also, don’t get me started on the leagues handicap system where the new offside fuel states that the Lino is not to flag, yet he does it twice when completely wrong. Good tackles called against which lead to a goal?

You lick your wounds in anger at our club/team, mate, I’d prefer to look at the bigger picture.

The bigger picture is that this squad isn’t good enough , the quicker most of us realise this the better . We simply don’t have the calibre of players we used to have ie Tevez , Yaya , David Silva , Kompany , Zabaleta, Dzeko , Sane , a young hungry Aguero a younger Fernandinho etc etc . The current squad will never get near that standard we just have to accept that , yes live in hope but the fact is we are going in the wrong direction fairly rapidly.

[Beefymcfc]

Enough chances to win it, cannot believe West Brom got a point. For one who used to like Bilic, he no longer deserves any praise after the total anti-football served up; the worst I’ve ever seen.

Albion took us on in the first half beefy , take those blinkers off we are shit .
Stat of the night , City have scored 3 goals fewer after 12 games than the City team of 93/94 under Brian Horton .

Thera no blinkers, mate, I see what you see and do not have the same opinion. What we see every week is a team that plays 2 low bloc’s, total anti-football, and we’re supposed to get through it twice a week. Well, it doesn’t work like that when we are trying to rebuild a team that each year has lost one of their legends.

Also, don’t get me started on the leagues handicap system where the new offside fuel states that the Lino is not to flag, yet he does it twice when completely wrong. Good tackles called against which lead to a goal?

You lick your wounds in anger at our club/team, mate, I’d prefer to look at the bigger picture.

The bigger picture is that this squad isn’t good enough , the quicker most of us realise this the better . We simply don’t have the calibre of players we used to have ie Tevez , Yaya , David Silva , Kompany , Zabaleta, Dzeko , Sane , a young hungry Aguero a younger Fernandinho etc etc . The current squad will never get near that standard we just have to accept that , yes live in hope but the fact is we are going in the wrong direction fairly rapidly.

That’s what was mentioned. However, and you may feel that they aren’t the players to take over where we were, but they have to be given chance.

Vinnie, Zab’s, Big Dave, et al, were never known for what they are now, it took time to build the team. Legends because of City, not prior to.

It may take time, maybe until the end of next season, but I can see this team making progress.

[Nick]

Fight and passion cannot be taught IMO and thats the worry.

Defence aside, I only see torres and foden being here in a few years so what exactly are we building?

I'd rather blood kids in if we are accepting mediocre

[london blue 2]

There was enough out there to win that game.

Something else is wrong.

[Sparklehorse]

I think Pep is putting all his eggs in the CL basket this season.
The tactics at the moment is not to be gung ho, I think he is trying out a system where we don’t fuck up in defence at the QF stage. We have gone seven games and let one deflected goal in, that is pretty damn well impressive. Obviously he would have hoped for more goals, and I suspect some of the players are not happy with the approach, there was quite a bit of shoulder shrugging between our players tonight, I don’t think there’s universal acceptance in the dressing room. I personally think we will do very well in the CL this time round because of our new found solidity at the back, it’s absolutely vital and I see Diaz and Stones as the regulars and Laporte playing a bit part, he is fucking useless in big games. I think our current problems are a confidence issue because of the players adapting to the new approach, when they get it we will be incredibly difficult to beat, maybe (I hope I’m wrong) no trophies this year, but next season get your money on all four.

[Outcast]

The squad not good enough, referees, VAR, media, pitch too wide, blah blah blah....fek me some fellas still sniffing glue. Give ya heads a wobble. The squad is more than good enough to beat this West Brom side nevermind spank them. Foden, Torres, Bernie should been the core of the first 11, plays them here and there sporadically, never had a consistent run to build momentum, plays them out of position then expects a miracle. I'd rather start playing them now regularly and start building for next season, write off this season, we're just going nowhere.

[Nick]

I think Pep is putting all his eggs in the CL basket this season.
The tactics at the moment is not to be gung ho, I think he is trying out a system where we don’t fuck up in defence at the QF stage. We have gone seven games and let one deflected goal in, that is pretty damn well impressive. Obviously he would have hoped for more goals, and I suspect some of the players are not happy with the approach, there was quite a bit of shoulder shrugging between our players tonight, I don’t think there’s universal acceptance in the dressing room. I personally think we will do very well in the CL this time round because of our new found solidity at the back, it’s absolutely vital and I see Diaz and Stones as the regulars and Laporte playing a bit part, he is fucking useless in big games. I think our current problems are a confidence issue because of the players adapting to the new approach, when they get it we will be incredibly difficult to beat, maybe (I hope I’m wrong) no trophies this year, but next season get your money on all four.

But we cant score goals?

[Sparklehorse]

I think Pep is putting all his eggs in the CL basket this season.
The tactics at the moment is not to be gung ho, I think he is trying out a system where we don’t fuck up in defence at the QF stage. We have gone seven games and let one deflected goal in, that is pretty damn well impressive. Obviously he would have hoped for more goals, and I suspect some of the players are not happy with the approach, there was quite a bit of shoulder shrugging between our players tonight, I don’t think there’s universal acceptance in the dressing room. I personally think we will do very well in the CL this time round because of our new found solidity at the back, it’s absolutely vital and I see Diaz and Stones as the regulars and Laporte playing a bit part, he is fucking useless in big games. I think our current problems are a confidence issue because of the players adapting to the new approach, when they get it we will be incredibly difficult to beat, maybe (I hope I’m wrong) no trophies this year, but next season get your money on all four.

But we cant score goals?

As I say, it’s a confidence thing, the players are naturally forward thinking, but they’re being asked by Pep to do something different, they haven’t settled into this new ethos. Despite the successes he will be considered a failure by the media unless he wins the CL, this is the season he will do it in my view. The goal scoring will come, but first the defence and then comes the confidence.

[Simister]

So much for yesterday's Pep talk then. NO CHANGE WHATSOEVER.

[s1ty m]

STOP PLAYING THOSE TWO USELESS CUMTS IN MIDFIELD, EVEN WHEN WE WIN IT DOESNT LOOK CONVINCING, STOP FUCKING PICKING THEM

I think im going to turn it off everytime i see them in the lineup, i cant watch it anymore i really cant.

Gundo was our best player tonight just stick him in there for 90percent of the matches with kdb and bernardo/foden and we will win every match.

Never play mendy ever again ever.

I know how you feel. Pep has bought some unwatchable trash.

[Wooders]

Makes me wince at the thought of how much he spent on Rodri, cancelo and Mendy

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

For over 12 months we have been watching the inability of a team that includes Gundogan and Rodri fail to open up teams. That's what gives teams a chance against us. When we can't finish them off. We don't concede much possession never mind goals, but if we don't kill teams we give them a chance. And with these twonin midfield we NEVER look like killing teams. It happens all the time, so why the fuck is Pep persisting with it when we can all see it?

I had Gundogan for MotM, Rodri wasn’t that bad, so just wondering how it was their fault, as contributors, not strikers?

Because, as I pointed out, they create nothing. If you think that's an acceptable performance by a City midfield then it shows how your expectations have dropped. We will end the season empty handed if he persists with those two in tandem.
Gundogan was poor,Rodri worse, but its the combination of them in our midfield that stinks the place out. KDB looks fucking rubbish when he plays with those two and we are so easy to defend against.

[Hazy2]

Close on 30 shots. FFS Pep go and get Haaland.

Haaland won't make any difference , if the crosses don't come in .

It will as we would change he scores from deep, tap ins but offers presence boys we have none as it stands. I cannot accept we are looking for value, when as Sergio returns it’s short term, Haaland has to be on our radar, or we are heading where?

Losing Sane and Silva has us looking pedestrian. We are rebuilding and for me need a Dias type upfront, who knows his job and makes others look better.

[stevefromdonny]

haven't seen the game as on afters but by all accounts, we were bad,
whereas all the 1 touch football gone, why oh why do we need to pass back and sidewards teams like to play us now because we are so slow and we don't get as many forward now. 1 way to get at teams is to pass a lot quicker and to run at them, but having 2 D/F on the team does not help, have 1 and another quick player on. to me have a back 4 and 5 in midfield [1 D/F] and then have serg or gab leading the line, but what do i know about football

[sheblue]

I think Pep is putting all his eggs in the CL basket this season.
The tactics at the moment is not to be gung ho, I think he is trying out a system where we don’t fuck up in defence at the QF stage. We have gone seven games and let one deflected goal in, that is pretty damn well impressive. Obviously he would have hoped for more goals, and I suspect some of the players are not happy with the approach, there was quite a bit of shoulder shrugging between our players tonight, I don’t think there’s universal acceptance in the dressing room. I personally think we will do very well in the CL this time round because of our new found solidity at the back, it’s absolutely vital and I see Diaz and Stones as the regulars and Laporte playing a bit part, he is fucking useless in big games. I think our current problems are a confidence issue because of the players adapting to the new approach, when they get it we will be incredibly difficult to beat, maybe (I hope I’m wrong) no trophies this year, but next season get your money on all four.

I think we hard similar last season, "putting all the eggs in the champions league basket" oh that turned out quite painful.

This squad is miles away from winning the CL, and light years away from winning all 4 next season. As things stand I wont be putting a lot of money on that.