by Beefymcfc » Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:05 pm
ronk wrote:Beefymcfc wrote:jimmygrimble2 wrote:Heard an interesting theory recently that I thought I'd chuck out to the board on here..
Maybe the recent results are our "run of bad form" for this season (draws as a "bad" result! :-) ) and is it that City are now considered a legitimate "scalp" and teams are upping their game against us where previously they might not have done so, and the City players are maybe a bit shell shocked by this and need time to adjust their game accordingly?
It would seem to fit for certain players but then we have bought from the "big 4" and so shouldn't those players be used to this type of pressure?
any thoughts?
You are dead on there mate. Was stood outside the Burnley team dressing room just before kick-off and the stuff that was coming out of there was quite outragious; reminded me more of Sunday League than Prem League. They were easily fired up for this game with the thought that they could beat a Top 4 contender and outshine players that are paid 5 times their own wage. I think one of the lines went, 'You'll go down in the towns history if you beat these soft cnuts'!
So yes, the not so well off teams will up their game massively when they play us and the use of terms like 'Not gelled yet' only go to bolster their resolve.
Burney are a side that have a good cup record recently and they had a few ex-city boys who were always going to want to have a huge game. They played against us like it was a cup final and took us by surprise.
Sometimes when you're playing against a much bigger team and you think they're vulnerable -- whether by injuries, infighting or attention directed towards another fixture -- you realise that you can target the game and actually have a go. We've been in that situation long enough, we know as fans how much the odd really good game covers for the other bad days out. Upsets are huge for morale and enjoyment, even for neutrals.
Beating us is really exciting for players and fans but also more realistic because we're a building side. They might never get as good a chance to beat the richest team in the world again. If it's Burnley they might never get back into the prem again. Fans could be living off beating the scum at home and almost beating us away and other good results in future leaner years.
I still recall well the satisfaction we had in being the first team to beat Mourinho's Chelsea.
Very true mate, and to put it into perspective, I remember when we came back up to the Prem, beat the Scum at home and drew away, a lot of my Blue mates saying they'd got what they wanted and the league can go and fcuk itself.
What a year that was by the way, finishing with a UEFA Cup place was more than I could take and ended with me on a weeks bender. Oh those heady days ;-)
In the words of my Old Man, "Life will never be the same without Man City, so get it in while you can".
The Future's Bright, The Future's Blue!!!
