***Liverpool v Capital One Winners Official Match Thread***

[Sparklehorse]

I have to say that Ya Ya was sorely missed today...he just gives us a real attacking presence in midfield and scared Liverpool shitless on Sunday. In defense of course he's largely absent but with fern 1 & 2 covering it's not so bad.
Silva is a shadow of his former self and that's a shame for the run in. I think we should be good for top 4 but winning it...we just don't seem to want it enough. Champions league we seem really hungry for and semi final I think, and if we avoid Barca I think the final is not beyond us.

[edge275]

A real wake up call for the idiot Man City fans who still have faith in Pellegrini.

[getdressedmctavish]

Good post by kinky imo. Central midfield is always the problem if a team if constantly being outmuscled as we are. Fernandinho is as often as poor as his mate. Tonight they won their first tackle between them on 26 minutes. I'll be amazed if they are retained.Neither of them have one thing they do well enough for a successful Chumps league team. Otter will surely be dropped for Mangala, He is all over the fucking place at the minute. Flanagan was always going to bully Raheem and I was amazed he didn't start the final.And be honest, if you were a professional footballer, who would fire you up, klop or Pellers?????But this was on the cards 3 months ago when I was deemed a miserable coont for pointing it out. Luckily results went for us tonight but we are struggling for fourth now. I think we'll probably just scrape it.

[phips]

not really surprised at all. Liverpool dominated the 4-1 victory, Manuel doesnt care about defense, and Fern 1 and Fern 2 were always going to be gassed after Sunday.

wouldn't be surprised to see a draw on Saturday.

[carolina-blue]

To some extent we're living off Hughes/ Mancini time. Hart Zaba Kompany Yaya Silva Aguero.

True but there is nothing wrong with that having a trusted spine is fantastic we have not really added true quality to compliment it

[Mase]

To some extent we're living off Hughes/ Mancini time. Hart Zaba Kompany Yaya Silva Aguero.

True but there is nothing wrong with that having a trusted spine is fantastic we have not really added true quality to compliment it

We haven't moved forward as a squad at all. Just replaced average player with another average player. When Bob came in he sorted the problem out straight away and we didn't move on until the defence was sorted. And when it was, we went on some really good runs smashing teams 4 or 5-0.

[Hazy2]

To some extent we're living off Hughes/ Mancini time. Hart Zaba Kompany Yaya Silva Aguero.

True but there is nothing wrong with that having a trusted spine is fantastic we have not really added true quality to compliment it

We haven't moved forward as a squad at all. Just replaced average player with another average player. When Bob came in he sorted the problem out straight away and we didn't move on until the defence was sorted. And when it was, we went on some really good runs smashing teams 4 or 5-0.

Mancini has been proved right, mentality is weak, A winner does it every game. He is ruthless. Top players, top clubs roll up and despite the best efforts of lesser players a top player wins, he said that after the sort of crap we saw last night. We had a group and still have who do not like the truth. His frustration was used by players as a tool to whinge, and get him out well we are all saying the same years later. Pellers is running a holiday camp not a top club with a fuck you attitude we are City and your getting smashed. We are wasteful, and weak it shows up time and time again. To nice by a long fucking way and happy to stroll off after last night . Pretty sure NDJ would have been told to nail that twat Milner. We hugged the cunt.

[ColinBell8]

Too predictable, too slow, too often but it won't change because that's Pellegrinis style. Same formation, same tactical approach every game.

The fatigue that has been blamed in some circles is a cop out for me, had that been a Champions League game last night we'd have seen a different attitude & out come........ really disappointing, again !!

If we don't give Villa a hiding on Saturday I fear for a top 4 place.

[City64]

Still fuming me , fucking abysmal with so much at stake and we were playing possibly the worst dipper team ever !!!

[Spurge]

A real wake up call for the idiot Man City fans who still have faith in Pellegrini.

At least 3 trophies in 3 years that's what's kept me awake

[london blue 2]

Mancini has been proved right, mentality is weak, A winner does it every game. He is ruthless. Top players, top clubs roll up and despite the best efforts of lesser players a top player wins, he said that after the sort of crap we saw last night. We had a group and still have who do not like the truth. His frustration was used by players as a tool to whinge, and get him out well we are all saying the same years later. Pellers is running a holiday camp not a top club with a fuck you attitude we are City and your getting smashed. We are wasteful, and weak it shows up time and time again. To nice by a long fucking way and happy to stroll off after last night . Pretty sure NDJ would have been told to nail that twat Milner. We hugged the cunt.

Yeah as classy as vinny was consoling those cunts he probably should have just done a Martin keown on the whole squad.