Yes, but only if we consider the Premier League years.
Other clubs don't. I mean how many 6-0 does city get? We're top 6 quality but set up like relegation candidates.
this is legit grim
Exactly.
Sure because we haven't had as many players missing as we did by the end of today's game so we had to go to the next option. Our first 11 is bobbins so of course maybe the 10th defensive option is going to be crap, the idea that there was some clearly better option available just isn't the case. Amrabat is absolutely terrible, he wasn't changing anything if he had come on at left back.
What part don't you understand? He was the only defender on the bench. Probably the only defender fit not already playing. What else would you suggest?
And that was the worst season in the past 30 years. ETH managed to beat it.
Who else was he supposed to bring on as CB?
I personally reckon they’ll give him the game against Pool in the cup, once that inevitability is done with, he’ll get the boot on the following Monday.
Standards come from the fanbase at the real big European clubs. Manchester United are a huge club with the fanbase that belongs to Crystal Palace or Burnley.
He tried playing a single pivot with Eriksen and Bruno in midfield at the Etihad last season and City walked through our midfield and scored 6. Today was the best starting lineup he could've picked with the options available.
It's not a matter of who's fault is it (the third goal was a hospital ball by Casemiro), but rather bizarre timing to give someone minutes.
Be gone when we lose against Pool in the cup
The tactics we used today were the only ones we could've used in the absence of a serious goal threat on the other end. If you don't have a striker, your only hope is to defend and hope to nick a goal on the counter, which worked for the better part of the first hour.
Wasn't 'modern' enough and Carrick and McKenna were nobodies.
Another post that proves my point, nowhere in my post did I crown him, I just called him what he is, a very good manager, that doesn't mean he is being crowned, but you like many I was talking about, only think in extremes, he is either amazing or dogshit worst manager, there is nothing in between.
Because there was someone else he could play? Whats wierd is no matter how many people keep pointing it out to you....you still don't get it.
Still true. ETH is just worse.
There's that dutch sense of humour again
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That Newcastle game was a chore as well
Get out
That's on us for not implementing a better system to compete. There are plenty teams with worse squads than ours yet they don't set up like we do at the Etihad.
Didn't he start against West Ham and he came on in another league match and 2 FA cup matches too, no?
I don't even think it's that bad a ball tbh, just chest it and hoof it. Instead he thinks he's got all day because he's already accepted the game is over. City didn't.
One game where Dusan Tadic had one of the best games ever by a player.
And they were led by “PE” teacher.
Resting them for future games.
The guy is taking the piss. Been talking like a man who knows the jig is up for a while now. Everything he says reeks of desperation.
It doesn't make sense because he played Amrabat in defence over Kwambala earlier in the season when all the defenders were injured. But okay, now is the time to give Kwambala his minutes.
