Never offside. VAR bullshit.
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That’s so wrong isn’t it 
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That was 7 years ago, he was 13, what did he know? Right?
Not complainingThat’s so wrong isn’t it
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No point watching the league next year if he replaces Aguero.
I couldn’t even see the offside in the VAR screen. It’s beyond ridiculous really. How was that offside?
Horrendous from Wolves.
Yeah it's not like they have peak Xavi/Iniesta/Biscuits in midfield here. Rodri played for Atletico Madrid under Simeone ffs
So the lower part of the shoulder was offside? A part of the body you absolutely cannot score with?
Can someone make sense of this for me please?
Can someone make sense of this for me please?
because he was closer to the goal line than then defender.
im not sure why people get so fussy about these offside calls. It’s the most consistent thing in football
I can answer the first part. What makes any sporting exciting is the suspense and the uncertainty of an outcome. Then there could be the unexpected moments that change the course of an event; a monumental put at the Open, the saving of a match point with an unbelievable return, a 3 pointer when you need it. City’s domination can’t be put in those terms. While it’s admirable and impressive, they’ve consigned the rest of the PL teams to the level of also rans even before they’ve entered the starting stalls.
What makes a match exciting? And why is it that despite a lot of goals scored, games in which City participate are usually labeled as boring? Is it the way in which they don't even give the opposition a foothold (hence my glib comment)? Is it how they kill you with 1000 passes instead of 3 (the Mourinho special)? I've seen them labeled as boring enough that it's worth talking about. I'm sure they're called boring more than a Burnley or Brighton!
In a world where we are looking for inspiration through sport the PL isn’t providing it. That’s not City’s fault nor is it their problem; it’s the ultimate vilification of the so called big clubs that they could not provide a sustained challenge
What do you call through balls from De Bruyne or dribbles from Sterling/Silva?
Wolves still in this with some incredible luck they could nick a draw...
Or am I clutching at straws!
Or am I clutching at straws!
It is though. They are so far ahead it can be boring sometimes but if you are interested on a tactical or technical level it's extraordinary. Like if you were a student surgeon watching a world class surgeon for 8 hours. Boring as a spectical but If you care about details it's ridiculously fascinating.
This just screams sour grapes.
Don’t be so blatantly bitter. It’s not a good look.
Would you have called us boring in 2001? Putting aside our fandom of course.
For all of City's dominance in that half that save right before the break was only the 2nd save by the Wolves keeper and of course the goal he conceded was a OG.
Fixed. Much better now.
Yep that's why it always feels like theres more to the story. How can players get this much better?
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Agreed see a City total collapse incoming.
Most sports fans love spectacle over fascination. Only fascinating if you have a passing interest and not a personal investment in it. Even as a neutral it’s not that interesting when something is so dominant
Efficiency is rarely exciting. What's exciting about those 997 passes that precede the 3 most important ones? What's exciting about watching one team attack for 90 minutes and another defend?
What makes a match exciting? And why is it that despite a lot of goals scored, games in which City participate are usually labeled as boring? Is it the way in which they don't even give the opposition a foothold (hence my glib comment)? Is it how they kill you with 1000 passes instead of 3 (the Mourinho special)? I've seen them labeled as boring enough that it's worth talking about. I'm sure they're called boring more than a Burnley or Brighton!
I can appreciate their talent in the same way as I can appreciate the talent required to crotchet an 18 foot plain brown scarf. The end product is excellent and it functions perfectly, but I wouldn't take 90 minutes out of my day to watch it being made. Now if the person was suspended above a tank containing sharks with friggin' laser beams attached to their heads, then it might be worth the hour and a half. The scarf won't be as good, the process would be a thoroughly entertaining watch.
Theyre on PEDs
75% possession. No shots on or off target for the opposition. No touches in the box. And this is one of the leagues more competitive teams The SPL is finally merging with the PL
The SPL is finally merging with the PLExactly.
I knew there is a hope for you.
I don’t know I’ve found this performance from City to be quite entertaining compared to most of they others..
Rodri was a brilliant player for Atletico.
To be fair many people said we were boring.
But I've also never seen us dominant a league like City.
We did make it boring in the league yes but were
Found wanting in Europe. We failed to adapt in the UCL. What City are doing is making all competition irrelevant
True but did anyone look at him and think he could sit at the base of midfield for City?
Same. Bar Fergie's last season with us, since 2005 when I started watching football, all our league wins had some element of a title race to it. I just know 2001 as described was a procession from start to finish.
I'd say for most people who have played the game at a high level or who enjoy the details of the game find it extremely fascinating that's why most former players fawn over them. That's why you never hear Río for example talk about how boring barca were and just talks about how he as one of the best of his generations didn't get anywhere near them.
Probably not. We only got 80 points so should have been a competitive league and we heavily relied on the same 11-13 players. We weren't drafting in the world's most expensive bench every week and breezing past teams without even trying.
Those BT green screen ads are the bane of football.
He just isn’t though is he? Swap teams and Traore would be way more effectiveJames is a far better player than Adama Traore. There’s people who think we should sell James and Buy Traore. I’m convinced some people judge players by YouTube compilations.
5 goals in 130 PL apps
0 goals this season.
Watch him bag a hattrick now (fingers crossed)
I’ve never got the boring accusations about Guardiola teams. Always smacked of jealousy to me. If you’re capable of being completely neutral (almost impossible) they’re great to watch. Just top quality football. If you like football, how can that bore you?
This season is a bit different. They’re trying to win in second gear a lot more than usual. Which does get kind of boring. It’s a sensible approach though. With this bonkers schedule it’s all about carefully managing exertion levels.
This season is a bit different. They’re trying to win in second gear a lot more than usual. Which does get kind of boring. It’s a sensible approach though. With this bonkers schedule it’s all about carefully managing exertion levels.
You cant play the ball with your arm. How is that offside?Arm/elbow deemed offside.
Its an offside.