Last season there issue was there defense so far that has been decent this season outside the Leicester game, but now there offense has gone down there last 5 PL games
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City cannot keep hold of the ball like they used to.
They really miss Silva who would never lose the ball while still being able to be creative and push forward.
Walker is shit. Although city did look better at the back but maybe it's Pep being conservative.
We need to get our shit together at both pool and city dont look great.
They really miss Silva who would never lose the ball while still being able to be creative and push forward.
Walker is shit. Although city did look better at the back but maybe it's Pep being conservative.
We need to get our shit together at both pool and city dont look great.
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Wow! Terrible. With KdB and Sterling both off the boil they look a bit toothless.
I think the point is to sew doubt in the refs mind about the decision so that he either feels bad about giving the decision or make him feel wrong, and he’ll give a decision to the complaining team to make up for it
City are not finishing second. Liverpool look favourites for the title but I don't agree with others that Chelsea and Spurs can't challenge, especially if the latter bin off the Europa. Anyone who thinks Pool will still walk it are dreaming.
If we win our game in hand we're only 3 points off top 4, look at it that way, it makes it easier to swallow. Last season was our worst ever start I believe.
Long old season this. Even if City are behind they're more injury resistant than most teams and have a very good chance if they're still in touch with the top of the league in January.
A lot of teams will be decimated with injuries for the back half of the season.
A lot of teams will be decimated with injuries for the back half of the season.
I said a few games back that too much goes through Sterling imo.
They don’t seem to have the multiple dangers in the opposition box that they’ve always had over recent seasons.
Missing a fresh Aguero big time imo.
People on Bluemoon seem to have given up on Pep.
Great game. Always enjoy the matchups between Pep and Klopp. Both teams started to respect each other the longer the game went.
City will be disappointed to not leave this with a win, should have put away the penalty. Thought their selection was perfect barring Gundogan, would have started B Silva instead. Their defense is much better now, they need to put more chances away in games like this.
Firmino... What's up with him? Liverpool miss Thiago (not that they've used him much but their final ball was lacking so many times especially from the flanks). Gomez and Matip did well in defense, the goal was more on TAA.
How was it not a foul/penalty on Sterling but a penalty on Mane?
City will be disappointed to not leave this with a win, should have put away the penalty. Thought their selection was perfect barring Gundogan, would have started B Silva instead. Their defense is much better now, they need to put more chances away in games like this.
Firmino... What's up with him? Liverpool miss Thiago (not that they've used him much but their final ball was lacking so many times especially from the flanks). Gomez and Matip did well in defense, the goal was more on TAA.
How was it not a foul/penalty on Sterling but a penalty on Mane?
Absolutely, we've been different since the Leicester trashing. I think Pep realized this is not the season for gung ho football and crazy pressing. The way you guys wilted last 20 minutes today shows just how tough the going is. You were phenomenal first half an hour, bullying us. Probably unlucky not to be ahead at half time even though we had the peno miss. 2nd half I think we controlled you guys and looked the more likely as you tired.
I don't think either team has much reason for concern. Had we won, worst case scenario you'd be a point behind (given we won the game in hand), draw means nothing. I think of all the results City couldn't afford to lose today. That would have made a big gap.
I didn't say he was a bad striker or couldn't score. I said that he won't get the numbers that they need. Over the whole season, he won't score the 20+ league goals that Aguero scored. Plus, it's unfair on him to make him do it all by himself.
Their football has gotten a bit stale...
How many goals was Jesus supposed to score this game?
This is his first game back. City were playing without a striker for a month. Once he and Aguero are back, if City aren't scoring still then they have a problem.
Don't think that's the point to reverse the current challenge but you're rather trying to put doubt inside the head of the ref that if he's calling a foul and every time you're in complete shock he might doubt it the next time there's a close call and give it in your favor. Probably works in some degree on inexperienced refs but these refs just ignore it.Has there ever been any single instance where a Daniel-Day Lewis dramatic ever reversed a referees decision on the spot?
Neville talking nonsense. As usual. The first half wasn’t even exciting, yet he was trying to overhype it.
Massive bottle job by City, they had to win that
Yeah I know, I just don't believe that a ref like that is affected by it at all. As I said, the reaction isn't believable from someone like Diaz. Poor acting is poor acting.I think the point is to sew doubt in the refs mind about the decision so that he either feels bad about giving the decision or make him feel wrong, and he’ll give a decision to the complaining team to make up for it
Did Jesus just say "we have to attack like we have a gun in out pants"?
I'm not on about one game. I'm on about the whole season. Over the whole season, he won't get the numbers that they need, if we're to assume that he will be leading the line for the majority of the season.
I think it goes without saying that City should have invested in a new striker in the Summer window. I'm not sure how there can be an argument against that.
Complete bullshit
Hoho.
Am I doing it right
If ‘it‘ is disappearing so far up Guardiola‘s backside that you live in an alternative reality - then yes you’re the GOAT!
Eh I think he's a very good player and will get goals in this team. Only time will tell. Regardless, he can't do it on his own, they need Aguero back.
Er... Not sure how anyone not an idiot would interpret that post as me being up Guardiola (or Klopp)'s backside, but whatever works for you fantasy wise, I guess.
If ‘it‘ is disappearing so far up Guardiola‘s backside that you live in an alternative reality - then yes you’re the GOAT!
Would completely agree with that, this is our toughest away game of the season, always fascinating to watch. Either way I think we’ll both end up being the top 2 one way or another.
I think he will, his goals per minute is pretty good. Of course he's no Aguero but he's never had a full season up top. At City he has 70 goals in 155 games. 42 in 103 in the premier league and a lot of those appearances are as a sub. I don't think he'll ever be a Kun standard striker but I think he'll bag 18 or so goals a season in the league playing a full season. I think midfield and left back are much bigger problems for us. Midfield in particular for us going forward (if Pep insists on Guno and Rodri)
Liverpool are not the same force they were last season.
They aren't quite as potent in front of goal and look a little more susceptible to conceding at the other end, especially with VVD out of the side. I also think the league is stronger than ever in terms of depth.
They're still favourites, of course, just not the runaway favourites they were last year.
fecking hell, still crying about the man city penalty that missed anyway on sky sports.
It was more a penalty than half of them Liverpool get.
Every media outlet is in love with Liverpool and they can do no wrong.
It was more a penalty than half of them Liverpool get.
Every media outlet is in love with Liverpool and they can do no wrong.
Good result for us from Wastelands. If we win our game in hand we'll be only three points off the top four and five points off the top of the league. We have had a s-t start. Luckily for us everyone else has been pretty average too. Now we just gotta hope that we're past the worst of it and we can put together the same kind of run we put together last Spring and Summer.
That's hardly surprising considering the media is very much Liverpool-led.
It was a blatant penalty, don't care how many tears Jamie Redknapp sheds denying it.
Or it could have the reverse effect where the completely impartial referee feels irritated by one team's constant histrionics and therefore subconsciously gives favourable decisions to the other team in close calls.
Why?
We're closer to both of you than we would have been, and we hate the pair of you too.
Wtf is Gomez saying 