Manchester City (A) 11/12/2021 12.30pm Build Up & Match Thread

[Loki]

A moment`s madness has cost us the game. What was he thinking? Saiss will be in the running for an end of season Oscar. Great defending up to now. Our best hope is getting one of theirs sent off early on.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Clearly Raul was a moron.

But what the fuck was that 1st booking for? He won the ball, wasn't even a foul was it? Let alone a booking. Everything after that is just mental.

 

[Paul]

Clearly Raul was a moron.

But what the fuck was that 1st booking for? He won the ball, wasn't even a foul was it? Let alone a booking. Everything after that is just mental.

I was going to ask the same seemed innocuous or did I miss something ?

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Indefensible behaviour from Raul. No matter what you think of the 1st yellow, which definitely shouldn't have been, having literally just been carded, you have to be a top level moron to then do what he did. In terms of this game it probably has little impact because chances are we are going to lose anyway, but to put yourself out of a winnable game like Brighton for that kind of idiocy is simply unforgivable. I think our tactics and time wasting and play acting have generally been shocking. I don't like to see it.

The first booking is routine, pulled Rodri back so no argument. Everything after that is even more pathetic.

 

[prawnking]

I think we all wanted us to be a bit less 'nice' and a little more streetwise, but not to start acting like a bunch of choppers

 

[Templeton Peck]

Wonderful defensively - they've caused us no problems at all. We're fucked now, however.

 

[Paul]

I think we all wanted us to be a bit less 'nice' and a little more streetwise, but not to start acting like a bunch of choppers

 

[Dire Wolf]

The first booking is routine, pulled Rodri back so no argument. Everything after that is even more pathetic.

I didn't see much that was yellow card worthy in the first one, but in the circumstances I'd have given him 2 reds for the second act of stupidity...

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

3 game ban instead of 1

I said it used to be my motto not that it was a good one

 

[WsWolf]

The first booking is routine, pulled Rodri back so no argument. Everything after that is even more pathetic.

It's a foul but I think it's a really soft booking. You'd have 8/9 bookings every match if they are given consistently. Once you've been booked you just compose yourself and go again. I've no idea what he's thinking as he seems to think it was perfectly fine and was even moving for the return off Neves. Just one of those rush of blood moments.

 

[Tony Towner]

The absolutely most stupid part is Moss gives him a warning first

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

The first booking is routine, pulled Rodri back so no argument. Everything after that is even more pathetic.

Did he? Genuinely haven't seen a pull?

 

[Johnny75]

Clearly Raul was a moron.

But what the fuck was that 1st booking for? He won the ball, wasn't even a foul was it? Let alone a booking. Everything after that is just mental.

Pulled Rodri back.

It was a booking going on what Moss has booked the City players for.

Moss has had a surprisingly good game.

 

[Throbber3]

The only out ball now is the punt and chase over the top

 

[PuntsWolf]

I’m fed up of Wolves being a BTEC Barca/Real in El Classico.

It’s not even shithousing, it’s just embarrassing.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Not bothered about the ban as we have Fabio to come in.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

It's a foul but I think it's a really soft booking. You'd have 8/9 bookings every match if they are given consistently. Once you've been booked you just compose yourself and go again. I've no idea what he's thinking as he seems to think it was perfectly fine and was even moving for the return off Neves. Just one of those rush of blood moments.

It's a profressional foul, pulls him back, standard booking.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

It's a foul but I think it's a really soft booking. You'd have 8/9 bookings every match if they are given consistently. Once you've been booked you just compose yourself and go again. I've no idea what he's thinking as he seems to think it was perfectly fine and was even moving for the return off Neves. Just one of those rush of blood moments.

Yep.

As Rio says all the weirdness afterwards suggests he was embarrassed.

By the way, the internet would be on fire if Traore had done the same thing, certainly wouldn't have got an applause from the fans

 

[Throbber3]

It's a foul but I think it's a really soft booking. You'd have 8/9 bookings every match if they are given consistently. Once you've been booked you just compose yourself and go again. I've no idea what he's thinking as he seems to think it was perfectly fine and was even moving for the return off Neves. Just one of those rush of blood moments.

But Moss has set the standard so don’t be surprised if Dias or Rodri walk as they have been booked

 

[The Bear]

What makes it even more annoying is we'd got them rattled and both their CB and CM on yellows. The second half could have been fruitful for us, but now we're just going to sit in and hope Traore can do it all on his own.

I'd wait until 70 mins then maybe try switching a CM out for Hwang or Podence. Or even straight away if we concede before then.