Manchester City (a) 24/01 -Build up and match thread

[jd1981]

The fact that City with all the players they already have can go out and buy Semenyo and Guehi in January is a sign of how broken PL football is. I detest what football has become.

Very predictable boring sport at times with a select few having all the fun.

 

[Wellen Wolf]

Good man ref! Although the reasoning seems nonsense. It's s never a penalty because it has no effect on the direction of play and doesn't have any effect on Marmoush keeping the ball which he does.

It's also from less than one yard away. Mind you Moutinho, Doherty and many others would agree when ridiculous decisions were given against them.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Part of me wonders if we could have got semenyo when he was at Bristol city

Of course we could, he went to Bournemouth for less than half of what we paid for Guedes, in the same season

 

[Tony Towner]

Part of me wonders if we could have got semenyo when he was at Bristol city

Well pretty much any PL side could have, same with Bowen at Hull, Eze at QPR and whoever else you want to throw in. Our failure isn't in not recruiting him specifically it's about never seriously considering that league for anyone.

 

[YoungWolf]

Krejci's body position is poor, means he's caught off balance and therefore a simple switch to the left opens up the opportunity. He ends up with a free shot on goal without really having to do anything. Good finish though

Agree, he should never be able go inside on his first touch like that

 

[jd1981]

Well pretty much any PL side could have, same with Bowen at Hull, Eze at QPR and whoever else you want to throw in. Our failure isn't in not recruiting him specifically it's about never seriously considering that league for anyone.

This is the thing we’ve neglected looking at players from the championship it’s just been years of terrible scouting.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Krejci's body position is poor, means he's caught off balance and therefore a simple switch to the left opens up the opportunity. He ends up with a free shot on goal without really having to do anything. Good finish though

Yeah it’s terrible but he’s scared of the ball in behind and then leaves him too much space. But saying “without doing too much” is doing him a disservice. He takes a touch running on to it and basically puts it on a plate for himself to then finish well with his weak foot.

Most the time people would just take that into feet, or overhit the touch and be on the stretch and even if they get that bit right mess up the finish.

 

[Tony Towner]

This is the thing we’ve neglected looking at players from the championship it’s just been years of terrible scouting.

Splitting hairs, but I doubt it's the scouting in the narrowest sense

 

[jd1981]

To note we’ve not had a single touch in their box yet.

 

[YoungWolf]

Fucking Larsen

 

[Wellen Wolf]

Very predictable boring sport at times with a select few having all the fun.

I am actually not going to watch the second half. It's boring as ****.

 

[PuntsWolf]

To note we’ve not had a single touch in their box yet.

The Mane opportinity was a good opportunity wasted. We had a 2 v 1 on the full back and if he gave it Bueno he is probably able to cut it back to him unmarked with a free shot at goal. Sadly decided to shoot onto row z from a terrible angle.

 

[YoungWolf]

The Mane opportinity was a good opportunity wasted. We had a 2 v 1 on the full back and if he gave it Bueno he is probably able to cut it back to him unmarked with a free shot at goal. Sadly decided to shoot onto row z from a terrible angle.

Bueno’s supporting “run” was awful as well. Held his run too deep

 

[Jinky]

We’ve had about 20% possession so when we do have it, we need to stop being so sloppy.

 

[EnglishBob]

I am actually not going to watch the second half. It's boring as ****.

It's like watching an attack vs defence training session. I have it on in the background but every time I look up the ball is with Man City in the Wolves half.

 

[jd1981]

As some have said city going around spending freely when the big elephant in room still hasn’t been dealt with is a disgrace

 

[Wilf Wolf]

A touch in their box after just 56 minutes. The comeback is on…

 

[Wolftone]

Regulation stupid foul by André

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Regulation stupid foul by André

A standard City type foul to stop a break. Difference today is that they haven’t needed to make them as we’re so poor.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Now that's a penalty. Clear as day.