Wolves 1-2 Man City: Verdict Thread

[Wolftone]

Sa can often be a bomb scare, but the signing of Johnstone just gives the impression of a Club wanting to sign any available keeper just to move Sa on.

Yep. Panic buy.

 

[Lupo]

It could really bite him on the arse given Sa is generally pretty popular with the fans. It'd be a terribly misjudged decision from both a footballing merit pov, and the optics it has for the rest of the squad

The fans were loudly singing Sa's name at one point today

 

[North Yorks Wolf]

The fans were loudly singing Sa's name at one point today

And everyone watching on TV heard him being praised multiple times - rightly - by the Commentary Team and also will have heard that he got the Man Of THe Match Award.

No co-incidence that the back three looked more organised with him in goal.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

It's a really good goal, impressive bit of play from Bueno, he was good today, possibly his best game for us?

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[SSB]

That ref - Jesus, he couldn't have been more City even if he'd donned a parker and strutted around the pitch shouting 'mad fer it',

Or donned a sky blue shirt…

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Gary O’Neil running out of excuses and explanations for Wolves’ predicament | Jonathan Liew

Team may claim moral victory after latest near miss but they have forgotten how to manage games under pressure

www.theguardian.com

 

[SSB]

Korean/oriental fans around today wearing half and half scarves and taking photos of each other with the stadium in the background

This bloke puts some miles in. I swear he pops up at every ground I’m at, unless he’s cloned. Seen him at outside gigs over the years as well touting tickets.

 

[Jack Regan]

Jonathan Liew has it for O'Neil it would seem. As he's the only journalist not drinking the kool-aid and actually referencing how shit we've been the last 9 months with him in charge.

 

[Wolftone]

Lopetegui should be available soon

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Sa needed competition for his place as he was getting complacent. Johnstone gave him that. Sa responded with that performance today. That's what we need. Competition for places. Just need some full / wing backs who can fucking defend now.

Not a chance that SJ was signed as competition for Sa.

We wanted to sell Sa and make a quick buck, but failed.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

On that note, just imagine if Bentley had played today

 

[Mel Evo]

Jonathan Liew has it for O'Neil it would seem. As he's the only journalist not drinking the kool-aid and actually referencing how shit we've been the last 9 months with him in charge.

Gary O’Neil running out of excuses and explanations for Wolves’ predicament | Jonathan Liew

Team may claim moral victory after latest near miss but they have forgotten how to manage games under pressure

www.theguardian.com

 

[Wilf Wolf]

On that note, just imagine if Bentley had played today

I’d rather not. Stuff of nightmares. Mind you I don’t think Johnstone would have made three of the saves Sa did.

 

[sycophantia]

I’d rather not. Stuff of nightmares. Mind you I don’t think Johnstone would have made three of the saves Sa did.

 

[sycophantia]

It's not just the saves, he's better at claiming high balls/coming for crosses. He just gives more confidence to the defence as a whole*
*I know we were playing 8 atb so maybe a false impression.

 

[prawnking]

Jonathan Liew has it for O'Neil it would seem. As he's the only journalist not drinking the kool-aid and actually referencing how shit we've been the last 9 months with him in charge.

He's right when he says GON makes us look like a small club, though

 

[jd1981]

I think the article is pretty much on the money really I’m not a huge fan of Liew but it’s hard to argue with his points.
He’s rightly pointed out that repairing the damage already done isn’t as simple as some think. Also pointing out that the new year is as brutal as the last few weeks.

 

[Derby Wolf]

Sa needed competition for his place as he was getting complacent. Johnstone gave him that. Sa responded with that performance today. That's what we need. Competition for places. Just need some full / wing backs who can fucking defend now.

I think with Sa it isn't complacency he's always chucked in an 8.5/10 or a 2/10 along the way. Today was his 8.5.

No amount of competition is going to prevent him chucking in a 2/10 next time out. It's just what he is.

Having now seen Johnstone, he has chucked in 2/10's but I don't have confidence that on the other end of the scale he'd get near an 8.5

 

[Sniffer]

Did he say that Larsen is unfit?

 

[EnglishBob]

Best league in the world? 22% possession by the home team, and 4 touches in the box compared to 85 (BBC stats). And naturally a controversial VAR decision that, obviously by now, goes in favour of the 'big' team.