Post match thread v Man City

[truefan999]

In the first 30 minutes City looked the better team. They had more possession and their extra quality showed.

The second half they looked leggy and we dominated. But wasteful up front as ever.

Downing was as expected good but not brilliant. Lucas was superb!

Henderson was good and there is a brilliant player waiting to be developed there.

Adam is unfit and a dirty git in a sly and funny way. Watch the numbe of times he runs into people at the end of a run just after they have passed it etc. It is both deliberate and hillarious.

[Zapater]

I think Kuyt and Bellamy are classed more as wingers.

Cavani would be more than ideal.

Cavani in Jan is bordering on the impossible. Abel Hernandez though would be an interesting proposal. Fits the bill to continue our Uruguayan expansion. Although he's picked up a bit of a knock now, think he's due to be back soon.

[Suarez]

The positives for me were Lucas, who bossed a midfield. Charlie Adam has come on leaps on bounds and him and Lucas were really outstanding. Adam very unlucky with the shot in the first half that Hart saved with his feet. Reina gave us a few scares but overall he was excellent. Once again Skrtel and Agger were solid at the back along with Johnson and Enrique. Suarez was his usual busy self and was unlucky with a few efforts.

On the down side. Stewart Downing. Why, why, why does he not at least try to beat a full back. Not once did he face up to Richards and beat him to the byline. Instead it's the safe option every time. Stop and play it back to Enrique and let him take on the defenders. Then he had two great chances and completely fails to hit the target. Even the one that Hart saved from him was completely scuffed. As someone else has said, Henderson is young and has an excuse. Not Downing.

Henderson was better second half but still tends to make the wrong decision and takes up wrong positions. Tends to leave it to others to do the work but needs to step up. When Gerrard returns he will be a better option off the bench, but not a starter.

Dirk. Was poor again today. Does the hard work but so many of our moves stop with the Dutchman. He does link up well with Luis, and positionally is very good, but that first touch is not getting any better.

I guess it's saying something that we are disappointed not to win, but I really feel like it's an opportunity missed.

I thought he did alright today and that a lot came through him. One of his better games for a while.

[RichC]

In the first 30 minutes City looked the better team. They had more possession and their extra quality showed.

The second half they looked leggy and we dominated. But wasteful up front as ever.

Downing was as expected good but not brilliant. Lucas was superb!

Henderson was good and there is a brilliant player waiting to be developed there.

Adam is unfit and a dirty git in a sly and funny way. Watch the numbe of times he runs into people at the end of a run just after they have passed it etc. It is both deliberate and hillarious.

Adam had a great game today simple as that.

[Maxiedge]

I think a lot of these draws would be wins if we had the time to replace Meireles. We're one attacking option short really.

[Rich]

Adam had a great game today simple as that.

Outshone by Lucas but very good nevertheless. Really growing into a very good player for us.

[RichC]

I think we need another finisher - Carroll so far hasn't done it, Downing hasn't done it, Kuyt hasn't done it and Suarez hasn't taken enough of the chances he's had this season.

[little dave hedgehog]

given the project underway in the side at the atm and the ambitions of the owners i can't imagine they would pass up an opportunity in the calender to improve the squad, but i think what it really depends on is whether our targets become available.

if we can negotiate a price we're willing to pay for one of our targets, then we will do business in my imo.

[RichC]

Outshone by Lucas but very good nevertheless. Really growing into a very good player for us.

he was but he still played well today

[yamiedo]

Adam is unfit and a dirty git in a sly and funny way. Watch the numbe of times he runs into people at the end of a run just after they have passed it etc. It is both deliberate and hillarious.

Leave it out. Give him the praise he deserves. He was very good today.

[JohnDoe]

I think we need another finisher - Carroll so far hasn't done it, Downing hasn't done it, Kuyt hasn't done it and Suarez hasn't taken enough of the chances he's had this season.

Tough to do that when you're sitting on the bench after scoring in your last match.

[Maxiedge]

Adam had a shocking start, was completely off the pace of the game but came back into it and did well overall. I like Adam but Lucas saved his arse today.

[doogle]

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gap opening from Arsenal to Villa, going to be hard to get into top 4

[yamiedo]

On twitter, some dickhead "troopersoap" responding to Lucas getting MOTM.

"WTF!! passes go sideways and backwards, gets skinned near the end, nearly costing us the game and he is MOTM, WTF!!!"



Guess theres no pleasing some people, though this guy is clearly knows **** all about football.

[BringbackBiscan]

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gap opening from Arsenal to Villa, going to be hard to get into top 4

We're three points off Newcastle who're 4th and won't stay there. Hard but not impossible.

We've got a on paper good run in to the league. If we can stay 3 points behind or better until Feb/March then we're sitting nicely.