City Post Match Coffee Thread

[DannyMan2006]

I was shocked how much space City gave away in front of their back four

Coutinho & Lallana were finding pockets behind Fernandinho and Yaya all day long

They really didnt work hard out of possession they looked static

Yaya & Fern were trying to battle Hendo & Allen and as such forgot about the two in behind them. What they needed to do was drop a little and force there players further forwards to get involved and press like ours did. We wanted it more on that showing. Had the roles been reversed and City had played Thurs, us Tues etc, I'd have given them that excuse. Scandalous by them to be out worked by us in those circumstances.

[DannyMan2006]

Hey Danny boy, told you tiredness wouldn't be an issue!

You did!

I was really surprised by how we out worked City tbh. It was noticeable the amount of sprints Couts & Hendo put in early doors to keep us on top, but the stats show Lallana & Allen matched them over the course of the game.

Still, now I'm worrying about Tuesday, as Burnley do work hard and will run all day.

[DannyMan2006]

We play better when he doesn't start.

We look more fluid, but not always more effective.

[DannyMan2006]

Pellegrini could be getting found out here. He used that system against Barca and they got munted. Clearly Rodgers and staff studied that and set out to do what Barca did and exploit that midfield space. Yaya had a shocker, Aguero was brilliantly restricted to very little and that is how you respond to a limp exit from Europe. Got to give Lovren some credit to start that game after botching the pen, confidence could have been non existent, but fair play.

Push on, beat Burnley, beat the scum and lets see where we go

We didn't change our style to play them. We played exactly as we have done for sometime now. We didn't have anytime to prepare bar one training session, so it was hardly any super plan. We did what we've done to countless teams.

As you rightly point out, City played their set style as well. No tricks from either team today. What we saw today was that our style is better than theirs. It's as simple as that.

[captainfog]

We look more fluid, but not always more effective.

Dunno about that, someone get the stats book out. I could be wrong, but my gut feel is that this season we average more points when he doesn't start.

As you say we are definitely more fluid without him though and for that alone I'd have him on the bench for the rest of the season.

[I, Ravel Morrison]

I don't know about the stats but on merit Henderson and Allen starts ahead of Gerrard for me. We are out of Europe and don't have to play that many games from now on, so we don't really need to rotate as much. He'd still be a great option to call off the bench.

[captainfog]

I don't know about the stats but on merit Henderson and Allen starts ahead of Gerrard for me. We are out of Europe and don't have to play that many games from now on, so we don't really need to rotate as much. He'd still be a great option to call off the bench.

If we could get a few brilliant cameos out of him in our run then that would be great way for him him to bow out.

[Chazza]

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[Kenneth]

Samir Nasri is stealing a living. **** player.

[Vermilion]

Samir Nasri is stealing a living. **** player.

Was wondering if he had the most arrogant looking face for a footballer the other day!?

Even the way he plays look arrogant! He's constantly like....'ooooh look at me...i've got the ball.....look at me....watch how i pass it in an arrogant show offy way....foot on ball....tense bum...strike pose...and pass!" '.

[Lecter]

Samir Nasri is stealing a living. **** player.

There was a few City players doing that yesterday imo

[Vermilion]

Sam Mattaface saying while on the gantry at Anfield to commentate on the game, the wind blew some of his notes off and one of them onto the pitch.

Had loads of stats about City, had our predicted team, although he hadn't placed his player stickers over the ones he'd predicted wrong once the team was announced, ie: he had Sahko and would have stuck Lovren over the top.

Anyway it had load of stats and team predictions and stuff like that.

So a sky camera man picks it up, he gets talking to a City coaching staff, who looks at it, and looks at it, giving the LFC a bench a good look too, before slyly pulling it too his chest, walking over to Brian Kid, and handing it to him.

They are then seen studying said document, while pointing at LFC players warming up, as if they'd found some inside info..

[Lecter]

Sam Mattaface saying while on the gantry at Anfield to commentate on the game, the wind blew some of his notes off and one of them onto the pitch.

Had loads of stats about City, had our predicted team, although he hadn't placed his player stickers over the ones he'd predicted wrong once the team was announced, ie: he had Sahko and would have stuck Lovren over the top.

Anyway it had load of stats and team predictions and stuff like that.

So a sky camera man picks it up, he gets talking to a City coaching staff, who looks at it, and looks at it, giving the LFC a bench a good look too, before slyly pulling it too his chest, walking over to Brian Kid, and handing it to him.

They are then seen studying said document, while pointing at LFC players warming up, as if they'd found some inside info..

This will set a trend we will have fans peppering the pitch with false dossiers for unsuspecting opposition coaching staff to scrutinise

[Stimpy]

I had forgotten the game was on so early and had promised the kids I’d bring them to the cinema. I was gutted when I realised.

God bless SkyGo is all I can say.

I stocked the kids up on popcorn, drinks and all things surgery. Turned down the screen brightness, stuck an earbud in one ear and watched it under a jacket.
It’s possible that I may have made an involuntary sex noise when Coutinho scored the second.

Got some very funny looks from some people on the way out. A grown man grinning like an idiot and high fiving his kids coming out of Shaun the sheep.

[Shaggy]

I had forgotten the game was on so early and had promised the kids I’d bring them to the cinema. I was gutted when I realised.

God bless SkyGo is all I can say.

I stocked the kids up on popcorn, drinks and all things surgery. Turned down the screen brightness, stuck an earbud in one ear and watched it under a jacket.
It’s possible that I may have made an involuntary sex noise when Coutinho scored the second.

Got some very funny looks from some people on the way out. A grown man grinning like an idiot and high fiving his kids coming out of Shaun the sheep.