Manchester City (H) - 16/08/25 - Build-Up & Match Thread

[James]

Oh Marshall... please stay onside

 

[pr0sl0]

Missed the first ten minutes so maybe things were going the other way, but things have been good so far, and City lethargic. Definitely something to be had here.

 

[t3ch]

People used to moan

It’s good to hear that’s come to an end, though I’m not sure how many posts there will be in these threads now

 

[Alan]

He’s been skinned three times and lost the ball trying to go the other way a similar number of times. He’s way below the level required and should only be a squad option at best.

That said, if Marshall had some positional awareness we could be 2-0 up by now!

Playing well. Midfield two have been very good.

KJ has been fine, he may be below level but he hasn’t looked it yet. I’m not declaring him the long term solution already.

Not imagining players can improve seems so… boring.

 

[Jack Regan]

People used to moan


He did still get over 200 goals though Inzaghi! Always feel his criticism sometimes misses that was key to his style of striker.

You can imagine how many of those goals would now likely be ruled out by VAR though. The same could probably be said for the majority of those old school penalty box finishers these days.

 

[Alan]

Missed the first ten minutes so maybe things were going the other way, but things have been good so far, and City lethargic. Definitely something to be had here.

Not sure I agree, they’ve been dangerous and are getting their line right (as much as Marshall may be helping with that). They’re not playing poorly, we’re just managing to punch back. Been a good strategy from VP to this point.

 

[Alan]

And there you go, they make it look so easy.

 

[t3ch]

It’s nice to see ait nouri fall over into a wall of our own defenders for once

 

[Jack Regan]

So so easy that.

Toti ball watching and not tracking the run from Lewis.

 

[Jinky]

And there you go. Agba sleeping and Doc/Hoever absolutely nowhere.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Bollocks

 

[t3ch]

Aaaaand fuck

 

[prawnking]

Boring goal from a boring team

 

[Alan]

JG gets rinsed but otherwise that pass takes everyone out of the play. Not a ton of blame to go around, just City quality IMV.

 

[James]

Hoever no where to be seen. Poor goal to concede.

9th goal for Haaland against us

 

[EpsomWolf]

Thought it was a pretty good goal tbf

 

[Jinky]

Absolutely SHIT from Abgabdou.

Game over.

 

[Alan]

Aggie, that’s really really bad

 

[t3ch]

Oh come ON

 

[Dire Wolf]

That is unforgivable from Agbadou, utterly terrible.