A draw at this point of time will do.
Mikel picked up a 4-4-2 today, Calafiori and Timber on either side of defensive line, Declan Rice and Partey anchoring the midfield with Martinelli and Saka on the wings. Trossard and Havertz lead the line.
We are 20 minutes into the match and Haaland has already scored one and Gundogan could have scored 2 more on any other day. City are fearless today, they have started a perfect game today and we are struggling in front of the best team in Premier league. And they are without their best player in De Bruyne.
WE need to re-group, start pressing and shed some of that fear. Thomas Partey is looking a bit lively but we need 10 more lively players on the pitch.
There’s still 70 odd minutes to go. Lets work towards a point at least.
KP—Marts likely should come off, but for who? I don’t think MA has any confidence in Sterling coming on as a “defensive” replacement
with Grealish coming in we had better be aware of Pep’s change in plans…he will generally put in crosses far more often than anyone else
Odds that if we’re still winning or drawing come 90 minutes they’ll be an hour and a half added on but if we’re losing they’ll be 2 minutes?
this is when having no KDB or Rodri on the pitch really favours us
It would be funny if we go on and score 3rd one.. just saying..
we’ve done some good defensive shell work, but considering our lineup in the 2nd half that should come as no surprise
Diaz shot just landed in New Delhi
TRVL
I’m not sure there’s many teams in the PL who could have held out for this long.
I feel like the City players might have been studying MA’s old shooting from distance training sessions when he was Pep’s underling…bully for us
That was some save from Raya.
Our defense has never been in question it’s the midfield and attack that we can’t score from open play
Marc—in these situations you need to either have those who can pick the finest of passes or someone who has a knack for scoring from distance…two of their most prominent players, in those regards, aren’t on the pitch…so I’m not maligning our good works, I’m just dealing with the present facts
This is a farce but one that will give us 3 points so I’ll take it
And top of the league
7 minutes added on – fuck sake I’ve seen matches where the opposition have wasted entire decades with no comeback bar their keeper being booked on the 89th minute.
Suddenly a player can’t get cramp.
I like that we’ve decided not to defend directly in front of players who can’t finish from distance…I’m a bit surprised that City have made some many station-to-station passes, instead of going two men through, so as to provide them with some wider openings
Raya really is proving himself and me massively wrong in what he’s done this season.
good command by Raya again today
It was coming.
Fuck em
Now keep your heads and take a point.
that was difficult to watch, considering the luck involved, but I’m still very impressed by the resolve we displayed today…not to mention the far more positive tactics in the first half
7 fucking minutes.. they could have just played another half for Citeh.
It feels like a loss but the truth is I would have taken a draw before kickoff, I definitely would have taken one at half time when down to 10 men and if you offered me a draw away at City next season I’d take that as well.
Ultimately its more two points dropped for City than us.
Not bad considering it was fourteen against ten. Cheating cunts.
Yep, agree with Marc and TRVL. A draw is still OK, Citeh lose 2 points and couldn;t get a win against 10men Arsenal. Refs tried to fuck us so it was basically 10v12.
KP, Ok, 14v10.
Proud of the boys. As Wrighty said.
And Roy Keanes being a massive cunt so usual service being resumed.
Raya and Saliba and Gabriel are crucial for current Mourinho style of play. Without those 2 we might hover around10