Manchester City FC 1894 1-2 FC Basel 1893 - Stats Link & Post Match Reaction & Debate Thread
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Buzz Lightyear
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I can picture him now, but I don't know his name probably does the darts or the rollers skates
Buzz Lightyear
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Found him Paul Dempsey, yep boxing is his normal seat
Buzz Lightyear
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You can leave, but you have to take off your lucky shirt and place it on your chair. You can of course put it back on if Mrs S insists.
Skoorb
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Understood :026: It was indeed a lack of planning and premature hubris as, having scored early. I clearly thought we would move on to better things. :014: Foolish I know :004:
(Removal of the lucky shirt* will not be an issue as Mrs S is rarely ever present during a game)
*New lucky shirt to be commissioned as my most recent Apollo 13 "Failure is Not an Option" tee shirt had clearly worn itself out in securing the wins over Arsenal x 2 & Chelsea. I will audition a number of suitable candidates prior to the Stoke fixture :048:
BamaEngineer
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That is one of the few missteps Pep has made, and he's done it a few times. He must have a plan, and hopefully he's learning something about individual players and how they perform.
BamaEngineer
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Fair enough, but he doesn't read danger well , and that results in panicked decisions. There were plenty of those. We can do a hell of a lot better than him, IMO.
Buzz Lightyear
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I think he will had learned a lot from his selection, maybe he is trying to get Yaya a medal if we win the Champions League, he certainly knew that we would not have lost this 5-0 and that is why he had cover on the bench for such a possibility, but the introduction of Diaz and Tosin, also told me that he was not arsed about losing, it was all about the attitude of the players out there.
Bluedub
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We must have watched a different game mate, he snuffed out at least three chances they had when they got in behind, this being one example
https://twitter.com/ManCityBrazil/status/971483565287452673?s=19
He invited the press and played through the lines really well on numerous occasions too.
The only question mark is could he have done better for their second? It's a maybe for me but it was a great strike.
Skoorb
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They always look at the keeper when the ball flies in at the near post but, once again, that chance should not have been conceded and he ought to be pretty mad at the rather weak effort made by Laporte to block the shot......and Sané for failing to track Lang. It was hit with some venom but he wasn't helped by his players allowing the guy to get into the position to get the shot off in the first place.
BamaEngineer
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Don't get me wrong, BD. I'm not laying it all at his feet. There were plenty of others who seemed to not have their heads in the game. :037: :026:
I am not at all sure he was expecting that shot for the second goal. He did well just to get up for hit and like has been said before,, it was travelling.
Not sure I would put too much blame on Sane Skoorb but more on a slow defence and Pep not making a couple of changes in the second half.
Fair enough the rotation due to fixtures but at the same time he has to remember that supporters pay heaps to go and see the game and they need to be entertained. That said, they are a lot better off than the ones that turn up at the old toilet.
Not sure I would put too much blame on Sane Skoorb but more on a slow defence and Pep not making a couple of changes in the second half.
Fair enough the rotation due to fixtures but at the same time he has to remember that supporters pay heaps to go and see the game and they need to be entertained. That said, they are a lot better off than the ones that turn up at the old toilet.
