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Manchester City-Newcastle United Premier League Post Match Thread

Cancelo is WAY more versatile than Kyle Walker. Only seen the highlights but the lad deserves the 9 he has been awarded in the ratings :clap:
 
We scored and created chances when forcing the opposing team to defend facing their own goal......

Gundogan goal - forced to scramble back with Cancelo’s pass to Sterling causing panic and loss of marking of Gundogan

Torres goal - Cancelo drove through towards the dead ball line with the defenders chasing facing their own goal and forced into a poor clearance which fell to the alert Torres

Aguero chance - another cross from Cancelo as the speed of the approach had the defenders facing their goal and looking where the cross was coming from.....and losing track of Sergio

This hints at a much better tempo in the final third and more incisive forward passing breaking through the defensive line rather than the agonisingly slow back and forth across the pitch where all the defending opponents have their backs to their own goal and can get into good defensive positions and stances to close out gaps....