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citymancs => citymancs => Topic started by: gavin on August 06, 2023, 15:02:13

Title: Champions of England, Europe and FA Cup holders v Arsenal
Post by: gavin on August 06, 2023, 15:02:13
CITY XI: Ortega Moreno, Walker (C), Stones, Dias, Akanji, Rodrigo, Kovacic, Bernardo, Grealish, Alvarez, Haaland

Subs: Ederson, Phillips, Laporte, De Bruyne, Gomez, Foden, Palmer, Lewis, McAtee

Thought Phil would be starting but good to see Julian start
Title: Re: Champions of England, Europe and FA Cup holders v Arsenal
Post by: Stephen Paul on August 06, 2023, 16:43:46
Not much happening in the Arsenal box so far
Title: Re: Champions of England, Europe and FA Cup holders v Arsenal
Post by: gavin on August 06, 2023, 16:53:37
We started well enough if still ponderous on the approach to goal. But happy enough to go in 0-0 at half time in the end.

Why the fook is the game being stopped for a player to put his boot back on? Ridiculous.
Title: Re: Champions of England, Europe and FA Cup holders v Arsenal
Post by: gavin on August 06, 2023, 17:18:29
What happened to holding players in the box from a corner being a penalty? Both Haaland and Stones were  being held there.
Title: Re: Champions of England, Europe and FA Cup holders v Arsenal
Post by: gavin on August 06, 2023, 17:47:35
It has not been a good performance but that was a great goal. Lovely turn from Phil and a beauty from Cole.
Title: Re: Champions of England, Europe and FA Cup holders v Arsenal
Post by: KunDB on August 06, 2023, 17:56:03
8 minutes injury time. The referee is taking the piss.

I have always thought the referee deciding injury time as they wish at the end of a game is a licence to cheat (not saying they do cheat).

Should be a clock stop during the game that all can see and judge.
Title: Re: Champions of England, Europe and FA Cup holders v Arsenal
Post by: KunDB on August 06, 2023, 18:07:19
Arsenal where serving best second half until the 8 minutes injury time and two head injuries give them a breather and a chance to regroup and just go for it.

Yes I'm a bad loser but I have no clue how the ref got 8 minutes injury.
Title: Re: Champions of England, Europe and FA Cup holders v Arsenal
Post by: gavin on August 06, 2023, 18:10:49
Yeh, never 8 minutes and then the goal took two deflections. Very fortunate for Arsenal.
Title: Re: Champions of England, Europe and FA Cup holders v Arsenal
Post by: KunDB on August 07, 2023, 15:21:09
Once again a lesson is to be learnt from yesterday, a lesson we should already have learnt multiple times.

Do not lose concentration and game control and go on the back foot after an injury late in the game. After the head injuries in injury time we stepped back and handed over control to Arsenal, will we ever learn that attack is the best form of defence.
Title: Re: Champions of England, Europe and FA Cup holders v Arsenal
Post by: gavin on August 07, 2023, 21:04:41
Kinnell, they scrawped an equaliser in the 11th minute of injury time in a friendly and went on to win on pens and its like they won the European Cup Final 6-0.
Title: Re: Champions of England, Europe and FA Cup holders v Arsenal
Post by: KunDB on August 08, 2023, 21:37:15
Quote from: gavin on August 07, 2023, 21:04:41
Kinnell, they scrawped an equaliser in the 11th minute of injury time in a friendly and went on to win on pens and its like they won the European Cup Final 6-0.

My thoughts too, but I am such a sore loser, but LOL no doubt they will take their trophy on a world tour of their supporters.