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citymancs => citymancs => Topic started by: gavin on February 23, 2025, 15:17:17

Title: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: gavin on February 23, 2025, 15:17:17
Ederson, Lewis, Khusanov, Ake, Gvardiol, Nico, De Bruyne (C), Savinho, Foden, Doku, Marmoush

Subs: Ortega Moreno, Dias, Kovacic, Grealish, Gundogan, Bernardo, Reis, Nunes, McAtee

Come on City
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: KunDB on February 23, 2025, 15:24:26
No Haaland, no Dias but I'm still excited.

Khushanov at centre back and Marmousch the cutting edge of our attack. A glimpse of the reborn City team next season.

C'mon City. Show your fans your mettle.
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: Stephen Paul on February 23, 2025, 16:35:00
should be an interesting game

Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: Stephen Paul on February 23, 2025, 16:56:17
Fucking corner again 

We cant defend or take corners
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: gavin on February 23, 2025, 17:18:54
Aside from the goals, we have played quite well but unfortunately you have to be able to defend occasionally in football.
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: Hesperus on February 23, 2025, 17:21:04
We've created very very little. It's been too easy for Liverpool. They aren't out of 2nd gear.

This formation isn't working offensively either.

Kushanov played pretty well.
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: KunDB on February 23, 2025, 17:21:56
First half was fairly even, other than we just can't defend.

Once again Lewis the weakest link.

Pep madness and mad tactics playing him.
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: KunDB on February 23, 2025, 18:23:57
We are beaten and the three points are what matter most.

That said I do feel we are improving and the real goal is to be ready and up and running next year.

Great to be a blue, win or lose

Khusanov was a positive today and Marmousch.

Unfortunately good as Doku us drinking he just wasted any advantage gained from it.
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: gavin on February 23, 2025, 18:43:49
I thought Liverpool looked pretty poor. But City's defending is worse than that.
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: Hesperus on February 23, 2025, 19:53:56
Liverpool just employed the low block and we hand no answer. Too easy for Liverpool. Loads of possession for us but zero quality in the final third.

Hope Haaland isn't out injured much longer, without him, playing the tactics we played today, we'll really struggle to score.
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: Swiss on February 23, 2025, 21:35:38
Some good signs of patterns of play.

Would rather have seen Divin Mubama come on up front
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: Stephen Paul on February 24, 2025, 03:19:36
Liverpool were very average , just shows how poor we are
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: Hesperus on February 24, 2025, 07:29:07
They were less gung ho than under Klopp but I don't think they were poor. You could argue they managed that game very professionally. Got a couple of goals up and totally nullified our attacking play. Do agree it's shows, again (repeatedly this season unfortunately) how far our level has dropped.

Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: Swiss on February 24, 2025, 08:20:31
Need enough in the tanks for 4th place
Title: Re: The Champions v Liverpool
Post by: Stephen Paul on February 24, 2025, 11:24:53
Quote from: Swiss on February 24, 2025, 08:20:31Need enough in the tanks for 4th place
Difficult