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citymancs => citymancs => Topic started by: gavin on January 20, 2026, 16:46:32

Title: @ Bodo
Post by: gavin on January 20, 2026, 16:46:32
CITY XI: Donnarumma, Lewis, Khusanov, Alleyne, Ait-Nouri, Rodrigo (C), Reijnders, O'Reilly, Foden, Cherki, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Bettinelli, Ake, Marmoush, Doku, Gray, Mukasa, Noble, Mfuni, T. Samba

Strong side
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: Swiss on January 20, 2026, 16:56:51
If Rico has another shocker, I'd say that's curtains for him. I'd like him to succeed, but RB is not for him and I don't think he's good enough to get into the middle.
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: reddishblue on January 20, 2026, 16:58:16
I always fear the worst when I see Lewis in the starting 11.
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: Stephen Paul on January 20, 2026, 17:01:30
Hopefully a decent win this evening
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: Swiss on January 20, 2026, 17:20:09
Quote from: reddishblue on Today at 16:58:16I always fear the worst when I see Lewis in the starting 11.
I've never understood why Issa Kabore hasn't been given more of a go.
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: KunDB on January 20, 2026, 17:33:34
I hope to see a real bounce back from the surrender of Saturday.

Come on City
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: Swiss on January 20, 2026, 18:11:24
Lol
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: gavin on January 20, 2026, 18:12:29
Jesus wept this is even more embarrassing than the derby so far.
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: Hesperus on January 20, 2026, 18:14:58
Pep's got to be able to get us to defend better than this. Even with the injuries this is amateur level.

Ait Nouri at RB??? Where was he for both goals?
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: Swiss on January 20, 2026, 18:42:22
Gotta laugh or you'll cry.

Haaland missing 'sitters' ain't helping
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: KunDB on January 20, 2026, 19:00:26
56 minutes in and we still do not look like we want to win.

Sideways, backwards, slow, slower and now 3 down
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: KunDB on January 20, 2026, 19:02:12
Our defending is pathetic, poor attacking is just as bad and where the hell is our midfield?
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: gavin on January 20, 2026, 19:08:32
This is madness. We get back to 3-1 then Rodri gets himself sent off.
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: Vickki on January 20, 2026, 19:21:32
Typical City  :'(
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: KunDB on January 20, 2026, 19:32:14
Pathetic all round.

As for Rodri he is ten or more games away from getting up to match level.

Only glimmer of good news I'm at the Galatasary game next week and it's no longer a dead rubber.
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: Hesperus on January 20, 2026, 19:34:25
So much wrong tonight. Tactics, formation, attitude.

Foden coming off shaking his head in disgust shows so much ego. That lads been shite for 2 months and that's in the back of being shite for the whole of last season.

Reinjders non existent.

No supply for Haaland.

Ait Nouri at RB.

Playing such a high line when we have 2 inexperienced CBs.

Playing exactly the same way in the 2nd half and expecting somehow miraculously to get a different result.

They could have scored 5 or 6 again.

I could go on but can't be arsed. Seems Pep and the team can't be arsed either.

Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: KunDB on January 20, 2026, 19:50:36
I agree with Hesperus post above, but we cannot even do the basics: pass and protect the ball.

It is embarrassing.
Title: Re: @ Bodo
Post by: Vickki on January 20, 2026, 21:29:03
No creativity, stop Haaland, stop the team. We are clueless, just passing the ball around and hoping something will happen: the defense is another thread on its own.