Burnley Vs Man City (Sunday)
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At the risk of being told to stop hoping in case it kills me, I am wondering if all these 'missed opportunities' for City to drop points are not a blessing in disguise.
If they did drop points in one of the last few matches, the pressure on us would have ramped up and we'd have had many opportunities to throw it away.
However when we are 4-0 up against Wolves and they concede a last minute equaliser at Brighton, there will be no window of opportunity for our own fuck up.
If they did drop points in one of the last few matches, the pressure on us would have ramped up and we'd have had many opportunities to throw it away.
However when we are 4-0 up against Wolves and they concede a last minute equaliser at Brighton, there will be no window of opportunity for our own fuck up.
Is this the same Brighton that have score I think maybe once in their last ten games?
I still think we’re doing the double.
Not a chance.
Your theory is absolutely sound. I think us winning the league will be in the same manner as us defeating Everton at home. A last minute job either going into the last game needing a win and getting the winner in the 90th OR winning the game and hearing that Brighton have equalized in the last second against City.
I think we have proved we are not good enough to be the ones in the lead .. otherwise we would be 7 to 4 points clear still. Thats why .. small steps .. small steps until the final victory.
You Tory manc. Take that negativity elsewhere.
Realistic. That's what it's called.
As am I. We really can do the double.
What a load of rubbish. They started cranking up the pressure and if DDG made those saves they would have just ramped up even further.
The best any team has done in an age is holding them out for 62 and at that it was completely backs to the wall stuff from Burnley like it was 5 mins to go.
Just because I don’t like or wish we would finally win the league doesn’t mean I can’t see it or say it when a fantastic side is winning.
City have been outstanding under immense pressure. As soon as they got their noses in front after their wobble they haven’t blinked.
@Dreambeliever - I want you to ask yourself - If it was anyone else managing City - would they be this good even with those players ? probably not. Now forgive me - but Pep is not the first manager to create an exceptional pass and move side, if opposition teams work hard and do their homework - I am sure they can find a way to overcome them - like Newcastle, Crystal Place, Leicester, and Chelsea have this season. Much of it comes down to hard work, running and countering those free spaces where you know they will run into - if they could be fucking bothered for a second. The way they are is not necessarily because they are all great players - but a lot of it is down to good coaching.
They have at times in the last 3 games looked restless and anxious, that is the pressure that exists in their heads, we will see how it is handled against a side like Leicester next Monday - who on all accounts look really up for the challenge and quite relaxed about it.
Unfortunately we’re never going to know...
Palace scored two worldies. Of course City can lose but I would say it’s prob a 10% chance at best in any given game.
Vardy....
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When did I say they weren't a fantastic side? I think they're a fantastic side, just like I think we're a fantastic side, but both teams - bar 1 or 2 anomalies in the last few months (for them, mostly cup games) - have not 'blown teams' away like say last year's Man City or last year's Liverpool in the CL last year.
The Man City I've watched in the last few weeks are a fantastic team but they've not been blowing teams away etc - In fact, bar cup games, I cannot remember a game where they won by 4-5 goals for example (i.e. blowing a team away).
I don't really think you read my post ... which is ok. I guess it's grating as your current Man City posts remind me of how you used to glowingly talk about the Mancs all the time too, even when they won and they're weren't great (like champions tend to do).
If citeh fucked up last day & we won it then it would be a bizarre set of scenes in the stadium, cos the wifi & mobile data is so unreliable it's almost non existent you'd have fans listening to radios circa 1975, & us winning it would be through word of mouth & presumably George making a PA announcement.
You'd have a situation too, where presumably Klopp wouldn't be letting the players know during the match, so they'd find out at the same time as the majority of the fans, or by actually hearing the fans sing it!
You'd have a situation too, where presumably Klopp wouldn't be letting the players know during the match, so they'd find out at the same time as the majority of the fans, or by actually hearing the fans sing it!
That would be the most beautiful, yet painful, way to win the league.
Brighton will never get a result against Citeh...
Leicester is the game, our last chance saloon.. if city win that, the title is well and truly over
Leicester is the game, our last chance saloon.. if city win that, the title is well and truly over
I won’t give up until it’s impossible.
I hopefully have a ticket for this one.... Fuck me it will be intense.. Brighton might need a point to stay up and if so they will run their socks off. City has been looking very nervous lately, With Pep the main wreck, while Klopp has looked relaxed and it has brushed of to the players. It is still all to play for!!
I watched the Leicester game and they’re better than Burnley by some distance. Quick on the counter. Let’s just beat Barcelona and Newcastle then see how they get on.
Don't matter when City constantly get away with cynical fouls yellow card free.
True. But the wave after wave of attacks have been few and far between them. Against Burnley and United they had a good period just after the brake after really poor first halfs. They could and shoulkd probably have scored earlier against Burnely, ehile against Man U they scored pretty much on their first real chance. Burnley managed to stop a couple of big chances themselves and was not able to create much after that but they still where in the game to the very end. So the City "blitz" yesterday lasted two periods, just after half time and midway through second half. Besides that Burnley controlled a City who played unusually many fail passes.
It looks like the pressure is really on the City players. Tehy should not be knackered but they look like they are. They don't start two-three moves to give the guy on the ball alternatives. This leads to too many touches by each player and it is relatively easy to defend against. It is true that Burnely were helped by a dry pitch which kept the tempo slower than normal and against Leicester we will see a difference there, but Leicster is a team who is capable of keeping the ball better than Burnley anyway.
On a side note I was quite impressed With Barnes again yesterday. He has not too much help around him but he manged to take down and control quite a few of those long balls aimed towards him, and that against a very competent defence line. He is a good target man for any club playing with those.
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