Would have been better for the goal differential if they had just forfeited and accepted the 3-0.
Other games 13th & 14th August
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Would have been better for the goal differential if they had just forfeited and accepted the 3-0.
I hate to say anything positive about those 6 months but … you are right. We didn’t get our arse handed to us inthose 6 months. It was more the fact Hodgeson openly said we were in a relegation fight just 5-6 games into the season
We did lose 6-1 to Stoke City towards the end of Rodgers's tenure but don't remember the atmosphere around the club being this toxic.
This is actually what many of us had predicted. OK so in this game it made no difference, and the season has just started, but hopefully somewhere during the season, it will cost them.
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says it will take time to get the best out of Erling Haaland when he faces packed defences, after seeing the striker have only eight touches as his side thrashed Bournemouth.
The Norway striker had to wait 18 minutes for his first touch, but used it to set up Ilkay Gundogan for City's opener, and Guardiola was not concerned by his lack of involvement overall. "Erling plays the most difficult job in the world, when you are a striker against a team defending like Bournemouth with three central defenders and two players in front of them," said Guardiola. "You are in the middle, how can you survive that?
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says it will take time to get the best out of Erling Haaland when he faces packed defences, after seeing the striker have only eight touches as his side thrashed Bournemouth.
The Norway striker had to wait 18 minutes for his first touch, but used it to set up Ilkay Gundogan for City's opener, and Guardiola was not concerned by his lack of involvement overall. "Erling plays the most difficult job in the world, when you are a striker against a team defending like Bournemouth with three central defenders and two players in front of them," said Guardiola. "You are in the middle, how can you survive that?
Yes, only 8 touches in the whole game for Haaland. Yes, they won 4:0 and one of the touches was an assist (MOTD showed a funny graphic where his only 2 passes the whole game were the assist and the kick-off), but as a player you cannot happy with such minimal involvement, it's not sustainable.
It's such a strange one, the pace he showed for his goal against West Ham last week was almost unnatural, it was terrifying, however as a whole he just looks unsuited for the majority of City's games as shown yesterday. He'd get a godly amount of goals at Spurs, Madrid, or United (which hadn't melted down) where the style suits him down to the ground, however at City, sure he'll score loads but he wont be as transformative as he could have been at those.
Theres a couple games where he'll massively help City though, and I suspect thats why hes been signed. He's more than good enough for the games against Bournemouth etc, its in the champions league in the latter rounds, and against us, basically in games where teams can match City and dominate possession, where he'll be most effective. I really am not looking forward to him facing us when he's fully settled, with our high line and his obscene acceleration, not even VVD is going to be able to keep up with him, and I suspect thats a lot to do with why hes signed, if Pep has a weapon thats makes it harder for us to push up and dominate the game, leaving City to dictate, or providing a huge threat when we do, then thats all Pep needs from his signing.
yup Guardiola actually mentioned that moment after the match saying the guys need to pass to Haaland in those moments, that’s what he’s there for
if Haaland gets a goal and an assist with 3 touches i think it becomes way more sustainable
How many times have we said that about our forwards? Footballers are greedy cunts and only think about their own personal accolades.
It’ll be decided by a Son dive for a late pen
Fast start at the City Ground. Forest creating chances.
As a former resident of Nottingham, you’d think I would want them to do well. I don’t. I hate West Ham too. Can they both lose?
As a former resident of Nottingham, you’d think I would want them to do well. I don’t. I hate West Ham too. Can they both lose?
I love watching cricket at Trent Bridge, especially in muggy, swinging conditions.
I was never into cricket but did laugh at all the fellas taking half day off work to walk up to watch the cricket.
I wasn't aware that swinging, cricket and muggy conditions went hand in hand. But whatever floats your boat.
Man, I had to read that twice.
Great save from the Forest defender.
Keeper had it covered as well!
Has the face of a guilty person.
That saved him from being sent off.
What a shit pen.
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