City v Fenerbahçe

Cos that's how football works.

 

It goes to show just how dull last season was that people are excited to see us get absolutely tonked 5-1.

 

We huffed a bit in wide areas, but they were in control, even first half.

Not really a surprise, but we need a lot of work in the coming weeks.

 

They’ll be buzzing with the 3 points.

We were always going to fade, the way our players were moving in 30 degree heat on the back of a hard pre season, double sessions…

 

When he gets who he wants in to play in those positions we'll see a different side. I take your comments on board but you have to say, the style is good to watch.

 

We also pressed them into countless errors, with proper attackers they get punished.

 

the joys of wanting a goal keeper "good with their feet"
they dont consider common sense

 

How on earth is conceding 5 and most of them soft ones 'good to watch' ?

 

I saw them press us more effectively when they decided to.

 

First 40 they couldn’t keep the ball, id hope they’d be more effective, full strength five games into pre season ffs. How many pre season have we all been watching football now?

 

Oh I'm not panicking yet, but feel some are trying a little too hard to see positives in a very naive performance.

Hopefully we're not strapping ourselves in for Shota MK2 and the worse defensive record in all 4 divisions by November.

 

I only got home with 15 minutes to go in the first half and apparently the first half hour was like watching Brazil but, **** me, the hour I saw was possibly the worst performance from a City team I've ever seen.


Quality opposition: Yer, yer.

Sold our best players: Yer, yer.

First game of the season: Yer, yer.

Experimenting: Yer, yer.

Not signed anyone yet: Yer, yer.

Getting used to the system: Yer, yer.



**** me. We're in trouble.

 

But we've just been spanked 5-1 by a supposed CL quality side that last played in the CL a few months after Deano scored that famous goal.

The press was good first 40. I thought Longman did really well in that regard and can see why Tim has used a mobile forward in the past. Not really sure why we're targeting forwards that don't move.

 

He barely touched the ball though, can see why he thinks it can work if you get my drift

 

What was ‘good ‘ unlike England our players received the ball and took it on the half turn and moved it forwrd pretty well just out muscled and out thought by top quality players .

 

To be fair, I believe we're targeting both.

 

Don’t be negative it’s going to be ok.

 

Did you miss the Wigan 8-0?

 

You mean were were too gung ho and got repeatedly caught out?

 

I mean we quite literally didn’t concede a goal a few days ago with the full strength team out. Suppose no one watched it though so we can just focus on this instead