Rival watch

[Dier Hard]

Guardiola should be looking at himself for this scoreline, despite Michael Oliver's inadequacies.
Kovacic is a good player but he's not a like-for-like change with Rodri. Lost control of the midfield and let them back in it.

Problem is, who is?

 

[PleaseNotPoll]

Problem is, who is?

Kalvin Phillips!
If they don't have a like-for-like replacement in a role that's key to how they play, then that's on the manager.
He's got endless resources and can basically buy whoever he wants.

 

[Dier Hard]

Kalvin Phillips!
If they don't have a like-for-like replacement in a role that's key to how they play, then that's on the manager.
He's got endless resources and can basically buy whoever he wants.

To be fair the Kalvin Phillips of the last 12 or so months replacing probably the best DM in world football right now would be somewhat similar to us having to play Werner if Son got injured.

Won’t be pretty for either team, lol.

 

[KingHotspur]

Arsenal sitting deep already. They won’t last the half if they go this defensive this soon.

 

[The Changing Man]

I think the goons will see this out City making very little, need something different Foden and Grealish maybe

 

[KingHotspur]

I think they call this parking the bus

 

[KingHotspur]

Haaland rising like prime CR7 there

 

[Dier Hard]

Doku is City’s Werner. Baffling how much Pep plays him.

 

[SpursDisciple]

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Nip and tuck

 

[PleaseNotPoll]

They should bring on Alvarez. Oh, wait...

 

[BinghamSpur]

City looking a bit clueless if you ask me. Hopefully that has put an RCL on it but at the moment I can only see one winner....

 

[PleaseNotPoll]

Man City lining up to shoot:

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[Dier Hard]

I hate the fact they’re so good at defending now.

City just have no idea how to break this down. All Pep’s done so far is get his CBs trying to score long rangers. Should’ve subbed off a defender at HT.

 

[The Changing Man]

City doing a great impression of Spurs at the moment

 

[Dier Hard]

I hate the fact they’re so good at defending now.

City just have no idea how to break this down. All Pep’s done so far is get his CBs trying to score long rangers. Should’ve subbed off a defender at HT.

And to add what’s worse, if we were in Arsenal’s position right now, we’d have still been playing a high line like we did vs Chelsea and probably been 6-2 down by now.

 

[KingHotspur]

I know it sounds obvious but City have missed De Bruyne so much today. Irreplaceable

 

[PleaseNotPoll]

I don't think that Ruben Dias has had enough pointless, aimless shots.

 

[humanbeingincroydon]

I'm sure that we'll hear pundits say the Mansourites need a set piece coach soon enough...

Vicario agrees

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[KingHotspur]

I'm sure that we'll hear pundits say the Mansourites need a set piece coach soon enough...

Vicario agrees

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City haven’t conceded nearly as many as Spurs have from set pieces though. Vicario would do well to fix that issue instead of talking on social media.

 

[humanbeingincroydon]

City haven’t conceded nearly as many as Spurs have from set pieces though. Vicario would do well to fix that issue instead of talking on social media.

And how many of the goals they have conceded are from set pieces as opposed to open play?