Manchester City Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2017 Mod warning post # 1403

rwbug

blueser

rwbug wrote: »

It's a shocker.

blueser

https://twitter.com/StuBrennanMEN/status/910614867924717569

Got to feel for the fella. Out for so long, then he gets nailed by that clogger.

rwbug

It looked to me like the injury wasn't to the leg that he just had surgery on.

A real pity - and he was playing superbly.

blueser

https://twitter.com/City_Watch/status/910899132222623744

Excellent news.

rwbug

Hope this is true - an Amazon Prime documentary with fly on the wall access to City.

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/manchester-city-new-amazon-prime-documentary/bqv43q1z9fip1a5mib85nkcr2

rwbug

Benjamin Mendy exclusive: 'Man City are the big shark - when teams swim with us we gobble them up'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/09/22/benjamin-mendy-man-city-big-shark-teams-swim-us-gobble/

suffering golfer

blueser wrote: »

Whatever happened to that guy?

Er; AIG, not Kun or Gabby!

Kun needs three more goals to become City's all time leading scorer. I can't see him playing at the Hawthorns on wednesday night in the LC, so hopefully (seeing as I'm at the game!), he can get another hat trick next weekend against Palace.

Cue a 1-1 draw!

Enjoy the game today dude, hopefully we will crush them.

blueser

suffering golfer wrote: »

Enjoy the game today dude, hopefully we will crush them.

Cheers sg. Another 4 or 5 goal win would be great. Equally though, I'd be happy with a "no scares" 1-0 win.

I heard a stat last night; apparently Mendy has already put on more crosses than Kolarov and Clichy (combined) did all last season. Crazy stuff!

rwbug

blueser wrote: »

Cheers sg. Another 4 or 5 goal win would be great. Equally though, I'd be happy with a "no scares" 1-0 win.

I heard a stat last night; apparently Mendy has already put on more crosses than Kolarov and Clichy (combined) did all last season. Crazy stuff!

Enjoy. For some reason I am worried more about Palace at home than our next game - Chelsea away. Is Puncheon still there? He always scores against us.

Another stat - Our full backs already have more assists than in the whole of last season.

suffering golfer

rwbug wrote: »

Enjoy. For some reason I am worried more about Palace at home than our next game - Chelsea away. Is Puncheon still there? He always scores against us.

Another stat - Our full backs already have more assists than in the whole of last season.

That's crazy talk, Chelsea are the bigger danger, can't remember the last time we beat them.

blueser

rwbug wrote: »

Enjoy. For some reason I am worried more about Palace at home than our next game - Chelsea away. Is Puncheon still there? He always scores against us.

Another stat - Our full backs already have more assists than in the whole of last season.

Palace are just the sort of game where "typical City" would rear its ugly head. They'll play a 10-0-0, and defend like their lives depended on it. An early goal would help, as it might make them think about venturing beyond the half way line. But the longer it stays goalless (or worse), the harder they'll be to break down. Chelsea will have to come out and have a go, with it being at Stamford Bridge. The obvious downside to that is that they've got bloody good players.

rwbug

suffering golfer wrote: »

That's crazy talk, Chelsea are the bigger danger, can't remember the last time we beat them.

Yeah it is crazy talk, Chelsea are obviously a much better team than Palace, but I could see today being a struggle.

Our record against Chelsea isn't that bad. Out of the last 15 games our record is W7 D3 L5. We lost both last season, but the season before we beat them 3-0 home and away.

suffering golfer

blueser wrote: »

Palace are just the sort of game where "typical City" would rear its ugly head. They'll play a 10-0-0, and defend like their lives depended on it. An early goal would help, as it might make them think about venturing beyond the half way line. But the longer it stays goalless (or worse), the harder they'll be to break down. Chelsea will have to come out and have a go, with it being at Stamford Bridge. The obvious downside to that is that they've got bloody good players.

Really early days, but I am hoping Pep have couched the players out of the old typical city mentality. I mean it is not typical city to win 4, 5 or 6-0 like we have done. Normally shut up shop and cruise after 2up etc, so I think this is a very different city from a couple of years ago.

blueser

rwbug wrote: »

Yeah it is crazy talk, Chelsea are obviously a much better team than Palace, but I could see today being a struggle.

Our record against Chelsea isn't that bad. Out of the last 15 games our record is W7 D3 L5. We lost both last season, but the season before we beat them 3-0 home and away.

Still remember that game last season. Sideshow not getting a red card, and Kev missing that sitter. If we'd won that day, who knows what might have panned out? Ah well. S*** happens.

rwbug

https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/911575881264574464

suffering golfer

rwbug wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/911575881264574464

I appreciate the lineup, but hate the format that it is presented in.

rwbug

suffering golfer wrote: »

I appreciate the lineup, but hate the format that it is presented in.

Hate that format too. The simple list like city watch use is easier to read and deduce formations.

https://twitter.com/City_Watch/status/911576250547888130

rwbug

Mendy

https://twitter.com/PaulWalsh/status/911578748205588480

suffering golfer

Team looking flat, misplacing passes with no urgency which gives them time to get back into defensive mode.

suffering golfer

Sane is an amazing talent.

rwbug

Making hard work of it. Sitters missed by Fernandinho and Aguero not helping.

Sane fantastic. Sterling frustrating.

the whole year inn

rwbug wrote: »

Mendy

https://twitter.com/PaulWalsh/status/911578748205588480

Hahaha, what a man, hope it's only a knock.
Ederson finally a keeper that's not made of paper, he made a great save against Salah, every commentator said salah was poor with the shot which was bollox.
Ederson and Mendy signings we needed, about 2 seasons ago.

blueser

rwbug wrote: »

Making hard work of it. Sitters missed by Fernandinho and Aguero not helping.

Sane fantastic. Sterling frustrating.

As I feared, Palace have defended well. Although I'm not sure how Aguero missed that chance. The performance has been a bit flat so far, and Stones is having his work cut out keeping tabs on Benteke. I won't rest easy til we get another goal.

suffering golfer

blueser wrote: »

As I feared, Palace have defended well. Although I'm not sure how Aguero missed that chance. The performance has been a bit flat so far, and Stones is having his work cut out keeping tabs on Benteke. I won't rest easy til we get another goal.

It was a very awkward ball as it was a bit behind him, so tough to control.

the whole year inn

Peps a man possessed, love to see?

the whole year inn

the whole year inn wrote: »

Peps a man possessed, love to see?

What's going on?

the whole year inn

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What's going on?

Zero, just he seems so involved down to the last minute. I seen him at the start of second half and his attitude is brilliant.

rwbug

TFM should be off. Sane roasting him.

suffering golfer

Well, goal difference is not going to be an issue, if it comes down to that. Ridiculous amounts of goals in the team. Not complaining though.

the whole year inn

rwbug wrote: »

TFM should be off. Sane roasting him.

I'll take a charity bet 15 euro that sane be a Real Madrid player in the next 3 years.

suffering golfer

the whole year inn wrote: »

I'll take a charity bet 15 euro that sane be a Real Madrid player in the next 3 years.

Would take not a penny less than 250m imo.

blueser

What clown said 1-0?

rwbug

blueser wrote: »

What clown said 1-0?

You would have enjoyed that second half - probably as good as we have played. Way better than the first half.

How the fk was TFM not sent off? Inside the box or outside maybe, but the ref bottled it.

And Delph :eek:

https://twitter.com/Beardamendi/status/911621040320770049

rwbug

I can't find a clip of Pep going nuts and assaulting a chair because we nearly gave up a chance - but did find his chat with the ball boy.

https://twitter.com/BallStreet/status/911626305526841344

blueser

rwbug wrote: »

You would have enjoyed that second half - probably as good as we have played. Way better than the first half.

How the fk was TFM not sent off? Inside the box or outside maybe, but the ref bottled it.

And Delph :eek:

https://twitter.com/Beardamendi/status/911621040320770049

It was alright, I suppose.


I would disagree with you re. it being the best we played so far this season. In the first half, we seemed a bit flat; what the hip young kids of today might call a bit "meh". But that Sane goal just before the break seemed to loosen the shackles, and the second half was a bit more like it But for an overall performance, I would go with the display at Vicarage Road We were right on it from the off last weekend; something we weren't today. But today will do, if you know what I mean.


As for TFM, it's easy to see why our quiet neighbours let him go out on loan. He's a long way short of PL quality.

blueser

And, of course, it's not a bad date to score 5 on!

rwbug

blueser wrote: »

And, of course, it's not a bad date to score 5 on!

https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/911515492359168001

SEPT 23 1989

28 years ago feel very old

Different world

But it's the city I fell in love with,things change people come and go women houses jobs but city are always the constant in life

blueser

https://twitter.com/MirrorDarren/status/911601717363531777

They're hurting!

Dr.Winston O'Boogie

Possibly the best sequence of football I've seen from City ever, the last 4-5 games. Not getting carried away though if we are still playing like this around Christmas I will begin to believe. A couple of injuries to key personal could really derail it too, I'm thinking the full backs or one of the center backs.

blueser

https://twitter.com/simon_hand/status/911704933719842818

I won't hold my breath waiting for the FA to react.

Burial.

Young Maffeo did a great job man marking Messi yesterday. Few quotes going around of Messi asking him his age and where he came from during the game.

Also, Benjamin Mendy is one of the biggest characters I've come across in Football. His constant taking the piss out of Kyle Walker on Twitter is hilarious.

blueser

Burial. wrote: »

Young Maffeo did a great job man marking Messi yesterday. Few quotes going around of Messi asking him his age and where he came from during the game.

Also, Benjamin Mendy is one of the biggest characters I've come across in Football. His constant taking the piss out of Kyle Walker on Twitter is hilarious.

I'd imagine Walker will be shooting from the hip today, about Mendy getting a yellow card and crocking HIMSELF at the same time!

Let's just say, it wasn't a tackle of beauty!

suffering golfer

Massive game tonight. Crucial to win if we want any chance of topping the group and getting an easier draw in the next round (although that worked out so well last year!!)

Have the feeling we will see both Jesus and Aguero on top tonight as that is working well.

suffering golfer

Mendy injury seems to be more serious then first though. According to BBC sport he is in Barcelona seeing the same specialist that has been treating Kompany. Thankfully we have Danilio, but hope it is not too serious with Mendy.

the whole year inn

suffering golfer wrote: »

Mendy injury seems to be more serious then first though. According to BBC sport he is in Barcelona seeing the same specialist that has been treating Kompany. Thankfully we have Danilio, but hope it is not too serious with Mendy.

Just read on the Offical site that mendy is having a late fitness test for tonight's game.

blueser

suffering golfer wrote: »

Mendy injury seems to be more serious then first though. According to BBC sport he is in Barcelona seeing the same specialist that has been treating Kompany. Thankfully we have Danilio, but hope it is not too serious with Mendy.

Rumours on Twitter (I know!) that he may be out for the season. Hopefully, that's just the kneejerk drama queens.

blueser

Looking like Fabian at LB tonight. Hopefully he can do a job there for us while Mendy is out injured. Good to see Gundogan on the bench after being crocked against the Baggies. That front 5 though; Grrrr!

blueser

Cracking strike by Kev!