Topic: Man City - cheating bastards rumbled

[AndyMuller]

KDB is fat.

[Kekule]

tit

“I am what I am. I am my owwwnnnn special crreeeaaaatttiiioooonnnn!”

[BarryCrocker]

Glad I finally got to see what £100m of British talent looks like in Grealish. It's the equivalent of taking a €25m player and giving him a €75m British passport.

Foden has to be worth £250m

[clinical]

Dirk Kuyt was right. Grealish is worth a third of what he cost.

[lamonti]

Grealish is talented but he's never played in a game anything like that quality.
No European experience and has only played for Villa in the PL for three seasons.

He might step up, but Liverpool vs City is the big boy stuff and he's never had a sniff of that. Champions League QF/SF quality at least.

[lamonti]

What an insufferable lot these are. So many talented players there to bring on too.

[JackWard33]

Not sure I understand the ‘city need a striker’ constant refrain … first of all they have 2 (Jesus and Torres are basically number 9s for Spain and Brazil) but more fundamentally than that the reason they can control games is having so many technical attacking, pressing players on the pitch

It’s maddening seeing every football show analyse where a striker ‘would have been’ to finish their chances when their chances were produced by having so many AMs on the pitch that control games in the first place

[Gerry Attrick]

Not sure I understand the ‘city need a striker’ constant refrain … first of all they have 2 (Jesus and Torres are basically number 9s for Spain and Brazil) but more fundamentally than that the reason they can control games is having so many technical attacking, pressing players on the pitch

It’s maddening seeing every football show analyse where a striker ‘would have been’ to finish their chances when their chances were produced by having so many AMs on the pitch that control games in the first place

What they need is a better version of Jesus. Lewandowski or Haaland would be sensational there because they're the best around but somebody like Lautaro Martinez would fit more.

[CraigDS]

I see the poor poor coach got a mention again. Still not over it.

[PaulF]

City have the better squad I think. If we avoid injuries, then our fans give us the edge we need.

[clinical]

Gary Neville calling Pep the best ever. He's a great manager when he can buy whatever players he likes. I'd like to see him take a Liverpool team with Mignolet, Joe Allen and Benteke from 8th to the league title working on £15m net spend per season and spending what the club earnt.

How anyone can say Pep is better than Klopp is trurly beyond me. He hasn't proven anything. Being a manager is more than getting loads of £50m players to play well.

[DonkeyWan]

Not sure I understand the ‘city need a striker’ constant refrain … first of all they have 2 (Jesus and Torres are basically number 9s for Spain and Brazil) but more fundamentally than that the reason they can control games is having so many technical attacking, pressing players on the pitch

It’s maddening seeing every football show analyse where a striker ‘would have been’ to finish their chances when their chances were produced by having so many AMs on the pitch that control games in the first place

It will be like that until Kane moves. Because this is all a vehicle for getting the England captain a home.

[Stockholm Syndrome]

Not sure I understand the ‘city need a striker’ constant refrain … first of all they have 2 (Jesus and Torres are basically number 9s for Spain and Brazil) but more fundamentally than that the reason they can control games is having so many technical attacking, pressing players on the pitch

It’s maddening seeing every football show analyse where a striker ‘would have been’ to finish their chances when their chances were produced by having so many AMs on the pitch that control games in the first place

I think they do need a better striker because there are some games where those multitudes of Attacking Midfielders will just hit a bit of a brick wall, and for all the control and insightful play, they just can't get through and don't look like going through either. We have seen it tonnes of times over the years with out own team, just those games where you are doing everything but just not getting clear chances.

Sometimes it makes no sense because the same group of players will play the same park the bus type team and rip them to shreds, and sometimes they will just be missing that edge.

They had a game like that against Soton and against Spurs. And with a league of such fine margins, if you have one game like that every 5 or 10 games, on top of the difficult fixtures as well, that can cost you in the end.

It's all about fine margins, but no elite level striker may harm them in the long run.

[ToneLa]

Pep's meltdown. He strips the cardie off like he MEANS BUSINESS then hassles the officials, pacing like he's in Shawshank, and gets a yellow for being such a tit

Least we got one of those. Again 

[Sangria]

What they need is a better version of Jesus.

Mohammad (Salah)?

[redgriffin73]

Pep's meltdown. He strips the cardie off like he MEANS BUSINESS then hassles the officials, pacing like he's in Shawshank, and gets a yellow for being such a tit

Least we got one of those. Again 

It was hilarious to watch in the ground, pretty much everyone on that side of the ground stopped watching the game to just point and laugh at him for 5 minutes

[El Lobo]

Genuinely dont see much with them to worry about. We were so shit in the first half yesterday, midfield in particular. It wasn't them making us look bad, or playing so well that we wilted.

[CornerFlag]

Tax-dodging bald fraud

[Lynx the saucy mynx]

Pep's meltdown. He strips the cardie off like he MEANS BUSINESS then hassles the officials, pacing like he's in Shawshank, and gets a yellow for being such a tit

Least we got one of those. Again 

Is it just me, or did those letters on the back of his sweater take away from the MEANS BUSINESS impression he tried to make.

He strips off his coat like he's about to do a Mafia hit, only for some Teletubbies like graffiti on his back, to make him look like a right clown.

[Ziltoid]

tit

Mike Dean looking a bit miffed as he's not getting the attention and limelight

[Lynx the saucy mynx]

tit

He looks like the mannerisms of trigger when he was the waiter on Mr Bean.

[El Lobo]

He's the Phil Jones of managers isn't he? Feel sorry for him in a way, he always seems to get photographed looking like a fucking loon.

[redgriffin73]

He looks like the mannerisms of trigger when he was the waiter on Mr Bean.

He's auditioning for the next Strictly by the looks of it.

[Machae]

It is ironic about how everyone is going on about why Milner should have been sent off after KDBs near leg breaker against PSG

[RedSince86]

tit

This..Is..Anfield...Glorious!!!

[Charlie Adams fried egg]

It is ironic about how everyone is going on about why Milner should have been sent off after KDBs near leg breaker against PSG

Given their track record for moaning, Milner will keep them going for years.

[mickeydocs]

They were good for 30 mins as we struggled to cope. Thiago and Trent would have made a big difference yesterday, but that is football.
We ran them ragged at times in the second half and could have sealed the game.
Wish all those fuckers hoisting up the white flag would get a grip. We can beat them at their patch. We have beaten them and drawn with them regularly.

[dutchkop]

Not sure I understand the ‘city need a striker’ constant refrain … first of all they have 2 (Jesus and Torres are basically number 9s for Spain and Brazil) but more fundamentally than that the reason they can control games is having so many technical attacking, pressing players on the pitch

It’s maddening seeing every football show analyse where a striker ‘would have been’ to finish their chances when their chances were produced by having so many AMs on the pitch that control games in the first place

listening to Marco van Basten before the game yesterday - he did not understand City/Pep buying Grealish for 100M when they have so many players that can play the wide attacker, Am and false number 9.  They should have bought a top striker that can lead the line for them and hold up play.
van Basten and the othe Pundit (Youri Mulder) both went for Liverpool win.

[Samie]

Is it really surprising bauld fraud is a tax dodger?

[Smellytrabs]

Gary Neville calling Pep the best ever. He's a great manager when he can buy whatever players he likes. I'd like to see him take a Liverpool team with Mignolet, Joe Allen and Benteke from 8th to the league title working on £15m net spend per season and spending what the club earnt.

How anyone can say Pep is better than Klopp is trurly beyond me. He hasn't proven anything. Being a manager is more than getting loads of £50m players to play well.

Not only Klopp, but Neville spent his entire career playing for a better manager than Pep.

Guardiola is the Salt Bae of football managers.

[AndyMuller]

Hasn't Guardiola always been a prick even when he was playing togger? Baldy tax dodging cheating twat.

[Nobby Reserve]

Gary Neville calling Pep the best ever.

It's the Everton Syndrome.

The enemy of mine enemy....

[Nobby Reserve]

listening to Marco van Basten before the game yesterday - he did not understand City/Pep buying Grealish for 100M when they have so many players that can play the wide attacker, Am and false number 9.  They should have bought a top striker that can lead the line for them and hold up play.
van Basten and the othe Pundit (Youri Mulder) both went for Liverpool win.

They bought him because he was on his way to being the poster-boy for English football, and it fit the sportwashing profile.

Same with Brave Sir Harold.

Both good (very good with Kane) footballers, but willing to pay a premium (although in Kane's case, not a Levy-sized premium) to get them because they then have the media-love-in that comes with Kane, augmented by the foppish Young Jack with big calfs.

[Nobby Reserve]

Foden is one hell of a talent.

But if there's a face more slappable, then I don't want to see it. And that fucking fringe.

[Charlie Adams fried egg]

It's the Everton Syndrome.

The enemy of mine enemy....

It's yet another on the very long list of things Neville is wrong about.
It's also an example of him wanting something to be true and passing it off as fact. It comforts him that Guardiola is around because he knows that Guardiola plus unlimited money is the best chance of stopping Liverpool winning more.

[MonsLibpool]

It's yet another on the very long list of things Neville is wrong about.
It's also an example of him wanting something to be true and passing it off as fact. It comforts him that Guardiola is around because he knows that Guardiola plus unlimited money is the best chance of stopping Liverpool winning more.

"We'll win the league before Liverpool".

[sinnermichael]

Richards moaning about the non red card was cringeworthy. Almost as embarrassing as Kompany crying about the penalty not being given for handball against Trent the other year.

Their fans are insufferable. Everything is a conspiracy against them. Still crying about Milner not being sent off, 5 days after KDB should have been sent off for a potential leg breaker against PSG.

[PaulF]

Foden is one hell of a talent.

But if there's a face more slappable, then I don't want to see it. And that fucking fringe.

Nigel Frottage has the most slappable face ever.
Though I'm not sure I'd stop at a slap.

[PaulF]

Dion Dublin, and I think it was Motson were very pro LFC on the five live commentary.
(When I say pro LFC, I mean blalanced )

[kennedy81]

Not sure I understand the ‘city need a striker’ constant refrain … first of all they have 2 (Jesus and Torres are basically number 9s for Spain and Brazil) but more fundamentally than that the reason they can control games is having so many technical attacking, pressing players on the pitch

It’s maddening seeing every football show analyse where a striker ‘would have been’ to finish their chances when their chances were produced by having so many AMs on the pitch that control games in the first place

It'll get them by against most sides, but against us, Chelsea and PSG they created very little good chances. For all their possession they only had 3 shots on target yesterday,

But yeah, the 'they need to buy a striker' thing is tedious. It gives clowns like Jermaine Jenas the chance to spout shite like 'Liverpool got lucky' because City didn't score. It's not luck when the opposition team isn't creating good chances.

Look at this shite from Jenas on the beeb website:

Tactically, Guardiola got it spot on with the players he had at his disposal - but they could not find the finish their play deserved, so they didn't get the win I felt they deserved either.

Liverpool almost snatched all three points right at the end, but I felt they got away with it a little bit even by getting a draw. Everything that could have gone their way did.

They relied on moments of genius from two world-class players

You're supposed to have good players who score goals you tit. If you don't, you 'deserve' fuck all.