Chelseas lead being cut down and they have some tough fixtures coming up.
What? No mention of the derby? Tsk, tsk, Higgins.
Chelseas lead being cut down and they have some tough fixtures coming up.
City is 11 points behind and if they lose tomorrow to Chealski, then it is over.
And if we beat them? That would be two home defeats in a row for Chelsea. Do you know the English expression 'squeaky bum time'?
Ref wearing his Real Madrid shirt underneath?
Terrible ref but great game, and the errors went both sides - there was no penalty.
Cristiano had 2 goals in the CL a week ago, now he has 7. Legend.
No it was clearly a penalty, Robben may go down easily but there was clear contact.
Ref wearing his Real Madrid shirt underneath?
That first half was a defensive masterclass. It was like watching a Roman legion in shield formation and the barbarians hurling themselves at it.
Wow! Arsenal so lucky not to be out of the semi at half-time. City have had a perfectly good goal disallowed and a penalty denied. Arsenal have had a penalty denied too, equally wrongly, and a goal disallowed, but that one quite correctly ruled out. City really should be at least one or two up. Perhaps it's just not our day. Referee and assistants having a complete 'mare.
Pep struggling in a league where it's not handed to you on a plate
Pep struggling in a league where it's not handed to you on a plate
He took over a team that had just reached the CL semi-final, had ended top 4 for 6 consecutive seasons, and had won a major trophy every season for the past 6 seasons. He was also given more money to spend than any other manager in the league, yet has succeeded in taking the team backwards. He's done a poor job this season. I'm sure he is a good coach, but he's got a lot to prove.A bit harsh, since he did not take over a top team like he did in Spain and Germany.
Unfortunately, two of the most average are those he's brought in: Claudio Bravo and Nolito.City have too many average players to make a real difference, especially when they are in so many competitions.
He took over a team that had just reached the CL semi-final, had ended top 4 for 6 consecutive seasons, and had won a major trophy every season for the past 6 seasons.
He was also given more money to spend than any other manager in the league, yet has succeeded in taking the team backwards. He's done a poor job this season. I'm sure he is a good coach, but he's got a lot to prove.
Unfortunately, two of the most average are those he's brought in: Claudio Bravo and Nolito.
Real Madrid deserve to lose the championship the way they've defended in the final minute. Congrats to Barca.
You can think what you like. You've demonstrated numerous times that you have no idea about how English football fans think and frankly, even if two league titles were all we'd won, which they're not, he'd still be taking over one of the top 3 sides in the league, one of the top 10 sides in Europe.Err you won the EPL twice in the last 6 years.. that is it. If you seriously think the cup competitions are "major".. then think again. Players dont come to win the Football League Cup... FA maybe.
You have. Incorrectly.He took over an ageing team as I have pointed out before.
His replacements.On top of that, the best defender has been constantly injured and the replacements have ****ed up more than once
No. The goalkeeper gets blamed for being incapable of stopping a shot entering the net. Bravo is an appalling keeper any way you look at it.(and yet the goalkeeper gets blamed.. ).
Troll away.As for money.. so what, does not mean quality players want to play for City. I know you cant admit it, but City is the small loud brother of Manchester and players would rather play for United.
He bought the following
Stones - 55.6 million Euros - average season, lots of mistakes. Clearly bought to meet home grown quota. A potentially really good defender who Pep has not coached to any improvement.
Sane - 50 million Euros - shows promise. Great promise. Good signing.
Jesus - 32 million Euros - half the season but big impact till injury. Great player, sad about the injuries.
Gundogan - 27 million Euros - Rarely played due to injury. Great player, sad about the injuries. There's a bit of pattern emerging. Perhaps there's some work to be done on fitness and resilience.
Bravo - 18 million Euros - Needed type of player, but suddenly error prone compared to previous years. Worst City signing in years, has set back our defence and effectively lost us the league. Pep's fault.
Nolito - 18 million Euros - No clue why bought. Me neither. He had a reasonable Euros for Spain. Nothing spectacular. Another Pep flop.
As I said, he's got another year to turn things around before the Sheikh brings in someone better and, I would guess, gives Soriano and Beguiristain their marching orders too.We shall see what they might get their fingers on this coming summer.. They have the money that is for sure. Wonder if Brexit will hurt English teams though.. well it already has when it comes to player costs.