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« Reply #645 on: January 02, 2012, 08:34:52 AM » |
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After the performance on Saturday lunchtime I was prepared for it to be a pretty bad weekend. We were poor and the only bright spot was Berbatov's involvement in the game - a season ago he wouldn't have been anywhere near our penalty area
The Tottenham and Chelsea results lightened my mood a little - ok the Chelsea result lightened my mood quite a lot, and then, yesterday afternoon, I was happy at 0-0 with seconds to go and laughing uncontrollably when Ji popped up at the end to win it for Sunderland.
Can we win the title playing as we did on Saturday? Emphatically no.
Can we improve? Of course we can, the lack of cover in central defence is worrying as is the lack of a genuine midfield playmaker, but SAF is The Man and I'm not about lose faith in his judgement of who or what we need.
Next weekend will be fun... especially if the Scousers can get a result at City on Tuesday (and we manage a win at Newcastle - not at all to be taken for granted)
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« Reply #646 on: January 02, 2012, 08:59:36 AM » |
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It's quite funny. Everyone was talking this weekend about nobody wanting to win the title this year. Before yesterday's games Chelsea and Arsenal are on the same points as they were at this point last season. Man U are +4 and Man City +13.
I think it will be close between the Manchester clubs. Man U have the tougher away games left but City had a difficult festive period and are struggling to break teams down at the moment. City also can't write off the Europa League like Man U as they need to do well to improve their seeding for future seasons in the CL.
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« Reply #647 on: January 08, 2012, 01:02:00 PM » |
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« Reply #648 on: January 08, 2012, 01:23:08 PM » |
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Chris Foy ruins a massive cup tie for the neutrals within 10 mins. gg.
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« Reply #649 on: January 08, 2012, 01:46:48 PM » |
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Chris Foy ruins a massive cup tie for the neutrals within 10 mins. gg.
Neutrals? There are neutrals watching this? GTFO Red card may be harsh, but life is tough and the first goal came against 11men |
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« Reply #650 on: January 08, 2012, 02:00:10 PM » |
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Chris Foy ruins a massive cup tie for the neutrals within 10 mins. gg.
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« Reply #651 on: January 08, 2012, 02:01:41 PM » |
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Chris Foy ruins a massive cup tie for the neutrals within 10 mins. gg.
Neutrals? There are neutrals watching this? GTFO Red card may be harsh, but life is tough and the first goal came against 11men ? I'm watching it, why wouldnt I watch the top 2 clubs in a cup tie? Holy shit the outcry and hissy fits if this was the other way around. First goal did come when they have 11men, but counting Man city out when ur only 0-1 is silly. Anyways Ive turned over to the golf now, as u'know for neutrals the games over. |
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« Reply #652 on: January 08, 2012, 02:04:33 PM » |
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As a neutral i obv wanted man city. but its 10 vs 12 out there. I thought i saw some poor referee performances last year but this is horrendous.
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« Reply #653 on: January 08, 2012, 02:09:12 PM » |
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As a neutral i obv wanted man city.
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« Reply #654 on: January 08, 2012, 02:11:17 PM » |
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As a neutral i obv wanted man city.
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« Reply #655 on: January 08, 2012, 02:20:02 PM » |
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As a neutral i obv wanted man city.
standard lol I was going to say - an awful lot of 'neutrals' don't seem in the slightest bit neutral. If I'm a neutral in any game I want to see lots of goals and action - I'd have thought this game would fit the bill pretty well As a neutral I want uncertaintly of outcome. Unfortunately after 10 minutes this was never possible. |
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« Reply #656 on: January 08, 2012, 02:28:16 PM » |
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Quite surprised by how many people were writing off Man City's chance once they went a man down - it seemed a lot less likely when they'd conceded 3 as well; but most people seemed to be writing off their chances after 12 minutes
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« Reply #657 on: January 08, 2012, 02:35:21 PM » |
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As a neutral i obv wanted man city.
standard lol I was going to say - an awful lot of 'neutrals' don't seem in the slightest bit neutral. If I'm a neutral in any game I want to see lots of goals and action - I'd have thought this game would fit the bill pretty well As a neutral I want uncertaintly of outcome. Unfortunately after 10 minutes this was never possible. [ ] very prescient of you did you see uncertainty of outcome at half time in Istanbul? (A night when I cheered on Liverpool for probably the last time ever) |
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« Reply #658 on: January 08, 2012, 03:03:40 PM » |
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Probably also in the (un)neutral camp and I thought the red was fine. Annoying it possibly spoilt some entertainment but the ref's not there to make it entertaining.
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« Reply #659 on: January 08, 2012, 03:06:34 PM » |
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Chris Foy ruins a massive cup tie for the neutrals within 10 mins. gg.
Yep. Joke decision. The guy took the ball. Perhaps we should just make football a non contact sport and have done with it. Man Utd had a blantant penalty in second half too that he didn't give. Foy is an embarassment. |
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