Noisy Neighbours - the Man City thread

[Archer]

Great win for Chelsea and some start for 4 of the English clubs topping their groups with 2 wins each.

Good week in Europe as well for the top PL strikers - Kane, Lukaku, Morata, Sterling....

[hhyftrftdr]

Mendy

[flushthemout]

Mendy will be a big loss, was shocked in Delphs performance, pep does like him though but not sure it will be good enough for the premiership, even Southgate is giving him a run. Hope Fab proves me wrong but surely lacks pace as a left back? Glad I booked with BA for the Napoli trip, a number of blues who booked with Ryanair are now flightless.

[Ironside]

Aguero been involved in a car crash in Holland, taxi he was in careered into a pole. He is suspected to have broken ribs.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/860189/Sergio-Aguero-car-accident-Manchester-City-broken-ribs-car-crash-Independiente

[tikay]

Aguero been involved in a car crash in Holland, taxi he was in careered into a pole. He is suspected to have broken ribs.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/860189/Sergio-Aguero-car-accident-Manchester-City-broken-ribs-car-crash-Independiente

What with Mendy, & now this, I am starting to feel sorry for the City. Almost.

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[tikay]

Little bit pedestrian last night, certainly not the flowing champagne football we've been watching so far, but ultimately 3 points and another clean sheet so can't really grumble.

Fair play to Shaktar, they are no mugs and gave us a decent game. When half your team is Brazilian, you're likely to have a few tricky players Opening goal came at a good time, and undoubtedly after a few stern half time words from Pep, and that took the wind out of their sails. Was fairly routine stuff after that, but 1-0 is never a safe margin.

Aguero's penalty kinda summed up his game I think. The forwards never looked particularly at the races. Jesus was mostly anonymous too. Sane always looked a threat but his final ball or decision needs some tinkering.

Sterling and Bernardo both looked sharp when they came on, and fantastic to see Gundogan back so soon for a little cameo. With Mendy out for what appears to be months instead of weeks, expect to see more of Delph at left back....who says Pep isn't a genius?

Chelsea on Saturday, expecting a more subdued, tight affair, so pencil it in for 4-4.

I enjoyed it, made a nice  change from the Harlem Globetrotters,  and thought Shaktar were very good in the 1st half before we took over after the break.

Impressed with Delph, some performance that, and the stability of the back generally - Fernandinho, Stones, Ederson. Walker given a torrid time in the 1st half but he kept going as well.

Watching Chelsea at the moment. Shame Hazard is back. I'll have a chirp if we win there...

Chirp away.

[tikay]

That was wonderful.

Man City are the EPL's Rolls Royce.

[Karabiner]

Pep seemed to have paid attention to AW's tactical masterclass at the bridge a few weeks ago and the home side seemed clueless after Morata went off.

Well deserved win for your lads.

[TightEnd]

Money doesn't guarantee success in elite European football. But it certainly helps. https://t.co/cX89ipuL8Y

[hhyftrftdr]

Pep seemed to have paid attention to AW's tactical masterclass at the bridge a few weeks ago and the home side seemed clueless after Morata went off.

Well deserved win for your lads.

I'm sure Pep always watches AW very closely, plenty he can learn from the master.

And yes Tighty, we've spent plenty of money?

[cambridgealex]

Money doesn't guarantee success in elite European football. But it certainly helps. https://t.co/cX89ipuL8Y

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[Archer]

That was wonderful.

Man City are the EPL's Rolls Royce.

A mini-chirp. I agree it was wonderful 

[flushthemout]

Got a call at 10am Saturday morning 2 spares for the game, really a buzz when you are least expecting two tickets to fall in your lap. Absolutely bossed the game. Stones is different class.

[hhyftrftdr]

Was talking in the pub last night post game about Stones. Couple of years ago, when we lost Kompany for x amount of games it was always panic stations and literally counting down the days until he was back. I think we are finally getting to the stage of coping without him, and a big part of that is Stones really growing as a player. Don't get me wrong, I would love a fully fit Vinny in our XI as I still think he's head and shoulders the best defender in the league when available, but at least we are in a better position to cope without him. Kinda similar situation for Aguero too, as much as we miss him when injured, we don't miss him quite as much as we have done in previous seasons.

We are still dodgy at the back though, cos Danny Murphy said so.

[Archer]

Stones has been brilliant since a couple of hairy moments early in the Liverpool game at the beginning of the September. Perfect timing really because of the ongoing Kompany problems. Stones’s form in September  has to be the best of his career. Certainly, he hasn’t been responsible for any goals as there have been 4 clean sheets in league games and 2 in CL games in September!

Anyway, he has got a great chance to remind the English public of how shit he is really is in the forthcoming England games. If selected. Not heard it mentioned but 3 of the back 4 were English yesterday and, with Sterling, 4 English players started. Maybe 3 of them are seen as 2nd choice only as well. I’d rather they didn’t play albeit understanding they want the caps for their personal ambitions.