its not about one or the other.
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its not about one or the other.
Bit worried by both Coleman and Baines, neither seem quite right.
They are so integral to us playing well, their speed and energy (especially in the second half of games) is usually such a threat.
They are so integral to us playing well, their speed and energy (especially in the second half of games) is usually such a threat.
ToffeeDoug
Player Valuation: £35m
A few weeks ago Brendan Rodgers, quite rightly, got ripped to [Poor language removed] for resting all his best players against Real Madrid because he knew that they were going to lose. But it is ok for us to play Browning today based on the same premise? Not for me.
ToffeeDoug
Player Valuation: £35m
Coleman doesn't look fit and is playing at 80% of what he is capable of. Baines is of more concern, I more than a tad worried he is not the player he was (until recently) but am willing to believe it is as much to do with his playing relationship with the player in front of him. I love Mirallas but he is not the pivot to Baines that Pienaar was in his prime.
EverBlue86
Banned ( again ) for threatening behaviour
Coleman isn't a threat as we have no winger ahead of him. Just 2 CAM's getting in each others way.
It's effing frustrating as a winning formula is slapping martinez in the face and has been all season yet he won't change it
It's effing frustrating as a winning formula is slapping martinez in the face and has been all season yet he won't change it
Imo Baines has been superb for most of the season, up until his injury I would have voted for him as player of the season and he had a rotating cast of wingers/midfielders in front of him during that time. So although I'm sure it can affect him don't think it is the primary reason.
He was pretty bad for quite a while when he came back from his toe injury last season, perhaps like Rooney he is a player who needs to be 100% to deliver anywhere near his best? Would definitely rest him against Krasnodar and possibly vs QPR as well if Oviedo/Garbutt do well midweek.
MacGawjuss
Player Valuation: £100k
I live in wigan and all the pie eaters love Martinez but they all say his fault is that he has no plan b.
Starting to agree city were there for the taking today.
Starting to agree city were there for the taking today.
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
I think the fume has dissipated a fair bit now as expectations have been re-calibrated. None of us expected any points from Etihad. I am hoping though that we get at least a point against QPR at Goodison. And I think most of us would accept that ...but if we lose, fume levels might go up a bit.
TX Bill
Player Valuation: £80m
Didn't deserve to win.
Didn't deserve to lose.
Easily, and I mean easily the worst refereeing performance since Clattenberg in the derby.
Mariner should have several weeks off after that match. Two yellows that should have been red. A soft penalty that would have never been a foul in field much less in the box. Several poor calls, most of which went City's way. An atrociously officiated match and one that should have ramifications for the whole officiating crew.
It won't happen of course but it should.
I expected us to lose. But I sure as hell didn't expect us to lose like that.
Didn't deserve to lose.
Easily, and I mean easily the worst refereeing performance since Clattenberg in the derby.
Mariner should have several weeks off after that match. Two yellows that should have been red. A soft penalty that would have never been a foul in field much less in the box. Several poor calls, most of which went City's way. An atrociously officiated match and one that should have ramifications for the whole officiating crew.
It won't happen of course but it should.
I expected us to lose. But I sure as hell didn't expect us to lose like that.
ToffeeDoug
Player Valuation: £35m
What is Baines best at though? Attacking or defending? Surely the former, while he is good in his defensive duties he is at his best steaming forward and linking up with others. I like the term 'rotating cast'.
TX Bill
Player Valuation: £80m
Yeah. I'm not usually out of order like that but I haven't seen a referee as poor as that in MLS all last season.
That's how bad he was.
ToffeeDoug
Player Valuation: £35m
I know everyone joked about making Aguero their fanstasy footie captain and so on, but I always felt if we approached the match in something of a Moyesque style in boring Man City into tiredness (ahead of Roma) and keeping it at 0-0 for as long as possible then who knows what might have transpired.
It possibly was going that way until Marriner decided he likes the hospitality at the etihad
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