Match Reaction v Man City

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

We lacked fire power up front and we played without wingers. I thought we could have caused more havoc down the right with Theo or Ox especially with Jenko playing like that.

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Shame, we have two very mobile strikers on loan till the end of the season.:coffee:

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Originally Posted by Syn

A bit of disappointment with not winning but a point in the second hardest fixture of the season (after old Trafford, I guess) is good. If we are serious of challenging for the title, we'll beat Chelsea at home. 12 points from these 6 fixtures would be awesome.

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Old Trafford won't be hard. Just go, concede the pen and leave.

Frustrating that we didn't take 3 points tbh, City looked out of sorts and were there for the taking. I don't understand why Gervinho wasn't hauled off earlier, possibly bringing on Oxlade and giving Podolski the chance to play in the centre. Ramsey started well but still takes too long in possession. If we had been a bit less sloppy in the final third, we would most probably have won here.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

We lacked fire power up front and we played without wingers. I thought we could have caused more havoc down the right with Theo or Ox especially with Jenko playing like that.

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No argument from me on that.

Didn't see the game but sounds like we were #decent.

We're only the 3rd team to get a league result at City in almost 2 years, so I'm very happy with the point.

Bring on Chelsea.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Old Trafford won't be hard. Just go, concede the pen and leave.

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:haha:

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Originally Posted by Joker

Frustrating that we didn't take 3 points tbh, City looked out of sorts and were there for the taking. I don't understand why Gervinho wasn't hauled off earlier, possibly bringing on Oxlade and giving Podolski the chance to play in the centre. Ramsey started well but still takes too long in possession. If we had been a bit less sloppy in the final third, we would most probably have won here.

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We're always going to struggle with 9 vs 14.

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Originally Posted by Globalgunner

Gervinho is an abject player his goals are always flukes because technically he is as poor as they come. Diaby is a liability, he simply cant be trusted from minute to minute. Playing them together is a fatal combination because one will cost you possession and the other cost you goals. , Our squad is littered with these passengers. Again we have shown that we are just about good enough for 4th place, no more.

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A bit harsh on Diaby especially when you consider his recent man of the match game. Diaby isn't a problem and we shouldn't be so quick to forget his recent performance. Certain midfield men get overlooked on here and they're much more of a problem.

Arteta - Tunnel vision and can be slow to make a decision. It wasn't his best game and it really annoys me when he plays one touch passes to our defenders or keeper which puts them under pressure straight away. He wasn't playing on the turn today, wasn't dropping back to pick up the ball and kept pointing for our cb's to play risky passes forward. Wasn't his best game and I thought he put a few people user pressure with his passes and lack of movement.

Ramsey - When he moved to the centre for Diaby he wasn't good. Maybe it was fatigue but he has tunnel vision as well sometimes and can make costly errors. Overall he was okay but a combo and Arteta is a bad one.

Cazorla - Good game but the little man starts to fade late in games and can play some risky passes. But overall, he's our best player and with time he'll get fitter.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

A bit harsh on Diaby especially when you consider his recent man of the match game. Diaby isn't a problem and we shouldn't be so quick to forget his recent performance. Certain midfield men get overlooked on here and they're much more of a problem.

Arteta - Tunnel vision and can be slow to make a decision. It wasn't his best game and it really annoys me when he plays one touch passes to our defenders or keeper which puts them under pressure straight away. He wasn't playing on the turn today, wasn't dropping back to pick up the ball and kept pointing for our cb's to play risky passes forward. Wasn't his best game and I thought he put a few people user pressure with his passes and lack of movement.

Ramsey - When he moved to the centre for Diaby he wasn't good. Maybe it was fatigue but he has tunnel vision as well sometimes and can make costly errors. Overall he was okay but a combo and Arteta is a bad one.

Cazorla - Good game but the little man starts to fade late in games and can play some risky passes. But overall, he's our best player and with time he'll get fitter.

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Fuck me - you defend a mound of shit like Diaby yet criticise Arteta! These players are on different planets, the former a one game per season waste of space, the latter a decent game to game performer. It's true what they say, don't be the one to do the work, be the one to talk about doing the work. What are these players worth to us per game? Diaby must have cost us close on £1mill per performance (as in acceptable and not total shit).

Whatever NQ. We're you evening paying attention to the game or falling asleep in your rocking chair because of boredom?

I'll defend Diaby because we've seen him do the business and as usual people have convenient amnesia. Was his game against Liverpool a fluke?