Match Reaction vs Bayern Munich (home).

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Isn't that just football though? We shouldn't be losing to West Ham at home but nor should City. Football is just like that sometimes. On paper we shouldn't hardly ever be losing but football doesn't work like that, sport doesn't work like that.

We have, historically, done it too often but this calendar year we've been better. We do need to get more consistent but the Utd game and last night are signs of hope, as are some of the big games we won last season. I think we'd all love it if Wenger goes out on a high.

No one is saying it doesn't happen, no one says we shouldn't ever lose games....of course defeats happen.

But it's a case of analysing why they happen and learning from it that helps, and as P'n'G rightly says more often than not results like last night prove to be false dawns, and in some ways it's better to appreciate them as one off results rather than encouraging trends.

I'd like to think now his margin for error has narrowed so he will be forced to assess what he did wrong in games we lose, and pressure will come on him to acheive more than just the bare minimum.

Two FA cup wins are good of course they are, but they have to be a springboard so want to see more performances where the manager puts his money where his mouth is and less statements where he claims to feel vindicated for not buying a striker because he shouldn't.

[Letters]

But it's a case of analysing why they happen and learning from it that helps, and as P'n'G rightly says more often than not results like last night prove to be false dawns, and in some ways it's better to appreciate them as one off results rather than encouraging trends.

I think we've won more big games in this calendar years to show we're getting better at them.
It's debatable at the moment whether it's a trend, I guess we'll see that as we go through the season but the Bayern game is hot on the heels of the Utd one so there are good signs.