39 minutes ago, Heych91 said:

Most points outside top 3 since Christmas, with a disjointed bunch of kids. 
The moaners on here is ridiculous. Grow up.

That’s I stat I didn’t expect to see at all.

5th is achievable. And with it potentially the champions league. 

Beat Tottenham and our game in hand and we are 7 points behind them 

3 of their last 5 games, Liverpool, Arsenal, City.

It would be very spursy for them to finish behind us.

*I won't be listening to any replies that point out we won't win all our remaining games. 

Think City would need to win the Champions League again for 5th to be Champions League. 

3 hours ago, Heych91 said:

Most points outside top 3 since Christmas, with a disjointed bunch of kids. 
The moaners on here is ridiculous. Grow up.

we seem to be finding a way to score goals but our defence looks so vulnerable - fixing that has got to be a priority

41 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Think City would need to win the Champions League again for 5th to be Champions League. 

Which I'm fine with. City can win everything as in my mind it doesn't count. 

I think Arsenal beating Bayern would have a bigger impact incidentally. 

Ugh what would that say about football if City complete back to back trebles?

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Ugh what would that say about football if City complete back to back trebles?

Not as sickening as Pool or Arse winning the league, but only marginally so.

Just now, Valerie said:

Not as sickening as Pool or Arse winning the league, but only marginally so.

They can win the league every year we don't win it for all I care. Would rather not have them win back to back trebles as it would be such a black mark on the sport. 

18 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Ugh what would that say about football if City complete back to back trebles?

That’s you can cheat and once you have money nothing happens which is normal to be honest in life. Money solves everything 

Still a huge out from me.

 

Just now, just said:

Still a huge out from me.

Agreed. Over the course of the season, definitely. This team desperately needs someone to instill discipline, structure, and better game management. 
 

The whole “It's not Poch's fault, we were the better side.” Is the same thing Spurs fans said season after season. 

Although 8 games unbeaten is progress, when the big moment came like last night, handed the 0:1 without much of fight. Just like the cup final, we had huge opportunities against depleted ( tired) oppositions, but let them off the hook easily. We were never going to get a cleansheet, so not going for it when we had the momentum was on the manager.  Beat Arsenal next week, we may give him a vote of yes, but looked a pretty big ask since we have very little to play for, and they have everything to play for.

Not on poch this one.. half decent striker and we win.

2 hours ago, Jangz said:

Not on poch this one.. half decent striker and we win.

True. But its not just on this one though is it?

In the cold light of  day I still think our overall forward play was poor, not just Jackson who was totally inept. It was a tired and sloppy City midfield and defence. No Ederson, questionably fit Stones, no Gvardiol and a tired looking Rodri, Walker etc resulted in the majority of our possession coming from cheap turnovers. We should have created more and been far more clinical.

But as you say this one isn't really on Poch, we don't seem to have any big game players, we'll maybe one. Then again nobody should put their entire European strategy into the lottery of a knockout cup game and therefore his assessment should be on the league not the cups.

Where I am disappointed with Poch is that he gave them too much respect.. he should have played Mudryk on the left instead of trying to protect CC by playing CG over there who wasted many an opportunity.

9 minutes ago, Jangz said:

Where I am disappointed with Poch is that he gave them too much respect.. he should have played Mudryk on the left instead of trying to protect CC by playing CG over there who wasted many an opportunity.

I actually may have started with Mudryk on the left and I wouldn't have started Madueke.  Having then seen how leggy the City CB pairing were along with DM, I would have changed it up immediately.  I would have had Palmer on the right  move Jackson to the left to work on Walker, Gallagher in the 10 harassing a tired Rodri and shutting down Akanji and then played Mudryk up top, on the shoulder of Stones.

Couldn't do that with the players on the pitch. Instead we went with Gallagher out of position,  Madueke flattering to deceive, and Jackson killing any hope of us succeeding in the heads of his team mates with his numerous fluffed chances

1 hour ago, WhiteWall said:

I actually may have started with Mudryk on the left and I wouldn't have started Madueke.  Having then seen how leggy the City CB pairing were along with DM, I would have changed it up immediately.  I would have had Palmer on the right  move Jackson to the left to work on Walker, Gallagher in the 10 harassing a tired Rodri and shutting down Akanji and then played Mudryk up top, on the shoulder of Stones.

Couldn't do that with the players on the pitch. Instead we went with Gallagher out of position,  Madueke flattering to deceive, and Jackson killing any hope of us succeeding in the heads of his team mates with his numerous fluffed chances

Yeah plus the center of the pitch is so crowded these days you hardly see a traditional no 10 succeed. I can’t think of a single player in world football today he plays as the 10 and contributes effectively apart from maybe bruno…

Yes, still an out for me and not because of yesterday but because he is underachieving with this team and is coaching bad habits to the young players. This team would have won the Carabao Cup and reached European positions with a proper coach.

David Coote is just a poor ref.. why give him the var job. He always bottles the big decisions..

https://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/39173844/how-guy-office-not-give-handball-penalty-klopp
 

another handball he do isn’t give..

In

Reading about an eventual green light for de Zerbi. That would mean we start all over again Potter style. Bring back Tuchel otherwise keep Poch. 

5 hours ago, Stockholm98 said:

In

Reading about an eventual green light for de Zerbi. That would mean we start all over again Potter style. Bring back Tuchel otherwise keep Poch. 

Hope not.. de zerbi is not the answer for this club.. we need someone to come in with a winning mentality and pedigree of winning things ..that’s why luiz Enrique would have been a good choice back in the summer.

5 hours ago, Jangz said:

Hope not.. de zerbi is not the answer for this club.. we need someone to come in with a winning mentality and pedigree of winning things ..that’s why luiz Enrique would have been a good choice back in the summer.

The de zebri thing is all over at present ,I personally do not want anything or anybody that has a connection to Brighton  we've given them enough 

and most of the deals would had our pants pulled down... not sure who I want but not him .

3 hours ago, hawkster said:

The de zebri thing is all over at present ,I personally do not want anything or anybody that has a connection to Brighton  we've given them enough 

and most of the deals would had our pants pulled down... not sure who I want but not him .

De Zerbi would be mental, would be much better sticking with Poch!

We can throw around elite manager names to come in, but none are Yes Men which is what this board want! Plus none would work with them anyway!

De Zerbi is a clear case of high risk high reward. 

Just now, Sconnie Blue said:

De Zerbi is a clear case of high risk high reward. 

Massive risk. Factually David Moyes has a better CV