25 minutes ago, mojo said:

Bad feeling ahead of tomorrow now.

I won't lay in to the team though, unless we get whooped. Better Chelsea sides that the one we have now have failed to win at Goodison. Is just one of those things.

Don't let it aggro you @mojo . Despite that, and Arsenals win,we are still second at Christmas.

I doubt you will find one person on here that would not happily have taken that before the season started,or after the City loss.

2 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Bad feeling ahead of tomorrow now.

I won't lay in to the team though, unless we get whooped. Better Chelsea sides that the one we have now have failed to win at Goodison. Is just one of those things.

who's the ref tomorrow?

 

 

well I guess I'll go cheer for Connor tonight

Just now, mojo said:

who's the ref tomorrow?

 

 

well I guess I'll go cheer for Connor tonight

Anthony Taylor

1 minute ago, mojo said:

who's the ref tomorrow?

 

 

well I guess I'll go cheer for Connor tonight

 

Just now, axman2526 said:

Anthony Taylor

Nah that was a joke.

The truth is just as bad, Chris Kavanagh.

On the plus side if I am right about Spurs vs Pool we still get to laugh at Spurs.

Every cloud.

21 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

On the plus side if I am right about Spurs vs Pool we still get to laugh at Spurs.

Every cloud.

no, we need them to help us to top the table before xmas

Saka out 6 weeks minimum. 
 

23,000 minutes if football at the age of 23 is nuts. Lad will peak at 27 at this rate. 

Just now, Sconnie Blue said:

Saka out 6 weeks minimum. 
 

23,000 minutes if football at the age of 23 is nuts. Lad will peak at 27 at this rate. 

Sterling 2.0

6 hours ago, JM7 said:

Grealish doesn’t get enough criticism for his lack of end product. £100m. 

The media were on Enzo and Caicedo's back week in and week out despite them both being new to the PL but they've said nothing about Grealish for years despite him just coasting on City's success since ever joining despite being a complete shell of the player he was at Villa.

5 hours ago, Jezz said:

1 win in 12 games

• 30/10/2024 (LC) = Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Manchester City
• 2/11/2024 (PL) = Bournemouth 2-1 Manchester City
• 5/11/2024 (CL) = Sporting CP 4-1 Manchester City
• 9/11/2024 (PL) = Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Manchester City
• 23/11/2024 (PL) = Manchester City 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur
• 26/11/2024 (CL) = Manchester City 3-3 Feyenoord
• 1/12/2024 (PL) = Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City
• 4/12/2024 (PL) = Manchester City 3-0 Nottingham Forest
• 7/12/2024 (PL) = Crystal Palace 2-2 Manchester City
• 11/12/2024 (CL) = Juventus 2-0 Manchester City
• 15/12/2024 (PL) = Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United
• 21/12/2024 (PL) = Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City

Haven't been watching CL and LC as much so didn't realize it was this bad. 

5 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

It’s reminiscent to our 15/16 collapse. They need a complete rebuild. 

Selling Palmer is looking more and more like a mistake with each day. He easily could have helped replace their ageing team. It's very reminiscent of us selling Salah and De Bruyne back then. 

11 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Saka out 6 weeks minimum. 
 

23,000 minutes if football at the age of 23 is nuts. Lad will peak at 27 at this rate. 

I'm glad Maresca at least lets Palmer rest in our mid-week games. Can't make the same mistakes.

1 minute ago, Frankie8Lampard said:

I'm glad Maresca at least lets Palmer rest in our mid-week games. Can't make the same mistakes.

Honestly feels like Saka has played every game for 5 years 

18 minutes ago, Frankie8Lampard said:

I'm glad Maresca at least lets Palmer rest in our mid-week games. Can't make the same mistakes.

The article about Tino Anjorin on the BBC website is a good eye opener into what these young lads can (or more pertinently can't !) handle physically. The body is simply not mature enough to cope with the top-level sporting demands made on it at age 17-22 ... same thing observable in other sports. In tennis, for example, the young Andy Murray was always getting injured until he did the work to build his stamina and endurance, which took time. Ditto currently with Jack Draper. Our approach in managing the minutes for our young players is absolutely spot on.

1 hour ago, mojo said:

no, we need them to help us to top the table before xmas

Well we will know before their game if that is possible.

 

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Saka out 6 weeks minimum. 
 

23,000 minutes if football at the age of 23 is nuts. Lad will peak at 27 at this rate. 

Agreed, is why young English players often burn out so early.

I don't think it will affect Arsenal too much. Now if Odeegard was to get injured for 6 or more weeks again... different story.

57 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Well we will know before their game if that is possible.

 

Agreed, is why young English players often burn out so early.

I don't think it will affect Arsenal too much. Now if Odeegard was to get injured for 6 or more weeks again... different story.

They’ve lost their best player for more than a month in a very tight & congested schedule. What are you talking about? 

lol Atletico scores in their anti football fashion in the dying seconds to win 2:1 at Nou Camp

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

They’ve lost their best player for more than a month in a very tight & congested schedule. What are you talking about? 

Saka is a very good player. I am not debating that.

I just beleive they will have the depth to cover his absence better than they did for Odergard, who for me is their best player and not replaceable. 

6 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

How are we the only club in the league that’s sussed out Arsenal’s set piece bo**ocks? 

Monaco showed how to defend Arsenals corners and im surprised no PL club has tried it, stick 3 or 4 players on the half way line and they have to leave 4 or 5 back

Barcelona should have put at least 6 past Atletico last night, but what a greater pleasure than to watch that miserable club lose in the 97th minute against Simeone's smash and grab, rugby tactics??? The Spanish version of Northampton Saints doing us all proud.

26 minutes ago, petre ispirescu said:

Barcelona should have put at least 6 past Atletico last night, but what a greater pleasure than to watch that miserable club lose in the 97th minute against Simeone's smash and grab, rugby tactics??? The Spanish version of Northampton Saints doing us all proud.

Agreed. Sucks for Conor tho

11 hours ago, POCH OUT said:

Monaco showed how to defend Arsenals corners and im surprised no PL club has tried it, stick 3 or 4 players on the half way line and they have to leave 4 or 5 back

Some clubs are too scared.

 

As with last week, when Pool and Arsenal dropped points and we took advantage, it is obvious Pool are beating Spurs to reclaim their gap over Arsenal and extend theirs over us.

1 point ahead, 2 in hand, means they are effectively 7 points ahead.

Yep, Tottenham aren't doing us a favour here. Postecoglou's tactics are suicidal.