Manchester City vs Sheffield United

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Premier League Matchweek 20 - Saturday 30th December 2023 - 15:00 - Etihad Stadium
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Referee: David Coote
Assistants: Tim Wood, Derek Eaton
Fourth Official: Chris Kavanagh
VAR: Simon Hooper
Assistant VAR: Simon Long

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[straight_outta_compton]

Time for rnd to come off the bench, skin a few of their players, get to by-line and provide a pinpoint cross for osula to smash it into their net?

 

[Nick Jansky]

Bogle has been very good.

Generally it’s been a lot better than I expected. Although of course that isn’t saying much.

Osula is not a finisher.

Thomas has been ok.

Slimane is very poor. Looks overawed.

Slimane & Brooks have both done their work off the ball extremely well.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

When they have the ball its like.........i will watch you bitch.

When we have the ball it like.......we have a City rash on us.

Pepgoz got a yellow card for wanting it all.

 

[Revolution]

Slimane & Brooks have both done their work off the ball extremely well.

Fair point, but Slimane has been terrible on the ball.

Robbo needs to cut out the ball playing. He’s gonna get burned.

 

[Nedski]

Why does Kyle always work his bollocks off against us? I swear he only shoots when he's playing us.

I'd like to see Archer for Slimane, with Brooks and Archer then swapping places. Brooks has supported Thomas quite well but Archer has been tracking back in recent weeks, and I'd like Brooks on the right and cutting in.

Osula already looks knackered, maybe give Traore a run out from 60 mins. We need more pace!

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Slimane off in January wont miss him will we.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Fair point, but Slimane has been terrible on the ball.

Robbo needs to cut out the ball playing. He’s gonna get burned.

Apart from Bogle & Osula everyone has been terrible on the ball, but City are the best team in the world at closing down & pressing.

 

[bakeblade]

That's probably what Wilder's trying here. Keep it a close game and then bring in McBurnie, Archer and Brewster in the 2nd half for a late push.

Brewster

 

[Snowflake]

Time for rnd to come off the bench, skin a few of their players, get to by-line and provide a pinpoint cross for osula to smash it into their net?

Have you ever seen him do any of that ?
His absence has elevated him into an outstanding player which in the past he has not shown

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

City got RATS

 

[PokerBlade]

Wilder tactics spot on so far

That's the sad thing. Tactically Wilder hasn't got much wrong since he came in, but the players just don't seem up to the task in general. We've had a couple of shots on target, a decent one Osula snatched at, limited City as much as we can, but we're on the way to another loss.

 

[Chimpan-A]

Have you ever seen him do any of that ?
His absence has elevated him into an outstanding player which in the past he has not shown

Absolutely this. If I recall correctly he was having an OK run in the side, but nothing spectacular. Now he is the second coming of JOC.

 

[Nedski]

55 minutes in, Brooks has had 4 touches and 1 inaccurate pass, 0 accurate passes. Surely that's a record?

To be fair though he's still managed to have a good game!

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

There's an eerie familiarity about this. Man City had 8 shots in the first half. Ten minutes into the second they've already had 4. At least last time it was still 0-0 before they inevitably scored.

 

[Le Cynique]

There's an eerie familiarity about this. Man City had 8 shots in the first half. Ten minutes into the second they've already had 4. At least last time it was still 0-0 before they inevitably scored.

It’s usually 0-0 before a team scores tbf

 

[Mendi]

Game over now 2-0

 

[Lawrence]

Wilder was too late to make the change, Osula and Brooks have been running on fumes

 

[bakeblade]

Game over now 2-0

Game was over at 3.00

 

[Esteban Cambiasso]

This is a tactical masterclass way above anything hecky could come up with

 

[Chilttheblade]

They shoot horses don’t they?

 

[Esteban Cambiasso]

This is a tactical masterclass way above anything hecky could come up with

Play your worst players is simply brilliant

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

It’s usually 0-0 before a team scores tbf

I know. I just meant that a second goal was coming as Man City have come out in the second half all guns a blazing, just like last time we played them.

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Not much fun this, is it?! (Understatement of the year)

 

[Esteban Cambiasso]

Play your worst players is simply brilliant

Although let's rest players for our next game in 26 days

 

[MosboroughBlade]

This is a tactical masterclass way above anything hecky could come up with

You run risking the wrath of wit and the rest of the brown nosing crew. This is awful, when you see a non league team play a Premier league team in the fa cup they have more threat than us. Its garbage.

 

[Esteban Cambiasso]

You run risking the wrath of wit and the rest of the brown nosing crew. This is awful, when you see a non league team play a Premier league team in the fa cup they have more threat than us. Its garbage.

I'm in the stadium too

 

[MosboroughBlade]

I'm in the stadium too

At least the fans are always great. UTB.

 

[Lawrence]

And Brooks is still on? Has he lost his ‘running at defenders’ Mojo? the reason he was put in the team was to run at defenders, doesn’t seem to do it anymore

 

[Esteban Cambiasso]

At least the fans are always great. UTB.

We're bored

 

[Steve.C]

Paul Merson is a full weight cock!