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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[Dave9777]

16% possession

 

[Esteban Cambiasso]

30 mins in and we've not seen our team anywhere near us... this is so poor

 

[DSB-91]

I was pissed off after Luton.

Can’t get too upset about today. Players could all have the best game of their careers, tactics could be perfect and we’d still lose this 9 times out of 10.

 

[Deepred]

This is garbage again. You can't park the bus and expect city not to score. At least have a go. Yes City have better players but to turn up like you are a Sunday League team is not good enough. They are not super human and players and staff need some belief.

 

[Flatcap]

There is Wes with the bombscare moment again.

 

[Bell4]

Paul Merson is a full weight cock!

He isn't half as bad as Sherwood - at least he has shown us some respect whereas Sherwood shows us nothing but contempt

 

[Esteban Cambiasso]

This is garbage again. You can't park the bus and expect city not to score. At least have a go. Yes City have better players but to turn up like you are a Sunday League team is not good enough. They are not super human and players and staff need some belief.

Exactly were playing like a Sunday league team.. such a shit manager

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

Sat on the half way line today and I've not looked right (the way we are attacking) once in 35 mins. I feel a team in the cup would do more than this

 

[Slim Man]

Arguably our best player this season

That’s why we’ve got 9 points

 

[DSB-91]

There is Wes with the bombscare moment again.

Confidence has to be completely shot at this point.

I’d say give him a break but Davies looked shocking in that Wrexham game last season.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Rodri has completed more passes than our entire team combined.

 

[Peaktrade]

Run around Ben on .. great …

 

[MosboroughBlade]

I think we have to go back to basics, learn how to pass and keep a ball. Tackle, press up and have some intent. It's the bare minimum.

 

[SUFCinks]

Can’t allow man city to dictate and control the game so easily. This is a breeze for them. Exactly what they like. Got to be much better than this.

We are compact but still absolutely horrendous with the ball. Being so careless in possession means we have to work twice as hard out of possession. When we get the ball we give it away far too easily/quickly instead of trying to establish any control. We don’t give ourselves a breather. We are absolutely fucked from chasing after it that we kill any chance we have when we finally get the ball. Suicide. This is so easy for city.

I know it’s city but the standards are a million miles off. Out of possession resilient but not aggressive enough, in possession we are so far away from the required standard. Need to hold the ball better.

Having watched luton earlier against chelsea (and several other times this season) they are a FAR better footballing team than us. This is just deflating to watch.

We’ve assembled a team of headless chickens who can’t string 3 passes together.

Wilders first 2 games were decent but still lots of the same problems as we had under hecky.

 

[DSB-91]

I think we have to go back to basics, learn how to pass and keep a ball. Tackle, press up and have some intent. It's the bare minimum.

Must be confidence at this point.

There’s no way both Hecky and Wilder weren’t trying to address those points.

 

[Chris the Blade]

Brewster 10yds off the pace as usual. And to think 5yrs ago he was the next big thing

 

[MosboroughBlade]

Must be confidence at this point.

There’s no way both Hecky and Wilder weren’t trying to address those points.

Maybe mate who knows. UTB.

 

[Barnette]

This approach is UNACCEPTABLE.....we look worse than a League 2 side. Our squad is better than this - its our manager/coaches that are allowing this to happen.

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

Sat on the half way line today and I've not looked right (the way we are attacking) once in 35 mins. I feel a team in the cup would do more than this

We just had our first attack 88 mins!

Then again when you break 115 rules you should be half decent ey?

 

[Bell4]

Good news

We`re not playing for another month

 

[Snowflake]

Can’t allow man city to dictate and control the game so easily. This is a breeze for them. Exactly what they like. Got to be much better than this.

We are compact but still absolutely horrendous with the ball. Being so careless in possession means we have to work twice as hard out of possession. When we get the ball we give it away far too easily/quickly instead of trying to establish any control. We don’t give ourselves a breather. We are absolutely fucked from chasing after it that we kill any chance we have when we finally get the ball. Suicide. This is so easy for city.

I know it’s city but the standards are a million miles off. Out of possession resilient but not aggressive enough, in possession we are so far away from the required standard. Need to hold the ball better.

Having watched luton earlier against chelsea (and several other times this season) they are a FAR better footballing team than us. This is just deflating to watch.

We’ve assembled a team of headless chickens who can’t string 3 passes together.

Wilders first 2 games were decent but still lots of the same problems as we had under hecky.

That’s because he has the same players at present

 

[Chimpan-A]

I’ve been impressed to some degree with changes since Wilder came in, but this is easily as bad as anything under Heckingbottom. Cowardly performance in some ways. Brought two strikers on when chasing a game and then sat them on half way line, instructed (it seems) not to press the ball.
We seem happy to keep setting terrible records for things like number of passes, possession. If this was in Italy you would be thinking it was a bung, we have been that passive.

 

[Snowflake]

Good news

We`re not playing for another month

Have you given up on the cup and against West Ham ?

 

[blades78]

We are abysmal in possession, everyone is on their heels, weight of pass is poor. I'd like to know how many times we've won the ball in cities half. As for Foderingham, he gets worse by the week.

 

[Jon Bon II]

Isn't it about time that Foden got a different haircut and ditched the Salford Car Thief look?

 

[Bell4]

Have you given up on the cup and against West Ham ?

yup

 

[CurseofOnuora]

Merson has just suggested that we should be delighted at losing 2-0. Fuck this league.

 

[CambridgeshireBlade]

Turns out the nation state with unlimited oil money and a 22 squad who would all be starters in any other team in Europe with a stand full of tourists won, who'd have guessed

 

[Chris the Blade]

Isn't it about time that Foden got a different haircut and ditched the Salford Car Thief look?

With the money he's got I would have thought a nice quiff would be suitable. He should be kicked out of Wilmslow looking like that

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Total football wins.

Losing 2-0 is a win for the Blades compared to whats happened previosly this season.

Dont think goal difference will be a factor in deciding who is relegated tho will it.