zicky:
they can't do another Dele Alli on us

tglobal:
Algeria Vs Zimbabwe not going according to script. Algerians dont seem to know what has hit them. Don't know if Zim can sustain the tempo though (Alg 1 - 1 Zim)

lexyman:



The Zimbabwean were very precise in the first half , thew knew what they wanted and they went for it .... capitalised on the ALGERIAN weakness , and struck them , good first half so far !

lakesidepapa:


That Algeria team is worst team so far in this Afcon, to play together na wahala, very individualistic

lexyman:



I disagree with you , they weren't that bad , they deserved to win the game the way they played in the second half , but they were unlucky.

safarigirl:


this same Kelechi that was scoring brace and hat-trick under Pellegrinni just last year.....and dem say make we leave am, he still dey learn work. Pesin wey dey regress when e dey learn work, is that not a sign that the new master is incapable of inculcating the needed technique and skills in him?

As for Bravo, like I said, flop.

See Everton that Leicester locked down and conquered just a week ago, using City to shine. Issorait

TheGoodJoe:


Aguero that is one of the top performers in the EPL hardly had a chance to take a shot on target and you want Iheanacho to score a hat-trick. It was a cagey game with most of Everton players behind the ball. There was little to no chance to score. If the referee gave Sterling the Blatant penalty, the game would have opened up.

Even Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi finds it difficult in a cagey game. When teams play City, the strategy is simple, stay deep and wait for us to push forward in mass and hit on a counter.

With the goal, it was easier for them to stay organised and we commit more. There is nothing like regression in this case. Players do not regress like that.

safarigirl:


this same Kelechi that was scoring brace and hat-trick under Pellegrinni just last year.....and dem say make we leave am, he still dey learn work. Pesin wey dey regress when e dey learn work, is that not a sign that the new master is incapable of inculcating the needed technique and skills in him?

As for Bravo, like I said, flop.

See Everton that Leicester locked down and conquered just a week ago, using City to shine. Issorait

safarigirl:
na you I don dey wait since.

Cagey game, because Pep no sabi work abi?

You know how many games Kelechi has played this season? I expected a brace at least once since how many months now, yet even one goal is few and far between.

If you think my Kelechi comment was based on this one game, you're very wrong.

For once, just veto on this your need to justify everything Pep and City do. It's okay as a fan, to say "Today, we f'ucked up", even City fans from Manchester City themselves habe those days.

One day, just give yourself a break, this job you're doing is a thankless job. Focus your energy on teams like Rangers, Warri Wolves and co if you must be this passionate, NPFL needs you.

safarigirl:
na you I don dey wait since.

Cagey game, because Pep no sabi work abi?

You know how many games Kelechi has played this season? I expected a brace at least once since how many months now, yet even one goal is few and far between.

If you think my Kelechi comment was based on this one game, you're very wrong.

For once, just veto on this your need to justify everything Pep and City do. It's okay as a fan, to say "Today, we f'ucked up", even City fans from Manchester City themselves habe those days.

One day, just give yourself a break, this job you're doing is a thankless job. Focus your energy on teams like Rangers, Warri Wolves and co if you must be this passionate, NPFL needs you.

TheGoodJoe:




With time he will sort it out. So far, he is doing wonders for me because with the age of the squad, we can not perform at this level for this long. He won five out of his last seven games. That does not count as does not know his work for me.

tbaba1234:


The bolded is the problem. You think, Pep is 'doing wonders' even till now.. The so called old players are not slouches by any means.

TheGoodJoe:


I can not okay everything City do. I was mad at the sacking of Mancini. It was crazy after he came second in the FA Cup and League. The whole not qualifying for Europe will come but the management were impatient. We are still paying for that action because he was one person who knew how to build a formidable squad.

I am definitely mad at the way we have handled our youth policy. It sickens me when I see Alexander Arnold at 18 start against Manchester United today in such a big game. See a kid like Davies run past our players and score.

It is still the same old thing I have cried repeatedly on this thread. Experience is overrated. What is the use of the Experience when Zabby and Yaya can not shield the defence. We have a young Alex Garcia. It is better we play the young players than have the so called experienced players performing abysmally.

With Kolarov, Clichy and to some extent Sagna performing poorly, why send Maffeo and Angelino on loan. Beats my imagination.

I doubt Adarabioyo can perform as poorly as Stones did today.

zicky:
am I the only one seeing something different today, I was expecting something like ; the team were good at their pressing game, Bravo was superb, the ref was poor, everton players were blah blah blah
Just consider safarigirl advice, direct 20% of your energy to one local side.

TheGoodJoe:


I would take your comment serious if you had an actual input. There is absolutely no point in the above.

onirugbon:
Iheanacho once again causes the third goal with a poor passing.

Men and brethren, that is it. Pepe has succeeded in dipping our boy's confidence.

onirugbon:


Hahaha lol

He actually has point Joe. I laughed when I read his comment. You have always defended mancity with many of those words above. But today one can tell from your tone that you feel as humbled as Pep.
You have even steered clear of vindicating Iheanacho's performance as you would usually do.
'He is pressing well' 'His link up play improved massively' 'He is learning fast'

Truth is Guardiola's tiki taka football phisolophy is very alien to these premiership guys and can take ages to perfect. EPL clubs do not have that patience and if Pep does not do something fast he will soon be on his way out.

I mean he has terribly regressed this team from what he inherited. Are you trying to say Yaya toure and Zabaletta suddenly aged over night?
Yaya is not finished and he clearly showed it in his game today. It is Guardiola's alien one way tactic that should be attacked.

I tell you if Mourinho inherits this same team from Pep, Mancity would be a difficult team to score against or defeat.

onirugbon:


Hahaha lol

He actually has point Joe. I laughed when I read his comment. You have always defended mancity with many of those words above. But today one can tell from your tone that you feel as humbled as Pep.
You have even steered clear of vindicating Iheanacho's performance as you would usually do.
'He is pressing well' 'His link up play improved massively' 'He is learning fast'

Truth is Guardiola's tiki taka football phisolophy is very alien to these premiership guys and can take ages to perfect. EPL clubs do not have that patience and if Pep does not do something fast he will soon be on his way out.

I mean he has terribly regressed this team from what he inherited. Are you trying to say Yaya toure and Zabaletta suddenly aged over night?
Yaya is not finished and he clearly showed it in his game today. It is Guardiola's alien one way tactic that should be attacked.

I tell you if Mourinho inherits this same team from Pep, Mancity would be a difficult team to score against or defeat.

daveP:
lol, tell goodjoe o.


Handwriting on the wall na permanent marker, there's nothing like it will gradually become bold for all to see.


Simply put, The confidence of the MVP of a youth tournament is now waned right under a supposed worl best coach. Let pep learn.


And like I said earlier, when you see Lagos, the welcome signboard says "This is Lagos" and not "welcome to lagos"


Pep,This is the EPL.

safarigirl:
na you I don dey wait since.

Cagey game, because Pep no sabi work abi?

You know how many games Kelechi has played this season? I expected a brace at least once since how many months now, yet even one goal is few and far between.

If you think my Kelechi comment was based on this one game, you're very wrong.

For once, just veto on this your need to justify everything Pep and City do. It's okay as a fan, to say "Today, we f'ucked up", even City fans from Manchester City themselves habe those days.

One day, just give yourself a break, this job you're doing is a thankless job. Focus your energy on teams like Rangers, Warri Wolves and co if you must be this passionate, NPFL needs you.

daveP:



(To flight commandant) seekie seekie watch, drop the nukes, I repeat drop the nukes!!!

Safarigirl: Roger Command! Dropping nukes now! ( does so with style)


TheGoodJoe, you can't hide anymore, for now....

TheGoodJoe:


Iheanacho did not get services. Not lack of confidence. I wonder how something as simple as that is difficult to see. We are not creating scoring chances. Teams play a cagey system when they play us. We need to sort it out by more clever build-up plays through the wings.

That is not waning in confidence.

TheGoodJoe:


Those are disses, not our main problems. We made lots of transfer errors before Guardiola came. For example, the Mangala deal. Guardiola also met an aging team which is not his fault. We are still playing well.

We beat some top sides with an aging squad. It is so easy to see. With some freshness in the side which will come next season, we will play better.

My disappointment is the youngsters we did not integrate into the team. Players like Alex Garcia, Angelino, Maffeo, Denayer, Manu Garcia and Adarabioyo.

We are paying for those reckless decisions.

TheGoodJoe:


I disagree on Mourinho doing better. It is a myth. Mourinho has better players than City today. We just have history names, not current form. Mata, Mikhytarian, Martial, Rojo, Bailey, Pogba, Herrera, Schneiderlin (Who he just sold) are good players who as a team are better than City but Mourinho is not lighting the league up.

daveP:
Chai Joe just pause for once now


You say you want at least a high level of analytic accuracy on sport issues on here, but you actually fall when it comes to reading btw the lines. You sound like you can do a better job than Pep and it's shocking that you've not taken a coaching badge to start.


No matter what your tactics is, over and over again, there will always, always be some odd tactics that would kill it and stop it. If wing plays were the answers, you think Pep wouldn't have seen it? The same pep you defend in name is the same Pep you use style to criticise by all these constant analysis of How City supposed to play.



The Aguero you see today you keep defending as if he is some kind of Costa. Lemme just stop


Leave this method actually. It does no good.

goldfish80:

Apart from Pogba, non of these guys can get into the Man city squad.

goldfish80:

Apart from Pogba, non of these guys can get into the Man city squad.

TheGoodJoe:


I can not okay everything City do. I was mad at the sacking of Mancini. It was crazy after he came second in the FA Cup and League. The whole not qualifying for Europe will come but the management were impatient. We are still paying for that action because he was one person who knew how to build a formidable squad.

I am definitely mad at the way we have handled our youth policy. It sickens me when I see Alexander Arnold at 18 start against Manchester United today in such a big game. See a kid like Davies run past our players and score.

It is still the same old thing I have cried repeatedly on this thread. Experience is overrated. What is the use of the Experience when Zabby and Yaya can not shield the defence. We have a young Alex Garcia. It is better we play the young players than have the so called experienced players performing abysmally.

With Kolarov, Clichy and to some extent Sagna performing poorly, why send Maffeo and Angelino on loan. Beats my imagination.

I doubt Adarabioyo can perform as poorly as Stones did today .

daveP:
it just amazes me seriously. I don taya.

goldfish80:

Finally you criticize Jon stones. That's a first!
Remember I told you Everton mugged Man city by selling Stones for £50m? The Evertonians must have been laughing all the way to the bank when Sheik made that payment.