Bluemoon goes into Meltdown

After 16 matches last year, City had 38 points, 33 goals for, 9 against. This year they have 36 points but 44-16
Really not much of a difference overall. Points wise practically the same and they have a better goal difference this season by 4. They were top by 1 point ahead of Pool this time last season.
The difference this season is Arsenal have been decidedly better so far, and have raised the bar so to speak. Of course whether we can sustain this is a whole other story. But IMO it's a case of Arsenal's huge improvement rather than any noticeable drop off from City.
 
Like playing snooker with a piece of rope, dreadful
You summed up my sex life there, mate.
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The football is boring. It's as boring as me typing it's boring when we've won 4 out of 5 premier league's but it is boring. We're boring to watch. It's boring.
Prior to this weekend's derby, Pep and our lads have provided a great boost in morale and confidence...


...to the rags.

Well done, Pep. Well done, lads.
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How about we try picking players in their actual position rather than trying 'ridiculous' ideas and formations?
Yep, I dread to think what bright mad idea he's got up his sleeve for Saturday. A great manager but he's cost us in games with his hare brained tactical plans, not least in the champions League final.
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Out worked again.
A Pep team out worked!
All season long we’ve been lazy.
Something has to change cos we’re plodding through this season.
Players need to have it out with each other, Pep needs to call them out, something needs to change cos this is fecking appalling.
It’s not the lack of quality that’s annoying, it’s the lack of effort.
No energy.
No movement.
No press.
The absolute core of any Pep team.
Angry doesn’t quite cover it..
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Something wrong behind the scene’s
Said something similar the other week and got slated . Some serious issues in that squad . We’ve not turned up this season for a good ninety percent of it , thankfully it was the least important competition today . Honestly can’t see us winning anything unless the attitude changes
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does not bode well for Sunday sorry to say
No but he rested players. Oh wait
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Poor recent recruitment is catching up with us. 150m for Grealish, Phillips and Gomez is a complete waste.
pretty sickening when you put it like that!
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I couldn't care less - two extra games against the rags or Newcastle City could really do without
When the Southampton fans are singing... Guardiola your tactics are sh*t.

That says it all.
I thought it was unusual a couple of weeks ago when Pep said he would walk if he felt he wasn’t getting through to the players anymore.

Maybe be saw the early warning signs of that happening
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Billion pound squad reduced to Kev dropping deep to get on the ball and spamming crosses.

Joke
Teams have worked out how to stop us utilising the overlap/underlap on the wing.
We don’t seem to have any other plan to score so just needlessly recycle the ball hoping for a mistake
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What's the betting Pep post match "we played so so good , I'm so happy more than you believe "
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Ah, sod it. Beat the rags.
That's in doubt now
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Worried foden has become a bit too big for his boots. Just doesn’t seem to have the same hunger he once had
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embarrassing
Gutted I am, because we didn't seem to give a shit
Entitlement and arrogance, happening more and more. Can’t happen on Saturday
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We’ve regressed badly this season, if you took Haaland’s goals out of the team we’d be struggling for top 4
no wonder why pep has dropped foden for last 7 games…. mr big head!!!! living on hat trick against rags….
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And why is every player now taking 7 8 9 touches before passing it (backwards)
attitude problems
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This could be part of the ridiculous plan the rags must be confused because I am.
 
Pep is getting bored I think
Think we all are players included, some of the performances this season could cure insomnia
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He picked a team for Saturday tonight

those fans who went deserve a refund

domestic cups are not Peps priority
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Pep looked as disinterested as the players tonight
His genius/mad axis is definitely shifting
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Hopefully that will get Tent Peg a bit giddy and go for it Sat.

In which case we smash the rag cnuts, then all will be good with the world eh.

Up the fecking Blues.
Tent Peg? Is that...
 
At least we are involved in the semi final….draw by ex City players…
And the rags get Forest. feck off…. Blatant
Blatant what? It means they’re likely to face hungry, newly owned Newcastle in the final.
Blatant what? Fixed draw made by two City employees?
At least Newcastle will beat them in the final
Soton v Forest final.
2 tough games against the barcodes avoided, then a final against them raggy tossers.

Happy days, great planning Pep.

Now win the fecking league boys.
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Handed the trophy to United in the process as well.
Newcastle will win this cup
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Saint's had a free hit under ZERO pressure, and were on it from the first to the last whistle. And don't for one second underestimate their home advantage for an evening kick off; that would have been a completely different game at the Etihad.
Of course. That home advantage they've used all season
Have they had an evening kick off at home this season? It clearly affected us.

They were under ZERO pressure.
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On a positive at least we don’t have to play Newcastle over two legs and have a free week before the Arsenal cup game.
I'm glad we are out of it and don't have to play two additional massive games at a crucial part of the season
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Need to grab our collective bollocks on Saturday, send out a statement. Pep has to know who he can trust and who he can't now
Let’s be honest, this season we have been dire to watch far more often than we’ve been good to watch. There are some big issues in the squad. If we stay in the title race then it’s because Arsenal will have managed to implode somehow. We’re not good enough.
Let’s hope we can do what The Scum used to do sometimes in the noughties. Win the Premier League off memory even though they were shit.
 
Pep.s cunning plan ! We dont need another 3 games ! Ha ha
That game was like pep saying I don’t want a two legged semi final in January
Then he should have said it weeks ago and we bowed out then
We were shit saints worked hard that’s all. Sky going on like they were amazing. We would of beaten ourselves tonight
And Dean Henderson can't play against the rags. Lolol
Seems like we just need a refresh. Jude will help if he comes in the summer, but we might need a few more
Red and Black top on Saturday it is then
After tonight, wouldn’t surprise me.
Wow... this tested my patience and my love for City. I wanted to kick the shit out of my man cave and burn all my memorabilia tonight at times. I think I need anger management after this one.
Oh, the drama in the man cave :wenger:
 
Cancelo - Shite
Walker - Shite
Gomez - Shite
Phillips - Shiter
KDB - Shite
Foden - Shite Again...
Grealush - ever Shite
Palmer - young shite
Gonedoggin - old shite
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We haven't dipped in form, we were never in form we play well for one to two games then the level drops considerably if it wasn't for Haaland being absolutely ridiculous we'd be in a different position in the table.

But... We DO have Haaland!
You could extrapolate that argument to the Dippers and Salad!!
What an upside down way of looking at things!
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and second in the league.
What does that say about all the other teams??
They are shite. We lose on Saturday and we are point ahead of that shite and they lost 4-0 to fecking Brentford. But I suppose losing to Brentford is what shite teams do
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Jesus! We are doing great?! We are fortunate to be 2nd and if we don’t improve we won’t be 2nd for long.

we're adjusting to a new striker, in which we have to redress our usual playing style and we're second!

What's all the doom about??
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Surprise Surprise the shit and Newcastle not drawnt against each other
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The World cup for whatever reason seems to have badly affected us but hopefully that display tonight is a big wake up call for everyone.
The Everton game should have been the wake up call.
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Gundy doesn’t even seem arsed talking about it. Finds it funny. Nice
feck me. Do you want him to cry?
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the funny thing about football is, come may we are 3.0 up in the Champions League final in the last min of injury time who remembers losing to Southampton in the league cup
Ffs Gundy bigging Utd up wtf is going on at city
Fook me pep even looks beaten. He could of said we will be ready for Utd not we will try
 
Long way to go but it looks like Haaland has caused a regression whereby they rely on him to score and the team has suffered as a result. Pep will most likely adjust for the 2nd half of the season though and go on a run.


Not really true as They are much worse without him.

They've lost other important players to injury and stuff. Not really surprised they are worse right now
 
Long way to go but it looks like Haaland has caused a regression whereby they rely on him to score and the team has suffered as a result. Pep will most likely adjust for the 2nd half of the season though and go on a run.

They look like a team in regression, not because of Haaland, but because they are getting older, and currently struggling to play 3 competitive games in a week without picking up injuries to key players, and the squad players coming in are not quite at the same standard to keep it all ticking over. De Bruyne doesn't get a rest because they need his creativity, and tonight he was chasing shadows and looking old and fat.

They will be back to a normal formation on Saturday, but I can see Rashford getting at that back 4. Ake made Walker Peters look like Ronaldinho tonight. Stick Casemiro on De Bruyne, Shaw on Mahrez, Dalot on Foden and cut off the supply to Haaland. He can't do it on his own.
 
Any idea what happened to their Grealish performance thread for the current season? Can't seem to find it anywhere it's like they've nuked it.
 
They look like a team in regression, not because of Haaland, but because they are getting older, and currently struggling to play 3 competitive games in a week without picking up injuries to key players, and the squad players coming in are not quite at the same standard to keep it all ticking over. De Bruyne doesn't get a rest because they need his creativity, and tonight he was chasing shadows and looking old and fat.

They will be back to a normal formation on Saturday, but I can see Rashford getting at that back 4. Ake made Walker Peters look like Ronaldinho tonight. Stick Casemiro on De Bruyne, Shaw on Mahrez, Dalot on Foden and cut off the supply to Haaland. He can't do it on his own.

You are probably right.

Watching it last night, Walker looks jaded, as does Gundogan. KDB looks tired. Ake just isn't good enough and several others just looked like they weren't that arsed at aĺl.

Expect about 400m to be spent in the summer. Mostly on full backs.
 
United (A) - Sat 14th Jan, 12:30 | Pre-Match Thread

Shot on target please?
feck knows what’s gonna happen this game. Think I’m more nervous for the line up
Feel sick at the thought of this game now lolol
7-2 Rags
Bet of the season
Pep will spring another surprise on us and United with the team formation.

He will play his strongest team, the right players in the right positions, and no inverted full backs.

If only!
Pep will play some weird line up and Rashford will pump us on the break.

Feel sick that the dirty bastards are gonna pump us
Momentum & energy with Utd.

We are slow & unfit right now with players looking confused with positions.

Sadly first derby in a long time I don’t see us winning. Our performances very poor this season.

Utd if clever just need to hit us on the break although I think they will outrun us in midfield too
dread to think.
They better fecking try at least.
Can’t believe I’m saying that about a Pep team
Their players will fancy it, their fans will fancy it, the stadium will be bouncing, it will be like Anfield earlier this season, add to that our players look out of form and low on confidence and I’m not looking forward to this at all
No stupid tactics Pep, you cannot play so many out of position and just expect it to work.
I think we needed this slap in the face to play the next game.

People keep assuming we'll batter United.. it won't be easy!

I hope this Southampton game is a boon in disguise going forward
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We will be fine.Not worried.
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We'll beat this bunch. Forget tonight.

6-1
Well tonights game has made me optimistic , we have just got our worst performance of the season out of the way and have given the Rags false promise , it will be a cruise on Saturday , Spuds will beat the Goons and all will be well.
Now where is that 2nd bottle of Hennessy :)
Pep giving United a huge Southampton sized false sense of security and then absolutely destroying them could be his finest work
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We're going to get tanked.
Why ?
Pep started second string with gomez , palmer and philips. What are the odds those will start against rags? Also walker will not play cb and mahrez and bernie fresh legs .
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Totally different game Saturday. Strongest 11 no doubt. I would take a draw though if Arse don’t win
Getting beat tonight could be part of peps derby master plan.
Practice fecking shooting!
Keep an eye on Rashford between 85-95mins the tw@t
Job done!
Rags will be watching tonight and have their backs up even more. They’re in form and, like it or not, playing the type of football that’s our kryptonite with quick transitions and passing.

Heres hoping we step up like we usually do in big games.
Big reaction needed tomorrow in training. Pep needs to stop Pepping and just pick the side that will beat these newly-cocky cnuts.

No fecking about. One up in ten minutes, silence that shithole stadium and go on to win.

We’re owed that after tonight’s embarrassment
Let's move on from tonight. Get to Old Trafford early Saturday . A couple of snifters in the Quadrant at 10.30am. Then a 3-0 win and a drinking spree all afternoon in Chorlton. Last time dancing on the tables in the Trevor Arms. Happy days.
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We're champions of England AGAIN.
we won't be that bad again for a long time. The city is BLUE and will be on Saturday Keep the faith. CTID
Well said. Saturday will be brilliant again. We have owned this city for the past ten years.
I didn’t know they played in the same city as us?
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First derby for a long time where we will have a serious test, huge game for both teams.
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For the first time since the pisscan they have a competent coach that the players are playing for him.
I agree,he looks like he knows what he is doing.
Seems to have quickly figured his best players/system.
Lucky for them, some coaches need a lot time to find their best team.
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For the first time in a long time they have a realistic chance before the game of beating us.
Our form and the way we are playing for the majority of the season just isn't good. Haaland goals have masked the down turn in performance levels.
Rags 1
Blues 4. Haaland brace, Rodri and Grealish.

Have that you red cnuts, and back into your box you go.
Dunno why but im pretty calm about this one
I think Ten Hag and the way he wants United to play will play into our hands again.
We are the first decent team they’ve come up against in a good while.
I fancy us to put about 3 past them
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Crunch time, time to play our strongest 11, no square pegs please Pep. The Rags are in decent form, but if (big if) we play like we did in the 1st half against them at our place we will win.
The rags were on decent form prior to the Etihad Derby, we put them back in their box. The sooner
Ten Hag sorts it out and gets them losing again the happier I'll be. Only know true happiness when their losing was pretty pissed for most of the nineties.
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I'm expecting three points
I can't believe they are so close to us points wise
They are not a good team at all
The rags say the same about us. I agree we will win
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We’ll beat these then lose to Spurs on Thursday
We've got the world's best midfielder and world's best striker in a team guided by the world's best manager and the best goal difference in the league.
Arrogant rag red bastards 0 Manchester City in beautiful sky blue 4.
Gundogan (the captain) coming out and saying that he hopes Southampton will be a wake up call as although we’ve won games something has been missing and off this season I.e. desire, hunger and performances (his words not mine) is slightly worrying. But, if they can’t change that for this game of all games this season may well be a write off.
Really hope those who are lucky enough to be going belt out a few oldies:
“You’re not famous anymore.”
“History channel, you’re on the history channel, history chaaaaaaneellll.”
And when they sing “Argentina” we should absolutely respond with a rousing rendition of “Sergio, Sergio.”
And my favorite, "whole generation ..."
Can it really be possible that the rags start this game as favourites? There'll be a whole generation of supporters who have never seen this in their lifetime. Tell me it's a bad dream.

You're only as good as your last match though, as the old cliché has it....