Premier League Gameweek 20 (26th - 28th December 2017) - Boxing Day

City are like us in the early 2000’s in that so many games are won before they even start. Everyone is shit scared of playing them.
 
Shelvey shoots from kick off.

What a pleb.
Any excuse to post this:

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Bringing on a striker to replace your centre back? After ten minutes of watching this Newcastle set up that's a great shout.
 
Only Aguero in the box yet Fernandinho finds him with a cross, yet we spend whole matches crossing shite even with 3 6ft players in the box
 
I don't think I've ever seen as few games in the PL as this season.
 
Pep is just toying with the league now. Who needs 3 subs in such a form?
 
Prem managers have been pathetic va City this season. How are Newcastle supposed to score when they have no intention of playing?
 
Bernardo Silva doesn't look like a €50m player.

Tough choice between that and another Eboue gif where he pretends to understand what the South Korea coach is telling one of his players:

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How he made it as a pro I have no idea. Still loved his sub appearance where he was taken off after tackling his own players.
 
De Bruyne‘s crossing is just brilliant.
 
How did Bayern beat Barca? Pressing. No one presses City, no one tackles, no ones aggressive. The prem is an utter joke if no team even tries to play against City. Block the third man!, City constantly have a 3rd pass option. Its pathetic. The Benitez tactics are awful. This game is boring. No, lets give them time and space to play, lets even let there CBs make runs into the midfield uncontested. Its absolute nonsense. Pep gets way too much respect, maybe if teams started those sneaky, petty, hard fouls against City, instead of just taking them from City.
 
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How did Bayern beat Peps Barca? Pressing. No one presses City, no one tackles, no ones aggressive. The prem is an utter joke if no team even tries to play against City. Block the third man!, City constantly have a 3rd pass option. Its pathetic. The Benitez tactics are awful. This game is boring. No, lets give them time and space to play, lets even let there CBs make runs into the midfield uncontested. Its absolute nonsense. Pep gets way too much respect, maybe if teams started those sneaky, petty, hard fouls against City, instead of just taking them from City.
Liverpool might if they can keep a full quota of players on the pitch.
 
How did Bayern beat Peps Barca? Pressing. No one presses City, no one tackles, no ones aggressive. The prem is an utter joke if no team even tries to play against City. Block the third man!, City constantly have a 3rd pass option. Its pathetic. The Benitez tactics are awful. This game is boring. No, lets give them time and space to play, lets even let there CBs make runs into the midfield uncontested. Its absolute nonsense. Pep gets way too much respect, maybe if teams started those sneaky, petty, hard fouls against City, instead of just taking them from City.

Bayern didn’t beat Pep’s Barca.
 
How did Bayern beat Peps Barca? Pressing. No one presses City, no one tackles, no ones aggressive. The prem is an utter joke if no team even tries to play against City. Block the third man!, City constantly have a 3rd pass option. Its pathetic. The Benitez tactics are awful. This game is boring. No, lets give them time and space to play, lets even let there CBs make runs into the midfield uncontested. Its absolute nonsense. Pep gets way too much respect, maybe if teams started those sneaky, petty, hard fouls against City, instead of just taking them from City.

These teams can be beaten but maybe even more important is what you do with the ball. Simple tactic, defend with nine, go long with every clearance to an area or zone and your man gets on it. If you know it's going to him, transition and gamble forward.
 
I honestly have no idea what Newcastle think they're doing there on the pitch. Probably admire City playing from up closer than anyone else.
 
City dispossess most opponents with ease. Must be the psychology of chasing shadows for 80% of the game.
 
So much money involved in the league and yet both technically and tactically La Liga bottom clubs are on another level.