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When a big club is losing to a smaller club the minimum is always 4 mins.

Why in this game then?

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Bacuna! How bad is he now???????

Why are you guys on Bacuna's case so much? He's not been any worse than our other "players".

I can't believe some here think it's ok to play like this just because it's Man City. Can't understand that thinking. We might just forfeit then.

Just put up a fight guys. Don't play scared. Try to create something.

Ok, that's it then.

Well done Milner!

Thread looks overly pessimistic. I would play the team Outbyeaster suggests, maybe put Bennet in for Luna.

City will attack, that should play to our strenghts. We're definitely not favourites, but I think we have an outside chance. It's not going to be pretty though.

Don't care about Europe. The money would be ok though.

Hope for Bennett to be in. And Sylla.

Wrote him off a month ago. Copy here what KSV said.

Not this one.

Well done for proving my point.

What we're doing currently is taking small risks and trying out inexpensive players in the hopes that some of them will come through fine. I would think that means unusually few of these players will actually make it. To me Tonev is an epitome of a project like this. And my opinion is that he will fail.

On the other hand I agree with you that our crowd isn't always behind our players in home matches which infuriates me.

So you've already written him off? But then you say our crowd doesn't get behind the players which annoys you?

Erm take a look in the mirror.

I know what you're saying, but outside of this board, where I express an opinion, I don't express my displeasure. Well, except for in the heat of the moment, ofcourse.

He needs a play maker behind him to be effective. As I mentioned, Kozak does not create his own chances. He still has a lot to improve in that part of his game. Benteke is a much more complete striker than Kozak but with that being said, Kozak is still a quality striker. The runs he was making was very smart. He was the reason Tonev was able to waste so many shots. If Benteke is out for a little while, Lambert really needs to tell one of the midfielders to stick to an advanced position or Kozak will be pretty useless.

Czechlad knows what he is talking about.

Not this one.

Well done for proving my point.

What we're doing currently is taking small risks and trying out inexpensive players in the hopes that some of them will come through fine. I would think that means unusually few of these players will actually make it. To me Tonev is an epitome of a project like this. And my opinion is that he will fail.

On the other hand I agree with you that our crowd isn't always behind our players in home matches which infuriates me.

Not this one.

Lambert shouldn't be mad at him at all. This is what he bought in Tonev.

I'm more at ease with Bacuna as RB than Lowton at the moment. Let him continue as starter.

Set piece taker.

 

Looked goot at right back today.  Can he play as effectively at right midfield? I'd hope so because I'd love to see an on form Lowton and Bacuna in the same team.

Left back?

Mostly agree Steve. We put more weigh on defense thereafter though, that probably had an effect.

Like him but...

Because of our lack of clean sheets, I haven't appreciated Brad as much as most here. That changed today.

Well done today Ciaran!

Never an easier choice for MOTM.

Every bit as poor a performance as expected. Well, worse to be honest. Much worse.

Tonev off!