The English Football Thread

[Gilvorak 3,734]

City look excellent. Scary thing is this is them without Aguero & De Bruyne.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

OH MY GODDDD WHAT A PLAYER

[Pizy 18,418]

City look excellent. Scary thing is this is them without Aguero & De Bruyne.

I really wish we could play like this in the final third. Arsenal do it too. Players instantly form triangles and are in constant motion looking for angles and quick, short passes that defenders can't keep up with. Our players often times just stand around and watch the player with the ball. They aren't even really giving the opposition a chance by dominating the ball so much.

And like you say, this is without the league's best striker and De Bruyne to come in.

Oh, now 0-2 as I type.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Imagine thinking Yaya Toure is a liability. Best midfielder in the League.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Toure back?

[Jase 43,479]

West Brom barely putting up any effort here, almost standing off City. Just watch them play the game of their lives against us next weekend.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

I really wish we could play like this in the final third. Arsenal do it too. Players instantly form triangles and are in constant motion looking for angles and quick, short passes that defenders can't keep up with. Our players often times just stand around and watch the player with the ball. They aren't even really giving the opposition a chance by dominating the ball so much.

And like you say, this is without the league's best striker and De Bruyne to come in.

Oh, now 0-2 as I type.

We played like this in the first half of last season but we've been terrible ever since Spurs hammered us on New Years, Swansea away the only exception.

[zolayes 14,489]

30 minutes and game over

[Gilvorak 3,734]

West Brom will go down this season imo. Pulis is the most limited manager in the League.

[Pizy 18,418]

We played like this in the first half of last season but we've been terrible ever since Spurs hammered us on New Years, Swansea away the only exception.

So frustrating.

I think having a proper, creative #10 like Silva would be huge of course. We don't have that wizard in the hole that can dictate the game. Cesc was doing it in the first half of last season but is woefully out of form now.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

So frustrating.

I think having a proper, creative #10 like Silva would be huge of course. We don't have that wizard in the hole that can dictate the game. Cesc was doing it in the first half of last season but is woefully out of form now.

And they are going for another in De Bruyne.

[Pizy 18,418]

And they are going for another in De Bruyne.

It's hard to force myself not to moan.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

God we're going to hear so much "city have that we don't" all week.

It's amazing how frail some fans can be, almost like kids. Man up ffs.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

IMO only Aguëro and Costa are better strikers in this league than Bony.

[Special Juan 27,439]

Effortlessly keeping the ball and choosing when to go for the kill, it's very easy this.

[Pizy 18,418]

Effortlessly keeping the ball and choosing when to go for the kill, it's very easy this.

This is why we have to hope that when City go up against the better sides their vulnerable defense gets exposed. They'll destroy these types of teams with ease. Even without Aguero and any other new signings they make.

[sapper245 40]

Effortlessly keeping the ball and choosing when to go for the kill, it's very easy this.

Men against boys. Surprised really from a Pulis team. they usually put up a fight and not roll over

[nadavTKL 1,787]

They'll destroy these types of teams with ease. Even without Aguero and any other new signings they make.

Thats not news. Attacking was never their weakness. This kind of attitude from the opposition is perfect for them.