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46 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

We did superb to boss them for such a period 🤣


We laugh but we genuinely did :lol: this Man City side is a free-scoring bunch of doped up freaks and it was only a 5 minute spell where they turned the screw that got them back into the game. It’ll be a different story down there like :lol: 

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18 hours ago, Holden McGroin said:

Aye, if we press high at the ethiad then it could get messy.

 

To be honest, the only way to stay in the game against this Man City is to press them relentlessly. As Man United showed, you can't sit off them no matter how good you think you are, they'll punish you. If De Bruyne is afforded any time or space, he'll create a chance and with Haaland playing like he is, that chance is getting buried. I think we can go to the Etihad and press them, especially when we've got Joelinton back and ASM posing them problems on the break.

 

 

Wonder what odds I'd get on Haaland missing a relatively easy chance and the commentator saying "Well, he is human after all"?

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31 minutes ago, The Fish said:

 

To be honest, the only way to stay in the game against this Man City is to press them relentlessly.

 

Only if you like Tonkings. If you play 11 behind the ball and try and nick one you are looking at a solid 3-0 defeat. Could be anything if you go for a fist fight.

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4 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said:

 

Only if you like Tonkings. If you play 11 behind the ball and try and nick one you are looking at a solid 3-0 defeat. Could be anything if you go for a fist fight.

You try a low block against this Man City side and they will absolutely gub you. The movement of Grealish, Foden and Haaland with or without the ball will find pockets of space even in the tightest defensive shape. The best way to limit the chances falling to those players is to stifle the supply line. It doesn't have to be a particularly high line, there just needs to be a lot of pressing. Don't let them settle, don't afford them space, hunt in packs and close off the escape routes. They are supremely talented footballers, so force them to play at their peak, rather than letting them stroll about unmolested.

 

That's how our under strength team almost took all 3 points from them at St James'. Pressure, pace and pkicking lumps out of them.

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10 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said:

Aye, but away games are vastly different.

 

Howe only knows how to play this way so should be fun to watch anyway.

 

I think you're right for most teams, but with this Man City side, and this Newcastle side? I think our best chance is to double down on the tactics that paid off at St James'. 

 

Plus, by the time we face them, we'll have strengthened again.

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Someone needs to invent a time machine and go back to 2001 and tell Roy Keane that we've got a terminator role for him in 2022. We can tell him that Haaland's kid grew up to be a prolific fucker of Keane's dogs. 

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Was just looking at his stats, they're utterly insane. 1.67 goals per game. He's averaging a goal every 54 minutes. 

How much did they bid for Harry Kane again?

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