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There is no time for players to settle in if we are to improve on last season. The margin for error is minuscule and I will hazard a guess at 3 defeats. Spurs will be a massive game. We need an out of the blocks master-class by both Ballotelli and lallana if we are to genuinely challenge.
I still believe the partial rebuild and all it ALWAYS entails looks the most likely of scenarios and if that plays out it will be 4th place if we're lucky. MUST win even?  I was going to wait for the game thread but you beat me to it!
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Is Lallana fit for Spuds?
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“Adam Lallana is in the latter stages of his rehabilitation; he will join the group although obviously won’t be in the squad for Monday,”
“He has been with our conditioning coaches so he will train with the team on Sunday. He is looking in great condition and we’ve just got to get him up to match speed.
That job interview was going so well until I realized I was fukked up on acid in the middle of a cornfield naked and talking to a scarecrow.
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Markovicz looked good last night. Better than coutinho. Am I allowed say sg has been anonymous in the 2 games so far. Dont think we should make too many changes for spuds but can lallana and markovic may force their way in sooner rather than later.
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For me, the biggest difference between the two teams was maturity and concentration. In the first 45 minutes even my dad (who doesn't know his elbow from has asshole about footy) saw that Liverpool were the side in control. But City kept their heads down, weathered the storm, and when the first mistake happened. . . BOOM! They pounced. To our credit, we hang our heads after that, but we were a little too gung ho, and they hit us on the break.
That's a settled team that's more or less been the same, give or change a few minor parts, since 2009-10. They've played together for years and know eachother inside and out, and won 4 trophies in the past 4 years including two titles. That's a kind of experience level that our team just doesn't have. They've been there and done it. They know what it takes to win things in England, and they know exactly what they're capable of. They've also got a whole second team full of reserves that are arguably just as good and experienced, or at least almost. After their forwards tore us to shreds, they bring on Sergio Aguero as a sub. Sergio Aguero! What other team can play a side that strong and bring someone like him off the bench? Second was a fine achievement last year, and impressive, but we need time to get to that point. We've a much stronger squad than we did, but it needs time to gel, settle and mature.
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For me, the biggest difference between the two teams was maturity and concentration. In the first 45 minutes even my dad (who doesn't know his elbow from has asshole about footy) saw that Liverpool were the side in control. But City kept their heads down, weathered the storm, and when the first mistake happened. . . BOOM! They pounced. To our credit, we hang our heads after that, but we were a little too gung ho, and they hit us on the break.
That's a settled team that's more or less been the same, give or change a few minor parts, since 2009-10. They've played together for years and know eachother inside and out, and won 4 trophies in the past 4 years including two titles. That's a kind of experience level that our team just doesn't have. They've been there and done it. They know what it takes to win things in England, and they know exactly what they're capable of. They've also got a whole second team full of reserves that are arguably just as good and experienced, or at least almost. After their forwards tore us to shreds, they bring on Sergio Aguero as a sub. Sergio Aguero! What other team can play a side that strong and bring someone like him off the bench? Second was a fine achievement last year, and impressive, but we need time to get to that point. We've a much stronger squad than we did, but it needs time to gel, settle and mature. Good post Red.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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For me, the biggest difference between the two teams was maturity and concentration. In the first 45 minutes even my dad (who doesn't know his elbow from has asshole about footy) saw that Liverpool were the side in control. But City kept their heads down, weathered the storm, and when the first mistake happened. . . BOOM! They pounced. To our credit, we hang our heads after that, but we were a little too gung ho, and they hit us on the break.
That's a settled team that's more or less been the same, give or change a few minor parts, since 2009-10. They've played together for years and know eachother inside and out, and won 4 trophies in the past 4 years including two titles. That's a kind of experience level that our team just doesn't have. They've been there and done it. They know what it takes to win things in England, and they know exactly what they're capable of. They've also got a whole second team full of reserves that are arguably just as good and experienced, or at least almost. After their forwards tore us to shreds, they bring on Sergio Aguero as a sub. Sergio Aguero! What other team can play a side that strong and bring someone like him off the bench? Second was a fine achievement last year, and impressive, but we need time to get to that point. We've a much stronger squad than we did, but it needs time to gel, settle and mature. I won't say we were in control and shows that your dad doesn't know much in football, I would say we were well organised to contain them and tried to score on the counter. Containing a good team for a full game needs a lot of maturity which indeed we don't have but we have a relatively younger team. In short City has a much better team and this is why they won, last year we had a genius who could make the difference.
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I disagree, we were in control until Moreno made that first mistake. Our shape looked fine and we had more of the ball and more attacking opportunities. The difference was that they pounced on their first scrap of a chance, and we wasted all of ours. After that, they were firmly in control.
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I disagree, we were in control until Moreno made that first mistake. Our shape looked fine and we had more of the ball and more attacking opportunities. The difference was that they pounced on their first scrap of a chance, and we wasted all of ours. After that, they were firmly in control. What were we controlling exactly, they had more possession and were in our half, they were putting more pressure, we hardly had any clear chance, so what do you mean? We only contained them and mistakes happen because of pressure. They were the much better team than us, take off your biassed blinkers.
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Our defence was better organised.
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